Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-08-27
FIGHTING AT BUFFALO.

1AkhHembnI btNWefn Ene NllltNm ana
Strikers In the Eric Yards-FOur Men
Said to Have Been KIlled-More Men
Join the strIkers-Tho Flromcn May Go
Out.
BUFFALO, n Y, Aug % $50 u. m.
Since o'clock bullets have been f1y-
ing all over the freight yards and
rumors of killings are prevalent all
along the line and at every post,
1t Is reported that a regular engage
ment took place in the Erie yards
mile from town and that four men
were killed and two wounded. 1t is
also said that one of the dead is sol
dier. 1t is impossible to verify the
rumor.
BUFFALO, n. Y, Aug. 23.-What will
be the first killing of striker occurred
late at night. William Oliver, a switch
man living in this city, was shot and
stabbed by sentry, at the crossing of
the Lehigh Valley and Lake Shore
tracks on Hamburg street, Oliver
came down the street with company
of strikers and was stopped at
the guard line by the picket that
had been placed to guard the
Lehigh switches. He went back to his
companions and melted them to make
an attack upon the sentinel. He was
only successful, however, in gaining
the assistance of two of the men. who
began to collect chunks of coal and
stones with which to attack the soldier.
The guard stood his ground, lowered
his rifle, and warned his assailants that
if they advanced ten PAGES further
he would fire upon them. His warn
ing, however, was received with n tor.
rent of abuse from the three men.
Suddenly Oliver raised his arm and a
broken coupling pin went sailing
through the air. 1t narrowly missed
the soldier and crushed into the signal
light of a switch stand. A moment
later second stone was hurled
at the soldier, and then fire
rang out from the soldiers rifle.
Oliver fell, but attempted to rise again,
when the soldier rushed up and stabbed
him in the head with his bayouet
Seeing the serious turn the affair had
| taken the two uuinjured strikers fled.
| A detail of the guard pursued them, but
they escaped in the darkness among the
freight cars. twas found that only one
shot had taken effect in Oliver, but
it bored hole through his body. The
bayonet thrust was not so serious. He
was taken to the camp and afterwards
removed to the Emergency hospital in
an ambulance. The doctors say Oliver
can not live twenty-four hours.
Shortly after midnight a fusillade
commenced down at the Seneca street
crossing of the New York Central and
Nickel Plate on the Tiff farm. Thirty
shots were fired in as many seconds.
Ten minutes later the firing com
menced again, and between then and !
o'clock 200 shots were fired
The yards were filled with strikers
who bombarded every outgoing and
incoming train with stones. They were
ordered to desist, but instead of doing
so used the soldiers for targets instead
of freight cars. So far as could be
learned no one was hurt. At the Gin
ton street crossing of the NiclSel-Plate
Capt. Bolan's coIapany - X of the
Twelfth regiment-turned out and fireC
fifty shots to drive strikers away.
The Lehigh Valley people have haC
detectives out in their yards for sew
eral days, and the object of their pres
ence became apparent when eX-Judgt
: Brundage, general consul for the road
} swore ont twenty-five warrants charg
ing that number of striking SwitchmeI
| with turning switches and otherwise
interfering with the operations o
trains.
: Affairs are assuming a serious aspec
= in the yards at Niagara Falls. Th
: Erie tracks are practically blocked, bu
the New York Central seems to b
: handling things without much trouble
Fortytwo switchmen, the eatir
force. struck in the New York & Penn
5 sylvania yards. The men quit becaus
: one crew refusedsto handle New Yorl
: Central cars. They show an ugly dis
, position. and the yards are guarded b.
S25 soldiers.
All the influence that the firemen cal
command will be brought to bear upol
+ Grand Master Sargent to induce him t,
call out the firemen. At their meeting
which has just adjourned long lis
1 of grievances against the road
S now involved was drawn up and
: committee will wait upon the chic
q executive early in the morning an
n present it to him. The local organiza
tion, as far as can be learned, is willin
$ to take part in general strike and it
= members can be counted on to do thei
e best to exert an influence over his wei
n known conservatism.
Grand Master Sargent arrived in tn
city at an early hour and went to tn
{ apartments that Mr.. Sweeney had ell
9 gagged for him. In an interview he saiC
" "As single organization 1 am not going
~ call out the iremen and thus complicate ma
a ters. II the fremen strike every other orga
ization must be called out, engineers, tireme
trainmen, conductors and telegrapherS The
are my conditions, if the tremcn take q haI
all classes of tranmen must cooperat
fe and then success will be assured, AS graz
master hold the right TO call strike, provi
.r ing two.thirds Of the men who are involve
= sanction such a move. But 1 desire TO stat
y thus far the fremen have not even considers
IN the question
re The supervisors of Erie county, who's
$. minds have been filed with dread
al 4 Al.