The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-20
THE LEHIGH STRIKE
Locomotives Lying Idle in
the CommunipaW Yards
Freight Tied Up.
SHERIFF TOFFEY APPEALED TO.
Police Reserves Held in Readi-
ness-Stone Throwing in
Lafayette, but Not by
Strikers.
The Situation un Other Parts Of, the
Llne-May Extend to Central
and Lackawanna.


The strike on the Lshigh Valley Rail-
road by the Federated Order of Train
men ana Operators begun on Saturday
night has completely tied up the com-
pany's yards at Communipaw. The issue
between the men and the company is the
right of the men to join labor orgauiza-
tions and have their grievances redressed
through them. The trouble is now
spreading aud it is feared that the train
hands. telegraph operators, engineers
and freight handlers will join in. Up to
the present none of the Jersey CentraPs
meu are taking part. but. as one of thsm
said this morning. There's no knowing
what may follow"
1t is understood that the Lshigh Valley
people have appealed to the Central and
Lackawapna roads, bnt these will render
no assistance for the very good reason
that they are afraid of in terfering lest the
disaffec,ed men retaliate and annoy
them.
FREIGHT TRAFFIC TIED UP.
At the Lahigh Valley station ut Com
munipaw all the freight traffic was con-
pietely tied up. This morning there was
ouly one drill engine ut work aud this
could manage all the freight coming in
the vard Agent Rundeo of the com-
pany's freight department. said the
trouble WAS mostly at Easton. No
freight, be saws. Is coming In from there.
That which M v come IN will be ntndled
at once, ''for," he added. I'VE have no
trouble. Our brakemen aud switchmsn
reported for duty this morning"
Be this as it may there are great
number of freight cars side tracked, and
Wall I'm rha
yard were standing il group. So were
the engineers. Moving about are num-
her of detectives. among those some from
Jersey City; but there appears no trouble,
in fact the entire yard has deserted
appearance usually seen on Sunday.
THE PASSENGER DEPARTMENT.
While the freight Is tied up the pas
senger trains are running but slowly.
=. The station master aud train despatch
ers assured the reporter that everything
was lovely aud they appeared to be sur
prIsed when the word strike was men.
toned. Some OF these officials assumed
look of stupidity and ignoraace in CO m
patible with the nigh pesisteHs they hold
when they were asked for news. The re-
porter is gossiping, garrulous person to
any of these.
The opinion of the officials to the con-
trary notwithstanding, the 9:4l A. M.
train which ought to leave CommuniDaw W
for Wilkesbarre and Scranton did not
get out of the station until 1925 A NJ.
The boats had brought heavy cargo of
passengers. and these fretted and worried
over the delay.
WHATS the matteri" asked one red
faced, red-nosed, red haired old gentle-
nan of q train dispatcher.
81 don't Know" he replied. "We have
no engine"
There were plenty of locomotives in
the yard, but no pilots TO run them.
l. z1f,S
fine work. They would bring In train
and leave the Central men to put it into
t1e depot.
Away along the line to the Lehigh
Valley freight yards were enough loco
motives to drag away the entire depot,
but the locomotives were without fire.
men or engineers. These stood about in
groups talking softly to each other, eye
ing closely the move ments Of the de-
tectives and repelling any advance Of u
newspaper man who wanted to knew, You
know,
So far as the Central Road is coscsrned
there is no trouble. Superintendent Ped
die said that all he knew OF the strike
was cleaned from the press. The COM
pany's trains were coming in all ri1hs
and there was nothing but harmony ou
the system between the officials and she
employees.
BROTHERHOOD MEETING YEsTERpAY
hooi of Firemen. had q meeting at
Masonic Hall, yesterday moruiag. but. ib
is said, that the subject OF the strike was
not mentioned in the proceedings. The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
Division No. 157, also held a meeting on
Saturday night. Then. too, it is said.
there was no references to the strike.
Both divisions have many Lshigh Valley
members.
The switchmen ir Jersey City are
about equally divided between members
of the Switchmen's Mutual Aid Associa-
tion and members of the Brotherhood.
The Brotherhood men among the switch
men are in sympathy with tue Br other
hood firemen and engineers IL is said,
and it was believed that ii a general
strike were ordered here the Mutual Aid
men would cast in their lot with the
Two Brotherhood and Mutual Aid men
have been attending each Others meet
ings.
A meeting of the Commuuipaw Lodge
of The Switchmen's Mutual Aid Asso-
citation was held yesterday afternoon in
HumDol Hall, Newark avenue. this
citv. It was the regular business meets
lag, and no official action, it was said.
was taken regarding the strike, though
lc was ueder discussion. This lodge takes
In the Mutual Aid men employed on ths
Lehigh Valley road. Que of them said:-
I'VE attenQ very closely 10 our DuSln less
and are not In favor of strikes. We hops
there will be no strike hers, but sup-
pose If general strike were ordered the
swttchmen would come out too. The
principal grievances, as far as under
stand. are among the engineers and fire.
men strike &C this end of the line
would not be desirable. but | suppose II
the order were given the men would go
Dut."
There was large meeting In Masonic
Hall. Maple street ami Pacific avenue.
Greeuville. at half past seven in the
evening. Evidently it was agreed at that
meeting to order strike in the freight
yards of the Eastern division Five large
yards are involved. They are at jersey
i'ity. Phillipsburg. Bouud Brook, South
Piainfield and Perth Aniboy.
Altogether, including night and day
gangs, about 800 meu are involved. AS
all the men went to the meeting the
prike was practically In effect at six
o'clock last evening as far as freight SER
vice is concerned.
The milk train due at CommuniDaw at
eleven O'Clock last night did not get
there and the milk wagons were
sent away. 1t was announced that the
train would not como Ia atsaIi. At mid
light the squad was relieved By new