New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-17
NO STRIKE AT THIS END.
THE MEN TELL VARIOUS STORIES BUT AXE
prIAEvED TO DE SATISFIED.

THE MEN TELL VARIOUS STORIES But AXE
pgMEvED TO BE SATISFIED.
There WIS little talk yesterday OF sympatheuc
strike among the switchmen in the jersey CITY sau
Of the Erie and Lehigh Valley roads. Inc rio,ou'
nets of the Buffalo strikers and the consequent cae
ont of the militia chilled the ardor OF the morc raoa
sytchmen In Jersey City. The absence OF talk ABOUT
n general stroc however, means little, as the men Ae
extremely cautious about divuging their pms III
c n,r ~ the wards the men readily assert that they
ara satisfied with their wages, while In other parts vi
the yards they likely 10 say lha' ury aic
willing to Join n strike at "A moments houce. Inc
vnrdmaster OF the Erie yards said yesterday tiai NC
coud not believe that there would be strike IN Jersey
CIV The men. he said, who were doing all the Talk
,,c nhout a strike at this end Of the line vera not
Trustworthy "They are" said he, men who WANDER
o, from city 20 city and yard to yard beating their
ho,ri hills and having no responsibility resting oh
ho,, .boulders. They have no hmiies 10 sup
port ana they ready 10 20 into strike as tc'
arc TO do anything else
No official could be found. however, VINO was Will
,, a. sov po,itiycly that there would be no strike
IN the wards In Jersey City. There were cohhietns
reports ull day. Early In the morning an Official oi
,h rre road connected with the freight depart
,,o,t sent a trusted messenger into the yards 10
ascertain the views Of the switchmen. Tile mes
cnrcr returned In few minutes aud SAID tiht sew
er, ,wltchmen had told him that they were cNp"c"hs
an order from their Grand Master, Mr sweeney W
omit work. This report caused an uneasy icehns III
the yards all day among the yard masters anu III 'no
executive Offices In this city,
,rhe switchmen In the yards OF the Ncw-lork zen
,,oI and Hudson River Railroad in this city denied
Yesterday that they intended TO strike. they Sa'a
most cmphalically that they were tred Oh s'Hc' anu
that they only asked To be let alone IL the men hie'
In authority In the switchmcn'S association decide !"
order strikes, however, II becomes diheieht s'ory
The men as rule fall into line aud obey Orders "h'ic
tbe sw,tchmcn in the New- York central yaids say
they are opposed to strikes, they express genuine
vmuothv for the Buffalo strikers, and some OF them
admit that they would be unwilling to handle frcigh'
which the Buffalo men refused t. handle Az The
Offices of the New York Central road In the Grand
Central station, one could be found VINO was at
thorzed 10 talk about the probable spread OF tue
strike to the Central system. Mr.. Webb, the third
vice president Of the road, and Mr. voorhs, the gen
cral SUPERINTENDENT In Buffalo yesterday. SUD
oduatcs in their offices said Mr.. Webb and Mr. Voorhis
Ind gone to Buffalo to try 10 prevent the strike from
| spreading to the New York Central
switchmcn In the I.eiigh Valley and Pennsylvania
Yards I'm Jersey City refused To talk about the pos
Ibity of STRIKE except to say that they would do
us they might be directed by their organization. Mr.
u,ady thu, freighttruin master Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad said that he had had no difficulty In con
sequence OF the strike All kinds Of freight were being
received and forwarded usual lie said The pronp,
action Of the militia complimented In the freight
Offices OF the Erie road In the Coal ana Iron Excange
building No. II Cor iandtst. In the opinion OF lie
ofclas OF this department the action Of the militia
lad broken the backbone Of the strike" NO perish
able freight for points west Of Wavery was received
by the Lehigh Valley Railroad Officers In the Lehign
freight department said that the strike would De com
| pletey broken up In few days. When asked yes
eriay about the loss sustained by the Erie ana Lehig
Valley runds, the officials did not appear 10 De uls
| turied They said that the State would De asked 10
| make good the loss .he amount Of which they re-
| fused to estimate.
THE STRIKE HAS NOT REACHED CHICAGO.
Chicago, Aug. 16 (specIal).-The switchmen's stnKs
has not extended to this city yet. Second Vice-Grand
Master ~rctt arrived here last night from Clcvelahd
| and decided to take the road tonight In place o.
| Grand secretary Simsrot, who remains here to drec
matters at this end OF the system. Barrett said tha
a,l three lodges ut Cleveland ready TO act at
i f,nnsin An &Axenfh pllC.