The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-20
detachment An attempt will o3 made
ahis morning to seud out freight trains.

detachment. An attempt will os made
9his morning to seud out freight trains.
STRIKERS sToNING TRAINS.
At half past niue O'clock this morning
word reached Captain Farrier's office that
the strikers had congregated on the
Johnston avenue bridLe aud were ston-
ing trains and trainmen not in sympathy
with them. Captain Farrler reported the
news to Superintendent Smith aud he
was ordered to call his reserves and
hurry to the scene OF the disturbance
and disperse any crowds that he mignt
find. A similar order was sent to
Captain McKaig, aud 10 less than
a half hour both captains were on hand
with reserves and prepared 60 preoerve
order.
POLICE ON GUARD.
Superintendent Smith will keep police
men stationed in tue yard until tbs strike
is ended He has ordered the captains
and men to arrest any mau acting sus-
picfously about the yards aud to dis
perse any gathering of the strikers.
RESERVES CALLED OUT.
In order to prevent any serious outs
break amongst the strikers Superiatend-
ent Smith has summoned all the reserve
policemen to their respective precincts to
be prepared to do duty at once. The
coDpers are getting their first experience
of sleeping on their arms on iron cots in
the precinct tlormitories.
ALL QUIET AT PACIFIC AVENUE,
The freight yard AT Pacific avenue is
is completely at a standstill. Long
trains of freight cars are standing side
tracked. and nothing is being done in the
way Of handling the freight. The bridge
crossing the canal is up, and
altogether, the place is deserteds
No freight hrs been received
since last night and owing to the lack of
engineers none E.as been despatched to-
day. A few members of tine Associated
Brotherhood of Firemen and Engineers
were standing conversing on Pacific ave-
uue and one of them told NEWS re-
porter that in q few days he expects the
entire business of the Lehigh Valley Rail .
road will be suspended.
OTHER LINES WON'T INTERFERE.
It is said tnat the local officers of the
Lehigh yesterday consulted with the
other local lines and requested that they
help the Lehigh out by transferring and
forw riding sucn freight rs it may have
at this terminal and connections. 1t was
reported last ni2hs that all the lines re-
fused to handle the freight excep3 the
New York Central. IL is understood
that the declining roads gave as reason
for their refusal desire to avoid trJu ole
and to prevent the ordering out Of any Of
their men.
WHAT WILL THE swITCHMEN Doi
Considerable anxiety is expressed
among railroad men as to what course
the swirchmen will pursue in the strike.
When the switchmen had their wrestle
with the Reading in 1892 the Brother
hood refused to assist them by ordering
out the engineers primarily and the other
train hands secondarlly.
This action created a bitter feeling
among the switchmeu, and to the luke
warmuess Of the Brotherhood the SWITCH
men attributed their defe4t. The
strikers, however. do not expsct that the
switchmen will embrace the present op-
portuDity to retaliate.
A Brotherhood man said last evening
that he does not believe the switchmeu
will 10 any way interfere iu the strike.
but will let the affair alone; that they
will do the work which properly belongs
to them, and will refuse to act as fire.
men or to handle Lehign freight on the
otner lines.
If they do help out the Lshigh they
will violate both the rules of their union
and the oath they took when they be<
Came members of it.
The ordering out OF the telegraph
operators Is regarded by the trainmen as
a strong point in their favor and will
greatly hamper the Lehigh Ia It's efforts
to operate the system with new mon.
The Lehiga has made formal request
OF Sheriff Beck to provide sufficient
number OF Deputy Sheriff to protect the
company's men and employees.