The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-08-19
SAY THE STRIKE
is BROKEN
Railroad Officials Are Feel
ing More Hopeful
To-Day.
FREIGHT NOW BEING MOVED WITH
SOLDIERS ON THE TRAINS.

BE in the Yards To-Night--The Nickel
Plate switchmen Join the strikers--The
Meeting of the Firemen Tonight viii
Decide whether the Strike Is to Fail
Not--Railroads Refuse to Arbltrate-- The
Story of Yesterday.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug, 19-The officers
of the railroads involved in the switch
mems strike at Buffalo are claiming vic
tory. Trains are moving from the great
yards at East Buffalo, with a soldier on
the platform of each car.
By tonight it is expected that the total
number of militia here will be over 5000.
The great number of troops now mass
ing at Buffalo has apparently subdued
the reckless men among the strikers or
their sympathizers, for there were no
serious acts of violence yesterday or last
night.
Bayonet prods quickly broke up any
bands of strikers who became too insult
ing to the militia or made attempts to
| place distractions on the tracks.
There is nothing definite as yet con-
cerning the trainmen's action. Grand
Master Sweeney and other officials of the
labor orders are trying to make the strike
general one.
| Chief Sargent, of the Brotherhood of
| Locomotive Firemen, says he has not been
requested to order out the fremen. He
| will not commit himself as to the
strength of the bond of sympathy be-
tween the firemen and switchmen.
The arrival of the additional troops has
made the railroad officials a great deal
| mona cnpGdant md thew ahaolutplv ra-
| fuse to arbitrate.
1t was rumored late last night that at
meeting in Toronto the Grand Trunk
swltchmen resolved to tie up that road
| between Toronto and Montreal.
Late yesterday Afternoon the entire force
Of switchmen on the Nickel Plate road
joined the force of strikers. The trouble
was precpitated by the discharge of two
men for refusing to switch New York
| Central freight.
At Warsaw the New York, Lake Erie &
Western Railroad Company yesterday
gave formal notice to Sheriff Day of
| threatened violence to the property of the
company in the county of Wyoming, and
especially at the high bridge crossing the
| Genessee river at Portage.
A force of specials under command of
Deputy Pond has been sent to guard all
! points of access on the Wyoming county
side, while the Livingston county sheriff
has a force on the opposite side of the
river. 1t is believed that Anarchist dyna-
miters are about the only persons that
could successfully wreck the great struc
ture, and all suspicious characters lurk-
ing around will be sent away.
The Crisis May Come Tonight.
A meeting of the firemen has been
a1 fnr tn trrbf nd vii ha of
the most important crises of the strike.
The trainmen will hold a meeting some
time to-day. They will doubtless act in
conjunction with the firemen
The conductors are known to be in
touch with the other three organizations,
and il the climax is reached will work
in harmony with them The engineers
J will not work with green fremen, and
80, Ike a row of falling bricks, each goes
down with the one preceding it.
Vice President Webb was cheerful this
morning. In his opinion the back bone of
' the strike is broken, at least so far as his
p road is concerned. He claims that the
b. Central is in good shape and that the
= Lake Shore is the only branch of the
Vanderbilt system seriously affected, and
he asserts that the blockade there will
be lifted to-day.
|
i, of affairs the gravity of the situation can
hardly be over estimated AS it now
stands general strike of firemen, engi-
9 neers, conductors and trainmen is i'm
[ pending. 1t is either this or a fiat fail
n ure of the switchmen's strike And thi
: latter say: 'If we fail now, it will b'
: your turn next"
y Enormous Freight Blockade.
M 10 nf hof
+ from present appearances, will take week
= TO remove. Only perishable freight is re
ceiving any attention and that is getting
O very little.
a The Central, West Shore, Lake Shor
: and Lehigh Valley yards are simpl.
q choked up and glutted with freight cars
a every track is filled with long strings O
"a freights. The engines are idle and tn
crews pass the time discussing the issue
IA OF the strike.
Only the main tracks are kept open an,
/ this is a difficult job. So far there is n
A delay to passenger trains. They are com
ing in and going out on schedule time
The strikers say they will not bottle
them.
One Of the strikers said this morning t
n u a reporter that the men could not preven
ot the roads from starting freight trains fror
Y soldiers, but, when they do, the fun woul
~ then commence at other points.
Dl 'Just as soon as trains are started,
Q, said he, 1.-The strike will extend all alon
III the different lines, and it will keep th
militia jumping from place TO place
. break the blOckades."
IL Evidently the railroad officials fear
spread of the trouble, for it now woul
seem to be an easy matter for them
operate their roads in this city with th
Mt present large number of soldiers
A speedily put down any attempt at inte
er ruption.
y. The strike on the Lake Shore has II
ot suited in a thorough tie-up of all freigl
ut traffic, but the passenger trains we
d. leaving and arriving nearly on tim
M Militiamen are stationed at points throug
the yards and at the Exchange sire
depot, but they are few in number. f
miles the road lies between long lines