The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-20
FEW PASSENGER TRAINS RAN
Very Little Chance Of Help from
Any Other Railroads.
THE ROAD ENTIRELY TIED UP AT NIGHT.
Employees Careful About 0beyiug Laws,
and No Violence Used,


Labor Organizations and seek Redress
Tor Grievances Through Tbem-The Or
der to strike sent Oui My-tcrIou-Iy and
| Obryed Instnntiy-An CIns.e. or WORT.
| men seem 10 Have .GoIscd In the Contest
| ENouth Lrft nuty 70 Care for Mali
| TrnIns-Company OnriaIs Taken by sur
| prise-rh-y Appeal In Vain tor Heir TO
the New Jer-ey Ccnuni aud Lscksw.uu.
Rond~-The Erie Tried 10 Assist Them.
but Was Forged to hack Down.
Wi1KEsBARRr Nov. 1o-The Lehigh Valley
Railroad strike has not resulted in the stop
page OF passenger traffic. So far as the
freight and coal ira ffic 10 concerned the striks
Is asuccess. In the whole system from Buff
faIo to New York 1t is reported that not sim
gle freight or coal train has been moved since
the order to strike was given at 10 o'clock last
night. except those that were on the road be-
fore the order was sent out In a few cases
these trains were taken to their destination
and the crew made the return trip to the start
ing places before knocking OF. II. most cases
trains were side tracked as soon as they
reached their destination. The cabooses were
locked up. the engines were run into round
houses and tho fires were drawn The crow
shifted for them selves then and watched their
chance to get to their homes by other routes.
1t is not recorded that any walked.
II Is In the matter OF shutting of passenger
traffic that the affair SO far has proved hzzle.
new train schedule was advertised to 90
into effect to-day. and it was enforced. Not
one OF the twenty passenger trains on it missed
its trip. though it may be said that none sue
ceeded In making schedule time. They aver
aged nearly an hour late, The striking en-
ployees do not deny that they are disappointed
at their failure to com pletely tie p the road.
but to- night they are saying: =
Wait until tomorrow and you will see that
not wheel will turn from one end of the road
to the other. unless 1t be on a train that CAR
ries the United States mails We will refuse
to man that train. but II the ompany succeeds
in getting men to do 1t We will not object and
We will not try to induce them to leave their
posts. All who are not out will DO out to-
morrow sure"
The evident confidence with which the men
make their assertion worries the railroad off,
cials and they admit that they do not know
what may happen and that the whole situation
at present looks very serious. In conversation
with railroad official tonight THE SUN cor
respondent was told this in so many words.
1t is impossible to learn on what the mems
confidence is based. unless It Is on promises
made by the passenger engineers and passen-
ger train crews now at work. but Judging from
thc way N'at tiooo ulcH hEo IOuHulb HDubeu Dy
the striker it doesn't seem possible that they
could have made any promises. Half dozen
OF the employees still at work were seen by the
correspondent late this afternoon. They az
hrmed that they were loyal Brotherhood
men. but they declined. except In one
instance. to say whether they intend
ed joining in the strike. The one
exception was that Of one OF the oldest sngI-
neers on the road. lie said the trip he began late
last night really didn't end until he got his
train to the old starting point tonight.
Then" he said. I'm done. I've stood by the
company through thick and thin, but now I'm
going to get out Just once. | haven't any
thing against any person connected with this.
the Wyoming. division OF the road but do
feel that tho head officers OF tho company
have treated me stability and / shall 20 out
as protest against that treatment. The men
are In the right in this case II they never were
before. and. win or lose. I'll Join them In de-
handing Justice"
Notwithstanding that the strike on the road
had been expected for a week. the act Of the
men last night was great surprise to the
railroad officials This is shown by the fact
that the company was unprepared 10 m set the
emergency. II is denied to-day that the
officials were unpreparsd. and it has been said
repeatedly that the company had all the men
IL wanted to take the places Of the strikers, IL
Is a fact. nevertheless, that an order has gone
out from Philadelphia, and that it is still
In force. that all available men must
10 used for the passenger service. and
ant to move freight, The freight business
pt the road is ~ Tar the largest part OF the to-
GAL business Freight t[silo Is Partiep1I1ry
been necessary TO work considerable over
lime. business, q course, accumulated rapid
IT, and Il is possible for It in a day or two TO
such Gn extent thar It will be-
come almost hopelessly tangled. l. is argued
pahy had the men il says It has. with suf-
icient numher OF Oh men to run lts passenger
he new hands at work to prevent the glut Of
: Tie total number Of men on strike is not
ess than 1000. Those that are included in
he straG are me E5I1hSbnoia Of ~ ioc eom
.irem-n, the order ~ Railroad Conductors
II brotherhood OF Railroad Tralnmen. which
Includes the hTEk haggaE" men, No. and
h. G7der II l;ailroad relrsI4rhsrs. The or
eT for the striSc rsmg ir"ia ihlltdelphiS at q
70 OF tho men has been sitting there for weeks
more complete temporary locking up was
az . Ot said u word . their superiors Aboutths
me tho strike was To come. They hadn't said
S on he sroes Of 70 eSsk ~ oS S hs
peTatOgs In the Office Of the tram despatch
oor, took hls hat ana coat from the hook and
alkad out; at the same moment the other
ieTator. who WAsnt prepared 70 go out. found
lat he was pounding away with his key at a
cad wire The wire had Resn grounded ct
lttstun Junction and at the COXtOn yards,
lie Instruments Ia the office had stopped their
ckiEg. and from that moment IL wasn't Known
hers any train on the road was. and there
gnt have heen a hundred 10 danger Of coll
ion without any means OF notifying them OF
leir danger. little alter the operator mem
onsd went out, and whit tho other operator
a. engaged 10 discovering that the wires had
san grounded on the incoming division, one
she Oldest conductors on the road came ia.
ls train had Just arrived. He told the super
tenGent that striEs had tsen ordered. aud
2 couldn't take the train any further
. You mean that you will not tak Il out Of
ls - alton = asked the superintendent
p" les cir" Was the reply / am brother
BOD man"
He WAS followed BY other men. Then toe
sSs came that the sNitchmsn in the yard had