The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-15
MORE TRAINS MOVING.
THE ROADS IN BETTER SHAPE
AT ST. LOUIS.
Everything Progressing Smoothly,
With No Disturbances on Either
Side Of the River.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, April l4.-Shortly
before midnight last night Cass Jones,
the man who was shot through the
hip at last Fridays shooting, d.ed
from the fees of his wounds. Jones
was middle-ag ed, unmarried man,
ar d was shot while stlnding near the
Green Tree Hotel, just across from the
place where the Louisville and Nash
vile Deputy Sheriffs directed their fu-
sill ade. This makes nine desths, with
another victim not expected to live.
THE SITUATION N EAST ST. LOUIS
Tod remains abou' unchanged from
thsr 90 previous days since the arrival
Of he military, with the exception
u a. hs various roa is are in better
RI ne 10 do business a1d are doing
~ -. The switch engines in the va
:, ~ VA lis are bu y, and the resump-
II "Ot business tet' more probable
ti-n NJ any time n Q the strike. A
ST 1T drawback, al d The principal one
TO the various com panies, in fully re-
summing is the inability OF the st. Louis
Bridge Company md Belt Line
to fnord sufficient transferring fa-
aud irlm the levee TO the various
yards The bridge company employed
few more new men yesterday and
also few this morning hut cannot do
all the business required OF it. The
Belt Line and the bridge company re-
quire sixteen switchmen on each side
OF tie river to do the necessary work
and the number OF men now employed
is inadequate. The officials say that
this state OF affairs is not because the
men do not desire 10 return 10 work,
but because they are afraid TO do go
for fear OF the consequences after the
militia shall be ordered away. The
business OF the different roads yester-
day exceeded that OF any previous day
since the strike, and, from appear
ances early this morning, a still more
complete resumption Of freight lrafiic
can be predicted for to-day. The Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy and the
Chicago and Alton roads seem to be
in the best condition so far as their
ability to handle freight ia concerned,
and the men in those Yards have been
busy all the morning making up
trains. Fifty men, eight of whom
were cd hands, were employed yester-
day on the Alton platform and eipht
more OF the cd employees re.
turned to work this morning, Civ
ing this road its full force
OF pl- torn men. One freight train
was sent out over this road this morn
ing. At the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy yards and freight depot the
condition OF affairs is much the same
as at the Alton yards and depot, and
freight train on that road was sent
out this morning. The men in the
other yards, excepting the Louisville
and Nashville and Cairo Short Line,
are busy making up trains, and It is
expected they will succeed in sending
them out later in the day.
At the indianapolis and st. Louis
yards Agent Reder reported every
thing to be in promising condition.
lie said the company had about all
the mon needed, and that business
was being done in earnest, one tain
having been sent out. The Cairo
Short Line has two switch engines at
work making up trains and freight is
being moved. The Vandalia present
the usual busy scene in the yard, and
the avent claims thew are driving and
handling large amount OF freight.