New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-28
FEW TRAINS FROM ST. LOUIS
NOT A FREIGHT CAR MOVING EASTWARD.
SO FLYING TRAIN-CHATRMAN IRO.
REPLYING TO MIR. POWDERLY.
TBT TELEGRAPH To THE rRIBUNE1

| TBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUNE.l
ST. LOUIS, March 27.-All passenger trains
except thos carrying the United States Mail. were
stopped In East ST. Louis this morning The Southern
tram the Cairo short line, which left the Union Depot
ST. Louis at 7:lO. seized at the Relay Depot In
East ST. Lols, and the engineer and rcmen forced to
abandon II. The coaches were then pulled back over
bridge ST. LOUIS. The accommodation trains on
the Ohio and Mississippi Chicago and Alton. Nandala
and Louisville anl Nashville subjected to
! a similar experience At O'clock tine Chicago
Burlington and QIr cy attempted to move out freight
| train loaded with pcrI'aible goods.
The superintendent yard master and clerks made mp
the train. aud It left Yards tho rate ottwenty miles
hour About 800 strikers mad assembled at the relay
depot and 1t the neutiOu Of the authorities to send
the train out fast that it could not be eopped The
engine ru'hing nlon. under full head OF steam
when the depot reached.
Get of that engine" shouted the strikers.
Tho engineer laughed Though the chances were
largely in favor OF death mutlation, to attempt
TO board the flying freight nevertheless five men
tried It, Three were thrown down bnt not danger
ously injured Two succeeded in getting and
running forward uncouped the close to the engine
They then set the brakes and brought the cars to
sandsiIll The engine aud two continued on, but
slde.trackcd aJ Venice, five miles away. Not a
freight train has left tho Eastern roads to-day The
passenger traffic the bridge is seriously mpcded
owing to the strike Of the round-hOuse men and shop
men.
The Missouri Pacific succeeded to-day in sending
two aad met with opposition in the city Each
train guarded by one hundred armed men who will
go with them to end Of the division Everything is
reported quiet Pacific today though is known that
800 men in the town heavily armed and only wait
excuse to open fir on the train guards.
At o'clock this morning two freight the Iron
Mount ain Railroad near the United states Arsenal wero
discovered on fire tho flames communicated with the
arsenal depot and destroyed It aud its contents valued
at T5 900. The depot contained camp equipments and
large quantities of Government supplies. Three freight
cars also destroyed The fire Is supposed to nc in
cendlary No freight been moved out OF this city
the Iron Mountain road in the past three weeks.
One hundred police officers guarded the machine shops
the Missouri Pacific last night owing to rumor that
assault would lee made at midnight The dozen men
who employed guarded by regular detail OF fifty
These employees sleep in the shop and their food
is conveyed to them by the company The headquarters
OF the strikers Is only block from the shop. and there
is always IL crowd OF several thousand IN the vicinity
Chairman Irons was this morning shown Mr. Powder
ly's New-Yor statement and said that Mr.. POwderY
had nothing to do with the trouble. "What said.' re-
piled Mr. Irons that II the strike not settled,
tmght extend over all the railroads In the country and
I will tell you that said" stopping and speaking
with emphasis and with his eyes half closed, and that
was that II settled 1t may oxteud all knights
all the country"
Another Knight said that Mr.. Irons was substantially
correct far the probability Of the General Com
mi tee taking charge concerned but not rs to what
WAS possible The General Committee could come in ana
take charge issuing proclamation declaring the strike
OIL but 1t would be exercise OF authority
that had yet been assumed. The Gen
eral Committee could 90 to the extreme
OF rcvoking the charter OF the District Assembly
but there was only chance in thousand thtt such
action would be taken. The General Committee would
in either have look to the General Convention %
sustain them The only regular way would be for tie
District Assembly request the General Committee to
intercede.
At o'clock this afternoon 200 switchmen ana yart-
men IN the employ OF tho Wabash Railway q'dt work
and walked out in this city. their example fol-
by fifty at Hannibal and the same number az
MObcry, Mo. The road will be placed in the hands o.
United States Marshal Cousins tomorrow. II is pre-
dcted that the Knights employed the entire Wabash
system will be called out on Monday.
The Vandalia road succeeded in moving
freight train out of East ST. Louis this afternoon.
While the attention Of the strikers was distracted
twelve coupled and the pins welded into the
bumpers The brake chains were then taken OIL and the
train started terrific speed Several strikers man
aged to get on and carried eight miles, but
could not separate tho In running out,
the train WY missed an Ohio and Mississippi pass
enger train The Wabash train. protected by marshals,
left the city without interference.
The superntendents Of all the roads In East ST. Louis
held meeting this afternoon, and in
the of the corporations which they
represent made demand the Mayor and city Coun-
Gil protection The Council held stormy session
and passed resolution to the effect that it could not
guarantee protection TO the railroads demand
will he made the sheriff OF ST. Clair County to-
morrow and tho reply is anticipated. The
demand will be made on the Governor on Monday. No
arrests have been made though score Of alrays have
been reported
The that Jay Gould refuses to arbtrate
has ased he
pears to be prospect of an early solution OF the
trouble.
A. A. TalmaGe. general manager OF tho Wabash Rail
road received a telegram yesterday from Nprlngheld
H. stating ttat his application to the United states
Circuit for protection OF the property OF the Wa
bash IOad had been granted last night United states
Marshal Weber and force OF deputies arrived in East
ST. Louis take charge or the yards and property pro-
its employees the operation OF trains, which, with
their aid Ml be tO.daY reguLar sCnodue time.