Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-01
A STUBBORN FIGHT.
Lehigh Valley Strikers Seem to Be
Holding Their Own.
REASONS FOR THEIR CONFIDENCE
Trains Irregular and Accidents Are
Numerous.
MIR. VOORHEES, Is CHEERFUL.

WILKESBARRE, Pa, Dec. 1-Ths L.
high Valley railroad officials predicted that
there would be break in the strike ON
their road long before this, but the fact
Vi the matter Is they have failed SO far
as the Wyoming division is concerned.
Inc oflcials refuse TO acknowledge this.
put an impartial Investigation made NV
uisinterested parties shows that the pas-
seneer' freight and coal traffic is in no bet.
TO nape tooay than it was a week ago.
IL anything IL is worse.
Inc crews in charge of passenper train.
are unable to make time owing 10 the d,s-
orsanized condition Of the road. IL is sl.o
wen known that the company is not nox5n.
lne amount of freight and coal IL claims
since yesterday morning not a single ca,
oa coal passed Tunkhannock northwars
ne strikers realize the true condition OF
',,, LARS hence their confidence that they
80. "h IA tne end Their leaders claim
'nat ehe onicials will find IL Impossible 20
operate the road with the present foy,ra -
incompetent men.
ACCIDENTS are numerous and des,r,,c,,ov
.ue compahys property is great This
morning at the round house near this city
number OF freight cars were being sbsr-.
ed. when they We're run into hy = .1a' sn.it-
engine The freight crew took nossessson
oi ehe main line when the passeneer erat,.
n.r aaa Sne right Of way. The locomotive was
could not be learned, was tniurad
Inc branch road on the mountain cu,-ov
as completely blocked at noon TODAY with
chasa ana coal cars. Three engines In
S.n naaSe OF non-union crews ATTEMPTED to
MI tne blockade this morning and becon,.
ing oiseusted the crews drew the fires snd
ie-t ehe engines standing on she track
omcfals Talk Confidently.
FhiLADELPHIA, Dec. l-General Man.
aser Noorhees Of the Lehigh Valley road
was In cheerful mood this morning ana
ne spoke favorably of the company pros-
poets.
We have stopped hiring men at ALI
poiii's' Mr-Noorhees continued, 'and there
are SO many employees on the northern d.
VISION that many OF them are being trans
ierfed TO the eastern division More freight
aud coal was moved out of the wyoming
aaney yesterday than on any day since
the strike began"
MI. Voorhees, further said he had refused
al Applications for positions that had been
received during the past three days go
also declared that the Jersey Central had
freight.
l.. 4. Clarke. chairman of the brothsr.
hood chiefs, stated at noon that there -.
pfacucaliy no change in the situation
No Change at jersey City.
JERSEY CITY. n. J., Dec. l-Six empty
Ireisht trains were sent out on the Lehieh
valley road this forenoon and three loaded
trains were received. Passenger trains were
started on schedule time and arrived from
ten minutes to an hour late PASSENGER
traf1c is very light, and the quantity of
ireight offered is small compared with the
business of the road before the strike :
Ihere Were no signs of the strike being or
oereo on this morning. and none OF the old
men applied for reinstatement
Attacked by Tramps.
POTTSVILLE. Pa, Dec. Ia freishs
train on the Lehigh Valley drawn by engine
ifo was attacked by a gang Of tramps
this morning between Delano and Quakake.
The rear brakeman made his escape TO ths
woods and the caboose was totally smashed
10 pieces. The train ran into Delano with
out the brakeman who has not yet been
heard from.
Ihe strike situation at Delano and Lehieh
coal branches remains virtually the saune
As IN the early part Of the week.
President wilbUr's Statement
BETHLEHEM. Pa, Dec l.-At Presa-
dent Wilbur's office this afternoon. Il was
SAID mat no reports of trouble along the
line has been received. Yesterday lSOO
cars Were moved. or twenty-nine more
trains than the day before. There are pa
new deveaopments on the LSehigh division.