The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-20
CRISIS At BUFFALO,.
Everything Depends on the
Course of the Fire
men and Brake
men.
EAGER TO STEP OUT.
But the Companies Claim the
Back of the Strike Is
Broken Utterly.
FREIGHT ORDERED TO MOVE.
Situation On the Lines-Talk of
Relieving Some of the
Troops.
EAGER TO STEP OUT.
FREIGHT ORDERED TO MOVE.


time," said Chief Train Dispatcher Fitz-
gerald this morning. ave have this
morning also started three freight trains
eastward, and hope to get out four or
five more during the day. No disturban
= has occurred, and none Is looked for. The
yards of the Company are pretty well
controlled by militia.
mo attempt was made to do any work
last night, and none will be made for two
OF three nights. We are working engines
in the yards this morning, and there is
no reason now apparent why we should
not be doing full anon MT of business in
the course of two or tn rec days.
Since sunset yesterday the most i'm
portant movements in the strike situa-
Iion are the practical determination of
the locomotive fremen TO make a sympa-
rhetic striRe, probably tonight. and the
proposal of Mr. Sweeney TO the struck
roaus to arbitrate.
The latter feature was brief. The roads
will not arbilrate
The leading considerations today must
be how much freight The companies
handle with full protection, and the ac-
ton to be taken by the firemen. TO the
development of these lines of action at
tention is to be given.
NO FEARS FOR CENTRAL FIgEMEN.
Mr.. Buchanan, Superintendent of the
motive power of the New York Central, is
here to aid other officials In unravelling
the snarl on that line. Speaking of the
expected firemen's strike. he said:-
81 know nothing of the contemplated
strike. have heard no complaint from
the men. either engineers or Gremen, and
do not believe there is anything in that
Story. In fact, have no fear that there
will be strike among the men in my
department"
GRAND TRUCK GUARDED.
The events of the day had not been
alarming to the railroad people, still the
feeling of the men ON the Grand Trunk
had anifested itself SO strongly on
several occasions that it was considered
wise TO place the vast railroad interests
at that point under military guard.
A detachment of the force located at
the cross cut junction, about one mile in
the interior, was detailed for the duty
left rested on the Niagara River at the
point where the great International
Bridge touches the American shore.
BLACK ROCK THE KEY.
Black Rock is the key to the situation
so far as the Canadian traffic of the Grand
Trunk is concerned. It is the northwest
erly extremity of the city limits of Buff
falo, and extends about two miles along
the river bank, while the territory to
which the local name is applied reaches
back about one and one-half miles to the
Buffalo plains.
The International Bridge strikes the
shore in about the centre of this distance
From this huge iron pathway five of
the greatest trunk libes on the American
continent diverge. At the extreme right.
ana reached by sharp curve, the yards
of the New York Central and Hudson
River Railway spread out like web.
The Michigan Central and Canada South
esn occupy track room in the Central
yards, their only real estate possessions
being q large freight house Standing close
to that OF the Central
The yards of the N. Y, Lake Erie and
Western are Co the left OF the Central,
while those of the D. l.. and w. are on
the right of the Erie.
The Grand E,nak has no yard room on
the American side Of the river Its en-
gnes simply draw the freight across the
bridge and deliver it to their connecting
lines.
The area of trackage is very large, and
as it is used for the storage of grain in
cars, the value of the merchandise in ad-
dition to the rolling stock would bring
the total to very high figure.
Around the railway yards are immense
factory plants. The population of Black
Rock is consequently industrial and
naturally in the most hearty sympathy
with the striking switchmen.
THINKS TROOPS MIGHT Re RELIEVED.
SoueElh IlcCA QOcS uOb uOW TGRE6b GQAU
the National Guard was summoned, all
the circumstances considered, although
he doubts the wisdom OF their being re-
tanned.
In the opinion of the Sheriff
all obstruction to yaro business will
There will be little skirmishes here and
there, perhaps, while the strike con-
tinues, as for example at Black Rock and
the Lake Shore yards yesterday, where
stone throwing was inaulged in, but 1t
was thought the home regiments, the ex-
ira police and the regular police should
be able to cope with that.
The Sheriff justifies his position in re-
gard to the calling out of the troops. and
said IL the business deadlock had con-
tinued four or five days half of the large
factories here would have been closed for
lack of coal and thousands would have
been thrown idle.
FIREMEN URGE ACTION.
Decisive action on the part of Grand
Master Sergeant is expected at any mo-
ment relative to strike of the firemen on
the Central, Erie. Lshigh, Lake Shore
and West Shore roads The Brotherhood
in this city have urged him TO order the
strike. 1t is a case of now or never. they
say.
At the meeting of firemen here last
night the matter of massing the militia
here was commented on fully. 1t was the
sense Of the meeting that if the wards had
not been placed under military guard
there would have been no occasion for
the firemen to strike. The switchmen
could then have won their cause.
AS things now stand the railroads, have
filed their yards with non-union men
from all over the country. who will be
able to move freight under the protection
of the military, Viewed from this stand
point, the strike viii be lost, unless the
firemen and kindred organizations take
such decisiye action rs will compel the
railroads to capitulate.
Ii will take annut three hours for strike
orders to take effect il the firenieu are
ordered out.
The strike will not be confined 10 the
yards, but will extend to all men run
ming out of Buffalo
About three hundred aud ninety men
will be ordered out il the strike occurs
Lehigh Lodge has fifty members, West