St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-24
SAVAGE SW.ITCHMEN.
They TO on a Strike Again in the Lake
Shore Railway Yards at
Chicago,
And Fiercely Assault Several Train Hands
Who Attempt to Move Freight
Trains.
a New York Boycotter Has a Pros.
pect Of Spending Five Years in
Prison.
nc iron Moulders Contemplate Join.
Ing the knights ofLabor--The
Plumbers.
Lake Shore switch,,.,


CHICAGO, June 23.-Sixtv-six of tba
sWitchmen employed by the Lake Shore
ROAD III the Forty-third street yards went
on strike this afternoon by order of the
union. Business is practically at a stand
stiu. The matter at issue between tbe
road and its switchmen have apparently
been satisfactorily settled half dozen times
within the last few days. but are in had
shape again. just how bad it is is difficult
10 ma out. At the stock yards the dressed
peel Shippers were all notified that trouble
was pending and that they had best send
tnelr goods East by some other line. A
neaVy down town shipper who wanted to
make arrangements to send goods East to-
morrow was advised to try some other route
as the company were expecting its men to
~ ouG. AHe real question at issue now is
the terms OF settlement made two months
ago On the occasion of that strike. The
settlement was made by the intervention of
0herln Hanchett and Commissioner Nc
Carthy. The company now holds that it's
managers did not make the provisions
which the men have supposed, but con-
sented only that the strikers should return
10 work. About the time the sixty-six men
quit work, the committee which had been
III session down town during the greater
part OF the forenoon. decided to order the
men 10 go on with their work. Messages
were drafted and sent to all the stations.
AZ Forty-thlrd street, for some reason or
otner the switching crews either did not re-
celVe their messages or did not understand
them and all but two of the crews quit
work. At the other points the men kent ON
at work. The switching engines at the
stock yards ran around and gave notice to
the different crews there and thew began tn
leave work. At the central Office the COM
mltteemen and the officials could not under
stand this. 1t was assumed, however. that
these men had not got their messages to 90
On with their work or else did not under
stand them. Division Superintendent Ans
den said that the men at Forty-third street
mad certainly gone on strike. He could
not explain 1t, he said, for it was altogether
contrary 10 the agreement made by the COM
mittee.
The switchmen at Englewood and all
along the line in the city Joined the
strikers. No trains were allowed to move.
About o'clock an effort was made to
move train at Forty-third street. Sud-
denly
A MOB APPEARED
On the scene, the members of which tried.
NY throwing switch, TO ditch the engine
and train and did succeed in getting the
caboose Off the track. Separate sections Of
the mob attacked the train men, throwing
coupling pins at them and kicking and
pounding them. The conductor, Charles
Pease, OF Elkhart, was badly injured being
knocked down and kicked by half dozen
OF the assailants. John Berger, the switch4
man, was also hurt, but how seriously could
not be learned. The engineer and fireman
escaped entirely. No arrests were made
The night switchmen unanimously failed
to put in an appearance for duty.
The switchmen held a meeting tonight
and afterwards said they had decided to
STAND BY EACH OTHER
and fight the issue through, now that they
had committed themselves. They declare
that there will be no compromise, and that
they propose to make the company come to
terms. Their temporary executive COM
mittee was continued permanently, con-
sisting of D. O'Reilly, chairman, William
Fritch and Edward Dixie. A squad of
twenty police will be sent to Forty-third
street early in the morning, and special
night force kept patrolling the track. The
opinion is expressed by the strikers that
the company must either discharge the
eight non-union men or all the strikers.
The officials declare positively that they
will not do the former, and in the latter
event it is stated that the freight handlers
NAV become involved