The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-24

One Hundred and Forty More switchmen
Go Out-Miiitia Attacked by Strikers.

SITUATION AT BUFFALO.
One Hundred and Forty More switchmen
Go Out-Miiitia Attacked by strikers
BUFFALO. N. Y, Ang. 2a-The day has
Witnessed the making of little history in
the switchmer's strike. This is season
of waiting The State Board of ArbItrators
have to be sure. announced that they
would tomorrow institute o hearing into
the circumstances and Causes of quitting
work by the men who were until recently
switchmen in the railroad yards here.
When the strikers are examined touching
the burning of the cars and other attacks
on the property of the companies for whom
they worked. there will undoubtedly be. {.
presented the companies' evidence which
shall disprove claims made in behalf Of the
former switchmen that they have been
guilty of violence or outrage. The COM
panies have such evidence. but whether
they will present it OF not at this juncture
is matter of some doubt
One hundred and forty switchmen struck
to-day in the yards OF the Lackawanna
and the Buffalo, Rochester g. Pittsburg.
Thus within two weeks past switchmen
have struck in all the yards centered here:
The men who won't out have been replaced
by others W who are now doing the work in
all tho ards. SO that there 10 now actually
no strike OF switchmen In any of the Buf-
fal0 yards. except one where FORTY men
struck yesterday, and the two whore the
wOrkmon quit today. Tho Lackawanna
was tenn porarily crippled. but tho road ls
said TO have near at hand recruits enough
to man It's. switches. Indeed. the road
whose mon went out yesterday to-day re-
sumed work with two crews. The Lehigh
Valley and the Erie equalled yesterdays
traffic and the Central and West Shore.
with new business. exceeded their move.
its business and tho Nickel plate was near
ly normal
Master Workman Sweeney is gaining
record for taoi oiturnity not known among
completely In the dark ss 10 what bis
policy is. One of the members of his ex-
ecutive committee has stated as much TO
the State Board of Arbitration. To-day
Messrs. Donovan, Purcell and Robertson
attempted to learn from the grand master
of the swItchmen when, or if ever, he was
going to order out the swltchmen now
working in the jurisdiction affected by the
strike. Mr.. Sweeney praetically refused to
member of the board questioned Mr..
Sweeney very closely. but nothing was
elected to guide the board in its
action in ordering the investigation de-
cided to-day. MIR. Sweeney's conduct in
this matter was tho subject of much gossip
about Fereman's Hall on that account. The
men all express their confidence in the
grand master. and mono had any fault to
courage from tho strike of the Western
New York & Pennsy lvania men yesterday,
and of the Lackawanna men to-day, Mr..
Sweeney replied: "Well. not exactly en-
couraged. 1t does not alter the situation
materially. They knew what the situa-
ton was all along any way: did not order
them out. They went out of their own
free will. / did not want them TO be blam-
ing me if the strike should not prove suc-
cess"
QUIT WITHOUT CAUSE.
Throughout the recent strike history here
the Lackawanns men have been avowing
allegience to the road. All their demands
had been granted. Their hours and pay
had been fixed to suit them. being tho hours
and rates for which other switchmen
struck. They have frequently sverred that
they would.fight for the road and would
never leave 1t. To-day . traIn-load of
Western freight was shunted into the Lack
nwanna yards from the lake freight
yards. Soon after the men quit, about 1l5
In number. superintendent Seabert, of
tho road, was asked II O strike had been
inaugurated in his yards.
There certainly 10. or something very
much like it," was the response.
What was the grievance
None that know OF. they had none. as
they told me-"
well Why did they GOT"
We discharged them. The other men then
quit. 1t was common lake freight"
From another railroad it was learned
that the freight to which the men objected
was believed by them to be from the Le-
high. This was q mistake. the official
claimed, as it was ordinary lake freight.
Trains were running as usual an hour
after the strike. All this was about2 +. NJ.
and two hours later, for similar reasons. it
Is said, the swltcbinen on the Buffalo, Roch-
ester 81 Pittsburg road went out--adding
fifteen more to tho idle switchmen. The
telephone wire between Superintendent
Seaberts Office and the Yardmaster's
ing communication between the head of
ices of the Della are, Lackawanna& & West
ern. IL is not known whether it was
caused by accident or intention.
Shortly after the tie-np on tho Lacka-
wanna the ewitchmen waited on Superin-
tendent Seabert and offered their services
to protect the company's property. They
were willing to bo sworn in as special
patrolmen and patrol the Lackawanna
yards until the present difficulty was
settled. Mr.. Seabert replied that he did
not think the company would require
guards military or otherwise. and thanked
the men for their offer.
w be- in 5nas
Thursday with General Manager Hal
stead. of the Lackawannn. Thomas
b. Mcmahon will meet Past Chief
Thurstop. of the Order OF Railway
General Manager Halstead, who 10 in Buf-
fslo. will leave here at noon Wednesday
for home. Tho conference will be an i'm.
portant one and will be participated in by
representatives of the ngineers, firemen,
trainmen and switchmen's organizations.
The result of the meeting will be after
wards seommunicate ted to tho different lodges
of the order.
MILITIA ATTACKED BY ROUGHs.
Itwas reported early this morning that
battle had been fought at o'clock A. NJ.
by the militia and strikers. II was said
that four of the latter had been killed and
several wounded. Investigation showed
the story to be untrue. Several ehots
were fired by the soldiers at unknown per-
sons who had thrown stones, but nobody
was hit. The same thing happens everv
night. The guards on duty at the docks,
near the Onio-street bridge. fired ut two
boats containg four men each, who refused
TO give an account of themselves. The men
rowed away in the darkDess
William Moran was found on the street
this morning with . bullet wound In hrs
leg. He claims to have been shot by O
soldier with whom he had quarrel. He
was not seriously hurt. The 'toughs" were
unusually active last night. and it 10
Surprising that many were not hit by the
soldiers, who have lost patience with the