The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-30
The Strikers and Their Sympathiz-
ers Set Upon the "Scabs." -
A Lively Rough and Tumble Fight
Ensues and the Rats" Retire.
They Are Pelted and Cuffed IN
morcifllly as They Run.
Pinkerton Men Get Severe Drubbing
in tho shufiio-A General Boycott
Declared Against Burlington
Freight on All Roads.

CuIcAGo lll, March % Tho war on
the Burlington railway continues without
the slightest indication OF yielding ON
either side. Both the engineers and the
officers Of the company profess TO be conf
dent of success. Fifteen switch engines
were at work in the freight yards today,
but at the stock yards they were unable TO
accomplish a great deal, rs il was found
necessary 10 put nm engine on each end Of
every train in order TO get over the diff
Guilty caused by the strikers or their SYM
pathizeT pulling the coupling pins, The
company has now hired all the switchmen
IL has need Of To take strikers places. All
not nt work vet, but will I've by tomorrow
afternoon Onc hundred ot them are In
the city, and ninety-thrce will arrive from
the Reading district In the morning.
The iirt encounter between the SYM
pathiEcn Of the striking switchmen and
The men who have replaced them, took
place nt $50 O'Clock this afternoon, when
a 20" switch engine aud its crew at
tempted totransicr some freight cars 10 the
northwestern tracks. \ crowd Of switch
men Of other roads wcrc about the place,
and began to icer at the new men ON the
90 engine. When the train reached
Knzc street and Western avenue II ran
OIL switch that had been turned, apd
number OF ears were ditchcd.
The mob then set upon the crew Of the
engine aud truin, aud the fireman and
engineer took to their heels, getting
numerous cuffs ~ they escaped. The new
switchmon followed suit, and were pursued
and roughly used by the crowd, which was
made up OF the toughest kind OF citizens.
The Pinkcrion men, of whom there were
six or eight ON the train. attempted 10 pro-
tect the trainmen, but the mob set upon
them with sayagc rlcc and dislrmcd them
in q twinkling. They wcc poworless, and
after making few efforts to defend them
selves took lo fight To escape the drubbing
they were receiving at the hands OF the
furious mob. Several Of the Pinkcrton
men were hurt, and one Of them IN thought
| to have sustained serious injuries. On the
Same train was Division superintendent
| John BcSicr, OF the Burlington. When
the trouble commenced lac hurried Ia the
front and some one IN thc crowd n,cog.
nikcd him. Tho disclosure oi his identity
WAS the signal for the mob lo iall ON him
and beat him. The attack came from all
sides, and IL was only after having been
badly used up that be- escaped and ran Ia
the switch. house, where lao locked him.
self In aud escaped iurthfr punishment.
The riot created great excitement, AMI
The Pinkcrton men hockcd 10 the scene.
The mob quickly dispersed, however, and
only one man was arrested. Ills name IL
William Quirk, audi lac l. tcketcd up AT the
West Madison street police station.
Qurk, who WIS arrested, wasa Chicago,
| Milwaukee * -. Paul swtChmaD. His
arrest prccpitaiod strike Of l7l switch.
men. twcnty-cight engineers aud twenty
eight ilrcmon on the Chicago, Milwaukee
q n. Paul road. When IL Nas known that
| Quirk had been arrested crowd followed
him 10 the West Madison street station
and ondcavorcd to get him released.
Numerous oilcs Of bail wcru offered.
~ 900 surety for his appearance was Of
icrcd, but ho was locked up.
When the crowd realized that their
cOmrilo had Ia remain In the police sta
| ton. the Milwaukee q 81 Paul men in
their rage decided TO slrike and immo.
diatcly deserted their engines. The whole
yard force OF sNilchmcn, engineers and
lipmcn, 227 in all, quit work, leaving
twenty eight engines standing ON the
tracks.
Il is rumorcd the brakcmcn OF the same
road will go out tonight. The strikcrs' say
the Milwaukee q 81 Paul road has been
particularly friendly 10 the Burlington, and
they have been ready and willing 10 quit
iJr some time.
Division Superintendent Bcstcr who
took refuge from the mob In the switeh-
! houao, had both owes hlhckcncd and was
very badly bruised mp. The hrcmen and
engineer Of the train which wns attacked,
were also badly pounded.
When asked about the company's posi-
ton In regard 10 the riot. Mr. Morton II
the 90 road, said 1T vas an unfortunate
affair, but not wholly unexpected. as the
company had anticipated trouble OF this
kind" lIo said, however, That he did
not think II would occur again, as the
company would Try 10 prevent a repcti-
| ton Of anything Of the Kind. Mr.. Morton
said In regard 10 the progress the road was
making toward handling their freight,
that they had engaged forty swiIchmen to.
day.
An extra edition Of an evening paper
says A meeting Of 500 engineers, iircmen
aud sWiichmcn was held ~ Fourteenth
aud jefferson streets this afternoon. There
were representatives from oil the roads
prcscnt. aud il was resolved that general
| boycott be declared against burlington
freight on all roads. The sentiment eN.
prs,od was that the burlington mad had
gone too iar. There was no reason why
the engineers demands shouldnut be COM
piled with. They were reasonable and the
time had come 10 enforce them.