The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-18
Switchmen's Blockade Effective
at Buffalo Yards.
STRIKERS oENERALsHIP GOOD.
They Are Bent on Getting Revenge
for New York Centra1 Defeat.
Tennessee Miners Capture Another Con-
vict Camp-Buchanan, alliance Gov
ernor, .t Last Realize Gravity of
tho Situation aud Cali out Troops.

no change in the situationA 1t is not be-
lieved the Lackawanna swatchmen will
strike before daylight. Ofscials say the
men are still at work.
Governor Flower has sigtHed an order
calling out the entire Nasonal Guard,
$500 to arrive this morning. This was
communicated by General greenland to
Vice President Webb.
BUFFALO, Aug. H.-Mast.r Workman
Sweeny said this afternoon that the
switchmen were not only nok to blame for
acts of disorder. bat they did mot sanction
them in any way. Mr.. SSeeny said a
rumor was going about that she company
had cars set on fire Sunday morning to
enlist sympathy and put the slrikers in the
hole; that the burned cars. were con-
demned and shunted on gra:.s s-grown sid
ings and left there to rot. sweeny said
they considered the militia friends, but
their presence was unnecessa5y' as the Or
ganization was peaceful. !"
Vice-President Webb, of sthe Central,
said this evening that they eintended to
run the road and move all t.Ains as usual
without employing Pinkertoss, but look
ing to the state to protect the lnen.
Although the troops are l:sore comfort
able than yesterday, they are Complaining
bitterly because the railroad i pes not send
passenger coaches out for sheler. General
Doyle and staff were very mH<sh occupied
all day placing the arriving troops. The
picket lines extend about : twenty-five
miles tonight. Some 2,OO0 msa are ON the
ground under arms. The sxike on the
Central has increased the aork of the
militia, as its property has also to be
guarded. A strong guard has-kept Queen
street closed from the Lackawhtnna trestle
north.
Today all through the Leigh Valley
yards and the Buffalo creek IDS down to
the island and around to the sake Shore
everything is almost dsad. The
companies did not attempt to move
any of the long lines q cars fill
ing the switches and sidet>Acks. The
strikers kept quiet and there sas no trou-
BILE of any kind. The Lehigh people would
not attempt to work because they said
there was not enough protection on the
ground; although there had keen no trou-
BILE they knew if they attempted to work
trouble would come. The Lehigh expect
men togo to work tomorrow its the swikch-
mems places. Tro0bie is threatened 1t
the Erie elevator, which IS glutted with
grain. Six boats had to be refused, and
an attempt was made to run dawn string
of empty cars. but the strikers interfered.
Two companies of soldiers were ordered
out, but when they arrived the attempt of
the strikers was given up and nothing
done. The company are preparing fiat
cars to be occupied by sharpSnooters and
attached to the cowcatcher Of each engine
for the purpose of protecting tbe crews.
l. l.
sheriff this afternoon it was decided to re-
quest Governor Flower to call out the Ma
tional Guard. The sheriff deferred send
ing the message until he coald consult
with General Doyle.
With the strike on the New York Cen
ira. at midnight the forces OF the work
men now on strike are only just enlisted.
They are really yet to be Drawn up in
line. so that they themselves, as well as
their opponents, may see thair size and
shape Developments Of strength are
probably vet to come. Anybody who
knows anything about labor movements
does not need to be told that t;le Central
switchmen would not 60 into another
strike so soon without there being q
concerted plan arranged and a1ietermina-
ton to fight a pitched battle for
supremacy. The men have driven the
wedge at a most critical periOs, and who
ever is responsible for the movement has
shown generaIship of no mean order.
Down in the dock yards. four railes away.
idlers are thick. Troops are stationed
along the tracks of the various lines.
They are not yet accustomed to duty, and
the feeling of nervous apprehension lest
they may be obliged to suddenly kill men
has not yet worn away. Theiy faces are
earnest. and where the crowds are thick,
white and determined. On the great coal
tresties and on the tops of cars are strikers
end others, keeping lookout and passing
signals.
Superintendent Voorhees,, OF the New
York Central, said to the ASSOCIATED Press
this morning that there were $50 men of
that line out They professed ID demand
shorter hours, which the company refused
to grant, and they were actually trying to
get a 10 per cent. increase in pay. This
also the company would not grant, as the
men were already receiving Fnore than
any other men performing like service on
roads in this state. He added shat there
had been no delay in trains and that
things were in good shape, because there
was no perishable freight in the CARDS. If
given protection by the authoeities they
would have no difficulty in supplying the
strikers places Florence Don9van and
William Purcell, of the staxe board
OF arbitration, are IN Ule city,
and will attempt to effect a
reconciliation between the ilwS1y officials
and the men, The day shift of1the West
Shore switchmen worked about- an hour
this morning and then dropped eserything
right where it stood. Their ,leraands are
similar to the demands of the New York
Central men, General Manager fIalstead,
of the Delaware. Lackawanna & Western,
has issued imperative orders that no
fre ght be received from any OF tie tied up
roads. The fast freight lines are cprobably
the greatest sufferers by the strikers.
Thousands of dollars worth Of rerishable
goods are standing on the sidetracks. and
nothing can be done towards forwarding
them.
Sergeant EIsasser. of CompanyF. Sixtv-
fifth regiment, was accidentally@shot this
morning while handling 8 rite, and died
soon after.
The Lake Shore switchmen sslit work
about a. IN. A gang of them sere seen
and said they had been ordered out, and
that the Lackawanna switchmen will fol-
low them in less than half an holsr. Seven
switch engines in the South Busalo yard
usually working at this hour arg Idle. A
telephone message from the Elevsnth pre-