The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09

lion Of Buffalo Trey had not the least
supt. Fitch, OF the Erie road, said to
an Evening World" reporter:
Our trains with Pullmans attached
50. No 3. which left Chicago at 2.55 p
NJ. Saturday afternoon, got here at a.55
o'clock last night, only one hour late.
Two ira ms hauling three Pullmans each
arrived here on time this morning.
II have just received q despatch stat
ing that the limited due here at LIS
o'clock this afternoon IL running on
time. Our men, l am sure, are not in
sympathy with the strikers In the West,
ana ! think thai nothing will induce
Al the Pullman office in the Erie
Depot the reporter. saw six men .pur-
chase Dl@> ping-car berths within fifteen
mit,ed that the strike had affected
business to q certain extent.
Yet" he declared, I'VE are selling
more tickets than you would think prob
aDie IN view of the constant reports
Of rloting in and about Chicago. The
ms morning told me that the Eastern
newspapers have ia no wise exlggerated
the condition Of affairs In the West"
Did any Of the Pullmans come In
damaged he was asked.
NO. They pulled out OF Caicago under
q heavy guard, ! rn Informed, and came
cust WITHOUT tnf5hdp,'
AT the Pennsylvania Railroad depot
where the Lehigh Valley road also
makes its terminus. the officials said
that there vas no sign Of trouble at all
IN or abont their yards. nor at any
point. az far as they knew on the East
ern cnd Of the line. The station er
said that trains with Pullmans were ar
riyying to-day on time.
o'clock this morning and No. at 7.S s2
A. NJ, both oil time Each train
brought in three Puiimans. and they
Mere fairly well-flled with passengers
Chicago limited draw out Of Jersey City
on time At 1913 o'c.ock this morning with
I'VE Pullmans attached. and each car
nearly filled with passengers. They were
mostly commercial travellers, although
there were two parties of actors and ac-
trssses on board
The Pullman agent said that the strike
DID not seem TO scare off the male
was a scarcity of women since the strike
began to assume alarming proportions.
The ticket Superint endent said: There
may be a slight feeling Of sympathy
the roads running here. but II so 1t is
50 slight that 1t has not yet become APP
parent. tell you we believe that the
men In the West have gone too far with
out sufficient reason"
AT the Jersey Central depot. where
the Baltimore and Ohio also terminates,
similar reports were gathered.
The reporter also went about among
the brakemsn. switchmen and other
woriS man employed by the lines men
toned. and found them generally uncom-
municative. 1t was hard from their
bearing to judge whether at heart they
wished for the success of the strike or
not.
some OF them talked long enough to
dcrine the Federal troops to the scene
OF action, ana one switchman in the
Erie yard. who seemed to be a leader
among his fellows, declared himself as
foIloWs:
"If ANYTHING would induce the men
IN the East to Join their brethren in the
West 1t would be that action of the
President II strikes us fellows that
with the polio" shcrffs and deputy sber.
WIS. state militia and Federal troops the
strike has now developed simply into a
war between money and labor. II the
Government is to Use its power to kill
and subiugate workingmen at the be-
best of capital. the sooner the people
thoE their strength tho better"
All the men declared that SO far there
Mas no sign Of trouble IN their vicinity
going out on a sympathetic strike.
:, ror several DAYS representative of
working among the employees OF the
New York Central and West Shore
roads but with very little success. A
large number OF the men Of both roads
porter to-day and they said that Il
would be ncSt to an impossibility for
Dehs 20 obtain any following hero.
IF the employees OF tho roads went out
at Buffalo II might result. In strike
purely on the grounds OF sympathy at
THIS end. The men appear satisfied and
value their positions too highly to run
any risks.
The trains on the New York Central
arc running on schedule time.
GENERAL Supt Van Ettcn sail he did
rot look for any, trouble at Buffalo He
did not think that the order issued by
lpebs for p strike Tonight would be
obeyed from the fact that he had very
few followers there
He did not think the accident at Yon-
kers Yesterday was caused by men in
sympathy with the Western strikers
General Manager Toucey expressed sim
i,dr views and WAS anxious to wager
that no strike would occur at Buffalo
ON the West Shore road the Chicago
express train arrived this morning with
but one express package from Chicago.
General Manager Laying said he had
n despatch from the Big Four road of
which he Is NiCe-Presldent. To the effect
mat they were open for business cxcept
70 points on the Michigan Cairo and
Cleveland divisions.