The Portland daily press., 1892-08-19
THE Big STRIKE.
The Mobilizing Of Troops in New
York Still Going On. /

BUFFALO rs FAST GROWING TO BE
A HUGE BARRACKS.
| A Strike ON the Nickel Plate Line - Some
Freight Beginning to Move Under Mil
itary Protection = The Railroads De
cline Arbitration.
BUFFALO, N. Y, August 18.-The
sixth day of the railroad strike dawned
upou situation thatis most grave and
threatening. There are two new features
| this morning. IS
| AT 1.30 all the Lake Shore switchmen
at West and South Buffalo struck and
the Lackawanna men are restless and
the sheriff has asked the governor to
call out the entire national guard for the
protection of railroad property.
| After declining on the ground that it
would involve needless expense to the
county, the railroads request was ac-
ceeded to at midnight, and despatch
signed by Sheriff Beck and Mayor Bish-
op, was sent to the chief executive of the
state. : a
| The troops are being mobilized, and
soon Buffalo will be little more than
| huge barrack. -
Among the railroad men the feeling is
now or never, as regards organized labor.
| 1t is looked upon by them as fight to
the death in the light of their experience
| of two years ago with the New York
Central, and also with the Chicago, Bur-
lington &c Quincy.
A conference between representative
of the different lines was held at mid
night, and an urgent demands was made
upon the sheriff to call for more troops.
The Governors Midnight Alarm.
ALBANY,N Y, August 16.--At two
o'clock this morning Governor Flower
received telegram from Sheriff Beck Of
Erie county and Mayor Bishop of Buffa-
10. saying that in their Judgment addi-
| tional troops were needed to protect the
railroad s property at Buffalo.
The government communicated with
Adjutant General Porter and the latter
Immediately called out 2500 men to reach
Buffalo before night.
1t is said general orders have been is
sued placing the entire National Gnard
of the state under arms ready to be
moved at moments notice.
Soldiers Everywhere.
BUFFALO, N. Y, August 18.-There
was not ripple of ofexcitement this morn
:.,<r ~, Tf,;o
other freight yards at East Buffalo.
Soldiers were everywhere, and SEN
down down diss the hot tracks. % % but Few few strikers
were to be seen. They attempted no vi
olence.
There were altogether too many sol
diers on hand for them to do anything of
that sort They stood around in little
knots whispering to each other mystic
riously, but they were not making any
threats. s "a
There is blockade of freight, that
from present appearances will take weeks
to remove.
Only perishable freight is receiving any
attention, and that is getting very little.
The Central West Shore, Erie, Lake
Shore and Lehigh Valley yards are simp-
ly choked up and glutted with freight
cars. Only the main tracks are kept
open and this is difficult. $50 *ei
The different yards are well taken care
of by the militia.
A long line of sentries surrounds the
Lehigh and Erie yards near Cheektowa-
ga and it is next to impossible for strang-
ers OF strikers to get near there.
Shortage of Beef.
NEW YORK, August 1s.-There was an
unusual crowd of buyers and slaughterers
at the Central Stock Yards of Jersey
CITY Yesterday, all eager and anxious to
lay in supply of cattle against the ex-
pected shortage caused by the strike on
the great transportation lines east OF
Buffalo.
Usually on Wednesdays about 200 cars
of cattle or about 3, 200 head, get here,
but yesterdays arrivals, all told, did not
exceed los cars. The market advanced
about to ] cent pound, live weight,
the best cattle bringing $500 a hundred.
This is equivalent to all advance OF a
features of the day was the arrival Of
four carloads over the West Shore. which,
when they left Buffalo, had been destined
for Boston, but which their owner de-
cided to run into this city instead, desir-
ing to avail himself of the better market
here.
The exporters of live cattle to Europe,
who have secured room on outgoing
ocean steamers for large consignments
are wondering if they are going to get
their cattle to fill these expensive con
tracts. 81 A ~
The Lake Shore Switchmen.
BUFFALO, N. Y, August 1S.-The
strike of the Lake Shore switchmen was
due to the discharge of the two crews
who had refused to handle some New
York Central freight that had been of
fered. Immediately following the dis
charge Of these men all the other switch
men in the yard quit work.
The big yards are literally glutted with
loaded freight cars, but passenger trains
are leaving and arriving nearly on time.
The Erie began to move freight this
morning under military protection. Sol
diers accompanied the trains to Attica
and there left them, the trainmen saying
they could get through all right. 7s
| Lackawanna switchmen still are at
| work.
Additional Militia for Buffalo.
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