The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-26
DERAlLED THE TRAIN.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE STRIKING
SWiTCHMEN AT CHICAGO.

Freight Train Thrown on ILL. Tr.., =,
The Greatest Confusion by "A ,,c,,r
"anu"ver-tiShtins the Eoycctt-y.,-
'daiIsm Charged ON kuishis-,;ir,, wan
BE Girls.
tHi'AG", Juno 2L-rhere was some OK.
citement Friday morning III connection
Win the Lake Shore strike At 9 O'Clock
tne imported switchuen were brought out
TO Forty third street in charge of Sursrin.
tendent Armsier, Tho imported men nam.
Der about twenty -tvr and include many o:
those brought Il Chicago during the las,
strke
At".39 O'Clock eayiao iSl pulled ont oe
the round house, st, ined I'd to Forty. third
street. and coupled on to cahoose ~
which was abandoned Wednesday. The
crowd, which had previously been small
soon swelled to over 20, and every move
ment OF the engine was followed closely
On the switchboard wore i've of the i'm.
ported mon, and the engineer was sur
rounded by thirty Town OF Lake policemen.
Ia charge OF Chief Marley.
The cabooSe was taken back and attached
- ." VI tih va lch NHtS Nbltil were Slatillnts
ON the side.tracE and billed for South Bend
and other local points When the caboose
was coupled on the exc tcmeut increased to
fever pitch. The crowd yelled wildly and
applied offensive epithets to the men Oh the
engine. The police kept the strikers back
until the coupling was made
Engine 4S1 is Il switch engine aid it was
not the intention OF the officials to take the
train out with it, but Il road engine was on
the ground to move the train Immediately
About ,OOt people were gathered on the
crossing and stood patiently through q
heavy rain which fell for time white the
| ten cars were pullei down the side track on
the main track. Leading into the round
house there are a large number of tracks
| branching from the main track, and as the
| tram was pulled over the switches which
make the connections, some of the strikers
jumped IN front of tue policemen who were
guarding the swItcbe5 AMI turned them in
. front OF their very faces The train which
was going ahead, ran oil the tracks in all
| directions, aud was doubled up like gigan
| tic letter -
The widest excitement prevailed as the
| police endeavored to catch tine offenders
| The efforts were attended with partial fail.
| ure, as but ,wo arrests were made ana at
least one OF the arrested parties is thcua hit
| q be innocenG
| ardmaster Jones and General Freight
| Agent Biologist were hustling around in u
| VAN cndeaNU To have the wrecked
| train made UP. Signals were given
tho engineer 10 20 ahead and Us
| the derailed cars moved out, humping
| around over the ties and smashing the
| switch connections, striker, Jumped in he.
tween the cars and pulled all tue coupling.
| pms they could reach After the disabled
| O. ain had lain across Root street for about
half an hour the Town OF Lake police went
/ TO work aud hy manual force moved the
cars oil hout street, allowing the long line
! ot stock yards street cars which had been
delayed 10 proceed on its way.
II ma, dcyrloped that the strikers have
msuSuiatcl a move, by requesting the
| swltchm-n vi other roads not 10 handle any
oi the rars Of the Lake Shore road uutil
further notlec and it is claimed that their
wishes will he respected
\ conference OF general managers was
held Friday morning, Ali the roads enter
ing Chicago were represented. The confer
cnce was very brief The other managers
assured President Newell that they would
| require their men to Ito their full duty aud
| to handle Lake Shore cars as well as those
of other roads