, 1866-01-21
the RAILROAD STRIKE,
The Situations Fil}ed---Statements and
.Counter.Statements.--An Appeal.
4 Train Thrown from the Track.

The strlke Of the eighty locomotive engineers
employed on the Michigan Southern and Northern
Indians railroad, continues the subject Of consider
hb1e comment End some excitement, though the
latter has materially cooled down. Our country
exchanges. published along this line Of rnad, come
20 ut fnll Of statements with reference 10 the snb-
icct, and ZONE OF them indulge in speculation. on
the result. or gre sds!ee to the engineers, which,
no good, excerpt in tu1ure cases, when the
advice Will be forgotten. -
The trains are now running as usual on the road,
the passenger troins not having ceased Ynnn1ng
and tho 'sfreights" hay1ng. now resumed. Tne
difficulties anticipated By some ofriots, have not
occurred. The only dsiay met with wss on Thnrs-
day at 1aporte, on which day, the Toledo Tk1ds
sa5s that Mos. and met 1T That eiation, md
the enemeer Of one Of them. who had declined to
ION she s;1ser ~ ~ tsksn from b. engine
Adraan E1posstor aleo states Tia. on The sane dsy
paoyes oi 1hs road Al thai plsee refused to aliow
The engineer to get his enriro aud the trzn was
thereby .aetained totne three houre. Dy some
brought ont the 1fain fafely.H - ="
The statement that The hands employed In The
shops at LapoFte had left work, IS untrue-
been in circulation charging Incnu,petency on the
newly engaged engineers. and p1ophesy Ing dancer
to paseengeIe who may travel under their care We
engineers are perfectly co1ppetapt and the best
The nanaeers have received applicauoas ION ali
fious and nnnounce II IS their determination not to
sgaiu employ any Of the strikers on any terms Whist.
| It wns stated on Saturday that the Company Is
| already suffering the natural consequences Of 70
extensive change OF employees IN the damage en-
suing to their rolling tsock. The We1shcs ot Sat
trying TO locomotives and reqnired great wachfnf-
pess 10 keep them Ia order. 1n very cold weather
! locomotive wlll freeze n allowed to stand TOO
burning II on account Of the rspitity With which
beat is required to be generated to meet the great
loss due to IT. radiation into the cold atmosphere
disabled from these earses oo Saturday, the men in
de ttus'on, and tbsi another locomotive ms dis
abled By collision tew miles ont from this city,
the encineer running il into train OF freight cars
We arc assured that these charges hare no foun.
da+lou and ,here u counter ehage cutrsnt to the
effect Thai The locomotives drawing The passengei
Trims nom tha cit. On 1hnrrday MOI and ater
noon bad beer tanpessd yI'h by sz1ksrt o,1 oeiq9
has been officially ascenaiped that the accident O
saturday. ADORE referred 10 vas can.ed by broker
1ail near otteo station, and did not sDsue from
Board ibe irain. The tam, Of come tcl
coaches with the engine and tender, lei
sn5 9ay r. f.ss n q: s1
time bnt beyond this detention the Passengers srs
! tsIned no detr1mept.
The following handful was freely distdbuied ol
Saturday 10 t1ayeueru and Others. We are inforne,
| That the epclneesu dltclattn all knowledge OF tn
document We know not 'ts authorship, but Civ
I 1t entire:
| To The travelling pnblic:
We the engineers Of The Northwest sppesl h
the Judgment Of the travelling portion Of the Com
munfty coucezulLE tho recent action Of the officer
: q the Michigan Southern and Northern lndiu1.
Railroad. The eefgice Of tlie encneers Of the al
them to be On duty from shrty4ix 10 forty hour
without rest or sleep. TINS you mast allow Il bt
| 3und human endurance.
Ar you willing 10 trust your lives to The care
| men 70 oretburdened with labot; so tAxed bcyou
| their physical ability!
To tnpp!Y The places Of the old aud true eng
nccrr Nho Wouid not submit 10 thts new rey7nt
The company has bircd brakes1nen+ traiumastcs
check c:erks, any thing that had any remote idt
] OF running IN engine
10 the competency OF these e1tempore runner
| the disabled, hrrnf, broken down, and, but Il
Gods prostdEpce, exploded engines that are no
| str,wn along their line Of sal1oad bear pa]paG
1 WftCexe.