New-York tribune., 1886-03-24
NEARING A FINAL STRUGGLE.
THE CRISIS IN THE RAILROAD STRIKE.
TRAIN WRECKED ANP SEVERAL MEN HURT
CALLING on THE POLICE FOR PROTECTION.
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ST. LoUIs, March 23.-A direct issue be-
tween the Missouri Pacific and the strikers will lie made
Tomorrow morning. special meeting OF the Board OF
Police Commissioners called to-day by request OF
the Missouri Pacific officials and 1t resolved to
furnish the railroad company with sufficient protection
to enable it to trains superintendent Kerrean
called the Office Of the Chief OF Police aud made arrange
ments for large detail OF regular policemen Another
feature that developed day and that will probably
prevent the company from carrying ont its plans Is the
determination of the Brotherhood OF Locomo1ve En-
gineers 10 engine there any policeman
or detective on the cab, no ono but railroad officials
being allowed the locomotive. The engineers to-day
protested against the placing OF policemen in the cabs
The knights that no freight shall be moved, and
both sides anxiousy awaiting the morrow.
About o'clock this morning the company attemT ted
TO send out a freight train Of twenty Engineer
Study and Fireman Barrett were on the locomotive AS
1t backed down from the shops Barrett jumped OFF aud
detective took his place There dity policemen
ia the yard besides the detectives in the employ OF tae
company While the engine being attached some
pulled pin the middle OF the train and the engine
started of with only ten AS 1t backed up again the
strikers swarmed into the yards and turned the switches
and tho engine and half the train half mile
across on another track. Pins again pulled out
ani the ain cut into half dozen sections One Of the
detectives top Of a man about to draw pln
aud pointing revolver at his head ordered MIN TO stop
Tie man SAID, SnOOt ana De ana Walkeu uellDcr-
atey between the oars pulled the pin and then escaped
By this time crowd Of thousand persons had congre-
gated Oh Tryon Avenue Bridge cheering the strikers and
hootng At the police. The attempt abandoned aud
arrests were made.
At sedaa this afternoon E. X. sbley, Division
superintendent OF the Missouri Pacific, attempted to
move freight train large detail OF police in the
yards and no resistance offered until the train
reached the city mits and Sheriff Murray took charge.
The local police stepped OIL the train and few deputy
sherihs stepped The bell was rung and the tram
stated with full head Of steam. About three miles
from the city while going at the rate OF twenty miles an
hour the engine and i've cars dtched and half
other wrecked and destroyed Tue engineer
and fireman appear to have been on guard and jumped
on before tho engine left the rails. An officer, one
Mason, and who had volunteered to 20 along as a
guard were caught in tho wreck and fatally injured
Other who the tender and the cara next to the
engine were dangerously injured The wounded were
quickly carried away. At p. N. some 1000 persons
had walked from tho city to the OF the wreck The
engine is lying its side in the ditch aud Is badly
damaged There is little left OF the cars except kindns
wood and the freight loss 1t is charged that strikers
or their sympsthzers caused the accident Vice
President Hoxo at once informed ty telegraph OF
what had occurred.
Mr. Hoxie received from Palestine, Texas, telegram
stating that strong of gathered there to-
day and acted threateninGly. On being ordered to
dsnersc refusing the sheriff and posse arrested four
OF the ringlealers The telegram concludes:
The strikers holding meeting to night ard will
doubtless attempt laiI deliver! Ut WORSE 'iS0nei Is
brewing.
Chairman Irons and the Executive Board were 10
session all day. Hs could not say when the order
would he given extend the strike but hoped that the
difficulty would be settled by the merchants before the
order would be issued. The Board is making
atcmut to communicate with Mr.. Hoxis. II the police
go out with trains to morrow the Chlef says they VIII
leave the at the city limits Two men III the employ
OF the company arrested Oday for carrying con-
cealei and firing at strikers. The company Is
Information leading the and conviction OF any
one destroying It's property.
KANsss CITY. Mo, March 23.- There IS no change in
situation at the railway yards. The 200 switchmen are
stll There has been disturbance OF any kind
stock twentyeight over the Atchison
and Topeka road this morning. IL was brought into
the yards by the conductors and brake men ana the
stock unoadcd without any moesatiOn. The packing
houses are running with reduced forces but the supply
OF animals for saugh:ering must soon lie exhausted II
the strike continues number OF mills are also prepar
ing to close U said thcreare about 1000 loaded freight
ears IN various yards awaiting transfer or shipment
The Armour Packing Company Is arranging To shIpa
quantity OF its provisions down the river by boat The
smelling works at Argentine viii be compelled to SMUT
down II the strike continues, dlsemP.oyIhg ooO NEIL
Truckmen employe In che handling OF relght are I9rted
blockade Business stashated just at the opening OF
the busy side tracks are hiied with loaded
press companies receiving pcrIshable freight at
owners rlsk The supply Of coal is considered sufficient
there is no danger Of obstruction on that account;
The state Adjuant-Gemeral has ordered the 7th Res
for drill Their Is general disposition TO regard
strike with growing seriousness though 1t Is mpOS
sibe to analyze the situation at all definitely.
CHICAGO, March 23.-Hardly any freight for Kansas
City accepted in Chicago yesterday ON account OF
the switchmons strike at the former place VcePres
dent Potter Of the Burlington had another conference
Yesterday with the committee OF locomotive engineers
from points Western end Of his road Mr. Potter
told the committee that his company would pay high
wages as paid for similar services other roads,
but that could accede to its demand to pay the
men on small and unimportant branch lines the same
we're paid to men employed on the main INES
Mar scJnh- Il at iOht
men, masked and otherwise disguised, went to the
Central branch Shops drove the fifteen watchmen into
the oihouse when the mob took possession OF all the
naming engines and disabled them. This morning
freight train from Hawatha and ran down IN the
lower yards followed by great crowd OF strikers.
IL was guarded by city marshal aud squad OF police
until It reached the city limits. As soon "a the officers
le IL tho strikers Immediately took possession, set the
brakes and stopped the train The engine was Killed
ON tho track and the had to be hauled back by
switch engine. The switch engine then =" killed."
and the only locomotive In running order on the
Central Branch road Is passenger engine The men
who captured train had been served with njunctons
by the United States marshal