The Portland daily press., 1873-12-27
Congregational Library.
THE ENGINEERS STRIKE.
Partial Suspension of Trains ON
Western Railroads.

INDIANAPoLIs Ind, Dec. 26-The engineers
on the P,ttsburg. Cincinnati & ST. Lruis, the
Indianapolis & Vincenne. and Jacksonville,
adison Il Indiana ols Ralro ids struck t,
day. All trains leaving their starting points
before II O'clock were run through on the In
danapolis & Vinceunes Railroad. The regular
passenger tralns went out on schedule tme
and the night passenger trains on both the
Pitfsbnig. Cincinnati & st. Louis, anf Jeffrr-
sonville, Madison & Indianapolis roads will 90
out as usual, in charye of engineers not mem
bers OF the Brotherhood of Engineers There
has been no disturbance.
CiNLINNATI. Dec. 26 A strike of the engin-
GERS and tremen on the Pan Handle Railroad
commenced here at noon to-day. The strike
rs reduction of 10 per cent in W gees from the
first of the present month. Since noon the
passenger trains aud all the freight trains on
the Pan Handle road were unable to leave this
city. 1t is reported that all the branches of
the Pan Handle and Pennsylvania Central
roads are affected simultaneously by this strike
The Pan Haudle officers are doing all they
can to keep the trains running. The railroad
shops in the eastern part of the city are stop
ped to allow the mechanics to take the places
of the striking engineers Out of seven pas
senger trains to leave the city this afternoon,
four went out and three had to rem in here.
Nothing better is expected for tomorrow Up
to midnight no freight left since the noon train
had left.
The officers had 70 intention of the strike
uUt'I uObu. lHe uOur appointed the strike to
begin. They bad heard vague rumors of a con-
tempated strike which came last night, but
had no ,nd ,atiOn as to the time when it was
to begin, and they were not credited.
Dispatches from other points report simulta-
neous strikes on all the branches of the Pan
Handle road.
Superintendent Ellison, who went out on the
9.45 p. N. train east, reports au tempt to
throw it off the track at the Pendinton shops
in the eastern part of the city, about three miles
from the depot.
CHICAGO Dec. 26-The engineers and fire.
men on the Illinois Central and Great Eastern,
the Chicago and North Western s. Pittsburg,
Fort Wayne & Chicago railroads, struck at
noon to-day, and no trains have gone out of any
of these lines tonight. The strike is on &C.
count of the recent reduction in wages.
PITTsBURG, Pa. Dec GA strike occurred
to-day among the locomotive engineers of the
Pan Handle, Plttsburg, Fort Wayne & Chica-
go, Erie & Pittsburg. and Cleveland & Pitts
burg railroads operated by the Pennsylvania
railroad compony. The officers of the Company
are making every effort to supply the places of
the men, and trains are expected to depart as
usual tonight.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 20 The strike of the
engineers aud fremen on the Pan Handle Rail
road aud the leased lines west of Plttsburg to-
day, resulted in a general stoppage of trains
none leaving this point since noon. An Asso-
ciated Press reporter interviewed delegation
of engineers tonight and was assured that all
they want is restoration of the wages paid
previous to December LIST. They also declare
that they will not interfere with any one who
wishes to run their engines. A train was run
in tonight from Dennison by a master OF trans
portatlon. just as the engine pulled into the
depot here Simmons was struck on the head
with stone thrown by some unknown person
but was not much injured. The engineers say
they are positive that this was not done by any
of their men.
The engineers further say that this strike is
made only after two respectful protests against
the reduction had been sent to the directors
without accomplishing anything they sought.
The depot is full of freight and passenger
trains, and much inconvene- ce to the travel
ling public must result unless the matter is
speedily adjusted.
D. w. Caldwell, Superintendent of all the
lines west of this point, states that on Dec. LIST
a reduction of 10 per cent. was made on all the
salaries of all the officers and attaches of these
lines, and that the engineers and firemen are
the only parties who have hot acceded to the
pro-