Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-20
Over Four Thousand Already Out.

strike in the mines Of Bell, Lewis x ates has spread to the other mines of the com pany and also to those owned by the Koch ester and Pittsburg Coal and Iron com pany. The strike promises to be one ot the greatest that has occurred in many years east of the Mississippi river.
 The men employed in the big mine at Reynoldsville, Pa, owned by Bell, Lewis & Yates, numbering about 1,5OO, and the men employed in the Adrian and Walston mines, owned by the Rochester and Pitts burg company, quit work.
 The men at the Elnora, Beach Tree and Helvetia mines announced their intention of not returning today. This puts at least 4,000 men out of work as forerunner of the big strike which goes into effect Satur- day noon, when it is estimated that fully O0,O0O men will quit work,
 It is claimed that when the 200, GOO men go out dou ble that mum Der will be affected in associated industries. The organization controls all the labor engaged ill bitumi- nous coal mining in the United States and covers the states of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio. In diana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and Colorado.
 A prominent coal operator told your cor respondent today that he had received ad- vices that the miners in the Pocahontas and Cumberland districts would not go out He also understood that the opera tors in the West Virginia and Pittsburg districts had the men so completely under their control that the United Mine Work CTS of America did not control them, and that these two fields will stand as a rock against the proposed general suspension which will go into effect Saturday.
 If this is 50, it is predicted that the strik- ing miners will be worsted without any trouble, as the coal from these districts can be got to tidewater over the Baltimore and Ohio, the Roanoke and Norfolk and the Chesapeake Bay railroads
 Supplies of Coal Laid In.
 At the convention of miners resolution was adopted in which they stated that they regretted the circumstances which led to suspension being necessary, but they were ready to meet with the owners and operators of the mines of each compet- ing district for the purpose of adjusting mining rates upon a living basis and en- tering into annual agreements that will give stability to their trade and assure peace and tranquility between employers and employees in all mining communities.
 The strike will especially affect the Buff falo, Rochester and Pittsburg, whose prin- cipal business is the running of coal trains. This company handles over 800 cars a day at the mines. This coal is transported by rail to the connecting lines and is used principally for railroad locomotives. The company delivers to the New York Cen tral daily from eight to ten trains, which are sent to the various yards along the road, and for the past week the railroad has been laying in all extra large supply in anticipation of any trouble. All of the trestles are filled, and there are hundreds of loaded cars in all of the yards. Their coal supply for the Lyons trestle comes over the Fall Brook, which will be tied up
 The Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg and the Western New York and Pennsyl- vania will be practically tied up by next Monday night, as at that time all of the coal trains will have been moved to the connecting roads, and there will be noth- ing for the crews to do, so they will be laid off, On the Buffalo, Rochester and Pitts burg 25 freight crews will be out of work and an equal number of engines.
 Eastern roads report to the various coal companies that they have sufficient coal on hand to prolong the strike for from 60 so 90 days. It is thought that in that time the miners can be forced to come to terms