The evening world., 1893-11-20
TRAINS HOURS LATE.
Lehigh's Passenger Service Is
Badly Crippled.
Freiuht Traffic Is at a StandstiII
Through the Strike.
Sheriff Of Jersey City Called Upon
for Protection.

The effects of the strike on the Le-
high Valley road were felt in this vicin-
ity this morning. No freight trains are
moving from the yards at Communi-
paw and Perth Amboy, and passenger
traffic is also interfered with.
The strike is peculiar one in the re-
spect that it is for principle and not for
financial reasons. The trouble has been
brewing for more than year.
The men say that certain rules gov
erning their employment have been
grossly violated. Committees were ap-
pointed at various times to endeavor to
settle the matter by arbitration.
President Wilbur refused to see the
committees. He said he would treat
with his employees as individuals. This
was considered a direct blow at union
Friday confirmed this belief, and the
strike was thereupon declared.
. No reports of any violence or dis
order have been received save from
Jersey city, where the reserves of Capt
farrier's, precinct, the First. in Jersey
City and and also hss, in Capt M. ,Mekaigs pre-.
at the yards of the Lehigh Valley Rail-
road Company.
This morning some of the brakemen
son avenue bridge in Jersey City and
made such demonstrations that the po-
lice were sent there to preserve the
peace
When an attempt was made to move
locomotives in the yard this morning 1t
is alleged that the men at the Johnson
avenue bridge threw stones at the men
in charge OF the locomotives.
From Philadelphia comes a despatch
saying that owing to the strike the
opening of the stock market this morn
ing.
Everything was quiet in the Lehigh
Valley freight-yard at Communipaw this
morning.
Only one. switch engine, No. 80, was
at work, Usually there are eleven en-
Essos Eines and crews crews REQUIRED to handle the
thirty-hVe cars each, on an average,
Which run each way every day.
Freight Agent Frank Rundio, who has
charge of the freight department at the
GOmmunipaw yards, said that the switch
hrakemen came TO work this morning,
hut that the engineers and firemen did
.ir. Rundio said there was no strike
at this end of the line. There was
simply no work for the men to do, and
thiS morning were receiving their time
allowance.
He also said that the freight handlers
were at work receiving the non-perish-
able freight and slowing 1t in the cars
NJ this freight is received subject to
delay and no perishable freight is being
Agent Rundio declared that all the
l'chlgh passenger trains were running
on schedule time, but this statement
VAS disputed by clerk in the passenger
only one train this clerk said, local,
mad left on regular time. That train
The train due to leave at 712 A. NJ. for
Scranton was still in the depot at II
o'clock. The Buffalo mail train. whicn
ShSlld have. left the depot at 9.4O was
" for t1eyt,,
IhH train pulled out at 1910 behind en-
Elnn "A, The crew on the train stated
,hal thal they they did not expect to get further
The Company managed to get in sever
a! trains during the forenoon to Jersey
'ltN from various points on its road;
which is due at Jersey City at 7.3O. got
IN at 9. Train No. AZ from Easton. Pa.
picked un the Buffalo train. which had
and which should have arrived at Jer-
s'y City at S.s5 last night
ad W,h t6 reonet Of the engineers hS
al the Lehigh Valley freight yards.
We are directing our attention to-
ETr4g fTeihS The bl1eksding Of the Lehish Val
tha thSaviest lest at this time Of the year. and
thn Company cannot afford to have any
nterIerence with the movement of Its
cesstul In blockading the Company's
rninas frgsht business our cause will be
Train %, for Elmira and intermediat,
points. left Communipaw station OF
lime at l242 in charge OF Conductor
Harry Riddle.
The. train was drawn by "hog" engin,
NO. D. Her engineer and fireman, &C
SoriinG to several Central Railroad
tnahdS who were in the station at thu
smmS;t, smc; We're IRE not members of their re
sinStlVe brotherhoods.
,Ihe train due at Jersey City at 1876
'cIock was reported to be an hour late.
,A freight engine. No, 5Sl. backed int
clock. IT stopped at the water tanl
Ind took on water. This gave rise TO
amor that an effort was to be made I
iRke out freight train.
Neither the engineer nor the fireman o
No ISL would give any Information as t
Mhat their orders We're. Ten minute
ialer the engine was run into the round
sheriff .Toffey. OF Hudson County. wa
a. midnight served with Il notice b
Raroad RHfI SpmsS DEnneigG Of the LshiG
mas reason to apprehend that strik
VII occur on the road, by means q
N,in,n MIlsn an unlawful and possibly ri9tou
anu Others TO prevent the Company fror
running and operating it's regular pas
stSSnGer, mail and freight trains, and tina
lne property would be injured In conse
QuGnce OF a mob or riot growing out @
SSucn unlawful and possibly riotous con
Tho Sheriff is therefore notified an
ioqured to take all legal measures I
protect the property.
=. The Sheriff returned an answer that
the police OF Jersey City now on duty a
,nc freight depot and the round hous
Wtrr unable to control the mob in cas-
VI an outbreak. the Sheriff would sum
mon sufficient posse OF special depu
urS m"S and the military, II necessary, I
preserve the peace
pSmpt. Olhausen, of the Jersey Centra
cc,lroad said this morning that, c
Course, his Company would have to re
ion over the Lehigh Valley Railroad
Tc would not, however, allow sue
treight to be handled by Jersey Ger
,Lai men, he having received an lntimf
an a,on That thSt there would pe trouble in sue
pisqpt. olhausen says that at sout