Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-30
READING AIDS LEHIGH VALLEY.
spare Crews From the p. s. n. Railroad
Ordered to Take the Places of Lehigh
valley Strikers

spare Crews From the p. s. n. Railroad
Ordered to Take the Places of Leiigh
valley strikers.
louisville, Pa, Nov. 2S.-As the result
OF personal inspection of Reading lines
made the past few days by General Super
intendant Sweigard, the various train
masters AZ such points as Reading, Cres-
Plane, &C., were instructed to gather up
all spare experienced railroaders not
needed by the Reading, ard forward them
to Bethlehem and other points on the Le-
high, to take the places of the strikers.
3lost Of the trainmasters, excepting at
Reading and Cressona have done little
thus fur in this work, but Cressona shows
up IN great shape, having forwarded yes
terday Is engineers. iiremen. and crew
hands. who formerly worked for the
Philadelphia d Reading. This Cressona
superintendent. whose name Is Frank
Simon, is the official who is credited with
doing more than any other Oh tho system
in breaking up the Philadelphia y Read
ing strike in 1888, when he ran his own
division and sent over 40 crews out Oh the
main line with whom the traffic was kept
moving.
Fifteen out of % Lehigh collieries in the
Schuylkill region were working to-day,
most Of them having been idle since the
strike began. Cars are far from plentiful,
than u third OF regular full days
supply, but there seems To be an under
standing between the railroad and colliery
officials that the collieries are to work
even If they have but ghost of chance
to run. as thereby the railroad company
will be helped in its fight with the men.
TtE-uP COMPLETE AT wILKEsBARRE.
W1LKRsBARRE, Pa, Nov. 2S.-The tie-up
on the Lehgh Valley railroad is complete
| quiet along the line. The railroad officials
are now pursuing the policy of silence and
refuse to give ont any detailed information
| to the press. They claim that they have
been nisrepresented and think ii is best
tor the interest OF the company that they
say nothing.
Passenger trains are running very irregu.
laTly this morning and last night, owing
to the heavy wind storm which prevailed,
| and some of the local trains were aban-
| doned, the company not desiring to trust
them in the hands Of the new men.
So far as can be learned no violence was
| offered to the non-union men who were
doing duty on the road last night and to-
| day. Another large batch of non-union
men arrived in town early this morning.
They are under the protection Of the COM
pany's detectives but the strikers have
| their pickets and committees out andiwlll
use every effort to bring the new men over
to their ranks.
The men on the Wyoming division are
firm to man, and speedy settlement of
/ the strike is now looked for by them. The
company's rolling stock is being ruined
every day by the non-union men, and
should the strike end soon, it will take
several months to repair the damage
already done.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 20.--The con-
ference between the brotherhood officials
fxfN Ftxfas
izations on the Lehigh Valley road, which
began at 1890 o'clock last night, at the
Bingham House, did not end until 2
o'clock this morning. What the outcome
was is predetermined.
Chairman Clark, at 10 O. clock this morn.
ing. refused to say what had been accom-
plished and was equally positive in refusing
TO divulge the nature of the matters dis
cussed. He did say, however, that the en-
tire situation was gone over and that il
there should be any chance for the trouble
to be amicably adjusted the leaders would
accept it. He would not admit that the
strikers were weakening, but was not pre-
pared TO saw Just what the situation to-day
is. ut is evident that the members of the
grievance committee (Which comprises the
chairman of the Lehigh Valley employees
and the Brotherhood chiefs) are awaiting
the result of the efforts of the New York
J and New Jersey Boards. of Arbitration tc
settle the strike, before taking any further
action.
They favorably regard the action Of
President Wilbur in agreeing to meet th'
joint arbitration board to-day at Bethle
hem. Said Chairman Clark:
I'VE have placed our side of the case iT
its entirety before the New York and New
Jersey arbitrator, and if after hearing thu
! company's statement they see a middle
ground and make any proposition to us, il
will be duly considered"
BACKBONE OF THE STRIKE BROKEN.
SHAMoKIN, Pa, Nov. 29.-Lehigl
freights are freely moving in and out OF
Shamokin to-day. The backbone Of tn,
strike is broken in this neighborhood.
NOTHING UNUSUAL AT EAsToN.
EAsToN, Pa, Nov. 29.-Up to noon to
, day nothing unusual has TRANSFERRED in tn,
Lehigh strike situation here. The com
pdny is still increasing its number of tram
moved and the list of crews sent out of tn
. round house shows that there are six NOR,
, engines available to-day than yesterday
! There have been no accidents reporteC
4 here.
The opening of the yards at Jersey Cit,
, has caused more freight to move west tn
, last "a hours than OIL any previous day.
. The strikers are quiet, firm and hopeful
J None have applied for work. Eight new
) men were won over by the strikers sine
, last night and have been sent home.
: TOLD A TALE OF vIoLENcE.
ALLENrowN, Pa, Nov. pa green engi
! neer of coal train OH the Lehigh Vale,
railroad applied here for police protection
last night. He claimed that five armet
strikers boarded his engine at Packerton
pulled coupling pins and drawbacks an'
finally, in Allentown, entered his cab ant
drove him from the engine, His story /
not believed The broken couplings ar
said to be due to the engineers incom
9 potency.
SERIOUS At wILKEsBARRE.
: WfLKEsBARRE, Pa, Nov. 20.,-The strik
situation here this morning has assumed
. serious phase. The depot platform
/. crowded with idlers and some loud threat
were heard. The change in affairs wa
brought about by the placing of u larg
: number of coal and iron police in til
: freight yard. Under their protection tn
company is row making use of every non
a union hand and will make desperat
r effort to clear the yard of freight.
= As soon us it became rumored aroun
r that the coal and iron police were in pos
I session the idlers made for the yards.
! would not take much now to create riot
The strikers here are auxiously awaitn
Q the outcome OF the conference at Phili
: delphia, in which the grievance committe
: from here are taking an active part. U
a to noon to-day the strikers show no sign
n of weakening.
. Many disastrous wrecks took place Of
i the road late last night. Two occurred a
White Haven, two near Pittston, one q
I South Wilkesbarre and Two at Hazletor
5 No lives were lost, but the damage to I'll
!. company's property will be heavy.
AT IL O'clock, this morning, the force q
d coal and iron policemen in the yards wer
r reinforced by the arrival of large nun
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