The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-17
Passenger Train Seized, Wires Cut and
Other 0utrages Committed.
Small Body Of Troops Ordered Out by the Gov
ernor, Who Has Become Convinced the
Convict Lease System Is Failure.
THE STRIKE GROWING.
N.w York Central and Other Switchmen
Buffalo Quit Work.


N.w York Central and Other switohmen at
Buffalo Quit Work.
BUFFALO, Aug 7.-At O'clock this morn.
ing the Central switchmen abandoned all
work IN the freight yards. This adds REIN
foicement to the Lehlgh and the Erie
strikers. 1t Is what Las been feared all
day. and repeatedly rumored tonight. The
presence in this city to-day of H. w. Webb.
eioss that the Central officers expected
that their men would 90 out. 1t was an
nounced at 2 A. NJ. that the West Shore
men had also determined to go out The
Buffalo. Rochester & Pittsburg men
have already gone out. despite
the fact that their terms was acceded to.
At this hour the firemen are housing the
engines in the round houses. and all hands
are idle in the yard. There is no disturb
ance. but every trainman seems determined
on his course of action. Strikers say this
does not measure the possible extent of the
strike.
Police escort was sent out to bring in the
Lake Shore train, due here at lao A. NJ.
Captains Regan and Dugan went out on an
engine with men to turn switches and af-
ford protection to passengers. Switch-tend-
ers in tho Central passenger yard and train
house are included in the strike. This
means that not q man In tho Centraps en-
ploy as switchman is at work.
Several regiments of militia from Roohes-
ter, Elmira and other cities have been or
dered out and are now hurrying here on
special trains.
AwED BY THE SOLDIERS.
The freight yards in the suburb of Cheek
towaga. the railroad town just outside the
city limits of Buffalo, were patrolled ali
day by two regiments of State militia,
while two hundred special policemen
guarded railroad property in the city. This
display of military and civic force conf
pletely awed the striking switchmen and
their sympathlzers. and there was no overt
act committed during the day. During the
progress of the military preparations. carly
this morning, General Doyle said: You
can say that the National Guard ls
never ordered out at midnight to put
down a riot, armed with blank cartridges.
Every man that leaves this arsenal will
carry thirty eight rounds of ball cartridges
and be pre- epared to shoot If there is any
necessity for shooting you may depend
upon it there will be hot work. This regi-
ment has fine record at rifle practice, and
was never in better condition Tor duty
than tonight / am going through with
the first battalion. and am gong clear
through the lines. if the strikers have set
mp any lines. We are not going out for
fun."
The disorderly element evidently enter
tanned the same views ns General Doyle
concerning the military, for all day the
strikers Kept at a respectful distance from
the soldiers. Most OF the troops at Cheek
towaga were very Keen for active service
this morning. They appeared In good
spirits and ioked among themselves, but
had very little TO say to the strikers. In
fact, few came within talking distance of
them. Some of the boys did not take ra-
tiOns with them, and were In consequence
very hungry by the time noon arrived.
BOTH regiments wore fatigue unioims'
with overcoats thrown over the shoulders.
The sun was extremely hot along the
tracks and those on actual guard duty
found it very faticuing.
Inc military aspect OF 6uatrs at Cheek.
tOwaCa at noon was of q very pronounced
character. General Doyle had pitched his
headquarters at tho Williams-street sta
tion. just outside the city line, and from
there he issued his orders to the men. A
little space over from General Doyies quar-
ters the Red Cross flag of the ambulance
corps fiuttered in the breeze, but the men
attached TO the corps were idle. Not shot
had been fired or n single demonstration
made by the strikers. The military lines
extend from the city limits to tho Lacka-
wanna coal-trestle in CheektowaRA. A
territory of about q mile and half Is
covered By the troops.
FREIGHT TRAINS MOVING.
Under the protection of tho military the
ErIe and the Lehigh Valley railroads have
been enabled TO movo their freight trains
to-day for the first time since the blockade
of Sunday morning. Progress was marked
in tho history OF the strike whom tho Erie