St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-03-20
MAKING A MOVE.

The Missouri Pacific Succeed in Sending
Freight Train Out of st. Louis With a
| Guard of Police and Detectives and Po-
lice Sergeant Colonel Jack Campbell as
| Stoker--The Strikers Noisy But Peaceful
ST. LOUIS, March 12.-The sending out
of a freight train over the Missouri Pa
citic road this morning was the occasion
of a display of feeling 80 long and well
controlled by the striking Knights. About
| five minutes before ten this morning
| freight train No. 1872, consisting of tbir-
teen cars Of general freight, two oil cars
and a caboose, and bound through to
Kansas City via Cham0is. Slowly left the
| foot of Fourteenth street. Engineer
| O'Neill was at the lever, fireman whose
name could not be ascertanel was lean
| ing passively against the cab, while
Sergeant Campbell combined the
duties OF fireman with his regular
duties. He was shovclin" coal Sergeant
Bree was ringing the bell and Officers
Palmer, McMahon and other brass
buttons helped to crowd the cab. The
train proceeded very slowly for few
blocks, Superintendent Dickinson walk
ing along side of it. At Seventeenth
street the engineer put on more steam
and with shrek the engine forged
ahead.
A large and excited crowd gathered at
the Ewing avenue crossings AS the train
appeared in sight, shout after shout of
dcrision rent the air man who was
looking out of the top of the caboose
ducktd his head just in time to avoid a
stone. number Of hOOdlums had Joined
the crowd and one OF them probably
was guilty of the action. The train.
much to the surprise of the crowd,
suddenly stopped at the shops
and Immediately it was learned
that Engineer O'Neiil had jumped off lust
east of the Ewing avenue crossing The
strikers shouted their approval and
laughed heartily. Superintendent Kerri-
gan and Master Mechanic Bartlett, how
ever, soon had another engineer at hand
Engineer ue9german. He@german
jumped into the cab, while seve raj of
Furlong's men and Tom himself got on
the train. A few minutes later the train
was again in motion. The crowd in the
had gathered at the Compton
avenue crossing. Again it shouted it's
and jeering remarks were
made concerning the detectives.
Just as the train was crossing Comp
ton avenue Q form Sprang from among
the crowd and nimbly climbed up Que of
the cars. The next moment ne was at the
brake, and was turning it on with all his
might. when detective, ginCerly step
ping along the tops Of the cars, ordered
lm off. The man continued coolly and
;he crowd cheered with delight Just is
he detective approached the man, he
climbed down as nmbly as he had as
'ended, and disappeared again in the
crowd
"There's the fireman." shouted one of
he strikers, as the train rolled by, and
ure enough there he was, with his coat
ranging on his right shoulder, walking
DOLLY toward them. He was Immediately
urrounded and eager hands stretched
orth to grasp his. Grave boy!" 'Good
ellow!" ''Wcll done!n and other com
mandatory phrases were bestowed upon
i'm. Some of the men had tears in their
yes, the voices of others trcmhled with
motion, while still others laughed and
houtcd gleefnlly. Efforts to ascertain
he name of the fireman who had stood by
he Boys were unsuccessful.
"Lockjaw on this subject" yelled one
+ the men, and all We're silent
The freight train in the meantime had
one out of sight. While FurIong and his
len walked down the track toward the
hops they were derisively cheered A
ew moments later Knight-probably an
fficer in the Observation-Disclosures or
cred the men to dispcrSe and 90 to the
,ecting at Euterpe Hall. Many obeyed,
ut others fingered on the spot. The ex-
itement among the men is strong, but
ubdued.