Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-11
GOING OUT ON THE RAIL.
The PittsDufG, st. Louis 4 Olnclnnati IN
Leave Their KoyR

Tho PittsDurg, St. Louis 4 Cincinnati IN en-
Leave Their Keys.
The strike of the telegraphers employed
by the Pittsburg, Cincinnati & st. Louis
railroad company, which has been threat
ened for the last three days, was fairly
inaugurated Friday evening at @ o'clock.
superintendent +. B. Taylor, who made
a trip over the Pittsburg division, which
extends to Columbus, for the purpose of
inducing the operators to remain and re-
ceive commercial business, has returned to
the city. Much to the surprise of the
officers of the company, he failed entirely
in his mission. Only two operators of the
$50 employed on the division consented tc
do as he wished.
His report caused . long consultation,
the result of which was determination
on the part Of the company to insist that
commercial business should be received.
This was communicated to every operator
at once, and soon reached the ears of Mas
ter Workman Eagau, who is the head of the
telegraphers' brotherhood in Pittsburg.
He resolved to act promptly, and the mes
sage of tho company was closely followed
by another, to which the following is
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Pittsburg, st. Louis and Cincinnati rail-
road: At 6 o'clock this p. m. all dis.
patchers and operators of the Pittsburg,
st. Louis and Cincinnati railroad will
leave their Office signal red, their orders on
the tables and refuse to use their keys
until further orders. Agents will attend
to their other duties.
(Signed.) THOMAS EAaAN,
Master Workman.
The pr0mptness with which this order
was sent out was due not only to the fact
that operators had been ordered to con-
tinue receiving Western Union business,
but because Assistant superintendent
Devon had been summarily discharged
Friday morning.
The order seems to have baen promptly
obeyed. When the clock struck six all
the operators in the Office in Pittsburg,
including the chief dispatcher, left their
tables, and reports from all along the line
indicate that all other offices have been
deserted. Many of the strikers came into
the city last night. They are as jubilaut as
II they had entered upon q vacation for
pleasure instead of taking part in the war.
They claim that the railroad company will
not be able to maintain its position more
than few days.
A large portion of the line is a single
track, and they contend that it will be inn.
possible to prevent blockade by attempt
ing to run trains on schedule. Supt.
Saylor admits that things are in bad
shape, but says that tho strike has
not extended west of Dennison, Ohio,
and in . short time all principal sta
tions on the Pittsburg division vii be sup
piled. Until that time trains will be run
on the time schedule, and with flags. It was
stated on good authority in the evening that
the war has been ordered against the Penn.
sylvauia company. that it will be extended
to all its lines, and that the operators on
the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne g. Chicago will
be ordered out to morrow,
Gong out on Other Lines
The railroad operators with q few ex.
ceptions, on the trans. Ohio division of the |
Baltimore q Ohio railroad quit work at |
noon Friday, also on the Lake Erie division !
Of tho same road. Most of the places were
filed and there is no delay in trains.