The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-07-03

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That other Roads VIII bs Drawn Into
the Trouble
SIxtgsix OF the swlruhmenempIuytd
BY tue Lake Shore Road il the Forty
third Street yards, Chicago, went on a
strike on the e23d by order ofthe union.
The matters at issEs between the road
and its switchmen have apparently
been satisfactorily settled haifa dozen
times within the last few days, out are
II bad shape agaiu-just how bad It
i difficult to find out. At the stock
yards the dressed bsef shippers were
all notified that trouble was pending
and that they had better send their
goods east by some other line A
heavy down town shipper, who want
Ell to make arrangements TO send some
goods east was advised to try. some
other route, as the company was ez-
pectIng It's men to 60 out. Thsreal ques-
ton at issue now is the terms OF
settlement made two months ago on
the occasion Of that strike. The set
tlement was made by the intervention
OF Sheriff Hanchett and Commissioner
Mccarthy. The company now holds
that its managers did not make the
promise which the men have supposed,
but consented only that the strikers
should return to work About the
time the sixty-six men quit work the
committee, which had been in session
down town during the greater part Of
the forenoon, decided to order the men
~n n n ~4~TNh +Llsrs
were drafted and sent to all the
stations. At some OF the stations,
however the messages were either
mIscOnstrued or not received, and the
men at FOrty-third Street refused to
return to work.
The switchmen at EnglewO0d and
all along the line in the city finally
Joined the strikers. No trains we're
allowed TO move About 3 o'clock an
effort was made to move a train at
Forty-third Street. Suddenly q mob
appeared on the scene the members OF
which tried by throwing 4 switch to
dltcn the engine and train, and did
succeed in getting the CaboOse of the
TRACK Separate sections Of the mob
attacked the trainmen, throwing
coupling pins at them, aud kicking
aud pounding them. The conductor,
Charles Peasg, Of ElkhaTt, was badly
injured, bsiBt knocked down and kick
eI By hall q }1zsn OF the assailants.
JOnn Berger, the switChman. was also
hurt. The engineer and fireman
escaped ent rely. No arrests were
made. The night swiUchmen unaui-
mously failed TO put in an appearance
for duty.
Sheriff HanChett said in an inter
view: II there are any difficulties be
tween the Lake Shore road and It's
men, The road is to blame, that Is all
| have to say. cannot give the de-
tails OF the agreement made, because
the conferences were OF a confidential
nature, but if the men demand the
discharge of the eight obiectionables
and that Is the cause Of the strike, it
Il pretty plain that the company has
violated its pledge"
The Lake Shore strikers still held
the field On the 25th, and the com
blned eXertlOns OF the town of Lake
police and the railroad officials failed
to move freight trains until evening
In the forenoon an attempt was made
to send out a train Of ten cars to
South Bend, but a crowd gathered at
the Root Street crossing, Overawed
the police, threw the switches Open
and derailed the engine and cars. Two
OF the most violent OF the strikers
were arrested, one OF them being a
member OF the executive committee OF
the >Witchmen's Union. About
twenty-five switchmen we're brought
to the city to take the place Of the
strikers. A number were attacked
and badly injured.
In the evening a train OF thirteen
hat-Cars On the Rock Island tracks,
which are parallel to the Lake Shore
hue, was boarded by several hundred
Of the mob. The officers saw nothing
significant about this proceeding, but
It proved to be part OF a carefulIy-laid
plan on the part OF the strikers. At
Forty sixth Street FIVE flats were un-
coupled and thrown diagOnally across
the track over which Lake Shore
freight should pass. At F'orty-fourth
Street seven bOx-Cars were uncOupled
and likewise thrown over the tracks OF
the Lake Shore This VS. all done so
quickly o. quietly that the fact was
no. discovered until sometime later,
and had q train come along at a
moderately good rate OF speed, it
would Immediately have been wrecked.
The Rock Island officials were finally
teiegr8phed for, and came on in a
wreeking engine, with q force OF clerks
WHO were put TO work clearing the
track. The regular wrecking crew OF
the Rock Island refused to come out
and but slow progress was made.
4 general meeting OF switChRen was
hel5 az night for thepUrpose of consid-
ering the strike Of the Lake Shore men
and the concerted measures taken by
the officials Of the other roads in re-
gard to forcing the handling OF Lake
Shore ears 1t is given out that as a
result OF the meeting the Switchmen's 8
Union Will take up the cause of the
strikers, and that switchmen through
out the city will refuse to touch cars
consigned to or from the Lake Shore
road. rs the railroad managers have
pledged themselves to ect as a unit,
such course on thepart OF the switch
men causes the greatest apprehension.