The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-28

,,''NIo EVlUE 10 WOlk tNey .MOOlu NeH Ine
Br9therhQod officers and would learn officially
u inc strike was Brothrfhood strike. They
earned that Il was and refused e. 60 TO worE
rms man said that he knew Of fifteen engi-
neers from New York and Philadelphia who
had been brought here by dcception. aud they
hal gone back home. lie was on his way. The
matter was very serious, he said. and was
very likely TO cause trouble for the Central and
The Reading road 10 not Brotherhood
road SAID tho Correspondent.
That is ihe public IMPRESSION; he ar
dent Wilbur aud Gcnerpi Manager voorhees,
Of the I,chigh Valley had no idea that the men
on their rond werc as well organized as they
are and when the strike came OIL they were
taken by SURPRISE. Ottlo engineers who were
only eight men between Buffalo and Mauch
hunk who ~ NOT go out The matter of the
Healing and tho Now York Central helping or
trying TO hoip the hchigh now will he taken up
IN day or go, aud, unless the effort is stopped.
look out Tor moro cups
Two engines in tho roundhouec with dam
aged cabs testify to the severity vt tho assaults
ont, on trains yesterday The Deputy sherft7 say
rlcked from tho places whcrc those engines
stood when assaulted The non rnion men at
who worked on the road part OF last week re-
ported at the Office OF Superintendent Esser
from Mnuch Chunk to Coxton and hack With
out taking their lives IN their hands They
were were men Of famtIies. they tnid. and couldn't
wood. who has been running No. 5S4 said ho
mad a big stone lruise on his side. and he
sore spot by amy more excursions into the
ugly district. BESIDES the personal assault. be
said that coming through Fairvicw one of the
main drivers Of his engine had been thrown
OIL the track by an obstruction deliberately
placed there.
=, anu not n candidate for the morgue"
Tutlewood said. and IL three or four mon are
going 10 be killed before things move smoothly
l want to DO out OF here when the thing hap
pens."
Thomas Muldoon. another engineer said he
had run into link fixed into a frog on the
TRACK and narrowly psCnpnl heinz lpTailpU.
Frank McClar, another OF the engineers. said
that the windows Of the cnb Of his engine had
been smashed, and stones How by his head
with force enough to Mil IL they had hit him.
he escaped 10y jumping down on the opposite
-" have never been in my disorder in my
life" no said, but II | had had u gun ip my
pocket at that time somebody would have
lilo had made one run from here to Packer
ION as anu G0ming tnrough sugar N0teh stones
things generally. Engineer Kelly snid he was
willing TO run again If lie had n guard. but not
The brnkemen. conductors. and nremen nre
Just rs badly scared ms are these men. and
there arc many dcsertions every day. The as
saults are not the only things that are soaring
the men. Many OF the men who are at work
arc. green men. who have never worked on
railroad before These men have been re-
sponsi6le for many, accidents that have oc-
CURED. and there have been several narrow
escapes from serious accidents.
The most serious accident that has occurred
SINCE the strike began happened about noon
wrecks EnsinS 2l5 WAS ' OF S the track 'G noSr
the station. when Engine 2I0. drawing q
thunderng through tho yards at the rate Of
thirty miles an hour. No. 2It. 1t is said. was
running away. She struck 243 with terrific
force between the engine and tender. tearing
them asunder completely dcmolishing the
t ten and pushing the engine about go feet;
being complete wreck;
Passenger engine, 23l was standing on the
was on The engine. and TTaininaster King,
seeing its danger. jumped aboard and opened
the throttle so Il would get out OF the way and
Athens and colidod with freight train. at
Milan. Passenger engine s'S which was also
damaged slightly n ono tranman was injured.
bur how badly is not known. Had not the in
rrainmaster King started her ION her wild
journey the collision at Milan would have been
ooded 6e steam o the engine S was
ming at slow speed when it smashed into the
Here arc some other accidents that are re-
ported night: Engine @"l ran of the track
four times in front of the depot here shortly
Win ss SnST man Who 'a doesnt snow Rues
about signalling. The last time the engine
Sn ST "drorer Cleveland had to tux at her
to get her back. switch ROD was broken and
twisted and rail on tho main line was spoiled.
In the cut-oif across the mountain from CoNton
n green engineer lost his head this afternoon
and reversed his engine and jumped of. Tho
into the rear OF freight train. Little damage |
was done. Engine 5I6 and caboose ran into |
TO- night Sa6'iY :" was hurt Ensine 3;i3 Was
burned out at toNton: Engine 5S2 passed the
that had 0t peen Burned out Last nish. at
Sayre. passenger engine IA ran into freight |
engine 2s3 and the freight engine was dis
The company notifies other railroads that |
the strike is over and they are prepared TO
correspondent walked down through the yards |
below the WilEeSnarre station where yestcr- |
tMS main msiS traeks were clear tSdSy XII the
deal OF it was marked ",perishabIe.'" and most
on dates between Nov Nov i i and Nov IS ''
There was "a little Improvement to-day in the
succeeded so far in delivering to the mines |
that have, becn shut down were sufficient 70 !
again. 1t is believed that they will be able 10 |
run a week at least, and II the company Is in |
any better condition then they may be enabled aS
collieries gives employment to considerably |
more than one thousand men and boys.,
The company officials have claimed until |
Today thar the passenger trains have been |
nearly on time. They gave up claim |
ion. whatever would be given OUT. To-day |
No. i. the fast express from New York due |
% In ne bs aa m9s get AZ
should have got here at $50 got in at 0:24. |
md the transfer comp NY here says that only |
o-day. That leaves two or three yet to be |
heard from.
A report that has Just reached here from
IuNtOn says that the rails Of the cutoff have |
been sOaped on the grade, which Is about sew
.nty-NVe feet 10 the mile. Another report from
-ONton says that mob surrounded the on
CINE OF u through freight train this afternoon
and the engineer pulled n revolver and said he !
would blow a hulS in the first man who
.oarGeh the engine. lie wasn't disturbed.
\ private despatch from Slyre says that the
-ailTOad officials there say that the tTelght
blockade will lie raised within week. Six
rcisht trains were made M there this alter
!oon. Tho marhinl7ts in the shops there TO.
lay sent q message 10 the head officials OF
heir order at ht'hmOnd complaining
hat the company is compelling some OF their
neml eTs to help the uOn-union engineers and
iIenen in Oiling and in showing them how to
an tho engines. They ask for instructions,
md say II they are ordered to strike they are
eady AZ any time.
There has been talk here all daY Of the
sheriff swearing In strikers as deputies to
'yotort tho cOmpanY's property here. Tho !
,.lrr was madp is some of the leaders this
morning, Tonight at - meeting OF he men
ohn l.tye cal ed Tor volunteers 10 DO sworn IN.
Nut n man volunteered.
They said that II they agreed 10 become reg
l,ar Deputies they would be- in the employ Of
he ROAD, and they wouldn't consent to II.
hey said they would do all they could n pre-
.eHt damage without being made deputies. At
'uEar Notch the men said the same thing.