The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-20

thnf0 and tNnt went nome OF @LOOU NfONlNl 10
fcr Uha' would b" '"nc The officials didn't
lose any time. ~utNu ~ the minor ones went
out up and down the tracks throwing switches
and doing tn" WORK OF the strikers -
The one or tv cnginec that were loyal were
utilized getting sidetrl"kcd cars out OF the way
TO make room for more. 20 objection was Uade
10 this on the part AZ the strikers. nut Whcn m
attempt Was made 10 move two car "I i've
STOCK out on tho main line and got them start
ed for heir destination. there was row. As
fast a the cars were coupled 10 an ehElne they
each other glso Thsr, was no show 81 vi)-
lence. Tho STRIKERS went ~ 1, IN a husine -,
like way. and iinally the atsennd TO move 'ho
What took plaC. on other baIts ~ lnf ROAD
striker Ito rode from Easton 20 Nilkesbarrc.
on the Jersey Central road. with car load o!
them. IL was the frat train that they h6d
trains al Eaeton. When the signal came there
was the same packing away OF coal trains on
night express came iu and n fresh engine was
callcd rGr. ms IS usual, not man could pc
fpemen who we're appea ell TO refused. \ man
was found. alter long delay ana tne IRAN
ven thr%% n and hoo,cT am engineer Who
wanted to take his train through TO It's
desiinatIon. He was finally intimldatedi ~
NIauch Chunk the crew OF coal train ahan-
donod tho train on the main track Then
they uncoupled the ears y, eight different
an engineer VINO was willing to work Ard Sc, set
him at getting the train of the main line the
we're made. and alter two hours the attempt
The passenger trains which we're out on the
road experienced much difficulty. The
switches would DO thrown open almost as last
as they were shut, and the trains had TO STOP
ahead TO set the tracks right The men who
went home on tho Jerscy central train we're
Jolly lot. They took the strike and tho pros.
meet of a hard winter at hand without work at
somethlng akin 20 schoolboy enthusiasm over
proHchIng hard winter. by tho way. a snow
storm set In aud the wind blew wet ana coIn.
msR w hS T Yer sN epoqer oe
man I, said aid a. no dirorcrco to me what the
the company II we let this thing 60 we
might Just as we'll lot our Organization go and
would rather, have no work at all than be
treated as we have been ,u,u,
Nearing WUkesbarre from the car windows
Q passenger train, was seen going UP on me
LehighN alley road. Then there was deal OF
engine Even though the train was across a
river the men on tho engine were recognizes
and there were threats OF getting hunk
To-day Wnkesbarre has been very quiet ex-
cept about the Iehigh depot and Yards AT
the depot there has been u crowd averaging
from three to four hundred men all day II
was made up chiefly OF workers and non
workers in the colleries about here. lhey
are ali friends OF tho railroad men and are
Just the sort OF men who usually make trouble
centace OF railroad men in the crowd. The
principal business OF the people was 10 STAND
around and watch the men on the passenger .a,g
crowd went up the track and drove away aman
who had taken the place q 2ne OF the stilkinnS
shout "scab" at the engineers and nremen On
the passenger locomotives. They surrounded
looked as il there might, be some trouble, but
It didn't mount to anything. When the l2:l6
Koch i they ,S surrounded the engine and shouted
'.scab" until Koch was frightened, lie cllmbe
down from MS snH the an the
end OF the route and back. He said to the
iii finish my run. but when get back here
Twill run the machine into the house aud Will
quit. | cant 90 IT." ,o-,
lost lis place hen and only recently got an
other place. He gave up from fright. super
Eii lie sa 'f pres
serious. but as long d We can keep our pas
sSnger trains moving guess t rs a" h.r right
they haven't been interfered with, The rail
trouhl there has been, and that hasn't been
much. has been with the crowd down stairs.
S Mr. o. doing
pretty. well. We have at least one man In ev-
railroad business in that at a pinch. some OF
the men are new men and some are old men
Mr. Esser would say nothing about the strike
spreading to the other roads. THE SIN cor
respondent has talked with men from all com
day. The roads are the Central OF New Jersey.
tht Delaware and Hudson. and the Delaware,
The men from the Jersey Central said
The Central Is the best brotherhood road
inr ' # .o Sttempt to lake any Of the Leheh
Valley freight. Our men would not handle II.
end 4 the officials attempted t9 force them to
don't mean exactly that. for there Is law that
would make that impossible; but We could re-
and could resign our places That might
am cunt to the same thing, but the law couldn't
touch us for resigning"
The Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
men expressed the same sentiments. but not
SO smphatically. and SO did the Delaware and
road seems to have decided TO lot its freight
scsamuste until i can handle it III it; ELL i Is
eompan les In a predicament
There are likely 10 DO some prosecutions
growing out OF the way in which some trains
some wholesome laws which Were passed
after the ~; railroad strike Of iSU; when
b no law maEes IL a misdemeanor for
any railroad employee 70 abandon a
at any 9"S HSsR s gs
the train has baen brought back to the start
ing point. The penalty Is $500 fine which
sired. The reason many Of the. trains wero
as they We're last night was ex-
III this thing should fail and the Brother
hood should let mo go back Wa want 10 stand |
as well Win Nne company rs we cam 'uE
order to strike Permitted Ms to bring our |
train home. hut IL all had brought them home /
and had happened 20 meet any official OF the |
road We would probably havo been ordered to |
do som sthing that we would have had to refuse /
to do. Then our goose would De cooked Tor |
sure
Four meetings of the different t-ainmen's
organ ZRtiOns were held In this city to-day
hut the utmost secrecy is maintained. and tho
men absolutely .rfuse TO dvulEe any Of the
II is the general impression.
however. that the action Of tho grand officers
In ordering tire strike has been ratified. and
that the men have pledged themselves to light
IL out ~ the end.
private telegram was received at the
Oflics from Bethlehem to-
night, saying.
The o. eIators on the Lehigh and New Jsr-
ssy division are on duty today almost TO a
man; some Of the tTemcn and LraEemen ara
On. but things IuoE C. Ice IN good shape las
seRgeT t.Ains are running. and some OF the
freight trains are gong out !
At ~ O'clock tO-nlgut Track Walker WRlch
n sugar Nutch, four miles from here, reports
hat "a tough gang Of men We're seen by MIN Rt
he Iranki.n switch, and fears are entertained
hat they may interfere with the switches dur
NJ the night. lie hoisted all the lamps in their
roper places. after which he WAS chased away
~ the crowd. who threw stones A. him,
At CONtun ten miles rom here, the switch
lights We're removed early this morning and