The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-08
STRIKERS GO BACK TO WORK
As FAST IS THE LEHIsH CoMPANT
CAN USE 7HEM
More Crews VIII ne Ordered out aS the
Trnin service IL ReorHnntzed aud Nearly
All the Old Men VIII Get work,


| Trnin service IL ReorEnntzed aud Nearly
All the Od Men VIII Get Work,
WtKFsBARRE, Pa, Dec. THE Lehlgh VAL
ley station was q general rallying point to day
the old employees and good many others
besides. The platform was crowded all day.
The men were reapplyinR for places rs fast as
they could. At the superintendcnts oflce
Superintendent Esscr and his assistant took
turns In putting down the names OF those
who came in. At o'clock this afternoon
a large proportion OF the old men had
applied and they were stlll coming in.
| One or two ventured to inquire when they
would lie wanted. and they we're told that this
could not be quite settled until tho readjust-
ment Of crews had proceeded further Some
Of tho most prominent OF tho men did not
apply Chairman Rice is among the number
| But 1t is said ho had not yet returned to the
city.
Early this morning several OF the old men,
whose applications had been filed last night
! got engines ut the roundhouse where Super
| ihtendent Mitchell was in charge. In few
instances tho men got their old engines. but
some of the new men are hanging on, and not
a fow Of the engines are disabled During tho
| day largo number OF crews have been organ
| Ted
| 1t IA confidently expected that inside OF
! thirty days all the old hands will DO in their
accustomed places. Tho on.union mon do
| not relish the prospect II being obliged to
| work side by side with tho Brotherhood men.
| and 1t Ia thought that many OF them will no.
! sign. The announcement by the company
| that examiners would he sent all along the
| line to test tho fitness OF the new men Ia good
news to tho brotherhood. 1t IL the general
| belief that this examination is simply a pre-
| toNt TO get rid OF the srahs" and make room
Tor as many OF the 9lh men as possibl~
, IASIuN. Dec. l.. Tho lohiRh strikers. who
| Threatened last night "a a. at "a
are now hoping that they will soon get back
that the company officials were carrying out
tho terms Of tho AGREEMENT The men held
on tho road. again. The company sent
ing, and soon soon Alter ordered out at' another
crew. Then there came u lull, and then
encouraged the men, though tho fact that tho
Oil lasscIger engineers were not called on
been taken back. IL ALL about forty old men
were were t9iI TO- report AZ there has been good
Ia receiving local freight for sh pment. the pros
poets are that twice this number will be sent
for t9.morrow. NJ Then. too. the new men are
old men. The company has not discharged
any new men: Superintendent Donnelly says
none will be discharged as long as they con-
tinue satisfactory
-, The work Of recognizing the operation Of
kinds OF trains moved with more regularity
than at any time since Nov. ~
The !.ehiEh Valley Company has had war
rants for nearly hundred persons issued.
and Detective, Johnson has started out to
serve them. Most Of tho accused a re strik ers
1t il said, and the charge against them is de-
strnction oil the company,s property and other
and WiIkesnarre. Tho information was fur
nlshed by the special watchmen Of the COM
pany.
rorTsvIirF, Ia Dec. Agents under the
direction OF the various division trainmasters
OF the Philade iphia and Reading Rai lroad here
Ia n TTt1Fn i'm md
hunting up experienced extra railroaders who
Are not at present employed and shipping
None ofthe old Lehigh Valley hands have as
YET been put to work in the coal region. al:
though they have reported ut the Office and
men, regular and "Ntra en- rl0yeos of the Ihla-
noon at 1aio Alto schMyISii Haven. ' and 1 Hu.
burn, ostensihly, t. 60 to Philadelphia to do
sspeciGl train work Tor the, company but from
men, are intended for Iehigh service,
The local officials shy all knowle edge OF such
regular and extra Philadelphia and leading
railroadcrs are being gathered together in
TEN.
At noon three engineers left for Coxton. and
on the different evening trains over tho yari-
Gus roads running out from here several other
squads departed, in all over score OF expert.
this afternoon that at least thirty men had
been engaged at l'alo Alto, CrossOna and Au-
burn to assist the Iehigh Valley Company Ia
n.
The men ARE willing 10 20. as 1t is not " scab-
bling" since the strike is Officially on,
conductor on ono Of the trains running
into Pottsville stated that he had been informed
this forenoon that orders had been issued for
soma division to go TO points on the LehiGh
Valley. railroad official Of tho CreSsons IL |
vision this afternoon stated that men were 20 |
be sent from that point 10 Coxton; what for he
could not or would not tell.
No definite explanation Of what this new
move meaEs can be given now other than the
surmiss that General Manager Voorhees, OF
the lchlgh Valley. who is also the Nice-lresi-
dent and operating head Of the Heading. has |
determined to throw in "A lot OF Reading reg |
War aud extra hands 70 work on tue LehiGh |
more OF the LehlEh strikers than is absolutely |
Unto this morning 100 OF the old men on |
strike had reported for work at superintendent |
Blakeslees office 1T Delano None OF these |
men have been put ON crews yet. but to-mor- |
row three will 90 out as conductors ON coal |
trains. None OF the striking engineers fire.
men, or hrak emen have received any intImA- |
called for. soon or never. although Superin- |
tcndent Hak go has said that he wanted all
ms oId men back ana could give most OF them
SAWS. Pa, Dec, Superintendent Fennell
and after short stop left for buffalo. His old
engineer and conductor were put ON his spe-
gal train here. Assistant superintendent
weaver Is in charge Of affairs here He said
that the condition Of the settlement would he
fulfilled, and tho old men would get work as
last as there were places for them The new
men VINO are stopping in the company's quar-
tiers are now required 10 pay board. and this
VIII cause some to leave.
, Many Of the brotherhood men are dissatis-
ned with the terms ~ the settlement, and
severely critlcise and condemn the grand ofll-
GERS The leaders have little 10 say. Dell
vaughn, the Chairman OF the Engineers Com
,,hhittee got ms OIL run tonight taking No; |,
the last express, from SaYre To Buffalo. Tho |
are elated over this action of the company.
DRINKS were refused To- "A party of non union
men at the Wilbur House this evening and n |
row followed during which several shots were
exchanged ~ the police and the non union |
men One ~ the latter, Thomas Hodges was
shot IN tho Lex. Tho wound is not serious.
some Men Get Work In Jersey CIty.
The Lohigh Valley Railroad strikers in Jer-
sey city, after being convinced that the terms
ot the compromise did not provide for taking