Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-23

railroad refused TO treat with commit
/ tees, and in consequence, the employees
say, of bad faith on the part of the
officials in living up to an agreement
made last August, the grand officers Of
the Brotherh0ods of Locomotive Engi-
neers and Firemen, the Order OF Rail-
road Conductors, the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen and the Order of
Railroad Telegraphers, and the chiefs of
the Lehigh Valley branches of these or
CARNATIONS, ordered strike over the
entire system ON Saturday afternoon,
and, it was said, nearly 1900 men quit
work.
Dispatches from Wilkesbarre, Pitts
ton, Easton and other points state that
Sunday all the mail trains on the
Lehigh Valley railroad were running as
usual, but only few passenger trains
were moved. Officials of the company
claim to be able TO fill the places OF the
strikers with experienced railroad men
from the Reading and other lines, and
this belief is strengthened by like state
ments by Reading officials. The EN-.
ployes of the New Jersey Central and
the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
roads are in sympathy with the strikers
and it is thought will refuse to handle
any traffic sent them by the Lehigh
Valley, although such action will be in
violation OF law and punishable with
Imprisonment. Should the strikers pre-
vent the sending of cars to the collieries,
the latter will be compelled to cease
work, and many thousands of miners
will be idle.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Nov. 20.-The sound
of carpenters hammers was the only
noise that broke the silence in the
Lehlgh Valleys yards at Williams street
last night. A frame building in the
vicinity of tho engine house was being
rapidly reconstructed so as to serve as u
boarding and lodging house for the men
who will to-day take the places of the
strikers. Cots were placed on the
second floor.
Only 81 cars Of freight were moved
in the Lehigh yards yesterday. Of this
number 16 were loaded with stock and
10 with dressed beef. These Gals were
caught In the yards when the strike was
declared, and as they could not be for
warded over the Lehigh tracks one car
was delivered to the Erie and 80 to the
New York Central for shipment.
Representatives of the federated sys-
tenn Of this division of the Lehigh held
quiet conference last night at East
Buffalo. Every man present was peace
ably inclined and no threats of violence
were made. The session. was q secret
one but the men declared to reporters
that they were anxious to have the
public know of their stand in the matter.
"We are all American citizens" said
one of the leaders, land We purpose TO
maintain order at this end. Because
we are on a strike 1t does not mean that
we should resort to destruction of life
or property. But we declare positively
that we will stand by the men all over
the road until this thing is settled"
TIED UP FROM END TO END.
A Lehigh official who was seen, this
morning, admitted that the road was
practically tied up from end to end, but
he had confidence that the company
would soon be able to move trains.
PASSENGER TRAINS RUNNING.
READING, Pa, Nov. 20.-A special
from Mauch Chunk at 10 u. M, says
that all passenger trains on the Lehigh
Valley are running on time. No freights
or coal trains are running and every
thing is reported quiet. 1t was stated
here this morning that idle engineers
and trainmen on the Reading system
are being given the tip and that two
left here for Bethlehem this morning.
The Reading Company issued orders
to ticket agents not to sell tickets to
points on the Lchigh Valley north Of
Allentown.
NO FREIeHTs MOVING.
SHAMoKIN, Pa, Nov. 20.-No freight
~
this morning. The o'clock passenger
train from Mount Carmel made its usual
run. The express from New York ar.
rived at o'clock, 10 minutes behind
time.
STONES THROWN AT A FREIGHT TRAIN
JERSEY CRY, N, j., Nov, 20.-Nc
trouble of any consequence occurred on
the Lehigh Valley railroad this morning
and the train dispatcher says that al
trains are running as usual. A freight
train was stoned while passed through
Lafayette, this morning, and one Of the
brakemen was hit but not badly hurt.
TRAINS DELAYED.
All passenger trains were late II
reaching Jersey City, No. GAO, due Il
arrive here at 7.30 this morning, anC
about half an hour late, while No. 40
due at $3.50, was an hour behind time.
The passenger train scheduled to leavt
Jersey City at 7.12 for Scranton wa;
abandoned, as no engine came in to pull
it out. Tho few passengers were coEi
PEELED to wait in the station for thu
i2.40 train. There was a local trail
for Perth Amboy and other points no
far distant, which left on time.
The Niagara Falls express, which
should have left at 9.41 did not get away
until 10.4l. There were not many pas
sengers.
The conductor, brakeman, enginee
md firemen would not talk wheu aues
toned as to why they were at wori
when other employees had gone on strike
RECEIVED ENCOURAGING REPORTS.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 20.--The. griev
Rnce committee Of the Lehigh Vallel
strikers received encouraging report
this morning from the scene of action
The members Of the committee de
elincd to commit themselves regarding
he possibility Of strikes occurring OIL
bther roads, particularly the Jersey Cen
bral, Delaware, Lackawanna &c Westeri
Ind Delaware & Hudson, If the man
lgonents attempted to handle Lehigl
Valley traffic,
VOORHEES, GOES TO BETHLEHEM.
Acting General Manager Voorhees, o
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