The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-14
STRIKERS THAT MEAN WAR
WESTERN BRAKEMEN RESISTING A
RED UCIION or WAGES.
An Army Assembled at SEYMOUR, Ind.-In-
glorious Retreat oi special Force that
Went from Cincinnati TO Dispense Them.

A short time ago an agreement was made
by the representatives OF ali the railroads run
ming into Cincinnati tn at the wages Of employees
should be reduced. The reduction In the wages
Of brakemen was fifteen cents a day-from f1.T5
to tlGD THIS was taken Us an excuse on the
part n the brakemen on the Ohio and Missis-
sippi Railroad, especially those IN the VI 'nltyof
trains nave passed Seymour since August9They
do not molest passenger trains.
The employees Of the road al seymour who
remain loyal to their employers began on IhurS-
day to get alarmed. They feared that the brake
men. would 90 into the WORK OF destruction,
would take possession OF the telegraph ONCE,
and thus have ever thing under their own con
| troll. They asked for protection from the Mar.
| shall. lie said he would take any force the road
would furnishito protect It's property, but he did
not think he could ind anybody IN seymour
| who would obey his summons. This gave iise
| to the idea of calling ON Cincinnati for help.
Where the recruits were obtained ~ would be
hard to say, but they were mustered shortly
| Atl2 o'clock on Thursday night Detective
Frank Mitchell, with Joe Carey and Capt, Brsdy
| OF ninety-eight men for the seat Of war. The
company filled two passenger cars. and az they
rolled along were instructed In their duties by
Cant. Mitchell. At four In the morning on Fri
| day they arrived at North Vernon. The town
| was quiet when the company arrived, but the
rcd lights In the windows OF ak caboose cars
| showed that freight trains had been stopp' at
| that point. 1t wns the work Of but a very few
| minutes for the detachment to capture the
| occup .nts ~ hese cars, disarm them, and take
| from them the switch KEYS aud other railroad
| property they had upon their persons. One
| train. consisting Of live stock and few cars OF
| perisuable goods, was sent on TO Cincinnati,
| ana then the train Of Cincinnati boys moved
| on to Seymour.
By the time the Cincinnati rescuing band
| reached Seymour, the mHj oritv were pretty well
| demofazed. 1he amount Of sour mash de-
moiished by them on the route, after the first
flush OF victory at North Vernon, had rendered
| them sleepy. to say the least. when the train
slowly and cautiously pulled into the depot ut
| Seymour, about seven in the morning. and DIS
| covered about 90 men, armed with all sorts OF
weapons, from rides down to tie most unpte-
| ten ious implements OF war are. the courage OF
| nil htf for mr. fu all "a Of nf
| departed, and they refused To go out Of the cars
at the word Of command from their leader.
A short time after the train stopped, those OF
| the Cincinnati party who not too drunk to
navigate, left the cars one by one, and mingled
| with the assembled population. IL was not
long before fully three-fourtns OF tho aggres-
sive Cincinnatians were In fun sympathy with
the str kerr. he Inhabitants Of seymour. who
in a great measure depend upon the earnings Of
railroad men for subsistence aud trade, soon
ing the best thing they possibly could for them
selves aud the citizens Of seymour. Capt. Nit
CT ter admitted that N conflict mad ensued, the
majority OF his troops would have sided with
1t was discovered that the strikers bad made
away with all the co lpline pins aud links that
could be taken from the cars, thus leaving them
de acbed. They had also removed and broken
| OF turown In the river, the wheels by which the
Or kes are handled. At the same time guard
had oeen placed over the c,rs by the strikers,
to prevent the possibility OF the company losing
any goods by theft.
A. half past IL yesterday morning the train
containing our nOole army OF Cincinnati rescu-
ere started to return to this city Their convi-
Vitality continued long after their arrival at
home, aud doubtless many OF them are still
happy. They reached the depot at half-past 4,
but were not met by any military escort, nor
were they conveyed in carriages to their homes.
1h.y vanished like thin air.
The strikers we're at first indignant at the In
vaslOn Of the Cincinnati men, aud gave oruers
TO the vctualers OF Seymour not To feed one
member OF tue party; but after little attrition
they found toe men from Cincinnati disposed to
act firly toward tneir brethren, ana the order
was rescindcd. good breakfast was fellsbed
by our peaceful warriors. When they returned
arms. and all savage rs meat-axes. One OF the
soldiers said there were thousand men
number at six hundred. Great heaps OF
buuders were piled up ready for hos
ont as the armory, where an unlimited number
OF guns was stored. Inc mob was impote to
Sp 9t Keno spo on" "rshonse rs,s.
apd such uusavory names Then. as some Of
the soldery made "A little raid on a cigar store.
the IRE Of the people arose against them, and
tue Marshal gave them haif an hour In which
to le.ye the town. The train record will show
that there we're several minutes 10 spare when
the Train lett.
Seymour with the Cincinnati soldiers, Take
WITH some the rlneieadefs at seymour. They
SAID they wanted theif back pay. tie said II was
ready for them, ami would TO paid at once.
Tuen tue said they would not let 40 their hold
on toe property uuul they were permitted to 20
q work Al their old rate, and were guaranteed
their positions. this demand MI GImpethug
sail tue company could not accede. lie then
went over to North Vernon, aud found about
eight brakemen there. -Four of them we're will
ing To 70 To work AT the reduced rate, but were
afraid ~ get on a IRAN there. lie found the
citizens fully aroused ami mo, warlike than
the striking brakemtn ut SEYMOUR Wnen he
, atten4pte TO coupe a tram win links ana pms
winch he had brought there, tue citizens carried
, OF tue links aud pins as fast as ne put tnon Oh
lie did not persis..
From ne ST. LOUIS Globe Democrat.
The Ohio and Mississippi Railway Company
' advertised for loo men YESTERDAY to take situa-
! tons ON the road. visit ~ the ticket ONCE on
T. Fourth aud Chestnut streets, in tue middle o
the AFTERNOONS, showed scores OF men awaiting
ch nee to lut in their claims. supe. lntenden
{ Waldron WAS very courteous. He sid that, II
= | answer to the advertisement for men. At leas
> SO had responded, and out OF these ho bad hi
{ seymour from Thu. city, anu nifty men frou
!. Flora 10 take the places OF the strikers, none q
: The road again. Mr. Waiiron THINKS that tue re
. auction will Ue resisted on all the roads. h
Olio aud Mississippi, being the more importan
, line, was selected rs tue starting point IL tn
contest
n wages Of engineers, II Was deemed possible tn a
Q they might make common cause with tn
! prakenen; but thus T they have made no de
e. 90 ON passenger trains for llO miles run, an,
e tue came on freight trains for ninety miles ruu
l. Tue company yesterday reduced the pay OF thei
g plitf nm laborefs III East 81. Louis from Sl.a
10 $ll5. About seyenty-dye men were EN-
Flowed, anu twu-ihirds OF them struck. In
few minutes the places OF the strikers wer
flied 10y men al tie minimum figure. In Ciu
i. cut down from tll5 aud al % To lilo ali rounl
and no trouble has oeen experienced.
From ne Cincinnati Commercial
A special tram star, Ell from this city at mid
q night on the ONO and Mississippi RiilIOad, vii
10 nearly "A hundred volunteer lighters. half {
l. them armed with reviewers, bound Tor seymour
80 THIS tram met win mishdp before IL got OF
ne Of tins city. AT SeddmsviiIe "a switch w
l. turned Oh H. ami II was thrown of the tract
10 Nobody WIS hurt, but there som,
Is thing OF a scare IN tue tram, aud som
Il. Of the meu deserted. In ABOUT an hot
AZ tho train went Its way again.
u, reached seymour a. about o'clock yesterda
40 III, rning. The folly Of expecting earnest wOT
r out Of such gang Of men a. that was tne
/ clearly SHOWN. Late yesterday afternoon ~
. Of the U. and NJ. brakeinen al this point wei
!. arrested on suspicion Of having Turned I'll
=. switch at SedamsvIlle, endangering the lives
IN those In the especial" Ii Is reported that 81
II OF them was heard To say at the depot, as Il
tram was making up, that II wOulI be ditche
y, before IL got Out OF the city.
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