The record-union., 1892-08-16
Special to the REcoRD-Ux1ox.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoS.
BUFFALO, Aug. 15.-The Police Com
missioners to-day were busy swearing in
special policemen on account of the rail-
road strike. The Sheriff is also swearing
in deputies outside Of the city limits.
Afterwards the Sheriff will call on the
military only as a last resort.
In the ruins of one of the cars that were
burned last night the police have found
the remains OF an empty kerosene can,
showing the manner in which the fire
was started by the incendiaries.
The car department claims that the
work of the men at the freight car depart
lnent was much impeded by the cutting
of hose by unknown parties. Twelve
lengths of hose were cut and rendered
useless during the night. 1t is estimated
that from 100 to 200 cars were destroyed
by the incendiary fire.
Everything was quiet in the yards up
to noon to-day. 1t is reported that the
strike viii be likely to spread to the Erie
yards at Hornellsyille.
Grand Master Sweeney emphatically
condemns the act of lawlessness and
states that 1t was the work of irresponSi-
bic individuals who could not be con-
trolled, and not of the strikers.
1t was reported that during the morn
ing gangs of men pulled the pins from
the Erie trains near the William-street
crossing, and that the extra police were
called to the scene.
Two striking switchmen, John Gibson
and John Schafer, were in the Police
Court this morning, charged with as
assaulting Charles Hershey. Frank
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Sprague OF the Erie road appeared to
prosecute, but the case was put over till
Thursday.
a rumor prevailed at noon to-day that
Freight Conductor Martin Nevis Of the
Erie had died this morning from the re-
suit OF his injuries. Nevis was hit on
the head, it was supposed, with a sIung-
shot lie was daZed for short time, but
at noon to-day was on the street.
Reliable reports received from East
Butialo and Cheektowaga showed that the
Lehigh Valley had lost seventy-two
freight cars by the fire and the Erie four
teen cars. All the railroad men profess
TO be unable at present to fix an estimate
Of the loss. They are acting very eau
tiously on this point, for the reason that
claim will be made against the city and
county for damages and the amount, of
course, has not yet been figured up. It is
known, however, that many OF the cars
NtIG Olt anu 6IilDINs Inc Erie tram, re-
ported in the earlier dispatches to be on
fire, did not contain merchandise of extra
value.
Forty-seven special Deputy Sheriffs left
for CheektOWaga at 1890 o'clock to-day.
and more will be sent out during the af-
ternoon. 1.-THE Sheriff finds that he can
not preserve order he will appeal to the
Governor for military aid.
Many sensational rumors were in cir
culation in which the extent of the incen-
diary work was greatly exaggerated, but
the above can be accepted as reliable and
correct.
Grand Master Sweeney, in an interview
this afternoon said: 'Ihe strike has
spread to Waverly and will probably 90
to Hornellsville and Bradford where the
switchmen are dissatisfied. 1t has not
spread to any of their roads in Buffalo.
We have come 10 an agreement with the
w estern New Y DIRK and Pennsylvania on
q ten-hour basis and will have no trouble
with that road. A conference with the
General superintendent of Buffalo, Roch-
ester and Pittsburg has been arranged fo1
to-day. expect that a settlement will
also be made with that road"
Sweeney further said that the Erie and
Lehigh switchmen had been treated badly
their advances being spurned by those in
high authority.
GREAT EXCITEMENT AT WAVERLY.
Great excitement prevails at Waverly
\. y, on account OF the strike of the e.
high switchmen. A collision between
the strikers and switchmen seemed in
evitable this morning over an attempt &c
run an engine and cabOoSe out of Sayre
Penn, just across the line. The men
surrounded the engine and refused to lei
it go. Sheriff Powell turned the switch
himself, but II was Immediately turned
back by the strikers. \ start was finally
made. but the strikers pulled the coup
ling pin between the engine and the cars
and made another delay. Tire Sheriff
tried to arrest some of the men, but they
were Immediately rescued by their com
radeS. superintendent Stephenson and
the Sheriff mounted the pilot and could
not keep the men away from the engine
At noon the engine had gone about 20t
yards, and the strikers We're in command
of the situation. The alterations between
the Sherif's posse and the strikers have
been conducted thus far without any
serious results.
A special just received from Sayre SAYS
sixty men were ordered TO report tc
superintendent Stephenson this morning
to take the place OF the strikers. They
reported, but refused to go to work.
A union meeting of trainmen was held
this afternoon at Sayre, and it was de-
clded that trainmen would not Go switch
mems work north of Sayre. The turmoil
hitting his powerlessness, but more
trouble is threatened when he under
takes to make promised arrests with 9
larger force. One striker, William Jones
was hurt in one of the melees with tie
Sheritf's forces.
TRAIN BLoCKADED.
This afternoon twenty or thirty strik-
ing swltchmen boarded a freight train
pulling into the city to set the brakes and
stall the train. They pulled the coupling
pins, threw the pins and links into stag
nant pools and disappeared. A new sup
ply OF pins and links was procured and
the train proceeded amid considerable
excitement.
The only Lehigh Valley train that
moved to-day was coal train. which
went out at 3:39, guarded by eight police.
man. The Nickel Plate succeeded in
moving tbirty-five cars OF live stock from
the Lehigh 10 the Lake Shore tracks. bnt
when the men learned il this morning
they refused to make the cars up in trains
bound for New York.
one hundred and seveaty-three cars al
live stock belonging 10 the Erie and I,e-
high, which were standing on the West
Shore tracks, the men refused to handle
They were discharged in turn as they de-
clined, and in consequence stood in
hourly expectation OF being ordered out
by the union.
IN the Philadelphia and Reading yards
not a train has moved since Saturday.
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