New-York tribune., 1893-11-23
MEN AT WILKFSBARRE TO STAY OFT.
MOVEMENT OF FREIGHT TRAINS THROUGH
ETnLEiIEM-PRE>TDENT WILBUR
CONFIDENT

CONFIDENT.
bethlehem. Penn. Nov 22-Both President Wilbur
and Superintendent OF Telegraph Lattg said this
afternoon that the situation was much better than
yesterday the other hand. the strikers asserted
that six more engineers had gone out since last
night on this vision. Passenger trains continue
70 run but are late President Wilbur's private
combination engine Dorothy took the early mail
car NJ the road this morning. At the dispatchers
Office here IT H. stated that all passenger trains
on the schedule were represented. Up to tonight
there had passed here five eastbound coal trains
and one through and one local eastbound treight
train Two through and one local freight had
been sent West. \ passenger train with chicago
connections went through here on time Old
freight engineers some OF whom have been In the
company's employ twenty years, nave beeh pro-
NOTED 70 passenger trains.
Wilkesbarre Penn. Nov. 2.-The strikers here
at d meeting to-day. resolved 10 hold out and not
accep, President Wllburs Invitation TO return to
work The meeting was an enthusiastic one D. H.
Hlce chief Of the Brotherhood OF Engineers, and
general chairman OF the Grievance Committee,
made public at a meeting here this afternoon cor
rcspondencc following the announcement that the
officials OF the Iehigh Valley Company were willing
TO receive the committee OF employees The cor
respondence shows that Superintendent Roiiin H.
Wilbur absolutely refused 10 receive the committee
Of employees. stating that he would only meet the
men individually. with one OF two representatives.
The letters to and from Mr.. Wilbur were dated
October a. II was upon Mr. Wilburs REFUSAL
10 meet the employees that the strike was ordered
Everything Is quiet here tonight, the men are
Keeping away from the stations and the property
OF the company and no trouble Is feared on the
wyoming Division Of the road Two freight trains
were made up At Coxton to-day and sent over
the cutoff "a branch OF the Lehigh Valley Railroad
on the mountain. for Mauch Chunk When heard
from this evening they were making good time
Superintendent Esser said this morning that he
had received nifty applications from engineers hre-
men and brakemen who were Wiling 10 go 10
work. though none Of them belong to any organ
i1atIon
Easton. Penn. Nov with new men coming In
10 take the places OF the strikers. the Federation
teen hours In Keeping their gains proportionate to
those OF the company. General Chairman Hughes
said to-day. we have been Joined by all the old
men now. and the company have only new men TO
their engines The company VIII ma II mas no
crews when 1t attempts 10 WORK 'he he" me" we
At the headquarters OF the Federation in South
rssden' Frs'SH " Wba@ Tin ' that at p h. Would wns
ceive "A delegation OF each class OF employees sep
arately. and did not want $40 operator debating
what the company should do with 800 engineer;
that no such condition was ,s aesrc cnr I s"f @ n bmi
things had gone 40 far now that me men We're act
Ing as unit III h hnd m qr be
The situation at o'clock tonight favors the
to-day than FOR three days previously. and also to
send out several more freight trains than yester-
day The company needs engineers 1t has plenty
of men for crows The strikers report tonight
that they are not In the least disheartened They
have Induced several more new engineers TO go
home. Not a striker applied to be taken back.
There Is disorder.
The company had more engines or the road to-
d,v than IL had Yesterday. The officials emphat-
ically deny that all the old engineers have left their
posts. and say that most Of the men who were
working Monday worked to-day. As to the tele-
graph service from Mauch Chunk 10 tdcwater.
Superintendent Donnelly says II Is better than II
eyer was" A coal train was sent toward New
York al II o'clock this morning and freight
train followed IL 1T noon.