Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-12-31
ENGINEERS STRIKE.
TRAINS on Pennsylvania RAILROAD
BLOCKED.
The Strike EXtedded Over Three Great
States,
A General strike of Engineers aud Tire
men.

PITTSBCRG. Dec. 21.-The engineers and
tiremen on the Panhandle and Pittsburg
Fort Wayne and Chicago, Erie and Pitts.
burgand Cleveland and Pittsburg roads.
all operated by the Pennsylvania Central
road, have struck. Every effort is being
made by the officers to supply the strikers
places. is expected that the trains will
run as usual.
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-The engineers and
! firemen have struck.
! CINCINNATI, Dec 27.-The railroad
shops have closed to allow the mechanics
to take the striking engineers places. No
! freight trains have left since noon yestcr-
day. The officials had no intimation of
the strike until noon yesterday.
Reports of attempts to throw trains off
are current. The engineers dsavOw any
| intention to interfere with trains. They
vious to December lst
The depots here and elsewhere are full
Of freight.
The Strike not Approved by the brother.
hood.
CLEVELAND, ONO, Dec. 27.-The loco
motive engineers OF the Cleveland and
Pittsburg railroad have struck, and the
passenger trains are somewhat DELAYED.
The freight trains are On the side tracks.
The strike is unsaCctiOned by the Broth
erhood
The sheritfs and State police of Ohio and
Indiana have given assurance that all
men willing to work shall be protected
and the public not be deprived Of the use
of the railroads.
Strike Reported Over.
1t is reported here that President Scott
and manager Mccullough, of the Peunsyl-
vania railroad, state that the engineers
strike is ended, and all trouble is over.
Thomas A. Scott, President of the Penn
IavaF atA Il y
of the general western department, left this
city this morning for Philadelphia, in re-
sponse to dispatches calling for their i'm
mediate presence, on account of the strike |
of the engineers and tiremen of number |
of their western leased lines
No Notice of the strike Given.
LOUISVILLE. Dec. .?7-The striking
engineers and brakesmen did not notify
the officials of the Jefiersonville, Mitchell |
and indianapolis Railroad of their in |
tended action until the trains were ready |
to start yesterday afternoon. After con-
trouble, at three o'clock, p. NJ, q
train was sent out in charge of the Master
Mechanic of the road. The strike will
cause the suspension of all the freight and
night passenger trains Arrangements
have been made to run out daily, two pas
'engsr trains in charge Of engineers not
belonging to the Union. Horace Scott,
FClDtIlHltllutIll,
will be able to run portion of the freight
rains soon.
Engineers say Notice was Given.
Several of the strikers told the reporter
that the members of the Union
III the JeftarsonVille, Mitchell and lndi-
lnapolis railroad sent q deputatiOn TO I
several days since, which met {
'ther deputations, who together, waited
N Mr.. tMcCOlOugh, Gen Superintendent ! I
\ no col - OF |
nd demonstrated against reduction. He
eferred them back to the officials of this I
ivision. 1t is understood that the men, !
ers OF the union on the JeftersonviIle
Dad awaited telegram from head quar- |
ers at Pittsburg before iraugurating the
trike. A telegram was received yester- e
ay morning, and the strike commenced e
ut before that time were brought safely
, their destination. No violence is eX-
ected.
Strike Does Not Extend Northwest.
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-The train disratch- Il
rs at all the offices of the Illinois Central h
Orthwestern and Plttsburg, and Fort Ii
wayne and Chicago Railroads in this city, d
eny the report that the engineers and v
remen on these roads have struck, and j
'sert that there is no cause for a strike d
l any OF these roads as wages had not Il
zen reduced. The engineers of the Great
astern Railroad have struck as heretofore ri
ported. as
How Ihe Trains are Running. SsfGR
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec 27.-The train which e.
# here on the Pittsburg, Cincinnati and ~
!. Louis railroad last night was thrown
om the track outside the city, 10y an open 90
witch, and was abandoned ~
The regular Louisville train last night 20
ent through, but no train has arrived y,
ON Louisville since eight O'Clock last ~
ght, on the Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Ia
Ouis railroad. No trains have gone VI
arrived since l. o'clock yesterday. The
ain due here at six o'clock last evening
reported to he at Bradford Junction, n
liO. De
There is large crowd about Union de of
t. but no riotous demonstration have 40
en- made as yet. The train is now ready eT
start for Columbus, and will probably on
{ off about noon to-day, 50
Serious disturbances are reported at JO- of
nspurt this evening, but no particulars tel
We been received. an
COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 2S.-There IS no,yio- ca
ice or particular trouble from the strike in
the engineers. The county sheritis are
ing supplied with ammunition. co
lNDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 2S.-A train on the tit
ttsburg, Cincinnati and st. Louis Rail- to
Id left the Union Depot this evening at re-,
70 O'Clock, in charge of Harvey Vance, wi
engineer, not member of tile Union IN
fore the train reached the outskirts of IN
@ city, a shot WAS fired which took efTAct 70