New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-27
HOURLY ACTS OF VIOLENCE.
CONDUCT OF STRIKERS IN MISSOURI
BITTER FEELING IN ST. LOUIs-MovING TRAINS
GUARDED WITH WINCHESTER RIFLES.
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| Sr. LOUIS, March 26.-The strike is now
rapidly reaching that condition in which devoves
The authorities OF the five States affected take action
News hourly received OF OF violence by along
the bockaded lines At to-day Missouri Pacific
passenger train Grays Summit, few miles
from Pacific Mo-. and side tracked. The engine v as
disabled and the train abandoned by all except the uu'
| lucky passengers This afternoon the company sent
out another engine from this city. guarded hy twenty
men armed with Winchester rifles to pull the train to s
destination. TIE little town of Pacific with probably
800 inhabitants contains the most aggressive and de-
termined who have yet figured in the strike It Is
the head quarters OF the bridge builders of the system
This morning the Marshal driven out OF town at the
| point of "A PISTOL.
The facts TO he that in yesterdays fight the
the train delivered the first fire. since the shooting
the strikers have armed themselves, and fight to the
death for possession OF tue trains i expected hour
The Missouri cihc sent out another freight train this
morning with tho usual police guard the city limits
crowd OF 5000 persons witnessed the operation, but
violence offered. Owing to the battle at Pacific
yesterday the special officers OF the railroad company,
to whom the police turned the train did not stand
on top OF the special engine and cabOose was
attached OF the train and thirty armed
with Winchester rifles rode in the capOose Twenty
lhe engine at the head Of the train and by
this manner It left the city limits
The Governor requested to day TO order militia to
be sent To Pacific.
At o'clock to-day the shop meu rhe employ of the
Bridge and Tunnel Company quit gOk In response to an
order from the Knights OF Labor. They number about
fifty and their only grievance is want OF recognition
OF their organization This will interfere with passenger
tTaffc, and cause great trouble. The wipers and
hosters in the round house also quit work The bridge
engluos have done nothing except transfer passenger
from side OF the river to the other since the
strike began No Is left to for the engines
nor TO take charge OF thom, and the outlook Is dis
cOurasing.
The men in the Wabash yards this side Of the river
struck this morning but were ordered back work by
the Knights OF Labor. and obeyed Three fremen left
engines In the Pacific yards day at the request Of the
strikers.
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy the only road
that fIeght train out Of East st. Louis to-day and
that was away before the strikers could interfere. Two
trains abandoned In the Nandaa yards after being
made up, and in the other ysds little was done Ihls
evening tho Vand9u and Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy again iel IT, get out trains but upon request OF
strikers engineers took ttelr engines back to the
round house. The Bridge and Tunnel Company com
planned Mayor Joyce that the coored men who fur
nIshed the brige engines with coal had been in-
timidated The Mayor investigated and reported that
the quit OF their own free will. superintendent
Burroughs, of indianapolis, brought down twenty-five
from Mattoon to do switching. ON arriving here
they refused to work. At 5 O'Clock effort made
to take ont stock express from the Indianapolis and ST.
Louis yards but crowd OF 200 mon su' rounded the
train and by persuasion caused to be abandoned The
Burlington officials had similar experience an hour
later.
The mob at Pacific offered no violence to the train
when 1t reached that village. There rumors at
Police HeAdq uarters to effect the bridge
Merrimac River Pacific to be damaged tonight
freight train in from the West Tonight and
guard of police called upon to escort the engineer
his home. Tne three district assemblies here have
ISSUED another address They say:
We appeal honest and Impartial judgment In
our struggle with largest aggresatIon of capital
earth, the enssvement OF labor the South
western railway is Operatsd and controlled by
Jay Gould aud MS miniOns, not FOR the public good
bat Tor the sole purpose OF enrichng the heartless
syndcate the the farmers. merchants and
business men OF four States
The address says:
We expect word OF sympathy from the great mer-
chants. The exchanges In great cities are gam
bnug deus. They hX the price and the pro.
ducer and labOror Is ever heeced Jay GOud
and other nagnales have demanded that the Knights OF
Labor shall dsDand. Shall We do II Methlnks l cah
hear every knight Maine to California laundering,
never The knights OF Labor organized Tor noble
purpose, believing that the alarming development
OF the great corporations Will neV-
itaby lead To the paup riZduOn or the tulnH masses
and ii fail ehOrt TO curb the arrogance
of their powell labor will be tamped TO snll
to the farmers 10 give us their ad ana
sympathy. Ihi. night Is their light Our mission ~ one
Of Christian love and peace. An injury to one Is the
concern OF all
It was rumored tnat the switch men in the Missouri
Pacific yards desired to back to Work, and 30 in
formed Chairman Irons. The latter denies the statement
At the Vanderbilt yards in East ST. Louis an attempt
was made at O'Clock u run out a train. An engine
was coupled Oh started with the train at the
OF twenty miles an hour. 1t plunged through
They uncouped the tram, put on brakes aud
stOpp ed it The train was abandoned