Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-20
LEHIGH is TIED UP
Only Mail Trains Allowed to
Run. and the Strike
MAY SPREAD TO OTHER ROADS
Mea Have Ratified the strike Or
der-d bv the Graad omce~s sad
viii Fight it Dat

WIIKEsBaRKE. Pa. Nov. 10 Thou
sands % men throDged The platform ~
the Iehigh Valley station ali day today.
and although nothing of ar alarming
nature occurred. the excitement was
intense. Only mail trains were allowed
to run today. the mails being carried on
all kinds of mixed tnnins The officials
OF the company are doing everything in
their power 10 provide for the running
OF through passenger trains tomorrow.
although their success has been. 10 say
the least. indifferent. Crews who had
not received the order 10 strike before
taking out thsir train invariably pro
ceeded 10 the end of the run. in com-
plianes with the Law OF ls7T. which
makes il misdemtanor 70 abandon n
train on the road. The same act also
provides for the punishment by line and
Imprisonment OF any enploye ss another
railroad VINO refuses 90 handle the cars
from a railroad whose men are on a
strike.
May Tie Up Other. Lfss-<
This may lead 10 ssr16<1s compiica-
tions. for II the strike csputinues. the
Lehigh Valley people will certainly offer
their traffic 10 the Jersey Central. Della
ware, Lackawanna 4 Western and other
roades and the trainmen. who belong To
the association. will certainly rrfuse 10
handle il. This viii not only extend the
trouble 10 other lines but will lay the
employees OF these roads liable TO prose
cution IN the courts. Tine New York
passenger train, laue at $3.50. came in on
time with Trap Dispatcher Wie3aw as
engineer and new crew. The train lay
here an hour. during which time every
effort was made to induce the men TO
leave but 10 no purpose. At all points
north. between Wilkesbarre and Sayre.
the trainmen are out 10 a man and net
a wheel turns, with the exception OF
those noted above. liz is expected that
by tomorrow the road will be tied up
from one end to the other.
The strike Ratified.
Four meetings Of the different train
mems organizations were held in this
city today. but the utmost secrecy is
maintained and the men absolutely re-
fuse To diyulge any OF tho proceedings
Ii is the general impression. however.
that the action OF the grand officers in
ordering the strike has been ratified aud
that the men have pledged themselves
10 fight il out TO the end The railroads
yards and the various side tracks OF the
company in this city and at Coxton.
Sugar Notch. Fairyiew and Port Bowk.
ley are blocked with several Thousand
cars OF freight and coal.
. A private telegram was received at the
superintendent Office tonight. from
bethlehem. saying: The operators on
the Lehigh and New Jersey division
struck today almost 10 a man. Some of
the tiremen and brakemen are off, but
things look TO be in good shape Pas.
senger trains are running and some OF
the freight trains are going out
At 7:20 o'clock tonight Track walker
Welch. at Sugar Notch. four miles from
here. reports that tough gang Of men
were seen by him at the Franklin switch
and fears arc entertained that they may
interfere with toe switches during the
night. He hoisted all tho lamps in their
proper places after which ne was chased
away by the crowd. who threw stones at
him. At Coxton. ten miles from here.
the switch lights were removed early
this morning aud threw into the adioin-
ing fields by persons as yet unknown 10
the cOmpany