New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-04
STORMS AID THE STRIKERS.
LITTLE TRAFFIC ON THE LEHlGH VALLEY
RAILROAD.

PRESIDENT WILBUR OFFERS REWARD FOR THE
ARREST AND CONVICTION OF PERSONS
ISJtRiNG THE ROADS PROPERTY
rnv TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.D
Philadelphia. Dec. 3-The deVeloP"en's II, "e
1obrh Valley strike in the last forty-eight hours
a,oo,a renewed strength on the part OF the strik-
~s and the present outlook Is that 'he "oupe
~ ,ro,, being settled. General Manager Noor-
,s ,yho came 10 this city last night from Bethle-
,eu returned this morning to confer win fresi-
49, Uuh,r Mr. Voorhees, expressed himself
emnhatically relative TO accidents on the hehgh
w.ilov system He said plainly that the officials
On make a strong fight to manage their business
without molestaton from strikers Force IL heces-
-, u.,u no used The end of the second week OF
- strike finds over LOO brotherhood men In the
ranks of those who have left the company ser
- This means loss of wages amounting 10
Snooo reckoning the average days pay at y 30,
"a only counting twelve working days. The loss
=. Tho cornany can only be Appropriated by the
Ncers The damage to rolling stock is said to be
small part of the loss. though the White haven
accident is believed to have caused loss OF S'o"o'
THE loss of freight coal and passenger trarc VIII
swell the losses incident to the strike enormously
Tho Headquarters of the strikers will be removed
10 Wilkesbarre tomorrow morning. in order tha'
,,.v NAV be in closer touch with the men,
7, Is reported to-day that the New-fork ana
New-Jersey state Boards Of Arbitration VIII make
another attempt this week to settle amcapiy 'he
trouble ,
Manager Voorhees, and Mr.. Drinker counsel Of the
IehIeh Valley Railroad held long conference al
bethlehem to-day. and at its conclusion gave OUT
for publication a circular which Will be posted
along the line of the road tomorrow. 1t reads as
follows: .o ,ru.pD
The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company will , pay
men and constabes of counties. cities boroughs or
OwHsnp aHS that to sha o to the and
conviction in each case OF any person OF aS
hereafter maliciously interfere with the properly
Of this company with intent to cause accident to
irs ,Ta,pS o 10 its business F. p WILBUR
South bethlehem, Penn. Dec g. PRESIDENT
Tunkhannock Penn, Dec S-Near MehoopanS
station TWO wildcat" coal and freight trains COM
,ry cast had a smash-up at o'clock this morn
ing The engine pulling the second train tele-
,coped the caboose OF the other. injuring the
conductor and n brakeman severely The caboose was
burned and n couple Of cars were thrown from the
track. There is no marked improvement Ill '"e
passenger service here
Phillipsburg. y. j., Dec. 3-Ifere was pis
meeting of townspeople and Lehigh Valley strik-
ers here this afternoon fully 1908 people GROWING
into Ortyga Hail. The proceedings were opened
with prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Raven. Of the First
Presbyterian Church. DR.. J. H. Griffith ex-Mayor
of this place. made remarks expressive OF the
public sentiment regarding the strike ana sayins
that the strikers had the sympathy Gr the me ps,2i
ers a hearing and thus bring the trouble to an end
Firenen explained the nature of the strike and the
reasons that led the men to take the course they
did. The Rev. Mr. Barker. OF the Baptist Shurch'
and the Rev. Isaac Cook the canal missionary
also made addresses.
Wilkesbarre, Dec. "a heavy snowstorm this
morning brought all traffic the Lehigh Valley
Railroad especially the Wyoming division almost
to a standstil a few passenger trains arrived and
departed from here to-day, but they were from
three to seven hours late. No attempt was made
TO coal or freight trains from Coxton, sugar
Notch or here. up O'Clock tonight The strikers
are particularly pleased at the situation They say
that everything favors them, nature comes
70 the rescue. The men held large and enthusi-
astic meeting at Whites Music Hall this after
noon Twenty minutes after the doors were opened
standing could not be obtained, and 1t Is
estimated that $500 persons were In attendance.
The speakers were Chief Wilkinson and l.. s. Coffin
OF Iowa. The former laid before the audience the
cause for which the went out and the princi-
pies for which they are fighting. The latter talked
at length about the character Of the strikers theiI
worth as citizens, the peaceful manner in which
they have conducted the strike and the attitude OF
the Wilkesbarre clergy in the difficulty
Chief Wilkinson, of the Brotherhood Of Train
men, whose headquarters in this city now. IL
Indignant over the statement made by General
Manager Voorhees, that the strikers are response
bic for the big wreck at Whitehsven on Saturday,
and will pay 800 out of his pocket for any in
formation that will lead to the arrest of the per.
sons whom Voorhees, responsible for the
wreck The district Brotherhood delegate from
White Haven. who was. in town today. said that
there truth in Mr. Voorhees, story.
There several minor wrecEs on the Wyom'
ing division late last night and early this morning,
at Meshoppen where four freight cars were
this evening, which adds still further to the diff.
Guilty Of running heavy trains OF any kind around
the mountains. on account OF the icy condition OF
the tracks
Easton Penn Dec Quiet reiened in railroad
and strike circles to-day the weather being against
both sides. Tho company sent out few trains
but there cct much life about the yards. The
strikers kert ,H3s:iy indoors, though they managed
quit the cCTNr as, = employ. The new men are get
ting tiren =, .heir position, being ostracised by
people, hor: 4 in old depot. rejected by boarding
house keepers and generally Stunned. The com
pany officials showing the evidences OF their
hard work There couple of engines taken
70 the shops to-day from the New-Jersey division.
The railroad company will begin paying off its
strikers here in the morning.
Pottsville Penn, Dec. 3-rhe plans of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad officials to clean up their lines and
coal cars belated at junction points In consequence
of the strike and thereby be able to make "a better
showing of traffic handled for the beginning OF
the third week of the strike We're sadly inerfered
with to-day by heavy snowstorm that started in
at II O'Clock Saturday night and kept up I'LL day.
light Sunday. when it turned into cold rain that
during the day time and dense fog tonight. In
the last tgentyfour hours not freight coal
loaded or empty. has been handled the coal
branches OF the Lehigh Valley, and the haf-dozen
regular Sunday passenger trains have been kept
running only with the greatest difficulty.
BLOCK SYSTEM ON THE LEHIGH
DAc (Sneciall-The Va