Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-29
GALVESTON.
The Santa Fe Strike Becoming Serious
Police Called Out.
Military Ordered to he IN R,q,diness--Gov-
crnor irciayl Called Upon.

GALVESTON, Tx, Aug. 2s..--To-day's
developments OF the striking knights Of
labor against the Gulf, Colorado & santa
Fc railway has assumed graycr proper
lions than even anticipated
Though still orderly and quiet, they
have dctcrmncdly carried Into execution
every one OF their maturcd plans 70 I'M
pede freight traffic despite the feeble ef-
forts of resistance by the officials and non
union employees, backed by police
authority.
AS q result OF this, all freight move
mcnts are entirely suspended and the
strikers, in full possession, await tho
surrender OF the hcsicgcd railway l.yory
freight engine has been killed and now
lies In the shops under the surveillance Of
the strikers, who though not by any
means threatening, have nevertheless
given II out that they will not bear hos
tile interference,
Tho first effort of utter helplessncSs ON
the part of the railway authorities TO
successfully carry on their side OF the
war, was developed last night when the
remaining employees togethorwth large
crowd of negroes sought 10 protect aud
send out a freight train,
WINCHESTER RIFLES AND RgvoLvrRs
were dcmonstrativcly exhibited. The
strikers, however, deliberately went to
work killing the freight engine as II IL
was Legitimate occupation, one even
going so far as TO hang his lantern on the
barrel of the Winchester OF one OF the
lower officials of the road. After ofioc-
tually disposing of all freight engines ut
hand the strikers held meeting aud de-
cldcd not to interfere In carrying out Of
the mail by letting the mall and express
cars go out ON passenger time schedule.
subsequently IL was decided not to inter-
tcrc with passenger tmillc at all. Before
this latter determination was reached the
noon passenger train was boarded
at the shops by strikers and taken
20 the depot After the passengers
were discharged, the train was switched
80 that passenger coachcg could DC cut
out without difficulty
An this time railroad
AUTHORITIES nan nEES PASSIVE
The strikers took possession of all The
passenger engines, cleaned them up aud
put them IN the round-hOusc In readiness
for duty, They did tins service grntuit-
ously, fearing that passenger trains would
/ be included IN the strikers category OF
! prohibition.
The railway authorities Invoked
| federal aid under cover of pro-
! tecling the mails, and accordingly
a United States marshal went out on the
morning train, which went through IN
molcsted.
with view 90 getting out n freight
| train General Manager Snyder and fresi-
dent Scaly called on the mayor for police
! protection, which was accordingly orr
! dercd, and
TiI9 ENTiRE roLiCE FORCE
Of twehty-seven men wcrG dispatched TO
| the scene. An Inward bound freight
train which had been stopped AT Virginia
| Point was then ordered In. This was
the only remaining live freight engine
accessible, II was intended THAT
w., w. engine should be utilized
lhg sTppt the delayed freight trains.
WIN ,he pT51,owcyer, were posted, and
ana lhe polive ",,pht 1t NJ the switch,
~ jumped ON bOATd =, - 't,',,.i,., ,,.g.,,.'
been sldc-tmcked need ,ha ui .r.'i', nn,,
q the strikers began 10 ndt.8 III, nnat, ,'r,"
l. was called off and The strikers totssss",
n session The engine was then blown "
the fire dumped, and in few minute
the engine was dead. The police, IN tn
y meantime, were still on the engine,
d ANN WE'RE PASSIVE SPECTATORS
.r OF the scene. This cffectuallY settled TN
10 business.
IL The police claim that they are only au
II thorized to prevent destruction Of prop
n crty and not 10 fight the strikers, VIII,
a outnumbered them ton 10 one. To-nlgh
. all Is quiet. Mayor Fulton hus issued I
q proclamation calling on the
q sTRIKERs no DISPENSE
The military have MI been notified q
4 hold themselves in readiness. Az man,
n Of the military are knights Of Labor II u
}. not likely that ready response vii
be made for militia protection
h Knowing this, Gov. Ireland has been
r advised and will probably ordc
;. foreign troops To the scene. The striker
v now claim, among other grievances II
Il favor Of uniform rates OF wages along
the entire extent Of the road, that al
d Temple, for example, labor IL held "
cheaply that all work that can possibly
y be done IL performed there, 10 the detri
Il ment Of Galveston. This they claim vii
4 ultimately lead 10 making that point th'
. headquarters OF the shops.
n The Santa fe officials are still deter
mined, and declare they are not snbjec
/, To dictatiOn, which Includes the rates 10
4 wages 10 be paid 10 clerks aud opera
:. tors, and, IN fact, embraces all employees
q OF the road IN mechanical departments.
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