New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-21
REPORTS FROM ALONG THE LINE
STRIKERs NOT PARTICULARLY DEMOSsTRATIvl
EXCEPT AT SAYR

EXCEPT AT SAYRE.
Elmra Nov 2-AlI Lehigh Valley freight trains
at Sayre tied UP. Trains carrying the United
States mails are not moested> Yesterday. accord
| ing to a report here. train of perishable freight
| brought Waverly and offered to the Erie.
| The trainmen refused take 1t and they were
discharged but shortly after rvInstated, owing
| to n threat made by committee from the Brother
| hood that unless the put back to work
| again a strike would be ordered on the Erie. The
| telegraph operator at Rowland ten miles east OF
Sayre. refused leave his key yesterday and was
stoned and driven from the office a passenger
| train arrived at Waverly from Buffalo last even
! ing at about ; o'clock. A committee of strikers,
| upon the arrival OF the engine, climbed into the
cab and endeavored TO persuade Engineer Connor
and Fireman Erhart leave their posts The fire.
man was willing to step down and out, but the
engineer absolutely refused to abandon his engine
The train detained at the station over thirty
minutes. The committee stepped down from the
| engine and the engineer started his engine. which
occasioned a bitter feeling among the strikers. but
no violence was offered. One heard to
remark: Il would not have taken that train out
tonight II they packed the icehouse full of money
for me" The second section OF passenger train
No was coupled to Engineer Connors train
Meetings were held yesterday afternoon for the
purpose OF strengthening the strike and deciding
what action would be taken concerning perishable
freight and mail trains. which. II Is said. the
Brotherhood would not interfere with Owing to
the strike among the operators the Western Union
is doing the telegraph work and the operators
OF that company are swamped with business.
The situation at Sayre and Wavery was practi-
cally unchanged this afternoon. Only one train
left Sayre to-day. and that train consisting OF
a combination mail and baggage car and one coach.
At l2:i5 an attempt was made to move milk train.
\ great crowd of strikers gathered around the
engine and prevented 1t moving. but no violence
was offered. Every inducement was offered to the
trafn IN leay he and finally the fireman
got down from his engine and Joined the strikers
amid great cheering. The conductor and engineer
refused accede to the requests Of the strikers
At D. the officials were still unable to move
their milk train. The engineer sat In his cab SEEM
ngly unmndful of the jeers and curses OF the
crowd.
At 9:l5 p. m the sheriff Of the county arrived
in Sayre and held conference with the officials
\ little after that hour he mounted an engine and
was taken to the upper part OF the yard TO look
over the situation.
At few minutes past 2 o'clock train No.
arrived at Sayre with baggage and mail car and
six coaches. Some OF the strikers wanted to
couple the train from the mail car. but the leaders
prevented them, and the train was allowed to
depart unmoesed.
Pennington, y. j., Nov 2O.-The strike on the
New-Jersey division of the Lehigh Valley Railroad
is spreading. five OF the operators and station
agents joining the ranks Of the strikers this morn
ing. They .re those stationed at each end OF the
long Pattenburg tunnel. the two at Bound Brook
ana those at f.andsowne and Perth Junction. The
Shamokn Penn. Nov. 2O-No freight trains ar
rived over the Lehigh Valley this morning. The
It's usual run The express from New-York arrived
at o'clock. ten minutes behind time
car has moved on the Lehigh Valley at this point
to-day Passenger trains on the State line branch
have run regularly and on time About two-thirds
Of the main line passenger trains are running
no ma anIC pN 81
gers. No effort has been made to run freight trains
Efforts are being made to secure new help. and
section hands have been set firing passenger
repair and construction shops located at Sayre |
ana that town Is In sympathy with the strikers |
as as, are most OF the people & In this seeon Sd Mer-
giving and are refusing orders
.Tunkhannock. Penn. Nov. 2o.-Trans are moving |
trains are abandoned Train No. So through here |
This morning. consisted of fruit and an engine |
no city mail reached here 30 freight is being re-.
'eived and telegraphic matter Is only received sub
on for points east and south must be reported al |
!'ttston Junction. and only one operator of the |
,e abandoned and the operator moved to Coxton NJ
he end OF the Buffalo, or Northern. division and
@ e af " w n acts law
e Is & predicted M by rsroad people that only mail
ala mazeton T,, pe sTia Penn'' Now Mout Of s,r,,
,igh Valley engines which leave the roundhouse hers
crW SSs s1 Which ass Se dnnni this
Penn Haven reported on time last night n 10 ~ ~ |
ustom OF this crew upon returning from Psnn sne
iaven. This they refused to do this moruw ~ mite
Indicated in last nights dispatch the ensInnsrs' AS
orted for duty The nrcmen seeing ,h' ,h'n,nhg sll re-
back and the local trains were run: 40 @ to
0 be abandoned. The coal trains m and will have
O. morrow. nut no longer. When cars bscamyy
Continued on T.,.