The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-29

made up at Englewood. 1t had about twenty
armed specials. and reached South Chicago in
safety. The railroad officials anticipated no
trouble after leaving that point unless il should
be at some place beyond tho State line, and a
squad of Pinkerton men, already mentioned, has
gone to that point to guard against that happen
ing. A third train was successfully got under
way and passed South Chicago without mcles-
tation.
A freight train from the East has arrived at
the Lake Shore yards in the city. The officials
have issued a notice to accept freight without
limit. They state they believe the strike is
ended The switchmen are holding a session,
but whether they contemplate any further move
is not known.
The officials of the postoffce were in consulta-
tion to-day with District Attorney Tuthill They
wanted to get out warrants for the arrest OF the
strikers and others who had stopped the mail
would have to prefer specific charges against
specific individuals and the conference amount
ed to nothing.
Tonight the Lake Shore officials reported
everything quiet in ther yards. Although a
large number of strikers were congregated in
the vicinity of each Of the yards, no apprehen-
sion was expressed that there would be auy
serious trouble during the evening. total OF
six trains of freight had been successfully for
warded from the city, and several had been re-
ceived from other roads. This done, the COM
pany was content to rest until morning. With
single exception, the day has passed without
the making of any show Of resistance. About
4:30 p NJ the rear cars of one OF the outgoing
freight trains were derailed at the Sixteenth
street crossing. The cars were thrown from the
track by some one zigzacing the switch while
the train was passing over it. One of the cars
was so badly wrecked that it had to be left
The others We're put back on the rails and taken
along. There were a number of police and
Pinkerton men on the train, and they at once
deployed to capture the offenders. One man was
arrested and locked up.
Sheriff Hanchett returned to the city this
afternoon. He said that his actions in connec-
ton with the settlement of the strike of the
Lake Shore switchmen, two months ago, were
known and approved by the officers of the COM
pany. At the proper time, ne said, he would
make statement giving all the particulars
Forty five new switchmen were brought in to-
day from Toledo. They were at once set to
work at Englewood and South Chicago. Three
OF the striking switchnen returned to work at
the Englewood yards this afternoon, and assisted
in making up some of the outbound trains that
ard ran the gauntlet 1t is
notified their employees that if seen at
the seat of the Lake Shore troubles. perenp-
tory dismissal would follow. All the Lake Shore
section hands and switchmen in Indiana were
sworn in as special police The yards of. the
Lake Shore road are cleared of all st-bound
freight. and the officials of the company are free
in their expression that the back bone of
the strike is broken. This sanguine
view is not shared by persons who
are in position to know the councils
of the switchmen. They claim that while all
overt acts will be avoided as much as it is in the
control Of the strikers to do so, a system of war
fare will be inaugurated which may at any time
precipitate general strike on all or most Of the
step of the strikers will be to re-
quest the switchmen of other roads not
to handle any Lake Shore cars. Should
this request be refused the strike is practically
over, unless the Lake Shore strikers resort to
violence again. If the switchmen of the other
roads act as they did two months ago, the strike
will begin in earnest. According to the iron
clad agreement entered into between the man
ayers and superintendents Of the various roads
on Thursday last, all recalcitrant employees will
have to be promptly discharged, and such step,
it is said, can have but one result-a railroad
strike of gigantic proportions.