The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-23
GROWING SERIOUS
Lehigh Strikers Being
Replaced.
ENGINEERS ARE RUSHED IN.
But They Claim They Are Not
Going to Work.
ENGINEERS ARE RUSHED in
OTHER ROADS TO BE TIED UP.
The Big Coal Galleries Have Closed,
Throwing Thousands Out of
Employment.

JERSEY CITY, n. j., Nov.g22.-The skies
are apparently clearing so far as the
freight end of the Lehigh Valley strike is
concerned. Yardmaster Lamb this after
noon said: 1--WE are just starting out
freight trains. Tonight we will move
more trains and by tomorrow all the reg
ular freigh, trains will be running" Su-
perintendent DonDelly of the Eastern
applications for employment than we can
entertain"
BUFFALO n. Y. Nov 22.-At 1 80 this
afternoon a special train on the Lehigh
started for Sayre. Pa, carrying forty-eight
engineers to take the place of strikers. 1t
is now stated that seventy-seven expert
enced engineers went out on the regular
train this morning. The majority of the
men are said to be coming from the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy. One of the men
said: Things are very dull this fall, and
as soon as / heard OF the strike l started
for Buffalo. guess all the Chicago. Bur-
lington and Quincy boys would tell you
the same story" The Lehigh officials sent
a train of merchandise East this afternoon.
The company has men enough to do the
work with if they can operate tho yards at
Sayre.
ELMIRA. n. Y, Nov. 22.-The much
suppressed excitement among the Lehigh
strikers was increased by rumors of men
coming in from Buffalo TO take their places.
The leaders counsel against violence, but
the men say freights shall not run. The
Sheriff refused to comply with request to
call out the troops.
EAsToN, Pa, Nov. 22-The Lehigh
strikers have resolved to call on all the
men still at work to join them. Seventeen
engineers and firemen from the Burling-
ton and Quincy, Baltimore and Ohio and
Reading roads arrived here this morning
aud were distributed along the road.
Deputy Sherffs patroled the yards all
night and had considerable trouble in
keeping suspicious characters off the
tracks.
PoTTsvLLE. Pa. Nov. 22-Over dozen
of the principal Lehish Valley coilteries
have shut down for lack of cars and more
will follow tomorrow. Fully 5000 men
and boys are thus forced into idleness.
ROCHESTER,, n. Y. Nov. 22.-The situa-
ton in the Lehigh strike here tonight is
at Irregular intervals. There are few pas
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 22.-About $50 of
alleged non-union men were sent tonight
to Bethlehem. presumably to take the
places of striking engineers, firemen and
trainmen on the Lehigh Valley road. One
man said they were with but few excep-
tions brotherhood men, who were hired to
the company for the purpose of discon-
certing the road. They did not intend TO
go to work, but simply TO go where direct
ed and then abandon their EN- ployers. At
midnight everything was quiet alone the
line of the Lehigh Valley, with both sides
resting for tomorrow.
ROCHESTER,, n. Y. Nov. 22.-Represent-
atives of five brotherhoods from Philade-
pha. Buffalo, Batavia. Sayre and Easton
are attending conference here which will
last all night A member of the board
said TO an Associated Press representative:
"If necessary the men on other roads will
be called out promptly. beginning with the
Central and others to follow. Everything
tonight is in our favor"