The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-16

today was coal train which moved out at
$3.50. guarded by eight policemen. The
Nickel Plate succeeded in moving thirty
five cars of live stock from the
Lehigh to the Lake Shore tracks, but
when the men learned of it this
morning they refused to make the cars up
in trains bound for New York. One hun
dred and seventy-three cars of livestock
belonging to the Erie and Lehigh, which
were standing on the West Shore tracks,
the men refused to handle. They were
discharged in turn as they declined, and
in consequence stood in hourly expecta-
tion of being ordered out by the union. In
the Philadelphia IL Reading yards not
car has moved since Saturday. large
force of men are expected tomorrow morn
ing, and an effort will be made to push
the work.
A sheriff's posse which went to East
Buffalo this afternoon was greeted with
jeers bv the assembled strikers. Specials
who had been as brave as lions on the
train aud INDUCED in tall talk, felt their
courage oozing away as soon as they land
ed, and finally, in response to the appeals
of the men, one after another threw away
his club or handed it to the powerless
sheriff. while at each conversion a cheer
went up from the strikers, and soon all
that remained Of the sheriff's brave posse
could be counted on the fingers of one
hand. Sheriff Beck bowed to the inevit-
able and came back to Buffalo to call out
the militia.
No disturbance was reported up to II p.
m. tonight at the Cheektowago yards, ex-
cept the burning of one empty freight car.
At $50 the Seventh regiment and the
Sixty-ninth regiment assembled at their
armories ready to move at moments
notice. though the amateur soldiers do
not much relish the idea of a repetition of
the fight of 1877 The police commits
sioners today are busy swearing in special
policemen on account of the railroad
strike.
In the ruins of one of the cars burned
last night the police have found the re-
mains of a kerosene can, showing the man
ner in which the fire was started by incen-
diarles. The fire department claims that
the work of the men at the freight car de-
partment was much impeded by the cut
ting of hose by unknown parties. Twelve
lengths of hose were cut and rendered
useless during the night 1t is reported
that the strike will be likely to spread to
the Erie yards at Hornellsvlle. Grand
Master Sweeney emphatically condemns
the acts of lawlessness, and states it was
the work of irresponsible individuals, who
could not be controlled, and not of the
strikers.
Passengers on the Erie and Lehigh
Valley trains, which were ditched last
night, did not reach the Erie depot until
2:45 a. m. They stated that the strikers
went through the coaches, detach ed the
engines and broke the air connections
Dickeman, q drummer who was on board
one of the trains, said no violence was at
tempted with any of the passengers. He
continued:
The strikers boarded our train They were
all apparently sober and met with no resist
ance They politely informed ths passengers
that the train would 90 no further. The spokes-
man was a tall fellow, with light complexion
and with sandy hair. He simply stated that he
was q striker; that he had wife and family to
maintain. ana that the road would not do the
square thing by the men. party OF actors
were mistaken 70. non-union men aud were
| closely inspected by the strikers. but were
found to be actors and were not molested.
A rumor prevailed at noon today that
| Freight Conductor Martin Nevis. of Erie,
| had died this morning from the result of
| his injuries. Nevils was hit on the head,
it is supposed, with a slungshot. He was
| dazed for short time, but at noon today
| he was on the street. Reliable reports re-
ceived from East Buffalo and Cheektowago
showed that the Lebigh Valley had lost
seventy-two freight cars by fire
| and the Erie fourteen. Railroad
men profess TO be utterly unable
| at present to fix the estimate
| of loss. They are acting very cautiously
| on this point, for the reason that claim
| will be made against the city and county
| for damages, and The amount of loss has
not yet been figured up. 1t is known,
however, that many OF the cars were old
and empty. The Erie train did not con-
tain merchandise of extra value. Forty
seven special deputy sheriffs left for
| Cheektowago at 1870. Many sensational
| rumors were id circulation, in which it is
evident that the incendiary work was