Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-23
THEY ARE ALL OUT
SiktY-FWe S~itehmen Follow
the Car Hands
IN The STRIKE AT BUFFALO
Aad Reuse % Eandls Nsw York Gen.
ual Frs.ght-An Railroad Employees
Nay JON the SWtehmsA-

BrFfA1o, Aug. 22.-slxty 1--WE West
err Sew YORK & Pennsylvania switch
Inen refused 70 handle New York Gen.
ira freghE today and are now on =
strike
Just when the troops are 10 30 or
dered home il a matter Of speculation.
General porter says &c will not order
them home anul ne Is satisfied they
are no longer needed. sheriff Beck
th.nks t : safe 70 Withdraw some of
them now. From al ne can learn Re
tnlnks the backbone OF ne trouble Is
broken. Major Bishops thinks differ
emily. lie says the troops are still
needed
Orand Master sargent Interviewed
Grand Master sargent OF the locomo-
tive nremea's brotherhood arrived IA
blt4lo AZ g O'Clock thls morn
ing. Ih.s e the latest feature
ll the strike situation. Past
Grand Chief Te.egrapher Thurs-
ton, " NlDt0n. arrived here Saturday
nigut. Now tHe heads Il al the rail-
roa1 organizations. with the eXcep-
Eon OF the engineers, are or have been
on the scene and arc ,0 q position TO III
telAgeutly discuss The situation. The
urenen are masters OF the situation
today. and 70 Is tor Grand Master Sar-
geant 60 say whether the present strike
sha. collapse Or spread u proportions
involving unreasonable loss, not only
70 tne participants N the struggle, but
- thc commerce and business OF the
counry. NJ sargent was very tired
mal - he .tep. et from is car this
morning. tie went from the depot 70
the bronson house. When he mad
breakfast be was ass gned 10 room Is.
Wien he nat rested ne consented 10
talk 20 4 reporter. HIS words seem %
strengthen the belief that the trouble
here x not over yet. said Mr. Sargent:
81 came here n response 20 kilograms
from Mr. sweeney. You ask me what
the outlook ,s, | cannot tell you vet. |
am here sooner than was expected, for
1 was quite IN and did not a. first think
/ should be able to leave my Ted. But
made up my mind that 1t was highly
necessary TOR me to come and started
yesterday mOrnlng."
But. Mr.. sargent, are the firemen
gong ont? That Is the question that
interests Buftalon ans above sill others"
That l cannot tell. But let me as
sure YOU that IL tho firemen 20 out the
engineers, trsinmen, conductors and
railroad telegraphers Will 20 with
Inem."
Particulars OF the strike.
The union swltcnmen OF the Western
New York aud Pennsylvania road went
out on a strike this afternoon. Forty
tive q. tchmen were employed in the
LOUISIANA Babcock and Emslie street
yards Of the road. week ago when
the New York Central, Lake Shore,
IRE and LehIga Valley switcnmen
went out the ". y. y. & L. switcnmen
asked r the same hours and wages as
toe others demanded. Superln-
teudent Bel. listened % them
and rather than have strike
and tie up OF the road granted their
demands. The men were satisfied as
lOng a. no attempt was made by the
road 90 have them receive freight from
other roads on which = strike ex-
Isted
Today the New York Central sent
over a long string Of freight cars load
ed with hard cosi. The ". y. Y. q z.
men refused 10 handle Il. They visited
Genera superintendent Bell and Digi-
SION uperlutendsnt G. Dabely and
tuld them briefly and firmly that they
would 20 out II the road insisted upon
maSiug them handle freig GIT from
roads whose men we're out. Bell
All Dabely reasoned that they
must receive New York Genital freight
and asked x ths rusd had not done
en- ugh when it granted their demands
week ago. The answer was IN the
negative. Inc men tuon struck and
LETT tle yfrds. Il = not probable the
road vili grant the new demands OK Is
employees and 10 is understood tonight
their places vii be filled with uon-un-
IOu mon from tae vest Tonight the
bg yards are deserted except by the
troops. The tenth hattsiion OF Albany.
me fortY-siXth seperate company, arc
on guard ton Eht.
Refractory STRIKER Knitted.
William Moran. an FIRE. err <er. IL
lvuE dangerously wounded at the
Emergency hospital tie was shot ~ a
so.sier whose order 20 halt vas znored
rs Moran. w0o was crossing the mill
tary lines. The military authorities
are investigating.
TrIsEraphsrs Turned Oat.
Owing % rumOrs Of = coming strike
among the railroad telegraphers and
fears thst the wires n Sht hs cut, the
sigma corp. Nas busy getting into prsc-
tea practice this evening a. she head
quarters OF to 7l.t New York req
ment camp No. Z. NcsrIy 200 men
are comfortably lodged there IN freight
cars, a. surrounded by tracks snd cars
that no one would suspect their pres
snCe. Among them are Jay GoGid's
aCu Captain Edwin Could. who slept
on tae foor Of tra third story of me
Ere Hour station near RsIcy avenue
Miners Syupstalz-r Wanted.
kVOxvIttE. Avg 32-Cnsrles Tail
man. sssls.srr minrg Inspector f1r she
STATE, IS wanted AZ Coal creek ty tne
m arV oftcias He * charged vita
having r Tel tu concert VIA toe oliasrs
for months s0i h8s aided Labor com
%. ss.DUe fort n keeping me I'M ers