The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-17
Superintendent Law and His Chief Engineer
Make an Attempt to Move a Train, but
the Strikers Take Possession.
The officers Removed and the Engine
Returned to the Round-HOuse.
The Leaders of the Brakemen Present Their
Side of the Case-PrOclamatiO Warning
the~Strikers to Cease Unlawful Acts.
LAwLEssNEss AT FORT WAYNE.

LAWLESSNESS AT EORT WAfNEs
Another Unsuccessful Attempt to Move
Trains-Prociamation by the Mayor.
FoRT WAYNE Jan. 16.-The situation as to
the striking brakemen against the double e-header
system OF the Pittsburg, Ft Wayne and Chicago
railroad remains unchanged. The only incident
Of note to-day was an EFFORT of the city marshal
accompanied by three deputies, to serve war
rants of arrest on seven leaders of the strike
large body of strikers Immediately assembled
and would not allow the men to be taken, and
the marshals withdrew from the scene. The
mayor has called upon the entire night police
force to report for duty this afternoon, when
another effort will be made to move freight
train from the yards, and the authorities wilIat-
tempt the arrest of all strikers who interfere
with the movement of the train.
At o'clock this afternoon a third unsuccess-
full attempt was made by the Pittsburg Fort
Wayne & Chicago railway officials to move the
freight trains blockaded here by reason of the
brakemens strike against the double header
system of running freight trains. Superintend-
ant Law, together with Master Engineer Pol
hamus attempted to take an engine from the
round house to attach to freight train they
to take the engine and run it outside, when one
of the several strikers upon the engine laid hold
of the whistle and blew it vigorously. This
! signal for aid was responded to quickly by other
strikers scattered in.s and around the yards of
the company, guarding switches, etc.
They compelled Mr. Polhamus, who
had hold of the throttle of the
engine, to give place to striker, while others
assisted Mr.. Palhapus to dismount a striker
holding his hands over Mr. Palhamuss eyes to
prevent him from seeing who had laid hands
upon him. The engine was returned to the
round house and the fires drawn.
THE BRAKEMENs SIDE OF THE CASE.
An Associated Press reporter called upon the
strikers this afternoon and interviewed their
leader at their headquarters in car No. 60. He
said:
I'VE are peaceable men, who desire to destroy
no property or to harm anyone, but we will not
allow doublehe to leave Fort Wayne under
any circumstances. If we submit to double
headers, it throws many men who have families
dependent upon them out of work,
and those who do work cannot
live upon the wages they can earn. Business
| is light, and a brakeman under the double head
er SYSTEM cannot make more than one round
trip per week, which would make his pay ST. 80
per week. and that will not pay his board, TO
say nothing about his family Each of our men
has signed pledge not to touch liquor while the
strike lasts. If any man breaks his pledge we
have police force of our own who will arrest
him and place him in our Jail and keep him for
twenty four hours, or longer, if need be. The
machine hands and workmen in the several large
factories and shops will aid us, if need be- in our
efforts to maintain principle In an hour
can call to my aid 400 men.
do not think this will be necessary, but it will
be done If an attempt is made to use force in
starting doube-headers. We have received
many offers of pecuniary aid but have declined
them, so far. / understand warrants have been
sworn out for five of our men, The city mar
shal and his deputies called this afternoon to
serve them, but the men are not here, and will
not be found. They have left the city"
One weakened striker, and two men who
were not strikers, intimated that if there was no
danger they would go out with train, guarded,
but they were persuaded it would be dangerous
I'VE have no fears of deserticns from our ranks,
said the leader
Late this afternoon Mayor Zollinger issued
proclamation calling upon the striking brake
men to cease interfering with the railroad COM
pany and the moving of trains, and warning all
persons who had no legal right upon the grounds
of the railroad company to leave them, quoting
the penalty for interfering with the railroad
this proclamation will have upon the strikers re-
mains to be seen. The railroad officials say this
evening that they have nothing to say, further
than that the situation remains unchanged The
pay car, which was due here to-day, did not
arrive but only came as far west as Upper San
dusky. one hundred miles east of here. The pay
master returned to Pittsburg 1t is understood
the employees here will not be paid until
after the present trouble is setted
Last night the tracks were patrolled by one
hundred men, in squads of eight ard ten. They
say they can in one hour summon one thousand
men to their aid from the factories and shops in
the city, and that the strike won't help them
personally, for as soon as the strike Is over they
will be discharged, but that it is for the benefit
of all the brakemen in the country, for if this
road Is successful with double headers" all
other roads will adopt the system. and the occu-
| patton OF large part of them will be gone. 1t
IS rulnored tonight on undoubted authority that
the locomotive fremen will join in the strike at
10 o'clock tomorrow. They give as reason
that the firemen on double headers, and on
the leading engines especially, are ia extreme
danger. for the reason that the intense strain on
the tenders by reason of long trains is so
great that there is great liability of pulling the
tender from the engine. As the fremen are
continually passing from the tender to the en-
CINE with shovels of coal to throw into the fur
mace, they are liable to fall between in that
as an experience of double-headers on Eastern
roads has proven to the country In case the
firenaen do join the strike, it will put a more
serious phase on the matter, and make it still
harder for the peace authorities to place it un-
der control. Some of the city papers have ed-
torias the subject tonight, calling attention
of tax payers to the fact that both the city and
Allen county are responsible for the losses the
company is hourly sustaining, as the mayor,
sheriff and county commissioners have been
called upon for protection, and it viii
probably be a repetition of the scenes
in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, which
| has just finished paying for the damage to
the Pennsylvania company bv the great strike Of
1877 The strikers attempted to take an engine
to Areola to-day, but Superintendent Law would
not give them any orders to use the main track,