The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-26

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morrow (PTidAyl and only those that the
company deem desiTAb.s men will BE- To-
employed.
P.P. wRGur,
Genera! superintendent
The letter from General YaIdm@ier
Jones, referred to, stated that the company
could not think Of dischargiDs old, faith.
iul and efficient employees for the reasons
given by the Union men.
RALKoAD OFFICIALS NEETlSd.
A call has been Issued and quietly cir.
cuIGted for a meeting OF all the General
Managers and superintSndents Of the
railroads centsring at Chicago. The Oh.
iect is 10 discuss the merits Of the switch.
mens' b,Fiko and courss,to bs pursued by
connecting roads regarding Il. 1t is Te.
cogniEed that II the Swiichmens Union
is 30 disposed to back up the Lake Shore
men complications must arise with other
roads by men refusing 10 switch cars con-
signed 10 the Lake Shore. The managers
say they will Insist that this work shall be
done the same as II no trouble existed on
the Lake Shore, and II the SWitChmens
Union orders out the men on this point
the issue will bs fought out II railroad
traffic comes TO q Btandstill.
Al the Root street crossing Ol the Lake
Shore railroad this morning the police on
duty numbered thirty, which included
every available officer In the town OF Lake
force. A car load oil sHilChmen reached
Chicago at about midnight, from Toledo,
and about nine O'Clock they were taken
out to Forty.third street, In charge Of SUI
perintendent Amsden. The imported
men number about twenty-five, and in
cude many Of those brought to Chicago
during tho last strike.
MOTEHs wREcE TRAIN.
Shortly before o'clock, the officials,
with the assistance OF the polic,, succeed.
ed in attaching an engine aud cabooSe to
a waiting freight train. Beyond the e1.
postulAtions Of the crowd no trouble was
experienced until after the caboose WIS
attached 10 the train, the latter consisting
OF ten cars destined ior South Bend. The
crowd grew in proportion momentarily
and became threatening. The police and
the railroad employees were cursed aud
threatened with violence. In the mean.
time the small force was divided between
the train aud in guarding the switches, TO
prevent the latter being turned 30 As to
make impossible the free movement Of
the train. Finally, responding 10 the
cries oi several leaders, the crowd rushed
for the police and turned the switches
in spite Of the latter. The police had
their clubs drawn and used them iu
few instances, but the officers were either
30 thoroughly astonishod or oyerawed by
the crowd that they could make no sue.
Cessiul resistance. A portion Of the crowd
at the same time surged toward the train,
which had commenced 10 move out, but
which, passing upon the open switches,
was thrown from the track, the engine
and all the cars being derailed. To com.
plete the wreck, the coupling pins were
withdrawn and thrown away. During the
melee the police succeeded in making two
arrests. The excitement In the vicinity
is very great
MORE TROUBLE ANTICIPATED.
The railway officials are now endeavor.
ing to 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 member Of the tx
eculivs Committee Of the switchmen's
Union. At noon the crowd about the
switching yards was still very large and
continually growing In numbers despite
frequent rain showers. This temper Of the
crowd is still very ugly. A passenger
train approached the scene soon after the
attack on the freight train and one Of the
rioters, picking up coupling.pin, flung II
At brakeman standing on platform. It
caused no damage, however. No other
oi any kind was made
against the passenger train operatives or
the passengers.
Al four o'clock this afternoon fifty
Pinkerton police appeared At the Forty.
third street yards OF the Lake Shore road
accompanied by thirty policeman. The
strikers still remain In the vicinity In
Iorce, and when the attempt was made to
AXE an engine out Of the round house the
crowd made an effort 10 run on the track.
The police charged them, however,
two men down with their clubs
who were placed under arrest The third
man was also arrested, who was active In
bis efforts 10 cause blockade. The crowd
.hen restlred. In the afternoon q train
vas made up and run north, heavily
guarded TO Thirty.eighth street, where it
passed upon the main track, proceeded
south and passed out Of the city.