The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-29
ENGINEERS STRIKE.
General Suspension of
Trains.
INTERFERENCE WITH ENI.
PLOYES REPORTED.
Letter from the Head Of the Brother.
hood.

CINCINNATI, Dec. "a reporter visited the
striking engineers in the Pendleton yards and
received number of statements in regard to
| the cause of the strike.
Messrs. Jesup, Beigler, Price and Clanpps.
the Oldest engineers on the Little Miami road,
stare that about two years ago Col. Thomas
scott and Mccullough and the engineers made
an agreement in regard to the salaries Of en-
glneers, and agreed that the contract then
made should rot he violated by either party
before both parties had discussed matters. The
engineers Calm this agreement violated They
think. consding their danger, responsibilities
and number of their working hours their
wage are not too high; that there was large
minority OF the engineers who dreaded the IS
sue as shown by the fact that out of 81 engia-
GERS on the Cincinnati division 25 voted against
| the strike.
| Superintendent Ellison expects to move all
the passenger trains on Monday morning as
usual. To day all the passenger trains left on
Time except the accommodation train.
Inc excitement over the engineers strike is
undated: One train left for Pttsburg this
| morning in charge of the master of transporta-
ton. A posse of police were sent on this train
70 Dennison, there to receive orders from the
| sheriff. despatch has been received from
headquarters 10 Pittsburg which states that
| the engineers on the Cleveland and Pttsbury
DIVISION have gone to work and signed o paper
agreeing not to strike again if they are given
employment and denouncing the brotherhood"
as the cause of their trouble A train has ar
rived from Pittsburg.
CINCINNATI. Dec 2S.-The Pacific express
| train on the Pennsylvania Central Raiiroa Il
| left New York Christmas and was DELAYED on
the road at Denuison Ohio, where a sheriff
boarded the train with posse for its prOtec-
ton.
AT Columbia. in the eastern suburbs Of this
city, at midnight, it ran into an open switch
and struck some cars on the side track. smash
ing the engine slightly and injuring the en-
g;neer. The passengers reached this city
safely.
Superintendent Ellison is in recent of dis
patch from superintendents of the Pan Hau-
die and Columbus, Chicago and Indiana and
Central division; that the outlooks were better
to-day tnan at any time since the strike began.
The tremen commenced coming back to-day
and some of them have been received Neither
OF the two passe niger trans which were TO have
started FROM here to-day left No freight train
will be run to -morrow, but by Wednesday they
are expected to move regularly. All passenger
trains except two will move Tomorrow.
After Tuesday all trains will run unless pre-.
vented by unforeseen developments The acci-
dent last night had the effect to double the pre-
caution OF the company and array the best en-.
gineers against the reckless criminal ones.
A special from Richmond, Ind, says that the
Logansport Waterman discovered the misplac.
ed switch and restored it by great effort, bare.
ly in time to save the passenger train of people
which passed by at rate of twenty-five miles
an hour.
A Fort Wayne special says strike of the
CHSiuCotS vi lOleuO, w dUdSD q western
Railroad is imminent against the 10 per cent
reduction in wages.
CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 2S.-The foil owing
communication was furnished to the agent Of
the Associated press tonight: The strike now
in operation on the leased lines of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company is in direct viola
ton of the rules of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engines. My advice to every member
of the Brotherhood that has quit work on ac-
count OF the strike is to go to work at once and
and to use every influence in their power to in
duce all persons engaged in the strike to re-
sumo work aud to desst from any interference
with the companys property or men. In my
opinion no dishonor will be attached to any
man who accepts situation from the Penn-
sylvania Railroad Company during their pres
ent difficulties.
(Signed) CHAs WILSON,
Grand Chief Eug'r {
John Ferhenback. President of tie Machin-
lists and Blacksmths' International Union,
has issued orders instructing members of that
order at Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbus, Pitts
burg, indianapolis, Logansport, Jacksonville
and Ulrichsvle. o., to refrain from Interfering
with the locomotive engineers in their strike.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. pa train on the
Pivtsburg, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railroad
left the depot at $50 o'clock, in charge of
Harvey Vance, engineer, not a member of the
Union. Before the train reached the outskirts
of the city, shot was fired which took effect
in Vance's arm. inflicting slight flesh wound
Ine SnoC was nred ny Striking engineer whose
name is not learned. Several policemen were
on the engine and man was arrested. No
trains have gone east on the Pittsburg, Cinciu-
| natl & st. Louis railroad to-day and none ar
| rived up to 6 o'clock. There has been one
train each way on the Louisville road to-day
The sheriff of Cass County, telegraphed to day
from LoganspOrt for assistance to quell the dis
turbance there, and two companies numbering
$50 men are sent out by the Indianapolis, Penn
| sylyania & Chicago Railroad, under the com
| mand of Gen. Dan McCanlev
| They reached Logansport to night. The
train from Chicago for Richmond went over
the road to-day, but did not stop at Logans-
| port
COLUMBUS, Dec 3S,-The striking engineers
held a meeting this morning. which was at
! tended by 200 persons. A general Interchange
OF sentiments were had on the situation. Let
| tiers were read from engineers on other TO ads,
| Offering to donate half their salaries to sustain
the strike if necessary. The engineers are re-
solved to stand firm in their demands and gen.
| orally hopeful spirit was manifested.
The Brotherh God here is anxious to have
| the public understand that they are opposed to
resort to violence or force to prevent any per-
son from running their engines.