Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-18
Eight Thousand Guardsmen Will
Soon Be in Buffalo.
STRIKE SITUATION TODAY.
Besieged Soldiers at Coal Creek
Surrender to the Miners.
TENNESSEE STILL EXCITED
MORNING SCENES AT BUFFALO.

The Situation Regarded threatening
The Call for Troops.
BUFFALO, Aug. 18.-The sixth day Of the
railroad strike dawned upon q situation that is
most grave and threatening. There are two
new features this morning. At 1:3O o'clock all
the Lake Shore switchmen at East and South
Buffalo struck, and the Lackawanna men are
restless, and the sheriff has asked the governor
to call out the entire National Guard for the
protection of railroad property. Troops are
being modified, and soon Buffalo will be little
more than a huge barracks.
Among railroad men the feeling is ''now or
never" as regards organized labor. It is looked
upon by them as a fight to the death, in the
light of their experience of two years ago with
the New York Central and also with Chicago.
Burlington and Quincy.
conference between representatives Of the
tied-up lines was held at midnight and formal
and urgent demand was made upon the sheriff
to call for more troops. At 6:25 o'clock in the
evening Gen. Doyle had received the following
dispatch from Gen. Porter:
ALBANY. Aug. T.--Gen. Peter c. Doyle, Buff
falo: The twelfth and twenty-second will leave
early in the morning. Other regiments will
follow. message is reported to have been
sent to the governor by the sheriff. 1t has not
been received. (Signed) PORTER"
Gen. Doyle replied that the sheriff thought
there was no need for more troops. After doing
SO he received at 1920 In from Gen. Porter a
dispatch worded as follows:
"ALBANY, Aug. Ito Gen. Peter C. Dovle:
On your message and what seemed reliable in
formation that the sheriff had wired for more
troops the governor decided to send seven regi-
ments tonight and tomorrow forenoon. Having
been advised, however that the sheriff refused to
ask for troops on the ground that there was no
violence or destruction of property. the COVER
nor has countermanded the order issued
Should the civil authorities demand military
assistance a sufficient force will be sent 1
should have been with you by this morning if it
were possible for me to get away.
(Signed) PORTER"
GEN. DOYLE WANTS MORE TROOPS.
Gen. Doyle then sent the following letter to
the sheriff, and Sheriff Beck received it while
at the conference with the railroad officials:
August II. 1892
To August Beck, Sheriff Of Erie County, and
Charles F. Bishop, Mayor of the City of
Buffalo:
Gentlemen: hereby state and decl,re that
after being two days in command Of the troops
at East Buffalo and Cheektowaga, necessitated
by this pending railroad strike and since then
fed that the force now under my command is
insufficient for the emergency and in my opin-
ion the governor should be requested to call
out the entire National Guard Of the state in
order to protect lives and property involved in
this strike.
(Signed) PETER c. DOYLE.
Brig. Gen. Fourth Brigade, n. G. s. N. Y.
This letter. with the pleas of the conference,
prevailed with the sheriff and moved him and
the mayor to make the requested demand upon
the governor for more military.
Ten minutes after the message had been sent
Mr.. Webb received a telegram from Gen.
Porter saying that he was preparing the orders
as rapidly rs possible, and that when all the
papers were ready the governor would be
awakened and his signature obtained.
Shortly before O'Clock a message was re-
ceived from the governor that he had signed
the papers.
,NR. WEBB THINKS THIS WILL END IT.
Z Vice President Webb was seen soon afterward
by areporter. He appeared much pleased over
the news that more troops were coming, and
stated that trains would be placed at their dis
posal over the Central
"Do you think the strike will spread to the
eastern sections?" Mr.. Webb was asked
Il think the strike is practically ended with
the calling out of the guard" replied Mr..
Webb. "It will show the men Just how it is
proposed to accept their advances. All the
roads have men enough to work their trains
with if they have protection
Don't you think the massing Of the force
here will invite outbreaks elsewhere?''
mo, and even if there should be any the
troops could be sent to the spot on short
notice"
THE STRIKE OF THE LAKE SHORE MEN.
It was about l: 80 o'clock this morning when
the Lake Shore switchmen went out Shortly
before O'Clock the New York Central offered
AN< <h1T Tolra h. n
Buffalo two trains Of freight and the two crews
in those yards refused to handle it when ordered
to do SO by the night yardmaster. He at once
discharged them and the rest of the men fol-
lowed them. There are about 200 switchmen
employed in the yards. Word was at once sent
to the camp and Col. Welch aroused. He or
dered a company under arms to 60 to the yards
General Superintendent Blodgett was on the
spot and at once prepared to protect the prop
erty of the company. The same formal notice
will be served on the authorities holding the
county responsible for the safety Of the COM
panys property.
AT WORK AGAIN on THE B. r. AND =.
The agreement with the switchmen Of the
Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg was signed
last night and the men are again at work. At
2S0 o'clock this morning q report was current
that the Lackawanna and Nickel Plate men had
gone out. Investigation shows they are still
working, but no one can tell what will happen.
The meeting Of Division No. 1877 OF the
Brotherhood Of Trainmen last night did not
conclude until after midnight. The discussion
was loud an animated, and the occasional out
bursts OF cheers attracted attention on the
streets. or course the session was strictly
private, but It was freely rumored on the out
side that the trainmen, as well Is the firemen,
stand ready to join in the strike should further
measures be deemed necessary. Rumors are
also prevalent this morning that the engineers
are in sympathy with the strike and may Join it.
"This strike" said one Of the railroad em-
pioyes this morning, Twill be the greatest this
country has ever seen and will extend from
California to the southern states unless it IL
settled soon"
Vice President Webb was informed OF these
rumors and asked II he knewanythins dsnn,te
'.No," he said, nothing at all IN Anes Of
strikes such rumors always spring qp. 81 have
no idea the engineers viii strike. shave
no reason for doing 30. No, I think ~ strike
y wei in hand. During the next xptty-eieht
hours the situation viii improve vGy de-
oidedly."
TIE scINR n CANT.
Camp Lehi&h presented . peaceful appear
ancs last night and mot ripple Of trouble 90
curred to mar the slumbsr Of the tirsd-out SOL
disFs:: Nothing but the solsnn and silent