The evening world., 1893-11-21
MAY REACH JERSEY CENTRAL.
Engineers OF That Line Will Discuss
the Lehigh Strike.

There seemed to be very little change
in the situation at me Jersey city ter
minus OF the Lehlgh Valley road this
morning. Not IA pound Of freight has
been moved either way over the road
since the arrival OF the train which
pulled into the yards at 800 o'clock yes
terday afternoon.
1t was only because there were ten
cattle cars attached to it that the train
was allowed to come through.
Freight Agent Rundio AMI Yardmas-
ter Lamb made "A tour OF the yards this
morning on engine 42i, on their return
to the office they reported everything
quiet among the few strikers who came
20 the yards.
Agent Rundio said ne did not expect
to send out any freight to-day; neither
did he expect to have any come into
~Communipaw. He said that men were
constantly applying Tor work, but that
me was not taking on any
This was contradicted by the strikers.
who said that men were being hired on
the quiet.
According to Mr.. Rund!o, freight not
pcrlshable was being accepted by his
Company. The amount offered was not
large enough to cause any congestion
In the yards,
This morning six railroad detectives
appeared at the Communipaw yards, and
received orders t. clear the yards of
everybody but employees and reporters.
The officers mad nC trouble in carrying
out this order.
4 squad of policemen was kept in the
station-housc OF capt. Farrier's precinct,
ready to respond to any cali which
might be sent from the freight yards.
The same men who reported for duty
yesterday were on hand again this morn
ing. They were all braKcmcn and con.
ductors who make up the eleven crews,
which are required TO handle the trains
which usually arrive. and depart from
Jersey City. The engineers md iiremcn
however, did not come to work.
Notwithstanding the statement Of tn,
officials that passenger trains were NOV
ing regularly, there were only three
arrivals and W departures up to noon
The 7l2 train for Scranton was agar
abandoned for want of an engine. Tn,
3 o'clock Clinton local pulled out OF
tim" with two coaches and five passen
EerJ IN board.
The buffalo and NIAGARA express
which should have left a. 93i moved gu
i2i. The engineer and ~firenfcn were non
union men. and with them in the cal
were two men In citizens clothes. wh'
The train consisted OF two passenEe
coaches and Il mail-car. Eighteen pas
sengers and one trunk made up tn,
load.
William Ostrand. Morris Smith. jacob
Macon and Jacob Ostrand. all Of I.oul
Island city, were prisoners in justice
O'DOnnelrs CJdrt In Jersey CITY thl
lnornins. charged with disordcrly con
{ duct.
Last night the men were in the Lchigl
Valley freight yards where the strike /
In progrt IS. The We're approached h!
I the strikers. VINO thought they were look
In" for work.
The men replied that they wanted Il
81 10 the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Depot
b The Etrr-rs directed them to the WaId
avcnue freight yard Of the Pennsylvhni
Railroad.
~ ey were arrested there by Spccia
: Policeman Ryersor. who charged th"i
with being suspicious persons.
This morning Judge OIDonncll hnc
= each one S..
Supt. Olheusen. Of the Jersey Contra
road, said this morning that he did no
think the Lehigh Valley tOmpan
wished to draw the Central road into tn
strike.
He said that as vet the Lehigh Vale
q Company had mad no attempt to shi
any. OF its freight over the Centrd
road.
If it did so the Central road. he sale
would ave to take It under the law. a
8 they were common carriers.
Should this be done. the Central road
men would have to handle the freight {
he discharged. As they are Brotherhood
men, this would no doubt precipitate
strike.
MEETING IN PERTH AMBoY.
PERTH AMBOY. N. j.. Nov. IA
: o'clock this morning a meeting az strib
ers was held In Lyceum Hall on Smlt
street. Fully 700 were presently Tn