St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-16
Two Regiments Ordered Out
at Buffalo to Protect
Trains.
Strikers Absolutely Prevent
Movement Of Freight in
Any Direction.
Quiescence of Railroad Man
ayers Prevents Fighting
in the Yards.
The Sheriff, Unable to Cope
With the Situation, Asks
State Aid.

BUFFALO, Aug. 16, a. m.-The Six
ty-tifth regiment has been sent to
CheeklOwaga to guard the Lehigh Val
ley and the Erie yards the rest of the
night.
1:30 a. m.-The Fortieth regiment has
been called out to protect the Central
and West Shore property, it being
feared that the switchmen on these
roads may go out tonight. No disturb
ance is reported tonight at the Cheek
lowaga yards, except the burning of
one empty Lehigh freight car at S:3(
p. m.
BUFFALO. N. Y. Aug. 15.-The only
event that relieved the daylight monot-
ony Of events ON the Buffalo S South
western today was little episode
which occurred this afternoon next to
the lumber yard just east of the Elk
street crossing. About 4:30 p. m.
an engine was pulling freight
train into the city when twenty
or thirty of the striking switchmen
came up from behind the lumber yard,
boarded the cars, set the brakes, stalled
the train, pulled the coupling pins,
threw pins and links into a stagnant
pool at the side of the track and disap
peared. The engineer ran down to a
crossing, got new supply of pins and
links, and hauled the train IN with DO.
licemen on every car.
One of the strikers said he would TO.
morrow morning prefer charges against
three policemen who had boarded a
train and set the brakes to fustrate the
work of the switchmen. The two Buff
falo switchmen stationed in Buffalo
Creek Junction were ordered out by the
union today. Others stationed at Sen
eca street adopted a like course of
action.
No Trains Moving.
The only Lehigh Valley train that
moved by the Buffalo Greek junction to-
day was a coal train, which went out TO
William street about 80 p. m, guarded
by eight policemen. The Nickel Plate
succeeded IN moving forty-two cars of
live stock from the Lehigh to the Lake
Shore tracks, but when the men learned
of it this morning they refused to
take the cars upon the West Shore
tracks over the Central for New York.
Then it was learned that 173 cars of
live stock belonging to the Erie and Le-
high were standing on the West Shore
tracks. The men thereupon refused to
handle them. Each man was asked
separately to go to work on these cars,
and each, upon refusing. was dis
charged and sent to get his pay. In
consequence the Lake Shore switch
men stood in hourly expectation all day
Of being ordered out by the union.
Militia Under Arms.
Sheriff Beck seems to have met with
i'll success in answer to his call for depu-
ties at IS day. All they did was to de-
Sert as soon as they reached East Buff
falO. The desertions so discouraged the
official that he decided to call out the
militia. and at midnight tonight the
SiXty-fifth and Seventieth regiments
were at their armorles awaiting orders.
Several engines were at work in the
yards of the Lehlgh Valley this evening
but they did little work except to make
up few trains and keep the yards
clear. On the Buffalo Creek road moth
ing was done. There was no chance to
do it, as no men could be had. During
the afternoon YardmaSter Huester, of
the Erie, got everything in readiness to
push the freight that was blocking the
east bound track out of the way, when it
was discovered that the switchmen who
were lettering around had set the
brakes.
Mr.. Huester ordered the yard en-
plOyeS to open them, but they respected
the angry gestures of those surrounding
the train and refused. ''Then I'll do it
myself" said Mr.. HueSter. and mount
ing the cars he looSened the brakes,
only to have them set again by a dozen
different men who clambered on the
cars. Not satisfied with this they re-
quested the yardmaster to desist or to
be thrown out, and he decided to comply
with their wishes. The train, there
fore, remained with brakes set, COUP
ling pins missing, and keys gone out of
the bulkheadS.
Few Men Secured.
1t was expected that there would be
some interference with the Lehigh
Valley passenger train, but it ran into
the depot without stop. 1t carried sew
enty-two men picked up from along the
Reading system. and they were taken
to a hotel, where rooms had been
engaged for them. No effort was
made to put them at work, as with the
blockade existing it was impossible to
move any freight. During the day the
men were seen by committee of
strikers and asked not to go to work.
They agreed to return to their homes if
the local union would pay their fares.
Dispatches from Hornelisville state
that the switchmen at that point will go
oat tonight. Word comes from Susque-
hanna, division station of the Erie
road, that there is a rumor which
receives general credence that q
general strike all along the Erie will be
odered at 12 o'clock tonight unless the
trouble is adjusted before that hour in
Buffalo. No freight trains are running
out Of Susquehenna tonight.
Supt. Fennel, of the Philadelphia &
Reading, was in his office tonight await
ing news from East Buffalo. When
asked if the new men would be put to
work tomorrow morning, he replied:
"That is questian l am unable to
answer at present. When sufficient
protection is given us so that our men
can work without danger we will start,
and not till then. We have sufficient
men to fill the places of the strikers, and
are prepared to handle all business as
soon as we are guaranteed protection
from the strikers"
A Strikers Protest.
SIT Is not right to charge us with all
that is wrong" declared one striker.
1.-The damage was not done by our men,
and we are not responsible for it. We
tried to argue this thing peaceably for
several months, but when : Grand
Master Sweeney and odr grievance
committee were grossly insulted by
the - philadelphia & Reading and
{ the Erie officials we had nothing else
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