St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-07-27
The Railroad Insurrection.
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO.

SATURDAY.-The strikers on the Bal
timore and Ohio road have transferred
the center of their operations from
Martinsburg, w. Va, to Keyser, w.
Va, and they are very demonstrative
in the Ohio towns, particularly at New
ark. Their policy still continued to be
to stop freight trains and to allow all
passenger trains to move on. Trains
are dispatched from Martinsburg with
out trouble, an abundance of men to
run them being Obtainable, some of the
strikers even applying to be taken back,
but as fast as trains arrive at Keyser
the firemen are obliged to abandon
them. The trains as they move along
the road from Martinsburg were not in-
terfered with, except that stones were
flung at them, and in one case, that of
the train OH which George Zeff went as
fireman, "a torpedo was placed on the
track but without harm, and Zeff was
hit by stone or two. The trains car
ry attachments of troops. The soldiers
are, however, hardly numerous enough
to go round, and at Keyser a dozen
found that they had all they could do
to defend themselves, let alone assert
ing the majesty of the law. 1t is not
alone at these main points that the de-
tention of freight trains is made, but at
various stations, so that both through
and way freights are stopped.
The strikers at Keyser are sullen and
determined, but the presence of addi-
tional troops last night cowed them.
George Zeff, sent out as fireman on the
first train from Martiusburg Thursday,
was taken from the train there and not
allowed to return, though the strikers
offered no violence. There is a prOba-
bility that trains will be moved from
there eastward to-day. The additional
troops are quartered a short distance
west of the town, but within call if
needed.
THE PENNSYLVANIA ROAD.
Gov. Hartranft issued proclamation
Friday ordering the strikers on the
Pennsylvania road to dispense, and
warning all citizens againstaiding and
abetting them, and troops were sent to
Pittsburg, the principal scene of the
troubles. An immense crowd of strik-
ers and others gathered there, and
Sheriff Fife read the proclamation to
wells. Gen. Pearson then tried to ad-
dIess the strikers. He warned them
that the affair was very serious, and
that it was useless for them to attempt
to further stop the working of the road.
The trains must go through. "Who are
you ?" ''Give us Bread" etc, yelled the
crowd, and when he was speaking of
the trains, one man yelled out: "What
trains, passenger trains? Certainly,
we'll allow them to go through" eyes"
said Pearson, land all other trains, even
if they have nothing but pig metal.n
Another said he did not see why the
military were there the men had done
no violence, and did not intend any.
Twill you allow the trains to go
through 2" asked the general. "No,"
shouted half a dozen voices. One man
said they might get through to the city
limits, but God help the men on the
trains after passing that point. The
military were stationed at the outer
depot and points along the road
The Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chi
cago tiremen and brakemen struck ut
half-past 3 yesterday afternoon. Much
fear has been expressed that the strike
would extend to all the leased lines of
the Pennsylvania road, and the Pan
handle line has been thought peculiar
ly liable to fall into it.
AT a meeting of strikers in Pittsburg
Friday morning, in which engineers,
stOkers, brakemen and flag
men participated, full discussion of
the situation was had, and a committee
of one from each of these classes was
appointed to interview Superintendent
Pitcairn of the western division. The
committee made substantially the same
demand as that embodied in their reso-
buttons Thursday night. After long
discussion, the proposals were rejected,
and the committee reported the result
to the strikers. About 5 o'clock a con-
sultatiOn was held at the union depot
by William Thaw, first vice president,
A. j. Cassatt, third vice president, ex-
Senator John Scott, counselor of the
road, and Gen. Pearson. 1t was pro-
posed to place a crew on a train of
freight, and, under the protection of
the military, to pull out and thus bring
matters to crisis, but as the entire
number of men under arms was only
800, it was decided that the force was
inadequate to break the strike, and
would only result in useless bloodshed,
and the plan was abandoned. Gen.
Pearson will ask for additional troops,
and until these arrive the situation will
probably remained unchanged.
AT Friday evening, Maj-Gen. R. M.
BrintOn, commanding the LIST division
of the Pennsylvania national guaru, re-
ceived the following dispatch at Phila-
delphia: "YOu will move with your
entire division, cavalry and artillery
dismounted, via the Pennsylvania rail-
road to Pittsburg, reporting on your ar
rival to Maj-Gen. Pearson. Advise him
and me of the hour of your departure
from Philadelphia, and your progress
along the road. Ammunition will be
you at Harrisburg, and will
be in charge of George c. Kelley and
Gen. Diver. The Pennsylvania railroad
will furnish transportation" Signed
by James w. Latta, adjutaDt general
Immediately upon the receipt of the
above, notices were sent to the various
and that night the men
at all the armories. The
Pennsylvania railroad have made every
for carrying troops to
Plttsburg.
There were no indications of strike
in the vicinity of Harrisburg at 10
and at Altoona all was quiet,
and no trouble was apprehended there.
A large amount of ammunition and two
Calling guns were shipped from the
state arsenal last night to Pittsburg.
The situation at the outer depot of
the Pennsylvania road at Pittsburg and
at the East Liberty steck-yards was IN
changed at 10.45 Friday night. The
state militia were on the ground, but
there had been no collision. The strik-
ers Outnumb her the soldiers three tn ono