The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-27
ATTACKED A TRAIN.
Stoned by Young Men at
Centralia.
NOT TIE AgTOF STRIKERS
They We're Idlers who Sought Mischief TO
Pass Away Time, hut They Did Damage
and win Probably be Arrested For
Their Work
5ssgysss HE officials of the Le-

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,&T-zlSSis gi,sS b are very much agitated
Y/M, ,ge AZ over the actions OF
=-IerIFr7,1l az IN some people residing
s<&-lE gIl5gIe-] n near Centralia and it
| would not besurprising
if within the next few days a score or more
arrests should be made.
Yesterday afternoon long freight train
was sent west from Deano and in the caboose
which was trailing behind were some coal
and iron policemen There have been no
disturbances on any of the company's
branches since the strike, and consequently
when the freight train was attacked Just
after it had passed west Of Centralia the crew
and officers on it were somewhat surprised.
The attack was a fierce one. Sticks and
stones were hurled at the men on top of the
cars and those in the caboose from both sides
of the road but none of them were struck,
although every window of the caboose was
smashed.
An attempt to cause trouble was also mado
by soaping the rails, but it failed
1t is but just to say that the strikers on
the Lohigh Valley Railroad are by no means
responsible for what was done yesterday.
This is conceded by the police who rode in
the caboose. They say they were young
fellows who reside in the vicinity where the
attack was made.
A report was received here yesterday to
the effect that the enforced idleness of the
collieries at Centralia by reason of the strike
had compelled the operators there to
economize, and as a result number of under
bosses and other men had been notified that
their services would not be required until
after the ending of the Lehigh Valley strike c
and the collieries would be able to receive a
regular supply of cars.
It is possible that this order will be changed
to-day as at the time it was issued the men
retained were instructed to start the breaker
this morning and fill it with coal for the
colliery and customers in the immediate
vicinity. Early this morning the Lebigh
Valley sent three trips of empty cars to ]
Ceniralia, and as the sending Of the cars was
only decided upon last night and unexpected /
by the Centralia operators it is quite likely |
that the latter may change their plans and |
put their full forces at work again, condi.
tional of course, upon additional supplies of
cars.
From present indications the strike is
practically over so far as the Mahanoy branch
Is concerned. A long string of loaded coal
'ars was hauled from the Packer collieries on
Saturday and yesterday, and to-day several
ong freight trains passed west through this
ection, besides the trains of empty coal cars.
1t was stated authoritively last night that
'ut two engineers on the MahanOy branch are
till on strike, and one of them will be at
lis post again to night.
1t was reported to-day that men on the
main line are gradually weakening, but
everal men on the local branch stated to the
that the main line remains as firm
s it was at first