The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1892-08-19
The Entire .Iil.tla III New York
STATE Ordered to Buf.
falo.
Lake Shore switehmen Qait on Being
Ordered to Handle Freight from
the Central.
Predicted That the Strike Will De the
Greatest In the History Of
Railroads.

BUFFALO. Aug. 10. The sixth day Of
the railroad strike dawned upon situa-
tion that is most grave and threatening.
There are two new features: At 1:30
a. m. all the Lake Shore switchimen at
East and South Buffalo struck, and the
Lackawanna men are restless. The
sheriff has asked the governor to call out
the entire national guard for the protec-
tion OF railroad property. After declin-
ing on the ground that it would involve
needless expense to the county, the
railroads request was acceded to at
midnight, and a dispatch signed by
Sheriff Beck and Mayor Bishop was sent
to the chief executive of the state.
Troops are being modified and soon
Buffalo will be nothing more than q
huge barrecks. Among railroad men
thefeeling is ssnow, or never" as regards
organized labor. 1t is looked upon by
them MS fgat to the death, in the light
of their experience of two years ago with
the New York Central, and also with
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy.
Lake shore Men Quit.
1t was about 80 o'clock a. m. when
the Lake Shore switchmen went out.
Shortly before o'clock the New York
Central offered to the Lake Shores west
bound yards at East Buffalo two trains
OF freight, and crews in that yard re-
fused to handle ii when ordered to do 90
by the night yardmaster. He at once
discharged them and the rest Of the men
then followed. There are about two
hundred s1itchmen employed In the
yards. Word was at once sent TO the
camp and Colonel Welch aroused. He
{ ordered company under arms to 60 TO
the yards. General Superintendent
Blodgett was on the spot and prepared
TO protect the property Of the company.
"A formal notice has been served on the
authorities holding the county RESPONSE
BILE for the safety of the company's
property.
The agreement with the switchmen Of
the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg has
been signed and the men are again at
work.
At 2:3O o'clock a. m. report was cur
rent that the Lackawanna men had gone
out. Investigation shows they are still
working, but no onecan tell what viii
happen. The meeting Of Division No.
1877 Of the Brotherhood of Trainmen did
not conclude until after midnight. The
discussion was loud and animated and
the occasional outbursts of cheers at
tracted attention on the streets. OF
course the session was strictly private,
but it was freely rumored on the outside
that the trainmen as well as the fireIa n
stand ready to join In the strike should
further measures be deemed necessary.
Rnmors are also prevalent that the
engineers are in sympathy with the
strike and may join 1t.
"Tis strike, said one Of the railroad
employees. ..will be the greatest this
country has ever seen and will extend
from California to the Southern states,
unless it is settled soon. =
Camp Lehigh presented peaceful
appearance and no ripple Of trouble oc-
CURED to mar the slnmber of the tired
out soldiers. Nothing but the solemn
and silent march of the sentries and the
glistening of the electric lights ON their
bright bayonets indicated that it was
military camp.
But If Camp Lehigh was asleep, there
were many people concerned in the
strike who were wide awake and busy
the long night. Grand Master Sweeney
and his men were iii conference. Grand
Master Wilkinson was conferring with
representatives OF the local Trainmen's
union, and the arbitration committee
was laboring among themselves and the
strikers, and accomplishing nothing at
all. In addition to this the Firemen's
union was in session, endeavoring to
straighten out their tangle, and Chief
Arthur, Of the Locomotive Engineers,
was speeding toward Buffalo as fast as a
train could carry him. Within twelve
bled here and the exact situation will be
known.
Left Tor BufnaIo.
ALBANY, M. III, Aug. 49, AT 10 d. m.
the Tenth battalion. 200 strong, left for
Buffalo, and the Twenty first and Sixth
separate companies. Of Troy, accompan-
led them. Later q detachment of men
from the Twenty-first company came
down and were sent on the Empire State
express to catch the special at Utica.
The whole detail will number about
three hundred men. Two or three men
are in Jail here for refusing to accom-
pany their troops.
NEW YoRK, Aug. ly.-The Twenty.
second regiment and the Twelfth regi-
ment left for Buffalo over the New York
Central at 1905 and 11:45 a m. There
were 500 men in the former and 400 il
the latter body.
UTICA, N. Y., Aug. l0.-The Forty.
fourth separate company has been or
aered to Buffalo. and il now nndar arp.