The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-23
FUTILE ATTEMPTS TO START
TRAINS Al" CHICAGO.
Refusal OF the Engineers to Take
Out Their EHgine,'-An Ex-
citing SEEM.

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the company's side and you should
hear both sides. Come over to our
hall and hear us, and if you do not
want to go there, fix any other place.
Come out and talk it over. This is
question between capital and labor
and the time has come that the con-
flict has to take this shape. We do
not want to injure the company's
property, but we want our rights"
Collins then left the car, followed
by three of the imported switchmen,
and the cars were surrounded by the
strikers and their friends, who us d
every argument they could to per-
suade the switchmen TO leave their
cars. Up to 2 o'clock, in all seven
men had left, some going through the
windows and some out of the doors.
About 1000 men surrounded the train
at Root street. The crowd increased
momentariy until fully 5000 men
were in the yards.
THE CRITICAL MOMENT
was at 2:30. Epgine No. 45S, with
Engineer Mid Caddy, came ont Of the
round-house claiming its bell loudly.
Ten deputy sheIiffs guarded in front,
rear and sides. Before the engine
reached the main track, the deputies
were almcs. lost in the mass OF ex.
cited men who crowded the tracks.
Tom Collins mounted the engine and
began talking to the engineer. The
wheels soon stopped, wnen Co Inns
was heard to saw: Be kind enough
not to do this. You are no capitalist,
For Gods sake run that engine back
for us laboring men. Do il. Will you ?
The engineer reached for his lever the
great wheels reversed, and the engine
started back to the Iound-house, amid
deafening cheers from the switchmen
and their friends. When opposite the
tank Superintendent Wright go. on
the engine ard talked with the engi-
neer, while the engine stood still and
there was a silence over the great
crowd. Caddy shook his head and
ran the engine into its stall. Superin-
tendent Wright was ssked if he could
get man to run an engine out, and
said: 81 will try again. think l
can"
THE OFFICIALS OF THE COMPANY
had repeated conferences with indi-
vidual members and with the commit
lee OF the strikers, but no arrange
meut was arrived at. On the outskirts
we're many women in carriages who
waved their handkerchiefs when the
engines backed into the stall again.
The COMMITTEES OF the strikers keot at
work at the switchmen who had been
imported by the company. They
argued with them, they begged them
TO show themselves men and get out
OF the car. They told them: "The castle
you are in now, will tumble down
ard the rsilrrai msgnates will be
buried with Won ia the ruins"
"Have you ct a f'mily? So have
we. Here's S. FIR Won 10 come out,
and here's SO more" and the bills
were put up before the window. "It
you don't come with us you can 90 to
the uttermost pa t. OF the earth and
the odium will follow you"
THE ATTEMPT To start TRAINS ABAN.
DoNED.
Up tn 4o'clock the railroad officials
were endeavoring unsucceesfully tc
get man to run an engine on the main
track, ana the strikers were laboring
with the switChmen TO try and make
them give up. At 5 o'clock fifteen o.
the new men had joined the strikers
and the supposition then was that
they would to man join the strikers
Six of toe strikers we're arrested on
the warrants sworn out by the com
pany.
At 6 pm. the Sheriff ordered thu
deputies to return to the city until
| O'Clock tomorrow morning, the rail
road company having decided to maxi
no further attempt to run trains unit
that time 1t SEEMS impossible to in
duce engineers to take their engine
out against the shes of the strikers
A reporter who talked to several o
the engineers claims that they ar
afraid to do so, and It is said the rail
road officials are uncertain what NOV
to make next. Everything is quiet a
present
STRIKERS UNDER ARREST.
A deputy-sheriff arrived in the cit
this evening having in charge tiv
strikers who had bsen placed unde
arrest by the Sheriff posse The
were arrested on State warrants swor
out before a justice OF the peace
charging conspiracy to maliciousl
and feloniously prevent the free an
safe passage of trains Of freight cars.
The prisoners were taken to the Han
rison street police station and locke
up. Business at the custom-hous
was very dull to-day on account
the strike. Some of the employe
were of the opinion that there wer
nearly fifty loaded cars due in Chicag
now out on the Lake Shore somewher
between Chicago and Elkhart. Tn
cars are very valuable, and contai
goods for about all the importers
, Chicago.
THROUGH BUSINESS WAS VERY DULL
at the custom-house. Many of tn
inspectors were kept very busy at tn
stock-yards looking for shipments
meat for export from the packing an
canning houses. The inspectors 50
that some of the exporters seem
Z feel that there is going to be a gener
strike on the railroads centering her
: and resulting shut down OF man,
: featuring establishments. The expor
, ers are hurrying off what stock the
2 have in order to meet foreign col
tracts and not be caught If the stril
r affects any other Eastern roads.
still larger force OF inspectors and a
sistants will be sent to the stoc
/ wards tomorrow in answer to the d
mands OF exporters.
l EXTENT OF THE STRIKE.
: II is said this evening Inst the stili
I hss rnmifcations thst are not tul u
T dersto1d by any bat the men theI
i selves. and ii is not st all improbao
thst all the switchmen in the counu
= leRst those between here and u
a seghoard, stand ready to aid tce La
Y Shore men hv striking wheney
1 cslled on TO do so. l. has been ~
{ sistently deuied tina. this strike "
r under the direction OF the Switc
l. mems Mutual Aid Associauo
r and this may heret fore hs
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