The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-08-31
DECLARED OFF.
A Conference of Chiefs OF tho
Trainmen, Conductors
And Firemen Refuses to Grant Sweeney's
Request That Other Bodies striko
Out of sympathy for the Switch
men-Rejoicing Mt Bufmlo'

BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. ga four
hour conference was held wednesday
afternoon between Grand Master
Sweeney, Grand Master wilkinson,
Grand Master Sargent and Grand Chiet
Clark. After leaving the conference
Grand Master Sweeney and Local Mas
ter Moriarity, Of the switchmen' called
together the members Of the committee
that has been conducting the strike and
it was before long reported that at IL p
m. statement would be ready. AS
early rs 1890 there was a crowd OF
newspaper men on the fourth hoor OF
the Genessee hotel, before the door oil
room. l6S the quarters that have been
the home of the switchmen's chief dur
ing his stay in Buffalo. Shortly before
II o'clock the door was opened and the
waiting throng entered. The statement
of the end Of the strike, made verbally
by the grand master, was in substance
as follows:
"The duly authorized committee have
declared the strike off at midnight and
have sanctioned their decision. Five
hundred and fifteen switchmen cannot
cope with twelve big railway corpora
tions and 5000 militia and succeed We
have made a strong fight and have lost"
When asked if he had anything to
say in regard to the failure of the other
organizations to come to his aid
Sweeney replied: Let them speak Tor
themselves. have nothing further to
say"
As other questions were about to be
asked Mr.. Sweeney member OF the
committee with whom the grand mas
ter had been consulting created small
sized sensation by saying: 81 want to
say right here that the brakemen, train
men and firemen refused to give any
help. My name is Barrett, and you can
say said So"
During this brief but emphatic speech
Mr.. Sweeney and others present tried
TO keep the indignant brother quiet,
but he had his say. When asked to give
his views on the possibility that the
present strike may lead to a renewal OF
the federation OF railway employees, Mr..
Sweeney declined to say anything
further.
As soon as the news began to spread
over the city, which 1t did very rapidly
In spite Of the storm, there was general
rejoicing. The immediate withdrawal
Of the troops is not expected, as II will
take more or less time for complete
restoration Of quiet and cessation OF the
guerilla-like attacks TO which non-union
men and soldiers have been subjected to.
Another attempt was made to wreck
freight train in the yards at Suspen-
sion Bridge Tuesday night An east
bound New York Central freight was
making up and getting ready to leave
While backing In on spur at the east
ern end switch was turned between
the trucks of car and the result was
that a car In the middle Of the trair
was derailed and thrown on Its side.
The Buffalo & Southwestern division
Of the Erie tried to send out an un
guarded freight train on its road Tues
day night There were three non-unioT
men on top Of the cars. As the trair
Stacked up near Seneca street lot o'
strikers boarded 1t and threw the non
union switchmen off the cars and as
saulted them with coupling pins G. B
Henstenz was severely cut. Allen Rich
ardson was so badly injured that he wa
taken to hospital. Henstenzsaid tina
his assailants tried to thrown one o
the men under the train. After the as
sault the men fed before an alarm coult
be given and escaped.