The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-06
STRIKE NEARING ITS END.
THAT SEEMS 10 BE THE GENERAL
OPINION ar EAsTON

| Chier Arthur Says re Hopes Tor m Aunica-
bic Settierssnt-Couisiou At Sugar Notch
Ia whtsh rhres EsGtnes Are Coneerned.
EAsToN, Pa. Dec. Sup 10 a late hour to-
night nothing had been learned here definitely
determining the strike question on the Behlgh
Valley road. Every one expects that the end
is about reached. and that the strikers will be
taken back with few exceptions The COM
pany has received applications from several
old mon to be reinstated. There was more
freight moved to-day than for three previous
daya No accidents occurred. The block sys-
tenn adopted works admirably.
The strikers maintained their fght all day
and induced o dozen new men TO quit and go
home.
wLKEsBARRE, Dec. 5.-The strike situation
here IL becoming more than monotonous
Everybody wishes IL was over. Merchants are
beginning to complain. At this time OF the
year business ought to be good 1t was never
80 dull
The families Of the men on strike make only
suoh purchases as are absolutely necessary.
One merchant estimates that fully $50. 600 has
been withdrawn from the business channels
Of this city since the strike began. 1t 10 im-
possible to place any confidence in reports
emansting from the railroad station or the
II the railroad officials are to be believed.
everything 10 lust lovely on the road nas-
ana 1 runnina on schedule time. and fregRt IL
carried e the market as fast a. locomotives
The strikers tell an altogether different
story They say there arc more railroad hands
on every passenger train than passengers. and
would not make up an average train. between
these two Views i Is pretty hard to get e. at the
pany IL making headway so far MS freight and
coal shipments are concerned. The passenger
service, however. IL being run at dead loss.
hn ~ rnQ tFai hAF fFnt MuI In n
2:5O O'clock this morning did not arrive until
O:3O o'clock on account Of smash.uu ON the
sons occupied the cars, and, the train did not
set out Tor New York until 10 o'clock. The
evenins. and Saperlntsndent Mitchell is con.
centrating all his efforts TO move freight to
Some T be rsns G Ssyo 'e me hsre
The strikers preserve an unbrokon front
t 3ns q eOd ds NAM Ttr Tsn mS Gsfr
have Withdrawn, and more are withdrawing
road. Badges marked ship 81 The New JSr-
sWs}E , oentrsr are being p, distributed 6y
:, There, came, near being bad accident at
Sugar Notch this evening. ..
BY two locomotives. left wilkosi are after
il at sugar Notch and await The arrival Of S' a
west-bou engine: but the orders were not
obeyeu, ana the train proceeded on its way
over the mountain.
one mile up the mountain side the engine
that had tho right OF way cnme In sight All
three on CINE were reversed and the air brakes
applied at once. but too late to avoid n COLL
sion. The engines came together with great
force and were badly wrecked. Geo. Gruber.
the passenger engineer. was quito seriously
injured. He was the only one hurt; Atll
yet succeeded In clearing the tracks
The grand chiefs Of the brotherhoods. Ar
thur. sargent. and wilkinson. left Tonight
for bethlehem. Before taking the train Chiof
Arthur aaid he hored an amicable settlement
and Its old employees