The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1886-07-01
THE RAILROAD armKE

NhALAdu8 4AaAasf au4G aQs-Go4OEsAN
after the Lake Shore strikers block.
aided the tracks last night by throw
ing an obstruction acrOss from the
Rock Island tracks, the night ex-
press, consisting Of eleven coaches,
ran out on the west bound track, bat
finding the track blOcksded, ran back
and was switched on the east hound
track at Fifty-6Bt street. Just be
fore the train reached the switch, q
man run out and turned thesWitch 81
the train came along. The iOc0mO-
tive Immediately jumped the track,
carrying the tender and forward
truck Of the hrst coach eff with Il.
The engineer Of the express, although
not suspeeting that such q fiendish At
tempt would be made upon his train,
nevertheless WeRt AZ only lfsPeed,
and by doing 80 probably prevented q
most serious wreck and loss Of life.
The engineer Of the train and several
Others saw the man when he turned
the switch, and are certain they
could identify him 10 they could see
him again. The sWitchmen declare
that they do not know anything
shout Il. still further on toward
EnglewOOd other cans were derailed
iD q similar manner. AT EngleWOOd
twelve cars Of the Nickel Plate were
derailed by q misplaced switch, but
no serious damage was done. A num-
Der Of stones were thrown at the
Wreoking crews while they were en-
gagged In replacing the cans which had
been thrown OF. Although missiles
fell thiekly at times, fortunately they
all went wide Of the mark and hurt
no one. A renewal Of mischief is ex-
PeOted to-day:
The Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern Railroad filed bill in the
Superior court 20 eniOin some seventy
striking sWitchmen from interfering
with the business ofths rOad. The
men went out Of service June %, be-
cause the company refused 10 dis
charge eight men who have been en-
plOyed by the rOad with one excep-
ton frOm 10 to Is years. The strikers,
after going out, Il h charged, oOngre-
gated about the tracks Of the road and
BY threats, intimidation, and assaults
committed on employees, Obstruoted
the road IN the performance Of les du-
ty and caused o total stopping Of
trafie. The road afarms that Il will
not discharge the Objectionable men.
An Injunction was grAnted by Judge
Shepard. A bill has also been pre-
pared By Pliny B. Smith and Isham
4 Lincoln, counsel for the Lake Shore |
Road, % be filed In the United States |
Circuit Court also asking for an In !
junction against the strikers. The /
grounds are those Of interstate CON- !
merce and Kuklux laws, etc.
CHICAGO, Ills. June 23.-The Lake |
Shore RailFuad Company have at last /
sucoeeded in getting . height train
started nom the yards at Root street,
and the blockade Vas broken e l2 %.
At that hour the switch engines
which had been busy 10 the yards
up q train, steamed onto the
side tracks and the regular engine
coupled onto the train. Special DO
lice with Winchester rifles ready,
stood side By side, and no attempts
were made By the crowd 10 interfere
with the movements OF the trainmen.
When everything was In readlness
for the start q detail Of PinkertOn
men, armed with rifles, climbed on
20 the engine and tops Of the cars.
Their appearance gave the scene .
WaFlike Appearance. The train
pasasd EnglsWOod ct l2 80, having
run the gauntlet Of the strikers frOm
FOFty third street without mOlesta-
don, Al the Fifty-frst Street OE0as-
Ing there was . large crowd Of men
and boys who jeered 80 the train
pissed. but offered no violence. The
braln left EngleWOOd at l2;20 P. 4. At
l2 80 South Chicago was reached, and
30 serious Opposiiion had besn en-
There Wns q large crowd
IN and about the yards, but the Hyde
Park police presented not even the
Of disorder. The train left
lt u IS, and viii be guarded 10 the
Indiana Stale line By armed specials
la beard.
CHICAGO, Ill, June @.-The Lake
Shore Railroad Company began oper-
Ationa at 3 this morning, so police
md Plnkertoa msn, the lstter armed
with Winchester rides, taking pos
leaaion .of the Forty-thlrd atrBet
7srds. Two long freight tralns he'd
leen made up, and started, Carrying q
strong armed Rorcs, but net no mo-
estatiOn. AT 10 Pi1kerton'a sqaad
Accompanied g switch eagins 70 the
Jnion Stock yards 70 gel train of
i've stock.
Al noon, tralus wers being made
10 at the Forty-thlrd strest and En-
IleWoOd yards, hnd ere nov being