New-York tribune., 1892-08-23

Sheriff Beck thinks of the troops can
be sent home in day or two
General Porter was asked to-day about order
ing troops to Niagara Falls Il shall not send
: them unless the situation grows more serious,
! he answered. ." 1t is not necessary now.
" How about the troops reported 70 be under
arms in Ncw-Yorll and Broolsyn?7 was next
asked.
Before came up here, circular was sent
out to the commanding officers of the regiments
not ordered 10 Buffalo II was distinctly SAID
that the men were not 20 remain under arms and
they would receive orders 10 that effect II II was
necessary Possibly they have had a drill or
something Of that kind. ! can't see where snch
rurnors arise. | am satisfied that the men here
have more than they can do. with that 'nd III
| view I have sent ont officers to-day TO look over
| the stuaiion and VIC shall try 10 Tighten the
work No definite plan has been formulated as
yct7
At ; 80 this morning an alarm was given by
! Sergeant Iambrocht for fire in n Central Don
car on the track neSr Bailey-avc. occupied by
the 41st Separate Company Of Syr'cnSe a. Il
cooking and provision car. The car was burned
| also a gun. two ovcrCoat- and two blan'''S ihc
fire was caused Nv the explosion of an oil stove
used in cooking. The burIlng car stood along
side coaches occupied by soldiers 70 sleep in, but
they pushed it away one coat was somewhat
scOrched.
ITcmmed in ms it is by tall clcvat rs ana
massive warehouses on one side, and by row
| of low rcckino saloons the other. the camp
| ing place of the 18th Regiment, Of Brooklyn, IS
| ANYTHING but agreeable In section where 1hc
most vicious class of men in Buffalo nave always
made their habiation. the locality Is anything
bnt safe at night An organized body OF about
1900 men is said to be ready to resist me FORCES
of Colonel Austen should the prodding OF strikers
! and their sympatlers be continued Inc rcsi-
! mpnt is quartcred in the New-lorK 'eh'ral aNe
! fre;obt house on Ohiost II is long, low build
| ing. extending along Bunalo Creek. and at pres
ont is a shelter for stores of fertilizer, flour and
bran The dust Of the elevators and the door
! of tho pbosplates are added to that which hoats
over the narrow strip of territory separating The
luil,hnp from the vile Hamburg Canal. with
blankets spread about the toor and knalsacks
for pillows the Brooklyn soldiers not on duty
lie about the big freight house while the duh
hours pass along
Not SO with the pickcs. Their duty became
more and more Difficult. to perform as night
drew on Hundreds of hardlooking men had
Lecn lettering around Ohio-st. all day. When
they congrcgatcd in groups Of any size IN" guards
gave the order, Move on and sullcn!y the
conferences broke mp, only 20 be resumed in III"
sailors grog shops that line the north side of
the street Oaths vile, indecent epithets and
threats against the lives of Colonel Austen and
his command were frequent. just a. the setting
sun touched tho tops Of the tall elevators and mcG
were thick about the rum halls ana blind al
eys, corporal ard his men raidcd' a group oi
grain -shovelers who had assembled on Michigan
"Cnrsc the whoS of you,' growcd one of
their number, he retreated
THE CENTRAL FOLKS ARE HAPPY.
Vicc-Prcsdcn. Webb had a good rest the last
two nights and looked bright and cheerful this
morning. Mr. Webb has done little worrying over
the trouble with the company's switchmcu here.
He has all along been sanguiDe OF the outcome
Of the struggle. and to-day lie declared that ,h"
Central is doing its normal amount OF business,
both eastward and westward -Four hundred cars
had been received from the Lake Shore Nc-er- |
day, which represented about threc-fourths OF a
regular days business for that road. To-day the
Lake Shore probably did full days work. Mr..
Webb, in conclusion, said Everything i rs dull
as dsh-watcr, and | guess every will get
away from here in from twelve 20 twcniy-four |
hours"
Some one threw a switch az the west end of the !
New-Yorx Central depot i'll Buffalo last night |
causing a collision OF two empty passenger trains.
One coach was thrown from the track ant nearly |
overturned aud the platforms of srvera: others |
were smashed, Whether the switch WIS thrown
open with malicious intent or was done by acc
dent has not been learned.
Vice President Webb said that he had not yet |
made 10 the proposition Of Sheriff Beck |
10 swear in all the non-unon switchmen employed
on the Central deputy -sherins The matter
was still being considered. Mr. Webb did not
I.r nd hat iuNDIVcl
the withdrawal OF troops, and he could hardly |
believe that the Sheriff intended to convey such
an impression As he understood il, the sheriff
simply Offered to confer the badge of deputy |
sheriff on the men now manning the switches
Mr. Webb thinks the presence Of the militia Is
necessary as long a. there is any danger Of inter
fering with the working of the roads.
The Central has led in the resumption OF
freight tianic since ts chang" of swit"lincn, ana
at noon to-day Superintendent VOORHEES, made
this statement: When this day shall have
closed it will have seen as much traffic handled
here "a, in the same length OF time month ago.
We are in the old groove again and our bnsi-
ness is going smoothly
Yesterday the Erie sent ont of East Bnfalo
l65 cas- loaded here. or within twenty-five ears
as many as the Central Yesterday sent out The
Erie traffic heavier to-day. The Erie traffic
az Suspension Bridge today resumed with
two engines there. AT Black Rock there were
two crews moving traffic, delivering freight 20
all Erie connections. string Of cars was de-
livered TO the Nickel Plate road which IL running
four crews, and a string from the Nickel Plate |
was taken by the Erie. The Erie has eleven |
switching crews at work in Buffalo and the West
Shcrc seven
Three hundred thousand 10 3a0,o0c bushels |
of grain have been taken ont Of the Contra
~. I.,af ri
the last twenty-four hours. The receipts at this
sort during the last forty hours were ,630,00o |
bushels, and shipments half that amount, which |
IL q decidcdly cood showing. and MOnld Indicate |