New-York tribune., 1886-03-29
ONE TRAIN DID NOT WAIT.
THE STRIKERS ALERT IN EAST ST. LOUIS
AN ENGINEER THAT WAS TOO QUICK FOR TIL EMS
A FIGHT IN ARKANSAS.
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ST. LOUIS. March 2S.-Three more at>
tempts made to move trains In East st. Loui. and
all except failures. Shortly before noon tho
Wabash under the protection Of the United states
Marshal made a stock train When the gneer tried
TO run his engine out Of the round house. 1t found
that the between the switches had been hed with
coupling pins and links that the trst trucks OF the
locomotive thrown from the track II took hour
TO put IL again and another half hour 70 arrange the
switches When the engine was finally attached come
mittee OF strikers waited Engineer Bennett aud
handed him the following note:
You are requested not to take that train oat but 70
return your engine to the round and quit work sf
once"
:" Does this business, boysi" he asked.
E" You bet your life IL does came from every man.
All right, that is all wanted 20 know" and Ben.
nett reversed his lever and the engine back. This
stock was unlOaded and returned 10 tho yards.
The Chicago. Burlington and quincy was the next 70
Try. 1t met with similar experience. The danger
signal turned the track ahead OF lOcOmO-
tive and brought lt TO stand still Tue engineer then
abandoned the engine. At the Wabash tried 10
again Engineer ConoVer put at the throttle and an
engine attached to five lives in Chicago
and isn't coming back to East ST. Louis for time
The switches were guarded by marshals who thss
they Vere all hight and the locomotive at.
tached the whistle gave two piercing sheks and full
head OF steam was turDed on inc noise caused the
strikers to running from all directions but tho
gneer ci not wait and dashng by the committee with
the request went Ike the wind out OF the city. Tbs
strikers cursed their stupidity and placed the engneos
Oh their list To reporter who the engine Con
said,
My life wouldn't have been worth II bad
read that paper and then out didn't read and Of
not supposed to know what it contained But
am not going back to East St. Louis until the trouble
Is settled"
At Texarkana Ark freight train sent out on the
Iron Mountain road II guarded by militia. After
running ten miles IL stopped ~ a switch by 300
men. The train uncOupled ana the engineer forced
to leave the cab The militia then charged the
battle with clubs aud fought The result
that fourteen strikers captured and taken 10 the jail
In Texarana. The engine disabled in the VI
the disturbance.
At Marshall 1t IS reported Il fifty OF the striking shop
men have agreed to go back to work in Che morning
At DensOn, Texas, four strikers, Martin McGrath,
George knapp, James Pennington and John BoTmans
charged with riot in attempting disable engine No. 81
on March 10, aIrI2uel before Justice Adams yes
terdsy afternoon IAey bound in the sum Of
$500 each for appearance in the District Court In sep
tember
No attempts were made by any Of tho bockaded roads
in this city TO trains to-day. Large gangs OF
Congregated early in tho Missouri Pacific yards and
patroed the ground discussing the situation, but oferS
ing no violence TO property rhe police ordered -
report for railroad duty again at O'clock tomorrow
morning. when the Missouri Pacific will move
other train.
committee OF the fremen and brakemen, from Soc
daa came TO this city this morning TO confer with the
members Of the organization here. The Drakemen and
remen are standing by the knights aud all the trains
brakemen VINO do not belong the Brotherhood. Ths
executive boards Of the three district assemblies OF
Knights OF Labor in session all day aud sag that
the hIlt will be MADE until recognition is obtained.