St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-02
The Engineers Strike.
UNAUTHORIZED, AND IN VIOLATION 81
TIE RULES OF TIE REoTIITEIIoOD.

INNTTHORIZEp, AND IN VIOLATION 81
THE RULES OF TIE REnTIIEiIIoOD.
The strike of the engineers on the
western railroads appears now /" be
confined entirely 10 the Pan Handle
route and its leased branches. and ap-
pears Ia have been inaU%uratcd with
ont the authority of the Hrnthrrhood of
Engineers. Already the strikers nn
the roads III Pcnu>y lVauia are rc>uming
work. aud though those in other places
still hang ont, il is thought their places
will either Ice supplied 81 ihey Ice com
PEELED To >uccumh. and hut little fun
then delay of trains hc experienced. Ghc
following communication has been fur
ui>hrd Ia the H~>nciatrd press from
Cleveland. @:
The strike now III operation on the
leased lines of the Peun>ylr anna rail
road company i i'll direct violation II
the rules at ia, Brnthcrhund ut I"c"mn-
Tive Engineers. Ny advice to- every
man who has left his position "u ac-
count of Il reduction in his SalalN. i ~
=" Ia work ut once. and To Use every
intlucur" i'll their power To induce all
persons engaged III the strike Z" rcsum,.
work and dcSI~t from any interference
with The rumpimN'> property or men.
In my opinion no di,hnnor will be at
tarhcd {" any man who accepts Il >itua-
tinu from ia" PENNSYLVANIA railroad
company during their present diff
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TRAIN WRECKED At CINCINNATI AND
AN ATTEMPT MADE AT LoGAN>roRr. IND.
The Pacific express ON the PennsyI
vania Central railroad. which left New
York Christmas day. and which was de
laved at Drnnison. O.. where the sheriff
hn,rdcI I'll. train fnr r,,+,,.ti,n .,t
"l"mhla. III the eastern suburbs ot
"'' ",''''l' at "''"''ISil' On SATURDAY
IAN ''i'" Il" "l"il S"l''n' 'i,u S't"Ch
>'lll' 'iis on Sue tra'h' ne Tram
was gong At 'he rae I'll :" miles per
,l':'l at 'h' '''lr. II "'"\' one :" Ten
.l''Sh! '''N N"'un were on 'Ht size
''''" d" "'''i"'i'"'"S '"t
n.y. ""' ri'" '"''>'''I "'ti'" escape
vi NV" VI '"' '''','"''> from ,t;''n. W"
''i''' "'' .''' ''I'h Mrr' >'iE'i.iN I,iluitn.
super lh'ehheh' Ellison offered S'"l
reward Tor the arrest and conviction Of
the man who misplaced the switch.
ne acrlu'lt hau the effect To double
the plecautlon OF the company and I"
array the best engineers against the
reckless and criminal "meS. Several of
the best OF the striking engineers dis
claim all knowledge of this crime. and
drrIar" 1t had II" connection with the
plan "t the strike AMI II" sanction of
the brotherhood of Engineers.
\ dispatch from Richmond. Ind. says
the L"%ansport Waterman discovered /
misplaced switch barely IN time To save
i passenger tram full of people. which /.
passed by ut the rate of - miles an
hour.
STATEMENT OF THE ur>
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80, ,,i,: III '',' 'ii"ie
tv'', ' r '''i'tr >'"'' ''la'' ABOUT
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to the salori"s If rho cnrin" .,, !" n.i'nn
that the contract then made sborId moi
he violated by either before both par
tiSS 10 IL lau discussed the matter.
ne engineers claim that the agreement
has been violated. They think that.
considering their dangers. responsible
tleS' ana the number of their working
hours their wages are not any too high.
| hat there was large minority of en-
glneerS who dreaded the issue is shown
10y the fact that ont of 81 engineers of
the cincinnati division p voted against