New-York tribune., 1886-04-21
LAKE SHORE TRACKS BLOCKED.
FREIGHT TRAINS DISABLED IN CHICAGO.

GOVERNOR OGLEsBY BEGGING TIE STRIKERS TO
AVOID VIOLENCE.
CHICAGO, April 20.-The sWitchmen ara
still masters Of the situation in the Lake freight
yards The features OF the trouble pleasanter.
At o'clock tho yardmaster and General Super
intendent Wright. and Freight Agent BlOdgett
mounted an engine in charge OF Engineer
Weaver and made attempt to south
ward. When they reached the vicinity OF Foryfourtn
ST. where train Of yesterday stopped, they
we're surrounded By large crowd OF switchmen, who
uncOuped the took out the drawbars and lett the
train In he pess and immovaDe condition They after
ward attempted to run caboOse on to side track
brakeman and a conductor jumped tho platform aud
tried to drive the back the conductor drawing
revolver Tho brakeman afterward jumped fr0n tue
car and kicked Knocked senseoss by the crowd
When superintendent Wright said that he would give up
the attempt the cars, he was chsered by the
strikers who at began to repair the slight damage
which had been done.
Division Superintendent Amsden said to-day =" We
are still at standstill Tho town.or lake police da
tho best they can, but they too few for the
crowds. Tho freight business is suffering great loss
Over 200 in the yards to-day night swtchmea
from other railroad companies am sure now that this
whole thing is a we-arrsnged pot We are making QUE
plans slowly. They shall not accuse US OF haste or Of
creating trouble
Shortly before II o'clock Engine No. All taken up
to Thirty nint-st clear the stock yards W OF the
cars WnlCn were DI0ck1lcu tucTc JcsScEutS IL
Chairman Stahl of strikers Safety Committee, re-
Quested any to the tracks and said tho
strikers would interfere with tho work. strSers
aud outsiders however mounted the dummy at Forty
third and Root sts and came down TO the "I. There
they brakes of the freight and pulled the
pins refusing allow the engineers to take the cars ot
the way to the stock yards clear. The engnd
was driven back 10 the rouudhOuse
This afternoon Governor Ogesby concluded to repeat
his experience East st. Louis and boarding special
train At 35 o'clock to the OF the disturb
anoes OF the days. Fully 1000 men aud boys
were attracted the scene when tho stopped AZ
Forty thirds The Governor addressed the crowd &C
great length displaying considerable FEELING. he
begged them adjust their differences with the company
without Violence and declared that Gov.
organized to protect workngmen In their
rights and that II they persisted In creating disorder ne
would certainly call the troops. as II was his duty u
do He pictured the horrors OF conflict. and begged
them to ones life lost through their
interference with other mems rights He was greeted
approval and dsapproval In the course OF
his remarks but cheered when he had finished
speaking Immediately after the departure OF the Gov.
ernor's party attempt made to take out swtcn
engine but the crowd surrounded IL and compelled
,hc engineer to return IL to the r0undhOuse. =
The Executive Committee OF the Switchmen's Union
abored Sheriff Hanchet for several hours to-nigh no
and exhaustive recital OF their side OF the case
MI Hanchett suggested a compromise. but no headway
The committee. however. readily consented
to the sher's conferring with the officials OF the COM
pany to morrow with view to arranging Tor COM
promise.