The state capital., 1892-08-20

soon after - o'clock. Arrangements
were at once made to send out an en-
gine and crew to bring in the Lake
Shore passenger train due here at lao
o'clock A police escort was sent with
the engine.
In the Central yards at 2 o'clock all
the men had quit work and all the en-
gines were being tied up. Twenty-Five
policemen, under Capt. Zacher, were on
guard in the yards. Everything is
quiet and orderly The New York
Central yards here passed through
strike two years ago The company
defeated the men, filling the yards with
non-union men. It was not believed
that the union could again get strong
hold in the yards, but committees have
been at work for several months pre-
pairing for strike. A vote was
taken in the yards week ago and re-
suited in three-fOurths of the men
agreeing to strike for the tenhour sys-
TEN. The action of Tuesday night was
the result of the ballot. The company
employs about twenty-five day engines
and something over dozen night en-
gines, each having a switching crew Of
three men, besides the engineers and
firemen, making total of about 125
men in the switching service in the
yards.
The strike on the Central & West
Shore will very nearly blockade busl-
ness on the lakes SO far as Buffalo is
concerned. Already the shipments of
coal have about stopped. The average
movement has been about two cargoes
a day since Friday. Already the North
western flour agencies are complaining
that they are getting swamped with
flour, and with only the LacSawanna left
to help them out, they will accomplish
very little towards keeping up with
eastern business. The receipts of grain
are so heavy that the elevators will
soon be full. General package weight
is accommodating SO rapidly THAI the
warehouses are overhowing with it.
The effect of the strike on the big rail
road shops is already becoming APP
parent Cars for rebuild and 1epair are
growing few in the shops, while they
are piling up on the road.
Supt. Finnell of the Lehigh Valley
saws that the company will for the
present pay particular attention to the
lake freight business. 1--WE will soon
be IN good shape to handle our busi-
ness said Mr.. Fennell, ''as we have
sixty men in East Buffalo now ready to
go to work.
Supt. Brunn of the Erie expressed
himself satisfied that every thing would
be running smoothly to-day, although
the company will not attempt to do
any night work while the strike lasts.
Representatives of all the roads went
before Judge Green Tuesday evening
and reported that their property was
not sufficiently guarded by the troops
called out by the sheriff The judge
granted an order to Gen. Doyle, who
issued general order at once, calling
out the entire Fourth brigade. In his
letter to Gen. Doyle, Justice Green says:
cit appears to me that a riotous
an unlawful assembly is in the county
of Erie, state of New York, with intent
to otferviolence to persons and property.
lido hereby order and direct You to order
your command and all thereof to ap-
pear and assemble forthwith at place
to be designated by you il the city Of
Buffalo, to aid the civil authorities In
suppressing violence and enforcing the
law"
The Fourth brigade comprises fifteen
separate companies from different
points between here and Syracuse.
This brings an additional force OF /, l40
men on the scene, making Q total Of
about 5000 men under arms here.