The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-18
UNDER PICKETGUARD
Great Railroad Strike Is Still
Spreading.
TWENTY-FIVE MILES OF TROOPS.
Clnims Made That Cars viii Move Today
Lake Shore switchmen Out-Lacka-
wanna VIII Soon Follow.

BUFFALO, Aug l7.-With the strike of
New York Central men at midnight the
forces of workmen now on strike have
only just been enlisted. They have already
yet to be drawn up in line so that they
themselves as well as their opponents may
see their size and shape. This develop
ment of strength is probably yet TO come.
Anybody who knows any thing about labor
movements does not need to be told that
the Central switchmen would not go into
another strike without there being con-
certed plan arranged and determination
TO fight a pitched battle for supremacy.
The men have drawn a wedge at the most
critical period, and whoever is responsible
for the movement has shown generalship
OF 40 mean order.
Down il the dock yards, four miles
away, the idlers are thick. Troops are
stationed along the tracks of the various
lines. They are not yet accustomed to
duty and are feeling nervous. The appre
hension that they may be obliged 10 sud-
denly kill men has not yet worn away.
Their faces are earnest and where the
crowds are thick, are white snd deter
mined On the great GOAL trestles and on
the tops Of cars are the strikers and others.
keeping lookout and passing signals.
MORE MEN QUIT WORK.
The Lake Shore switchmen quit work at
the South Buffalo yards and said they had
been ordered out, and the Lackawanna
Bwitchmen will follow. The seven switch
engines in the South Buffalo yard usually
working at this hour are idle. A telephone
message from the Eleventh precinct states
that the men in the East Buffalo and Lake
Shore roads are also out This is confirmed
by other railroad men.
AT midnight the conference between the
sheriff, prominent citizens and railroad
men decided to send message to Governor
Flower asking him to call out the national
guard to protectli lives and property of citi
zens. A reply to the dispatch is anxiously
awaited.
WILL TRY TO SETTLE.
The state board of arbitration here will
make strenuous efforts with both parties
Tor q settlement
Superintendent Voorhees, of tbs New
York Central, said to an Associated Press
representative this morning, that theirs
was hundred and hfty men Of that line
cut. They profess TO demand shorter
hours, which the company refused TO
grant, but they were actually trying to get
10 per cent increase in the pay. This also
the company would not grant, as the men
were already receiving more than any
other men performing a like service on the
reads in the state. He added, there has
been no delay in the trains and things are
in a good shape, because there is no perish
able freight In the yards. 1t given pro-
lection by the authorities they would have
10 difficulty IN supplying the strikers
places.
Florence Donovan and William Purrel Of
the state board of arbitration are in the
city and vii! attempt a Cancellation between
the railway officials and the men.
WEST SHORE swITHMEN STRIKE.
The day shift of the West Shore switch
men worked about an hour this morning
aud then dropped everything where it
stood Their demands are similar to the
Central men. The night shift, without
doubt, will refuse to work tonight.
General Manager Halstead, Of the Della
ware, Lackawanna & Western, has issued
imperative orders that no freight will be
received from any of the tieu-up roads.
The fast freight lines ara probably the
greatest sufferers by the strike. Thou
sands OF dollars worth of perishable goods
are standing on the side tracks and moth
ing can be done toward forwarding them.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
Sergeant Eisasser company T, Sixty
MIN reE imett, was scciueDteliy SnDt ynlS
morning while handling rifle, and died
soon after.
BAN.
Word has just been received here that
Governor Flower has signed an order call
ing out the entire national guards of
twenty-five hundred men TO arrive this
morning. This was communicated by
General Greenland to Vice-President
Webb.
3:40 A. NJ
No change in the situation. II is not be-
lieved that the Lackawanna switchmen
viii strike before daylight. Officials says
the men are still at work.