Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-17
THE STRIKE.
All the Santa Fe's Trains
Tied up Yesterday.
NO TELLING HOW 1T WILL END.
Other Important Railroad News
A New Road Being Surveyed
to AlamitOs Bay.


to AlamitOs Bay.
Z The great strike is "on" at last,
and how long it will continue is now
the question. Night before last at
O'Clock there was not the slightest in
dication of any trouble, and every
thing was very quiet around the
Santa Fe's depot. The officials and
clerks all went to their respective
homes without any idea of trouble.
At Z 80 o'clock the first evidence oi
the coming trouble was given. A
freight train was just pulling out,
when q brakeman discovered Chica-
10, Burlington and Quincy car among
the others. The engineer was made
acquainted with the fact, and at once
brought his engine to standstill. In a
few moments the Objectionable car was
removed and the train then proceeded
on it's course. About SP. M. message
came to Superintendent J. r Gott,
from General Manager Daniel McCool,
ct San Bernardino, ordering him
(Superintendent Gott) not to receive
any freight until further orders. Mr..
Gott communicated this order to Mr..
Williamson Dunn, the General
Freight and Passenger Agent, at his
home, where he had gone for the
night. At l0P. M. an order was re-
ceived stating that the overland train,
which had Phillips excursion at
tached, would not leave and the ex-
cursion cars were sidetracked, and
remained there all day yesterday.
The San Diego express train which
was to leave at 10 P. NJ. was permitted
to depart on time, and went through.
This was about the last incident of the
night, and with the exception OF sew
eral groups OF yard men, who talked
quietly, everything went on as usual.
Yesterday morning the train for
San Diego left at 9 O'Clock
and had proceeded as far as San Ber-
nardino, when the engineer received
9 message and left his cab, refusing to
go any further, saying that he felt I'M
we'll. The San Bernardino aecomoda-
ton left this city on time and went
through to that place, when it was
also tied up. The Lamanda Park ac-
comodation left this city at 9:15 A. NJ.
and went to that place, returning i'm
mediately. When it arrived in this
city the fireman quietly uncoupled the
tender from the train and the engi-
neer proceeded to the round-house at
the southern end of the yards, where
the fires we're drawn. The regular
train for Port Ballona left on time for
that place, and went through all
right, returning Immediately to this
city. Upon arrival the fireman
uncoupled the engine and the
engineer pulled slowly down the track
to the turn-table, where the engine
was turned around and slowly backed
to its place. Not word was spoken
from the time the engine uncoupled
from the train until the engineer left
it at the roundhouse. This was the
last engine, with one exception, that
moved in the Santa Fe's yards until
10 O'Clock last night. Early yesterday
morning four freight trains left this
city to GO east, two were bound for
Glendora, one for San Bernardino and
one for Pasadena. The two for Glen
dora got as far as Pasadena, when the
engineers we're handed a message,
upon which they Immediately un-
coupled their engines and started back
to this city. The one to San Bernard
ino had gone on ahead, and went
through to San Bernardino, when the
engineer turned back for this city.
The train bound for Pasadena arrived
at that place in due time. The en-
gineer received message, uncoupled
his engine and Immediately returned
to this city, going to the roundhouse.
The engine that returned from San
Bernardino was the last one to move
in the Santa Fe's yards until 10
O'Clock last night. The switch engine
quit work few minutes before ~ NJ,
and went to the roundhouse. At 10
O'Clock last night an engine left this
city for San Bernardino, with a mail
car, baggage car and three empty
passenger coaches, to meet the over
1ano train. This was the last train
met novao for the Santa Fe Company
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last night.
The scene at the depot, ,rrhhen rhhen The
HERALD's representative arrived
there, was very quiet one. Groups
of men could be seen everywhere,
talking in low tones, presumably
about the strike. When the news
paper man approached one OF these
groups dead silence prevailed. For
q long time there was not the slight
est sign of an engine. At the south
ends of the yards some smoke, which
ascended straight to the heavens, in
dicated the presence of locomotive.
When one OF the freight engines re-
turned from Pasadena it was most
attentively watched until it reached the
round house. AS soon as it disappeared
and the sound OF its bell died away,
every one breathed sigh Of relief.
A shrill whistle announced the arri-
val of another engine, and this one
was watched, as was its predecessors.
1t seemed unnatural to hear the
sound of bell, so quiet was every
thing.
The HERALD's representative ap-
preached group Of engineers who
mad put on their best clothes and
were slowly walking down the track.
As soon as the first question was put,
an engineer asked: "You are news
paper man, are you not 2"
Yes, sir" was tine reply.
Well, we haven't got anything to
say" and the group moved on.
Another attempt was made, this
time with only two engineers. One
said: "We are SICK"
"What is the nature of the COM
plaint-what makes you all sick just
at this time?"
''Oh, nothing much," with smile.
"Have you got smallpox, yellow
fever, or chills?" the scribe asked, in
fun.
Neither one; we have got kind
of malarial fever. and IL hapins with