Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-08-16

and West Shore property, 10 being feared
that the switchmeu on these roads may so
out tonight
BUFFALO, y. y, August 1.-THE
strikers deny that any OF their men had
ANYTHING 10 DO with the fires or the
throwing of the coal train from the
trestle. Grand Master Sweeney, OF
Chicago. who is in charge OF the strike
said that It was absurd 20 think for
moment that any of the switchmen
would be foolish enough 10 go 20 such
extreme lengths when the strike was so
small. The w, " Y. & p. have
given I'm TO the men" said he, 'and we
have every reason 20 suppose that In q
day or so the other roads will come into
line on the new scale, and that will end
all the trouble. Under the circum-
stances, it is foolish 90 imagine for q
minute that the Switchmen were COLI
cerned ia this inCendiar.Sm.
A significant incident in connection
with the work OF the fremen was that
when they arrived at the yards and be-
gan 10 couple their hose 90 the hydrants
they were approached by number OF
men who told them not 10 hurry; that
they had plenty OF time.Just what the eX-
act damage will amount 60 isnOt known
as vet, and cannot be learned until all
the waybills are examined. The loss 20
the company is. the destruction OF its
cars and buildings by the fire, and will
amount 20 more than $4,000 All the
burned cars were loaded, so the loss
Of fhafr nnnfhnfS u1Uzf Dn large.
The Police Commissioners were busy
to-day swearing iE special policemen on
account of the railroad strike. The
Sheriff was also busy special deputies
for duty in the yards at CheektOwaRa,
which Is outside the city limits ard be-
.yond the jurisdiction of the city police.
The sheriff will not call upOn the mill
tary except as last resort. At 1928
-o'cIoclI last night Erie car No. 4S,45s,
loaded with lumber, was discovered 70
be on fire In the yards south Of Clinton
street. A still alarm was given and the
flames were extinguished by a plug
stream, but not before the car and lum-
Der were badly damaged. Afterwards
the police found an empty kerosene oil
can i'm the ruins OF the car. 10 is 2 clear
case of inCendiarism.
The fire department complain that
the work OF the men at the freight car
fires was much impeded by the cutting
of hose by unknown parties. Twelve
lengths of hose were cut and rendered
useless during the night The number
OF Erie and LehiEh Valley freight cars
destroyed by fire is variously estimated
at from 100 90 200. Master MOriarty,
through the lodge of the Switchmens
union, states that the strikers were not
responsible for the fire. He attributes
them 10 a lou of "trampS and buns
that are always around when there is
any excitement. Everything has been
QUIET in the yards to-day. The in
cendiarles, whoever they are, will keep
under cover during the day. lJ was re-
ported that the strike would be likely
to spread 70 the one yard az HOrnellS-
VILE. In an interview Grand Master
Sweeney emphatiCally condemns the
acts of lawlesSuess, and states that he
has assurances from the men on strike
that they were not responsible for what
was done, but 10 was the work Of ire
sponslbIe individuals who could not be
controlled.
Reliable reports received from East
Buffalo and Cheektowaga showed the
Lehigh Valley had lost - freight cars
by fire, and the Erie IT, All railroad
men profess TO be unable a. present 10
fix an estimate 10 the loss. FOrty-Seven
specisl deputy sheritfS left for Cheek
towaga at 1880, and more will be sent
out during the afternoon. If the
ba
he will appeal 10 the Governor for mill
tary aid. Many sensational rumorS
were in circulation in which the extent
of the incendiary work was greatly eX-
aRgerated, hut the above can be accept
ed as reliable and correct.
s. Passengers on the Erie and Lehigh
Valley trains that were detached did
not reach the Erie depot until 3:25 a.
no. They stated that strikers went
through the coaches, detached the en-
gineS and broke the air connections.
n. Dickermau, q drummer who was on
board one Of the trains. said no violence
was attempted with any Ct the pasSen-
gers. He cOntiued: Three strikers
boarded our train. They were all ap-
parently sober and met with no resist
GUCts 4Atl NulALCig laAAoA AuN" ttA~ ke-'
sengers that the train would 20 no
further. The spokesman simply said
he was striker; that he had q wife and
family 20 maintain and the road would
not do the square thing by the men"
Grand Master Sweeney in a later in
terview on the strike, said: ''It has
spread 10 Waverly and will probably go
10 HOrnellsville and Bradford, where the
switchmen are dissatisfied. 1t has not
spread to any other roads IN Buffalo
We have come to an agreement with the
w. n. Y. d. Z. on a 10-hOur basis, and
will have no trouble with that road. A
conference with the General Superin-
tendent Of the Buffalo, Rochester and
Pittsburg has been arranged for to-day.
tie is coming here, and / expect that a
settlement on the 10 hour basis will be
made"
Mr.. Sweeney further said that the
Erie and Lehigh switchmen here had
not been treated in such a way as to keep
them in good humOr Their advances
had been spurned by those in high au-
thority. "The matter could have been
easily settled, Mr. Sweeney said. If
the oS5clals had consented to reason