The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-22
SARGENT AND SWEENEY.
The Chief of the Rail-
way Firemen Arrives
in Buffalo.
PROBABLY TO END THE STRIKE.
He Will Not Call Out His Men
Unless All the Organizations
Do Likewise.
PROBABLY TO END THE STRIKE.


BUFFALO Aug. %, 1S92.-Mr. Sargent,
Grand Master of the Firenen's Brother
hood, has arrived in the city.
On his way hither he said:-"This re-
quest for ME TO 60 to Buffalo does not
come from my own organization, but
from Mr.. Sweeney, of the Switchmen. l
esteem Mr.. Sweeney very highly, and
could not refuse to do as he asked. But
my going to Buffalo does not mean that
am going to order flremen's strike.
81 have sympathized with striking
switchmen, for do not believe they were
ordered ous without cause. hope they
will win. but unless we have grievances
we can do nothing. The federation was
dissolved last June, and this is strike of
Mr.. Sweeney's organization. l had not
expected to be called to Buffalo. and saw
nothing in the situation that required my
presence there"
CONSERVATISM PREVAILS.
The firemen of the local organization
have passed the point where the enthusi-
sm of sympathy might have taken them
out on strike. The power over them of a
conservative minority attheir meeting on
Friday night pfeveu ted them going out
at that time independent OF the Order at
large.
During every hour since that time the
fremen, who are in position to know
exactly what the companies are doing iu
freight traffic, have observed a steady
iucrease in the movement of freight, aud
the conviction has been forced upon them
that strike no longer prevails within
the employment OF the railroad interests
here.
Eonservatfva pounsal stao6iIv ,oip
tained, has convinced the fremen that
their impulse of last wees to sympa-
thetic strike has been for themselves
wisely depressed.
SARGENT HOLDS THE KEY.
Every means OF persuasion which Mr..
Sweeney might honorably employ with
the members of another friendly orgaui-
Zatiou, it is fair to assume, has been put
forth. Aid from local sources without
highest official sanctions has, however,
been withheld ana now Mr.. Sargent, at
the instance of Mr.. Sweeney, is in this
city.
The head of the Firemen's Order holds
today the key TO the situation, as the sit
uation Is viewed from the standpoint of
Mr. Sweeney and his local followers.
SO the day opens here, and the question
now is presented whether or not there
shall be general strike in this city
of all organized labor employed in raul
road work, namely. the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers. the Brotherhood
OF Railway Trainmen, the Brotherhood of
Railway Conductors and the Order of
Railway Telegraphers.
DANGER FOR THE THIRTEENTH.
Hemnled III us 1t is by All elevat rs and
massive warehouses on one side and by a
low of low, Ieehing saloous on the other,
the surroundings of the Thirteenth Regi-
lnent of Brooklyn, are anything but
ag eeable The section is one where the
most vicious class of men in Buffalo have
always made their habilation.
An organized body of about three
thousand men is claimed to be ready to
resist the forces of Colonel Austen should
the Drodding of strikers and their SYM
pathlzers be continued.
York Central lake freight house
on Ohio street, 1t is long,
low, rangy building, extending along
the Buffalo Greek, aud at present is a
shelter for store of fertilizer, -four and
bran. The dust of the elevators, and the
The odor of the phospates is added to
that which floats over the narrow strip of
territory separating the building from the
vile Hamburg Canal.
With blankets spread about the floor
aud knnbsacks for pillows, the BROOKLYN
soldiers not on duty lie about the big
freight house while the dull hours pass
along.
The pickets' duty became more aud
mere difficult to perform as
last night drew on. Hundreds
of hard-looking men had been
lettering around Ohio street all day.
When they congregated in groups of any
size the guard gave the order to move
ou." and silently the conference broke up,
only to be resumed in the more secure
confines of some enc of the dingy sailors
grogshops that line the north side of the
street.
Oaths, vile indecent epithets and
threats against the lives of Colouel Aus
ten and his command were frequent.
VILLAINoUs THREATS.
Just as the settling sun touched only
the tops of the tall elevators and men
were thick about the rum halls and blind
alleys, a corporal and his men raided
group of grain shovellers who had as
sembled at the corner of Michigan street.
Course the whole of you," growled one
of their number, a well known character,
as he retreated.
us this free countryS" he asked. ad-
dressing an Associated Press
correspondent. who stood near,
SIT is an outrage when men who have
lived in this ward all their lives have got
to be driven about like dogs by those tin
Eoldiers from Brooklyn. aud be jabbed in
the legs by their bayonets il you don't
scamper off the minute they halloo at
you. we WOLF S1aDu IL mucn longer,
though"
The man went on excitedly:-"We"ll
fix 'em one OF these nights If they don't
let up on their funny business. There is
1900 of us grain shovellers and 1,500 OF
the 'longshoremen, and enough more of
the boys in the lumber yards to make
good 5000 strong men who hang around
these corners.
''We are good crowd, too, in a row,
and most of us have done little fighting,
too. IN our day. Do you suppose we care
for their guns aad bayonetsf Not on
your lie. Every man of us has good
revolver TINT will shoot five times to their
gums once. and we know how TO use
them. too.
u guess II we were to start :one or two
OF these elevators blazing, and then give
it TO these soldiers, they would wish they
were back In Brook1yn."
WILL NOT STRIKE.
Jersey City switchmen Decide Not to