New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-08
sTMkERs APPLY FOR WORK.
LEH!Gn VALLEY COAL TRAINS MOVE AGAIN
WITHOUT INTERRUPTION.

muir o,ntMrN NOT TAKEN BACK AS FAST AS
THEY DESIRE, CONGRATULATIONS EN-
p,oyrls GIVING rP THEIR POSITIONS.
v,Ikes,,,tre Penn. Dec. THE Wyoming divi-
sion If nd Lehsh Valley Railroad was beehive
~ IN ius,ry today. Immense quantities OF coal ana
freight we're moved from Coxton Port Bowkley
and sugan Notch with great rapidy to the mar
.ts Old tnen applied for their positions this morn
ING by thl This division employed az men
before the strikers went out. About d" new men
gcd since The strike. OF which number about
"a. deserted leaving go on the division
There win therefore be places Immediately Tor
- AZ nj of the 7i2 inspectors have
placeA II the division to examine inc new
with BE-. -ence their competency ana II not
al she lies and competent in every way they
va aGscN ced and the old men will take their
"a : T. xpected that In month % per cent
Of Il f, - or about 675 of the 7l2 will be
. back iindei lis order Of things Meantime the
men unemplJ ed will be taken care of by the
brotherhood .til they have their positions back
As fas; as tn men reported to-day Superintendent
Esser. assist, 10y Superintendent Mitchell and
Trainmastor Bardo, placed them in their old posi-
tons whore 81 ch positions were vacant
Wayeriy y l.. Dec. tip to noon today there
had been no Il rher developments at Sayre' Penn.
The men have reported for duty, but only one or
two have been put work. Much dissatisfaction
Is EXPRESSED b. the Brotherhood men, and some
severely criticize the grand officers, particularly
Chief Arthur
Easton Penn Dec. There was better feel
ing among the Lehgh strikers this morning They
realized that tn could not all go back at once The
cooler headed lien have prevailed upon the hot
heads who were mostly responsible for last nights
excitement that The best thing is TO keep quiet
A wreck occurred last night in the Gendon yards
aused by All operator who allowed freight train
pull out the main track on passenger
ms time The passenger train was drawn by
lc No. 6l5, the finest and fastest on the ROAD,
the engine that made some remarkable runs
le Bound Brook road 1t struck the freight
sideways. wrecking three cars. The engine
- badly damaged.
Superintendent DonneMy said this morning mat
there were grossly exaggerated reports about the
loss to the company occasioned by incompetent
men. and that on the Lehgh division and New
Jersey division the losses owing TO this cause
would not exceed $1,000. Other unavoidable wrecks
were not by any costly. as had been re-
ported He said that the men who were COM
petent would be retained. The company had no
blacklist and would take back old men needed.
Several sent for this morning
Upon Information supplied by the special deputies,
warrants have been issued for the arrest of be
tween eighty and ninety persons who are alleged
have destroyed property of the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company during the strike. The Offenders
are located along the road from mere 10 Wilkes
Inquiries tonight at the offices of the company
many men as the strikers had hoped for during the
%s there are SU over 100 old men OUT dscoSra
ing to the men who are seeking reinstatement:
beginning to be moved with something like schedule
time: that the Empire fresh; tonight I VII be
will be needed. beginning tomorrow No dis
sns G of h o%n @
numbers The special deputies are sur on da aSsh
valley Msyeh strike Gs"G Is in MsSch chunk
meeting Of railroaders last night the resolution ton
all were taken back was resclnded. BY II o'clock
at 'I the 't Mauch Chunk dspatchers Oice Many Of
them. including three engineers, were sent , out
themselves in readiness to receive a cali.
Potsvie Penn Dec 1MEmss3ares under n, IN, me
philadelphia and Reading Railroad were busy this
and hunting pP dx, ana
hpp1g e e erow DO POINTS on the h al or
|7Coxton. and more are 10 follow What me idea
a nw hos ,b ey ehs
"a trouble wants to take back as few of the
and extra employees Of 18th the Phiadephia and
VI ling were engaged this afternoon at Palo Alto,
ed TO Philadelphia TO 90 special train work for
company, but from an official source II Is
\. ed that these men are intended for lehigh
IS moved along. as usual at Delano and on
to Packer,on. and about the usual quota Of
all at work. and passenger traffic has in
Up 70 Snis morning 5nr lSs Of the old men on
es office at Delan no, None of these men men
put at WORK yet, out tomorrow three VIII
Z az conductors on coal trains.
4yre. Penn, Dec IA party of non-union men
| ere refused drinks the Wilbur House this
ming and fight followed. during which several
Were eTeha IN ed BY the POlice and nth, the non
shot in the leg The wound is not serious
Bethlehem. Dec. I'm reference to strike matters
to-day, General Manager Voorhees, said there was
naturally some feeling of disappointment but there
are applications for work all along the road
Everything Is well could be expected, and 1t
will be only short time before the affairs of the