Daily Republican., 1886-06-29
STRIKING SWITCHMEN
SIX TRAINS MOVED ON THE LAKE
SHORE ROAD.
Police and PIDkerton's Men Subdue the
Crowd and Trains Leave Without
ANY Further nIolestation.

CHICAGO, June 28.-T9.nighL the
Lake Shore official reported everything
lquiet in their yards. Although large
number of strikers we're congIegated In
/ the vicinity of each of the yards no
apprehension was expressed that there
would be any serious trouble. A total
of six trains of freight had been sue
| cessfully forwarded from the city, and
several had been received from other
roads. This done. the company was
content to rest III til morning. With q
single exception the day had passed
without the making of any show of re-
sistance. About 4.30 p. m. the four rear
| cars Of one Of the outgoing freight
trains were derailed at ths Sixteenth
street crossing. The cars were thrown
from the track by some orc "ztg3ag-
ing" the switch while the train was
paz sing over it. One of the cars was so
badly wrecked that 1t had to be left.
The others were put back on the rails
and taken along. There were q number
of police and Pinkerton paen on the
Itrain, but only one arrest was made.
BREAKING THE BLOCKADE
Tho blockade was broken at ~ is
lo'clook to-day. AT that hour the switch
IeDgines, which had been. busy in the
Iysrds making up train moved out on
the main track. At 1880 p. m Sonth
IChicago was reached and no serious op-
position had been encountered. There
was large crowd in and about the
yards but a large squad of Hyde Park
ipolice prevented even the semblance of
ldisorder.
The train reached Englewood at IL 20
p. m, having run the gauntlet of the
istrikers from Forty. third street without
lmolestatiou. Atthe Fifty first Street
! crossing there was large crowd of men
land boys, who jeered as the train passed
4 by, but offered no violence. The train
a left steamed on the side tracks and q
Irregular engine was coupled on to their
J. train The police, with their Winches.
ter rifles ready, stood by on the alert,
i. but the guns were too much for the
= crowds and not an attempt was made to
interfere.
p When every thing was In readiness
}; for the start detail OF Pinkerton men =,
10 armed with rifles, climbed on the en-.
lgine and the tops of the cars. A switch
lengine, to which a caboose was at
ltached, and also heavily guarded, /,
y steamed on to the main track, in front
J. iof the eastern bound train, but the
IT conductor only had orders to proceed
8, to South Chicago.
'd a second freight train of twenty-six
h train, having been made up at Engle-
'pl wood. 1t had about twenty armed
specials, and reached South Chicago
r in safety. The other trains were sue
ut cessfully gotten under way and passed
IL South Chicago unmolested.
D. The officials have issued notice to
I'd accept freight without limit. Tn o.
OF state that they believe the strike Ii
l. ended.
lie This sanguine view of the compan!
rs that tie strike is over is not shared b!
o. persons who are in position to know
he the councils of the switchmen. The.
as- claim that, while all overt attacks wi
IT, be avoided as much as it is in the Col
to troll of the strikers to do 30, a system {
warfare will be inaugurated which ma
7as at any time pre- cipitate general strik
Ast on all or most of the roads centering
not Chicago. The next step of the striker
Ike will be 10 request the switchmeu
5he ether roads not to handle any Lah
ON Shore cars. Should this request be RI
ner fused the strike is practically oyer, u
~, less the Lake Shore strikers resort
sh- violence again. If the swItchmen
ley the other roads act IS they did tv
<er months ago, the strike will begin
us earnest.