The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-08
THE BUTTE STRIKE.
Ditching Cars and Stealing
Coupling Pins
THE U. P. APPLIES FOR AID.
Started by the Prakenen and Carried
Out by Losfess-It May Yet
Fr-Ve Serious


tains tue following account Of the strike
on the Utah L Northern.
The strike OF braKemen on the Utah
& Northern assumed very serious as
pet yesterday. At q late hour the
night pei re last the brakemen center
ing IN this city-iifteen in number
Iesoiyed 70 follow the example set by
their brethren ct Eagle Rock, and
refused not only 10 work the freight
rains themselves, but TO permit them
TO be wOrSsd. SIX freight trains leave
Butte daily-three south-bOund, two for
Anaconda and one for Garrison-be-
sides such extras as may be necessary.
Only one OF these trains left yesterday
anu IL sneaked OF at a. IN. with a
large quantity OF ore for Anaconda.
/ The passenger trains were not inter
fereu with. and The mails departed, but
did not arrive. on time. The passenger
tram from the south. which was due
here at 1870 q. III, did not arrive until
1850 y. IN, and passengers from the
north were delayed two hours at Silver
Bow awaiting the arrival of
the south-bound passenger from
this city. at the Butte depot
nothing OF . serious nature occurred
until about $50 pm, when at least
! 600 men and boys were congregated in
the yard and on the platform. The
south-bound express was ready TO
start. and the railroad officials con-
ceived the brilliant idea of attempting
To shove out 4 train of sixteen cars.
loaded with ore, for the Anaconda
Smelter. The mob received an inkiing
OF the move in contemplation ard
thwarted it in a very ingenious manner.
The locomotive of the ore train was
kissing and sputtering, and the engineer
stood in the cab. his hand ON the
throttle OF the valve. ready TO start when
I he received the signal, when, like a
fash. an empty fiat car came thunder
ing down an adjoining track and was
ditched by striking the switch a few
yards ahead of the ore train. This set
tied the fate of the ore train, but the
mob was not satisfied. In few mo-
ments every coupling-pin disappeared
from the ore train, and ITS removal was
impossible Then an empty box-car
was started from point about 100 feet
east OF the passenger depot and came
rushing down the grade ut lively
speed, and would have ben wrecked on
the main line and prevented the depar-
ture OF the passenger train had not
Yardmaster Burns hastily closed the
switch The car was ditched. but the
main line was left open and a few min
utes later the passenger train steamed
ont two hours behind schedule time. At
this juncture wagon-load of deputy
sherlffs arrived on the scene. and we're
at once assigned 10 duty by Sheriff Sui
Ivan. The mob offered no open viol-
ence TO either person or property, how
ever, and the deputies were beginning
TO regard their presenecas unnecessary,
when fifteen dat cars loaded with lum-
Der came out OF the east when the sun
went down. They were moving along
at lively rate, and increasing their
momentum as they progressed.
when Sheriff Sullivan yelled TO his
men to stop ERR Several deputies
jumped aboard and vigorously applied
the brakes, but their efforts to
stop err were futile. and they were
compelled to jump of again to escape
humiliation They jumped not
moment too soon. for an instant later
the leading cars jumped the rack and
added 10 the distractions with which
the yard was strewn. This closed the
excitement. At 1890 a train-load of
grumbling passengers from the south
arrived. and At midnight Deputy Sheriff
Wiener and his armed posse had I'M
disputed possession of the yards.
The striking brakemen did not par
ticipate actively in the mischief wrought |
Dy the mob. which seemed 10 be com
posed of professional losfers from the 4
city. The brakemen stood in q group |
on the platform, and discussed the 4
situation with friends and each other. |
IL was apparent, however, that the /
mob acted upon suggestions ten
dered By persons who knew how 4
the departure of freight trains could be l
most effectively prevented. The strikers /
were quiet, but determined, and they i
appeared to have the sympathy of the /
crowd.
Several mine and min managers
regarded the strike rs 4 very seri- \
Gus matter.
From Governor Hauser, last evening,
Sheriff Sullivan received the following |
HELENA, MT. May 5. 1856.
Bugere n. Sullivan, Sheriff Of Siirsr Bor
Co.aty. Mt:
i have been applied 10 by the proper
officers of the Union Pacific Railroad
Company for the protection of certain L
property of the company, which Is said
TO be now threatened in Butte. You
viii please use your best endeavors In
that direction, and render all the aid
possible. baw and order must be main
tanned in this Territory.
5. T. HAUskR. Governor.
Sheriff Sullivan is determined TO pro-
tect lif- and property at any cost The
delayed train from the South arrived az
1880 last night The delay occurred at
Eagle Rock, where the cars were de-
tatched from the locomotive and side
tracked Night before last the strikers
st that point were addressed by blat-
ant orator, who advised them TO stop
all Trains The meeting had Just ad-
lcurned when the passenger train from
.he South came along. and IN twiuk.
ling II was broken up. The con-
ductor attempted 20 make mp his train
arain, but was warned and finally com
PEELED 70 desist- A special train from
Pocatelio. having on board Szperin
te--cent Blickensderfer and posse OF
deputy United States marshals. was
-iniiarly served. and IL required much
persuasive eioQnence on the mart of fha