New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-21
ALL QUIET N THE BI'FFALO YARDS.

no FREIGHT TRAINS MOVING ON THE LEHiGI's
TR>cKs-A BLOCKADE OF LOADED CARS.
Runalo Nov 20 (SpeciaD Besides the passenger
trains only two switch engines were moving in the
Lehlgh Valley yards to-day The road Is effec'ually
tied up as far fregh, and traffic are concerned
and chief Freight Agent Nevins announced this
,f,.rnoon that at present the company would BE-
unabl. to receive any local freight As nearly as
c.n he counted ig trains. eighty-four Of them
eas,bound block the yards The passenger ana
mail trims are greatly delayed Nearly all OF the
strikers on the Buffalo section OF the road voted
against going out. and are az anxious as the com
many that there shalt be no violence. although
they say they will do all they can to prevent new
men from taking their places
General Tralnmaster Van Allen said this after
noon that ne believed the old men would all be
working Tomorrow lie said the company was
bes.ged with .plicants for work both by men
In person and by telegraph
we could MI every place In two hours said he
blu, Will give the old men chance Il they VIII
CONE. back at once We Will hold their places for
them until tomorrow morning.
General T. C. Doyle who was general agent
Of the I.eh.gh Valley until he took the oath OF
office this morning as Collector OF Customs says
he does think 1t Will be necessary to call ou'
TN. troops but he Is taking no chances. and at his
rcouest a carload OF specia! deputy sherins
seat to guard the Iehgh trestic at Cheektowag'
this afternoon. The police reserves have also re-
ceiv.d orders from Mayor Bishop TO hold them
selves in readiness for trouble. James Il. Onstead,
president OF the local Brotherhood Of Engineers,
saws that II the strike extends the men
likely to be called out will be those on the Lacka
wanna and the Jersey Central. THE question
which will arise II men other lines attempt to
ha ndle the Lehish's freight is perpeA!ng and can
not now be answered. said Mr.. Omstead. THE
Michigan court held that refusal amounted to n
conspiracy. We expect that men other lines
..t,s, .ttit
strike"
Some Of the switchmen proclaim themselves
stcadfast In their Discriminate not TO strike. for
the reason that the Brotherhood refused TO help
the switchmcn In last years strike. But the lead
ers OF the switchmcns Union comforting with
the strikers and II Is thought likely that they will
20 out II the strike Is continued. As
could ne learned in the yards to-day the Buffalo
strikers number between 80 and 49, including the
crews of the thirteen yard engines freight en-
glneers conductors. brakemcn and fircmen. The
statement that the telegraph operators have gone
out is erroneous only three are out on the whole
buffalo division, 4 number Of the strikers have
fact that enthusiastic meeting was held late
this afternoon at which resolutions were adopted
A frame building In the vicinity OF the engine
house. in Williams,s Is being rapidly reconstruct
for the men who will to-day take the places of
% Only thirty-one cars OF freight were moved in |
the LehiEh yards yesterday. or this number sixteen
were loaded with stock and iee m with dressed
the strike declared. and. as they could not be !
delivered to the Erie and thirty to the NewYork !
Central for shipment.
men were marched down from private office up
stairs in the depot and hustled aboard that
was waiting for them In the depot A freight
engine backed In and coupled on to the and
Van Allen gave the order 10 to East
[,uffao. He had a gang OF n0n-union men To take
the places OF the strikers. Some were engineers
,ihers hremen aud few brakemen., i was said
10, from Chicago pkpIl ika railr nd |
men who had not tasted a square meal in several
men and eou' 10 the "o'A equally as wei as the
Superintendent Fenne. of the Lehigh said this
,nered to other companies as usual. and none OF
had hss nS to nscep. Il be Aus Of h
,a.d ne. land expect none
M nsi R%ys not ea
move any fre!sht out OF the yard or send any East;
get it as far as sayre. but we might wen leave
I in Buffalo AS to I'LL up the yards there for we
Jay they are doing all they to queI the dis
urbances and put Gown the mob rule They have
o cope with the mob there will be little use OF try
ng to move the freight from here.
o work. and viii. just as soon the authorities
a them 10 r'n w4 n gr rm their ye
III can move through there are the mail trains.
hing G : more more than the mail car to go through;
80 far as the Operators are concerned tney did
% out dIOnB the ulvlsIOn, Dut ohiy Ie""''ou Jul |
or about two hours. when they returned to their
work.. .,. . 49,
nernoon II was learned that that road r had not
~ the IAhgh we not only handling Lee
Ugh freight" said Chief Clerk ,ri Powell out we
superintendent C. L. Rossiter OF .ne oentra was
lso seen. and asked II that comP no, do ueepted
ifferent than we have always done ana , 40 not
now Of any reason why we snouiu' v,i Il ns Le-