The sun., 1892-08-18
THE STRIKE ON THE CENTRAL
viee-Fresident Webb Says They VIII Move
All Trains ~ Usual

buffalo. Aug. 1.-THE strike on the Con-
trail was ordered by the Switchmen's Union.
The Grievance Committee OF tho New York
Central waited on General superintenden ent
Voorhees, yesterday afternoon for a final an
swer to their demands. Mr.. Voorhees, declined
to grant them. and last evening the climax
came: Tho committee met at Kaiser's Hall
and decided to strike. The committee contin-
ued In session until q late hour. but at
about o o'clock the order was sent to
the various yards Of tho company at Black
Rock. Suspension Bridge and Niagara Falls,
to stop work at midnight The order to tho
two latter places was not expected to 60 into
effect until o'clock this morning. whom the
messengers would arrive from Buffalo. The
switchmen in the yards IN this city were also
ordered to 60 out at midnight 1t was under
stood that the order will not for the present
affect passenger train service. but may at any
moment An enormous amount Of traffic will
be tied up. as tho strike will no doubt involve
the Lake Shore road. and perhaps all the lines
In Buffalo
The Centraps yards are Of vast extent and in
three different parts Of the city. Four OF the
six switch tenders employed In the New York
Central depot in Exchange street quit their
posts soon after IL o'clock. Arrangements
were at once made to send out an engine md
crew to bring in the Lake Shore passenger
train. due here at LAO o'clock. police es-
cort was sent with the engine. In the Central
yards at o'clock all the men had quit work
and all tho engines were being laid up.
Twenty-Five policemen under Capt Zacher
were on guard In the yards. Everything was
quiet and orderly.
The New York Centrals yards here passed
through strike two years ago. Tho company
defeated the men. flling the yards with non-
union men. 1t was not believed that the union
could again get a strong hold In the yards. but
committees have been at work for several
months preparing for strike. A vote was
taken in the yards a week ago. and resulted In
three.fourths Of the mon agreeing to strike for
the ten hour system II necessary. The action
OF last night was the result Of the ballot. Tho
zines. % and ditRi sometRinS ] over dozen night en- en-
gines. each having switching crew Of three
men besides the englneers and fremon.
The strike on the Central and West Shore
lakes. SO far ss buffalo is concerned. Already
the shipments OF coal have about stopped.
sssFase daS snes Ras So
that they are getting swamped with flour. and.
out. they win accompsh Very YER little e't toward ward
.sEping up with Eastern business. The re-
ssR a nsnyy S5 the rS Is
accommodating so rapidly that the warehouses
are cssFFtoTdns wiz t. nj.
noon. Iie appeared Iuiet and not BIT ratified
sns sH s1n .a srs ad and % Ss s
Pinkcrtons employed: We shall attend strictly
to business. and we shall look to ths State Of
from assault Tits cannot be ooecs done With nhr me Few
militiamen nor 2 thousand; The so-called
men ssnSEay are we'll satisiled dp'%ies Wts their Har
positions. They leclincd to work because they
feared mGlesati,cn n th, Many Of them returned
them that ample protection will be given,
and I entertain no fear Of results: We have run
@ and We ike It. Our men are sGne hieher
paid than those OF any road and are we'll salts.
lied. We. on the o3thor hund. have been spared
srevances at US. Witch was almost '" continaa "m
while the union was trying to help us run the
We can run thiS rosd now, this minrto. ' With With
tho men We have at our disposal. II we can
eharse e hcr h sue!r II as s
York must do that at once. We are, in no
trouble whatever for men. Al we want is sol
dIsrs enough wo will have switchmen and
rphs hs hsw s oMn 9t way G
General 'Eurerlntendent Voorhees, OF the
New York Central Railroad said: -,
hours. bat for an increase IN pay. The pre-.
hours Is ali hnmbug. In the past they WORKED
eleven hours day actual work. and they OK
b.9 bonTy so S t hey
The men have never beioie, made Tie sIistost
e noon spd made Shs same demand e has
made Up their plnds to do a. the other. union