The evening world., 1893-11-25
STRIKERS STILL Firm
They Declare the Railroad Is Only
Making a Bluff.
Non.Union Men at Perth Amboy
Induced to Quit.
New Jersey Central Employees Ready
for q Tio-Up.

To an outsider the scene at the Com
munipaw freight yards to-day might IN
dicate that the Lehigh Valley strike was
on its last legs. II only the Company
statements were considered. 1t would
seem that everything was working as
smoothly as before the tie-up.
Careful investigation of the true state
Of affairs, however. does not bear out
the statements OF the Lehigh officials.
that the strike is broken and that the
men who quit work are ready to return.
This Is the situation as explained by .
Freight Agent Frank Rundio this morn
ing:
"we have had five trains In since
o'clock last night We sent out a train
at eight o'clock this morning. another at
$40 and before noon expect to have three
more moving westward. Before night
We hope to start five more trains from
this end, which will clean up the yard of
both loaded cars and empties. The floats
are making regular trips from New
York"
When told of Agent Rundios state
ment Of. the situation several OF the
strikers laughed loud and long.
why" one of them said. "aA this
hustle and hustle is a bluff on the part
CT the Company. We are not by any
means ignorant of the, true state of sf-
fairs. We are advised by people who
know that Nice-President voorhees, has
been sending messages to the officials
moving. even II all they can do Is to run
'empties up and down the yards. II
makes a show and gives the impression
that business Is rushing.
I'VE happen to know, however, that
some OF the freight take- out of Gown
munipaw. destined for Western points
tE hon nG am NIs4 a
when It lay in the freight sheds here.
Most OF the trains get as far as Plain
field. which is far enough to answer the
It Is a commendable fact that since
the strike began the men have CON
Quoted themselves In the most h,nh orderly
ployees has been guilty OF an act OF
violence at this end of the tie.up They
! keep away from the yards and give the
] the Company. acts very, much on the
defen-ive, and every train which leaves
Jersey City has on board ,s,t os squad ado OF
Two officers also ride In the cabs with
the engineers of all outgoing trains.
the The sa%s PSGe as snp
4 wSe,f as,>aS how tNev lite tha hotrW
(, Nest of the regular officers are fed al
! paw station at rate@ which will be ruin
i crs II 1t is kept UP for any length OF
!. time.
1 The Lehirh passenger-train service is
y better to-day than any day since the
! strike began. The 7.l2. $40 and 9.4l trains
went out on time, but with very few
i passengers on board.
There were three arrivals during the
: forenoon. but all the trains were more
/, o. less late.
!, There is close sympathy between the
strikers and the telegraph operators
Z along the line OF the Lenigh Valley road
!. This was evidenced by a statement made
fn-da ri At
" leisure. who uses his ears to some pur-
1, pose when in the vicinity OF a telegraph
= instrument.
II ne s.liu to-day that he had caught
I. from the wires that the operators along
i the Lehigh had kept tab on the num-
rently westbound, and that the same
NJ cars were hauled back by different en-
III gines few hours later.
D This bears out the assertions of the
Y strikers that the Company is Keeping
VI things moving only for effect, and that
Al very little, II any, freight has been de
ltvered at its destination since last Mon
Y day.
II was learned this forenoon that the
fi employees of the Central road are chat
and that unless some definite assurance
!, Is given them that no more Lehigh
freight and PASSENGER trains will be
7, hauled over the Centrars tracks. the lat
II ter road will be tied uD Monday morning.
III A Grievance Committee was sent over
to New York this morning TO confer with
y
\ said there WAS to he no mncing of
words between the Committee and the
8, The Committee consisted of an on
Il g.neer.' fireman. conductor baggage
master and brakeman. all Central EN-
They were. sent as the result of a
, meeting held last night in a hail on
~ Pacific avenue, Lafayette. The meeting
: was largely attended by Central EN-
a Another meeting viii be held tonight
"a at the same 1lace; It WI be join
u gseSawEsmrs gE y, se eSd a estara anu emrlovees
- a is said that the purpose of the meet
I ing Is to formulate petition 70 be pre-
NJ that Lehigh freight and passenger trains
= be excluded from the Jersey City termi
v. nal. and giving the Company the alterna
4. tive Of tie-up. should the demands o
Al the employees be ignored.
" The. following statement was given on
II by the Central officials at noon regard
= Ing the visit of the Committee to Iresi
Al dent Maxwell:
"a copmittee composed OF engineers
eonduct6hs and brakemen called on Mr.
e Maxwell to say that they had been owe
n the road and are going over II again t.
counsel the men not to interfere with tn
n tract with The Lehish Valley lie in in isS movin VIM
I, the Lehigh trains over our road. The.
have counselled the Lehigh employee
" ~ meet the officials in a friendly sriri
pS On the basis of the letter of Mr.. VIII
~ When some OF the Central employee
an were told OF President MaNwell's state
M ment regarding the object Of the Con-
I, mittee's visit to him. they smile
'iy broadly.
"It Is highly probable" said one q
II them. that we would hold a meetn
I. Vi and appoint a committee to wait upo
s.T Mr.. Maxwell for the. purpose Of assul
hi, ing him him OF our loyalty. The trut
ch q. that II would take very little to pr,
b cipitate a strike on the Central road
~ This was the opinion expressed
H a majority OF the men employed in an
n Vi about the Communipaw station.
aIf Herbert Banks, a non-union switch
Pel man. had his hand smashed between III
pit buffers OF two freight cars at the Con
,Ysi munipaw yards this morning. He wa
4 n taken to the Jersey Citv Hospital an
~ three fingers were amputated
Oil This was the first accident to a MOI
kunion man there since the strike b