Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-08-27
pIrcHEp A TRAIN.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Aug. s2.-The
second week of the railroad strike has |
opened. Three features are most |
prominent: An army of 5000 soldiers |
is quartered in the city and county; |
an attempt, only partly successful so |
far is being made to lift the freight |
blockade, and the danger of strike of |
kindred organizations is no less immi- |
nent than heretofore.
The strikers made another attempt |
to wreck a train on the Erie Saturday |
night. The day express, leaving New |
York at o'clock with four coaches and |
a parlor car, was the train they Sc
lected The train left Linden on time
and was running at high rate of
speed when the locomotive jumped the
track and went blowing into the sand.
The coupling-pin between the en-
gine and first car broke and saved the
train. The cars ran on for nearly a
quarter of mile before theFemergency
brakes were applied. The locomotive
keeled over on it's side and was not
badly damaged. The fireman and en-
| gineer escaped with slight injuries.
The passengers were badly frightened,
but were not hurt. A locomotive from
this city went after the train.
| The cause of the wreck was found to
be a fish plate, which had been wedged
| between the main track and the switch
in such manner that the wheels of
| the locomotive were raised off the
tracks. Five suspicious characters
were seen lettering at the sceue when
the train stopped and quickly started
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The Erie has offered 81, 900 reward for
the apprehension of the persons de-
railing the train.
Numerous encounters occurred at the
docks after midnight between the
militia and 'longshoremen. The latter
are greatly wrought up over the action
of the soldiers in making free use of
their bayonets They threaten to burn
the docks and elevators if the militia is
not withdrawn.
lot of strikers attacked the picket
guard of the Thirteenth regiment in
the Central freight yards shortly after
II o'clock. They were armed with
coupling pins. Capt. Curtis ordered his
men to charge on the mob, and the
sight of the bayonets drove them away.
No one was hurt.
The strikers were encouraged by the
complete suspension of work in the ele-
vators. About 1,3O0 grain shovelers
quit work out of sympathy for the
switchmen. They had no grievance,
being satisfied with the wages paid,
and are not employed by the rail-
roads. They went out to compli-
cate the tie-up and embarrass the
l.. 4-;1 4
of their number have offered to return
to work, but it is known that seven
strikers waited on Superintendent
Voorhees, and asked to be given their
old places He told them to report to
the yardmaster at Erie street.
John A. Ncvins, striker, was caught
in the act of throwing switch when a
train was approaching over the Lehigh
= Valley tracks near Diugen street. In
couple of minutes the engine would
have gone through the open switch,
! He was made prisoner by soldier,
who turned him over to the police, and
he was taken to headquarters and
locked up.
The Improvement in the situation
is only slight, but it favors the rail
roads Under cover of the protection
of soldiers the Central, Lehigh anG
Erie began to move little freight
All the perishable freight that could
,, be put in position was started
east. The volume was no
large, but it was sufficient to give The
officials cause for elation and they now
assert more positively than ever tha
,, the strike is broken and that in ;
, couple of days they will be handling
+, freight with usual dispatch.
On the other hand there appears t.
be very reasonable grounds for the rU
+ NOR that the strike will spread to tn,
east and the switchmen from buffal,
to the Sc aboard will quit work. Thi
; is likely to be ordered at any moment
but at,the same time it appears unlike
ly that the tircmen will go out II i:
quite certain that they will not act
hastily at least, and IL. Walter Web
is confident that they will not so out a
all.
The United States regulars on tn
frontier are in readiness for immediat
movement should they be called upon
and this fact is regarded as an out
growth of the present railway compli
caLlOuS Unless Ine ldDOr leduerS dllOp
decisive measures in new direction
the switchmen in the Buffalo yard
are undoubtedly defeated, They know
4 it themselves, but still cling to a con
viction that something will yet hap
v pen.
!. CLEVELAND, o., Aug. 22.-P. NJ
q Arthur chief of the Brotherhood Q
J. Locomotive Engineers, returned her
3 from trip to Toronto and Buffalo
y Mr. Arthur said that his visit had moth
/. ing whatever to do with the strike an
n that the engineers would not partic
v pate in the present trouble. ut
d necessary" he remarked, ITO con
= municate with the chief eXecutiv
v before planning a strike AS yet hav
v had no communication from any sourc
q relating to such an action. The eI
It gineers will not come out through syn
" patlIy with the switchmen, nor eve
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