The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-08-24
Sweeney Refuses the State Arbi-
traitors Any Information.
FREIGHT HANDLERS QUIT WORK ON
A MISAPPREHENSION.
Many Firemen Desire to Strike, but
Sargent IS Holding Them Back
The Conductors Have No Grievance
to Right-CentraI Officials Declare
the Strike to Be Broken.
Special to the REcoRp-Ux1oN.

Lake Shore freight yards. Soon after the
switchmen, about lbs in number, quit.
Superintendent Seabert of the road was
asked if the strike would impede passen-
ger or freight traffic. NO. he said, sit
finds us fully prepared. We have men to
take the places of those who quit. The
trains will move as usual"
1t was learned that the freight to which
the men objected was believed by them
to be from the Lehigh. This was mis-
take, as an official claimed it was ordi-
nary lake freight.
Trains were running as usual an hour
after the strike. Two hours later, for
similar reason, it is said, the switchmen
on the Buffalo, Rochester and Plttsburg
road went out, adding fifteen more to the
idle switchmen.
The telephone wire between Superin-
tendent Seabert's office and the Yard
masters office was cut this afternoon,
thus preventing communication between
the head office of the Delaware, and
Lackawanna and Western.
To-day MeSSrS. Donovan, Purcell and
Robertson Of the State Board of Arbitra-
ton attempted to learn from Grand Mas
ter Sweeney when, or if ever, he was GO
ing TO order out the Switchmen now
working in the jurisdiction affected by
the strike. Sweeney practically refused
to give the arbitrator any information
Joseph Heimerle, Recording Secretary
AID Treasurer Of Buffalo Lodge, No. 3,
Switchmen's Mutual Aid Association,
and one of the leaders of the strike. was
arrested to-day for interfering with the
Lehlgh Valley passenger trains. Upon
being searched 3S-caliber revolver was
found in his pocket. Heimerle furnished
bail and was released.
NOT QUILTED YET.
Just after midnight last night the
strikers began throwing coupling pins at
a squad of soldiers The soldiers were
ordered To fire If the throwing did not
stop. 1t stopped. The rumor that a man
was killed is not true. According to the
statement Of the soldiers there was more
or less shooting on the outposts last night
OF both the Seventy-first and Twenty
second Regiments. 1t was prompted by
stone-throwing on the part of the strik-
erS. So far as known no one was hurt
About l o'clock this morning a man
giving the name Of William Moran was
taken to the Emergency Hospital with
bullet wound in his leg. His story is
that he was challenged by soldier on
Hamburg street, and that after having
some words with the soldier he started TO
walk of, whereupon the latter fired five
shots at him. Moran also had a scalp
= ound, which he said was inflicted by
che soldier with the but of his gun
The switchmen on the Delaware, Lack
aWanna and Western struck this after
noon. They have no grievance as to pay
or hours. This adds ninety men to those
already idle.
WILD EXAGGERATIONS.
The reports sent out from here early
this morning to the effect that a conflict
took place between the strikers and
troops, in which several were killed and
others wounded, were without founda-
ton. There was no disturbance of a
serious nature last night, except the firing
by skulkers which was replied to by the
soldiers, but no one is known to have
been shot.
Reputable newspaper men in this city
are instituting an inquiry as to who con-
structed the news that caused such cruel
anxiety among the friends of those here
DID NOT NEED GUARDS.
Shortly after the tie-up on the Lacka-
wanna this afternoon the switchmen
waited on Superintendent Seabert and
offered their services to protect the COM
pany's property. Seabert replied that he
did not think the company would re-
quire guards, military or otherwise, and
thanked the men for their offer.
MORE RIoTING.
Three attacks were made by strikers on
pickets and non-union switchmen this
afternoon.
An attack made on the picket line
OF the Iwenty-second Regiment, sta
toned at the loft farm, by forty strikers.
VIII probably result fatally to one of their
number. The crowd began throwing
stones at John NJ. Quicken and Charles
Cable, non-union men, who were work.
ing in the fifty farm yard. Lieutenant
Charles +. Austin and Sergeant William
Conrow of Company G ordered the stone
throwers to disperse.
They refused to do so, and were fired
upon by order of Lieutenant Austin. A
striker named Manahar was struck bv
two bullets. One took effect on the left
elbow, while the other passed through
the abdomen TO the right kidney. The
injured man was taken to the Emergency
Hospital. His condition is extremely
critical. The Coroner was notified to be
in readiness to take the mans ante
mortem statement should signs of failure
occur.
o'Laughlin, Dunn, Madigan, Cotter and
other members of the crowd were ar
rested and charged with rioting.
POLICE VS.. SOLDIERS.
The private who did the shooting was
also detained by the police. An officer of
the company to which the detained
private belonged protested against the ar
rest OF his subordinate and demanded his
release. AT the same time he informed
GeneraI DoyIe OF the arrest, and General
Doyle ordered a company and battalion.
ii needed. to set the soldier at liberty.
Allen l.. Richardson, non-nnion
switchman, was thrown from the top of a
box car in the Erie yards bv a striker
about O'Clock this evening and badly
bruised. Thomas Cable, also a non
union man, while working in the Lehigh
yards at East Buffalo was set upon 6v
four strikers and badly injured. Two Of
the strikers jumped on his stomach while
their companions held the victim down.
The injured men are at the emergency
hospital.
SAYS 1T Is BROKEN.
New YORK, Aug. 23.-Vice-President
Webb of the New \ ork Central returned
this morning from Buffalo. Speaking of
the strike situation he said: 1.-The strike
in my opinion is broken. 1t cannot ex-
tend Eastward. There is slight chance
that Grand Master Sweeney is preparing
strike in the West, but even that is a
slim chance. The men acted rashly and
hastily and have lost the fight The
sooner they recognize that the bettern
CLAMoRING FOR A STRIKE.
NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-The MatL and
Express Buffalo special says: There is
no disgusting the fact that there are
large number of tiremen here clamorinp
Tor strike. Sargent is the one man hold
ing them in check, although it is be-
HeYed the conservative members of the