New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-18
THE STRIKE SPREADING.
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crew Of three meu besides the engineers and hre-
men. making total OF about 25 men in switching
ervice in the yards This is nearly ae many men
As went out In the strike Of the Lehigh valley
Erie and Buffalo Creek roads. thus doubling the
number Of men cut
Mr.. WEBB WANTS MORE SOLDIERS.
Vice President Webb. Of the Central. this even.
ing focused the situation from the standpoint OF
his road. thus: I'VE intend to run our road anu
move all trains as usual There will be no RINK
ertons employed We shall attend strictly TO ousi-
ness. and we shall look 10 the State OF New-iorR
to do tho same, and protect our men from assault
This cannot be dono with few militiamen nor
thousand milltiamen.
ave have run the New-York Central as nom
union road for two years, and we Ike 1t. our
men are higher paid than those of any road ana
are we'll satisfied. We on the other hand have
been spared tho constant firing Of committeeman
and grievances at us, which was almost continual
while tho union was trying to help US run the
road.
Tho situation resolves itself into this: We
can run this road now-this minute-with the
men va have at our disposal, II we can guarantee
them sure protection in the discharge OF their
duties The State Of New.York must do that
ct onoe. We arc In no trouble whatever for men.
All we want is soldiers to prevent the men being
killed or injured at their posts. As soon as there
are soldiers enough we will have switchmen and
other help In abundance. The New-York Central,
as said. will run It's road its own way
Have you any new men to take the places
Of tho strikersa"
"Yes, VIE have plenty"
Have they gone to workp"
me, aot yet We shall not send them cut
In the yards until we have better protection
"Then you DO not consider the present military
force equal to tho situation"
SOLDIERS POORLY PROVIDED FOR.
"Ne. do not. More soldiers are required to
assure the men whom we expect to put at work
absolute safety"
Have you had any intimation that the fire
men on your road intend 10 strike9"
"No. have not. am not looking for any,
thing Of that kind
Have you been waited on by Grand Master
Sargent. of their Brotherhood or by committee ?"
"No, have not"
Although the troops are more comfortable to-day
than yesterday; they are complaining bitterly
because the railroads do not send passenger cars
ont for their shelter They are forced 70 lie down
on the ground, and not having Sufficient blankets,
r. is hazardous to health. General Doyle sald
this forenoon I'VE are making all possible pro-
vision for shelter. A large number Of tents have
been ordered from New-York and we expect them
to-day"
large tent has been erected beside che 1ehigh
tracks. hundred PAGES away from General
Dov,e.s headquarters in the William-st station
Another smaller tent is pitched between the Erie
and Iehirh tracks These coverings helped to
rive shade to the men of duty Many get away
from the hot sun by getting in the shade Of cars
and buildings. It was busy day for General
Doyle and his staff, for the arriving troops had
TO be placed TO the best advantage The railroad
property that might be jeopardzed by rioters was
thoroughly patrolled and protected. The blue
GOATS and cleaning bayonets Of the soldiers could
be seen everywhere.
"Our pickete are thrown out FOR distance ei
three miles beyond the city line" said General
Doyle, land extend clear downtown. There Is
probably total length Of pickete. counting all
m. details In various directions Of about twenty
Ave miles. We have force Of about 2'ooo
men. and are in excellent condition TO preserve
order"
-Four of the separate companies have been az,
tsched 10 the e5th making twelve companies IN
all. three battalions and about 700 men. These
companies are the 18th Of Jamestown, 2bth OF
Tonawanda: 42d of Niagara Falls and 43d OF
Olean
The strike on the Central has increascd the work
of the military. a. It's property has also to De
guarded This work will be entrusted to pro-
yisionsl battalion commanded by Captain Kirby.
of Auburn. and consisting Of the following com
panies all of which with the exception OF the 9th
Light Battery, from Syracuse, arrived during the
morning and reported for duty: I'd Separate Com
pany, Auburn; saith Separate Company, Geneva;
4lst. Syracuse; 45th, Cortland; %sthe Oswego
and 9th Light Battery. Syracuse.
BAYoNBTs AND BRASS BUTTONS.
The fash of bayonets and the glitter Of brass
buttons were the hrst thing that greeted the
eve of hundreds Of pleasure seekers who arrived
In the city In early trains this morning. The
yards leading into the city from oil eastern
points were heavily guarded by the State troops.
Az the trains with their heavy loads Of country
people pulled through the picket lines the most
intense exctement prevailed. As they approached
the stations, where the sentres were most thickly
placed and squads and platoons Of soldiers drawn
up along the street crossings, something like terror
took possession Of many OF the women, and even
the more hardy tillers Of the soil who accom-
panied them were anything but composed as their
destination was reached. The waiting-roOm Of the
Exchange-st. station was damned with people as
early as o'clock. Everybody was talking strike
and riot, They had just arrived in the city and
could not be made to realize that the presence
Of soldiers did not mean fighting and bloodshed.
General Manager William F. Halstead, Of the
Delaware. Lackawsnna and Western, has issued
imperative orders that freight shall be received
from any Of the tied-up roads The order also
nstructs agents at all junction points not TO &C
cept any freight that has been diverted from the
Central, Erie or Lehigh Valley roads Lake freight
that is billed over either Of the above lines will
also be refused, should 1t be offered to the Lacka-
wanna at this point
Manager Halstead is quoted al making one Of
his eccentric speeches on this point II was
:" We don't get their freight when things are all
right. ] don't sec Why we should take it W.
don't propose TO make the IAckawanna cats
paw Of the monkey"
The fast freight lines are probably the greatest
sufferers by the strike Thousands Of dollars worth
Of Hrishable goods are standing on the side tracks