New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-01
THE STRIKE STILL ON.
BUT The LEIIIGH DAILY MOVES MORE
FREIGHT.
TIAINMEN RECEIVE FATAL INJURIES IN AN &C
CIDENT-ALL QUIET ALONG THE
LINE OF THE ROAD.

LINE OF THE ROAD.
bethlehem. Penn, Nov 3O-Presdent Wilbur, OF
the I.ehlgh Valley Railroad. said this morning.
Everything along the line is very quiet. Affairs
are the same yesterday Inc rodu IL Ho'lH5
business as before"
Waverley y. Y, Nov 30.-A Lehlgh freight en-
CINE blew up at Van Etten at about II o'clock
Charles Swartout. of Lodi. acting pilot, and Pearl
smith, Of Lockwood. fatally scaded inc
accident occurred through allowing the water to
get too low in the boiler. The hues were purheu
out. and the steam and water were blown out or
the Nrebox with terrific force The engineer ana
fireman were unhurt. c. T. Jones, a new employe
OF the company, was the engineer Inc Lehish
officials say Jones has had twenty-one years ex-
perience. and had passed an examination by ou-
perintendent OF Motive Power Mitchell. Inc IN
iured men were taken to the hospital at Sayre
this afternoon. They are young men and I'M
married
Superintendent Fennel was to-day at his
office at Sayre. He says that trains are moving
more satisfactorily to-day than any day since
the strike began.
Easton. PENN Nov 3O-There were couple Of
minor wrecks on the Lehgh Valley road near here
the last twenty-four hours but no one was in
jured They were caused by coal cars jumping the
tracks at switches. The strikers tonight are
SAYING that they will not give in. and are per-
fectly willing walt awhile and see how the
company gets along with its new men.
Wilkesbarre. Nov. 3O.-The company made con-
siderable Roadway this afternoon under police pro-
lection and started good many freight and coal
trains TO their destinations east and west. FROM
what is learned at the office of the company they
are now in hopes that they will be able to resume
coal traffic to n considerable extent within n day
or two The strikers continue TO be firm and are
loud in saying they will not accept President Will
burs ultmatum TO return to work. The summary
Of the situation this afternoon is that the come
pany has moved a great deal more freight and
coal from the Coxton yard to-day than at any
time since the strike began. Applications by the
score are being received at the superintendent
office from all parts of the country for employment
Many OF them are from competent engineers and
nremen. The officials declare that they have all
the hands they want at present ard that some
OF the incompetent men who were hired the first
day OF the strike being discharged TO make
room for more competent ones. Chief Wilkinson
arrived here this afternoon, but so far he re-
fuses to talk on matters concerning the strike
Joseph Travcrs. a member OF the Brotherhood. and
sS o Esssr of the Wyoming Division
that they were ready TO go to work on the CON
dton that they to have their former places
The New York train, due here at l:i1 y. m, with
seven coaches. was two hours late on TINS tram
only eight passengers. Tho Avoca tram
left here at p. IN. with not single passen-
ger on board. a.,
depot became somewhat disorderly. and quite a
number Of young men having no connection what
Influence of liquor insisted on making trouble. A
non-unon conductor attempted to board his train:
when "A man i'm the crowd. Jack Meehan. or
Miners Mills. caught him by the neck and pulled
him from the train. The policemen near at hand
saw the act. and promptly placed Meehan under
arrest. \ crowd soon surrounded the onlcer, ana
cried out: Let him go. or we viii make II not
for YOU" The policeman. however, held on to MS
prisoner with a death-grp. Other officers came TO
his rescue, and for atime a riot was Imminent:
While all this was going number OF small
boys took advantage of the affair and removed all
the pins out of the couplings of three freight trains
standing near by. which were ready to start West
This caused "A delay of nearly two hours before new
pins were secured. Meehan safely landed in
iail. and will have hearing tomorrow morning.
Tunkhannock Nov 30.-rhs place is the centre OF
the division and midway between Coxton and
Sayre and the trains that get out of either place
are safe to get through. The passenger service
il badly crippled. No coal Is being moved here,
and the freight service Is practically at stand
still though a freight train. OF empty cars princl-
pollv moves through once in n while
Buffalo Nov. 80 CSpeciaD.-The Lehgh Valley
strike here is in charge Of Grand Master
Sergeant of the Firemans Brotherhood. who came
from Philadelphia to-day. Mr.. Sergeant said to-
night: 1.-The strike will not be declared off. Do you
suppose we are going to give up as early as that
after making fight? The situation Is most favor
able for the men. and the outlook is much brighter