Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-23
THE RAILWAY SITUATION.
Freight Traffic Again Normai-Fuli Forces
Working Everywhere.
[By telegraph to the Dispatch.l

fBy telegraph 70 the Dspatch.l
BUFFALO, August 22.-The Lake Shore
people to-day sent out fourteen trains
and took in from The West eleven tralns.
The total of cars handled was $50. The
officials report normal condition OF their
freight traffic and are working theirs cars
tonight. They report that not an instance
of suffering by livestock In transit has oc-
Cured since the old switchmen went out.
THE cEsIBAL's WORK.
During the twenty-four hours ended at
O'Clock tonight the Central loaded out
al the Ohio-street yard 241 cars, unloaded
SO cars of Lake freight. delivered at Green
street 20 cars, sent trains to Black Rock.
sent II trains east, delivered 297 cars
10 the Lake Shore. received 152 cars
from the Lake Shore, sent 1 to Lockport,
and TO Suspension Bridge. Fifteen cars
were received from the Buffalo Creek
road, 95 from the Buffalo, Rochester and
Pittsburg, and 43 from the Western New
York and Pennsylvania. Full forces are
working everywhere, night and day, and
the officials are now spending their time
looking for business. The Erie and Gen.
trail also moved more traffic.
PITY MORE swIToHMES srBIKE.
Late this afternoon. in the progress of
the work. the New York Central shunted
In upon the tracks of tho Western New
York and Pennsylvania thirty-three cars
of freight. The switchmen OF the latter
road were Informed that they must handle
these cars or quit work, and the men quit
the service. thus adding about fifty men
TO those who ten days ago surrendered
their positions.
cAR-HANDLERs srR1KE.
BUFFALO, N. Y, August 22.-Thirty car
handlers employed on the Lehigh trestle
on the water front stopped work this after,
noon'and told the yardmaster they would
not resume until the grievance OF the
switchmen was settled. The men were not
dissatisfied with their condition.
THE BLOCKADE BROKEN.
FIMIRA, N. Y, August 22.-The switch
mems strike at Sayre and Waverly IS prac-
tically victory for the railroad company.
The blockade is broken and freight is be-
ing handled without opposition. The
strikers do not admit defeat aud are IN
clIned to think there will yet be trouble in
this region. The Binghamton militia are
still at Waverly.
THE WYOMING DIVISION
WnKEsBARRK, Pa, August 22.-To-day
the Wyoming Division of the Lehigh-Val-
lev road handled $50 cars of freight, cars
of livestock, and 200 or more OF empty
coal cars. Ids AFTERNOON tuo cohipohf
delivered 164 cars of freight and 12O empty
stock and refrigerator cars to the northern
division. The officials here say that IN
two or three days the blockade on the
Wyoming division, including Coxtown
will be raised.
THE STRIKE THOUGHT oyKR.
PHILApELPmA, Pa, August 22.-The
Reading railroad officers consider the
strike on the Lehigh Valley at an end.
They say that trains are moving Freely
and that they epprehend. no trouble
from the fremen and engineers
They do not expect the strike toextend tt
, the Jersey Central. There are at least foul
employment bureaus in this city engaged
| in hiring men for the Reading. Erie. and
New York Central roads, They have 90
tanned nearly all the firemen, switchmen,
and yardmen they require.
Should the strike embrace tho IRE
men and engineers said representative
OF the Reading. and should L extend u
the Jersey Central. there can be but on
! result, and that Is TO make botn the. Lehigh
Valley sand the dorsey Central non
nnion roads.r