Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-06-26
ON THE LAKE SHORE.
THE STRIKING SWITCHNEN AGAIN USE
FORCE TO GAIN THEIR ENDS,
The Police Unable to Control the ACb--OM-
eialS Firm.-A Fight With the Police
One Train Sent Out Of the
City Heavily Guarded.

ccipt OF your message OF lnlS Iittc, IeSluiils
rs follows: 1--WE have unanimously de
clared ourselves OH strike, ON the ole
issue of April II, and have established our
selves at No. 1921 Wentworth avenue
where the committee may be seen at any
time between Z a. M. and 10p. m" By
the old issue it is understood you mcar
the demand made upon the company IL
April last that it should discharge ftOn its
service certain employees there namrd, and
whom it is claimed were Objectionable indr
viduals. If this is correct there is no otheI
answer to be made than that contained III
the letter then addressed you by l.. 5,
Jones. General Yardmaster, April 17last.
The officers OF the company desire the COM
mittee and those whom they represent, tC
be advised that their declarations that they
are on strike is accepted by the company
rs notice OF their withdrawal from its ser,
vice, and that any Of their members who
desire unemployment by the company
must make application before noon to-mor-
row (Fridiy), and only those that the com
pany deem desirable men be rc-cmploycd.
p. Z. WRIGHT,
General Superintendent
The letter from General IarlmaSter
Jones. referred TO, stated that the com
lrlny could not think of diSrhargng old,
faithful and efficient employees for the rcI-
sons given by the Union men.
4 call has been issued and quietly circu-
lated for meeting of all the General Man
ayers and General SupcrintendcnlS Of the
railroads ccntcring ut Chicago. The object
is to discuss the merits OF the Swltchmen'S
strike and course TO he pursued by con-
Meeting roads regarding il. II is rccog-
.nizcl that il the Switrhmcn's Union is 80
disposed t0 back up the Lake Shore men
complications must arise with other roadS
BY men refusing to switch ears consigned
to Lake Shore. The managers shy they
will insist that this work shl'l be done the
same rs il no trouble existed on tn Lake
Shore. and if the SSitchmen'S Union or
dcrS out the men on this point the iS,u"
will DC fought out il railroad traffic comes
TO 4 standStill.
At the Root street crossing of the Lake
Shore I!Gilroad this morning the police OH
duty numbered thirty, which included
every available officer on the town OF Lake
force. \ ear load OF Switchmcn reached
Chicago ut about midnight from Toledo,
and about nine o'clock they were taken out
10 Forty-thir,l street in charge OF Supcrin-
tendent AmSdcn. The imported men num-
ber about twenty-five, and include many
of those brought to Chicago during the last
strike.
ANOTHER TRAIN WRECKED.
Shortly before o'clock the officials, with
the assistance Of the police, succeeded i'll
attaching an engine and cabooSe to wait
ing freight train. H,yond the cXpo'tula-
tiOns of the crowd no trouble was expert
enccd until after the clb0o5c
was attached TO the train, the latter
consisting of ten ears desired lur
South Bend. The crowd grew in proper
tion momcntarily and became threatening
The police and tlic EllrQed employees were
cursed and threatened with'vi0lancr. In
the meantime the small force was divided
between the train and in guarding the
switches, iO prevent the latter being turn
I'd 80 rs to make impo ,sihle the free move
mcnt of the train. Finally, responding to
the cries of several leaders, the crowd rush
ed Tor the police and turned the switches
in spite OF the latter. The police had
their clubs drawn AMI used them in few
instances, hut the officers were either 81
thoroughly aStOniShcl or Over;IwCd hy the
crowd that they could make NJ successful
resistance. 4 portion ri the crowd ut the
same moment surgc1 toward To the train,
which had cOmmonCOd to move out, hui
which, passing upon the GponSwitchcS, was
thrown from the track. the cnGin" and all
the cars being dcrIilcd. TO coaplctc the
wreck. the coupling pins were withdrawn
ond thrown away. During the melee the
police succeeded in making two arrests.
The excitement in the vicinity is very
great.
FURTHER TROUBLE ENPECrED.
The railway officials are now endcayOrir%
IN remove the wreck, and until that has
been accomplished no further efforts to
move any cars will be possible. One OF the
MEN arrested is a member Of the Executive
Committee of the Switchmcn,s Union.
At noon the crowd about the switching
yards vas still very large and continually
growing in numbers despite frequent rain
showers. Fhe temper Of the crqNd Is sill
very ugly. 4 passenger train approached
the Stene s)on ater the attack on the
freight train and one of the rioters, picking
up couplingpin, flung it ut 4 brakeman
Standing on the platform. 1t caused no
damage, however. M other dcm0nStrI-
ton OF any kind was made against the pas
senger train operatives or the passengers.
\ FIGHT WITH rsLICE.
At4O'clock this afternoon fifty of Pink
crton's police appeared at the Forty-third
street y;lrl orthc Lake Shore accompanied
by tgir,s C.l4 police The strikers still
remained in Che vicinity lIi i4rcc, and when
an attempt Wis made TO take ~, engine
from the round house. the crowd made
an effort To run on the track. The police
charged them and the crowd then retired.
In the afternoon train w'S made up and
run north heavily gIarIel 10 Thirty
eighth street, where it i'aSscd upon the
main track, and proceeded 'ronth anil p,sSs-
ed out of the city. .