Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-07-16
SINGULAR RAILROAD Diff
Guilty.
EmpIOyes-A Train FOrcibIy Seized
and Detained.


EmpIOyes-A Train FOreibIy Seized
and Detained.
From the indianapolis Herald, of the 18th
On Yesterday morning, when the train on
the Chicago and Great Eastern railway that
left Chicago at Z O'Clock, was about to leave
Loganspor on its way TO Cincinnati, the
employees Of the road, who were on a strike
to get their wages, stopped the train, took
of the two passenger cars, run them on a
side switch, and then notified the mail
agent on the train that the road was open
and he could proceed with his mail and
car
The stoppage took place at the machine
shops Of the road, about mile east of Lo-
gansport. At Logansport, where the train
stops for dinner, the officers of the train
were notified of the anticipated difficulty.
As the train slowly approached the shops,
a man was standing on the track with red
flag, and about thirty men stood at the
switch TO turn the train off if il attempted
10 proceed. The engineer went as far as
he could until he found the men determined
TO run his train of, when he stopped. The
men then swarmed round the train, deliber-
ately uncoupled the two passenger cars, and
pushed them back and on 10 a side switch,
when they notified the mail agent that he
could proceed with the engine and baggage
car on which the mail was.
From seventy.iive to one hundred men
were engaged in the disturbance They
are employees Of the road at that place, and
dressed in their beet clothes. They were
thoroughly differed and drilled, and pro-
ceeded to carry out their purpose with de-
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made by the men on the train-no violence
Wasoaered, but some Of the men were armed
with clubs, iron pins, hooks and other
weapons. Sheriff Davis, of Cass county,
had heard Of the difficulty in the morn
ing, and went down TO the shops to try 10
dissuade the men from their purpose. They
listened attentively and respectfully to what
he said, told him their cause of complaint
against the road, and also their firm deter
mination 10 pursue that course. He got on
the train at Logansport and, when it was
stopped by the men, read the riot act 10 the
crowd, but il had no effect whatever.
The origin Of this difficulty, az we learned
from the men, and others, is the failure of
the company 10 pay them their wages.
They say they have not been paid, some
for five, some for four and some for three
months. All appeals for help we're met
with promises, but no atamps, until the
credit Of the men, in the city, were entire
ly exhausted, and they were unable 10 pro-
cure the commonest neCessaries for their
hard earned wages, and exhausted all the
means they knew of before adopting this
course TO compel payment. They say that
nO passenger or freight car shall pass over
the road until their demands are complied
with aud a satisfactory arrangement made
The following bill was posted in the
streets of Logansport yesterday morning.
We are told the signers comprise all the
stOrekeepers that have been doing business
with the employees Of the road:
'NoTTcE.-We, the undersigned, grocers
Of the city Of Logansport, do unanimously
agree and pledge ourselves not to credit or
open any book accounts TO the employees
of the Chicago and Great Eastern Railway
Company, unless payment of the same is
guaranteed by the company at the end of
every month"
While the train was waiting wagon
drove up 20 the scene Of the disturbance
with barrel Of beer and lot Of tin cups
10 treat. The men crowded round the wagon
m large numbers, but the leader interpcsed
and told the men in the wagon to take
their beer away he said they were going
TO carry this through like earnest, sober
men, and he wanted no man 10 taste a drop
Of beer OF liquor He said they might
bring crackers and cheese, or any thing to
eat, and distribute it among the men, but
nothing 70 drink This course was con
CURED in by the men without a murmur.
After being detained over two hours the
train started, consisting Of the locomotive
and baggage car on which was the mail.
After proceeding over the river about a
mile the train was stopped, and We saw an
omnibus in the woods filled with passen-
gers who quick got on board. IL appeared
then that conductor, Carroll, in charge of
the train, had directed that ladies and
through passengers should be sent in an
omnibus, by a circuitous route, over the
river ahead Of the train, so that he COUNT
take them on. This was dohe. and by this
foresight ali through passengers were taken
90 withoutsioppage
After leaving Logansport about fifteen
miles, the train going north was met, with
two passenger cars. One Of them was
emptied and attached 10 our train, when
all crowded in the baggage cars we're COM
loriably seated
On arriving at Kokomo we found the
Peru tram waiting, and We came down
from that place on the duoble quick, en-
abling all passengers 10 this point 10 make
their connections without interruption