The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-03-17
The Strike.

DENVER, March 16 The tie-up of all
Santa Fe trains at this point is COM
plete. Not q single train has left here
since last night, and the only one
reported arrived is the Kansas City
express, which will reach here on time,
2 IS, this afternoon. The engineers,
when called to go on duty, this morn
and wanted a ''lay-off." Others said
they were sick" and unable to go out.
TIE hostIers made up the Thunder
bolt" schedule, to leave here for the
east at 10 80 and pulled the train down
in front of the Union depot, but as
Engineer Price had not reported up to
2.15, and there was no Likelihood of
doing so, the engine was ordered back
to the roundhouse, without any at
tempt being made by the company to
send the train outin charge of "scab. I"
At the superintendent Office, it is
stated that other roads centering here
have not yet refused to receive from
them through freight cons ued to
eastern points, but number of Santa
Fe cars, loaded here late yesterday
afternoon for Missouri River points,
are being unloaded and transferred to
Union PACING cars and will 60 out over
that line tonight. The city ticket
agent has received instructions from
Topeka to sell no through tickets, and
all applicants al The Santa Fe Office are
sent to the Missouri Pacific or the
Union Pacific The company claims
that they have no Information as to
the reason for the men going out or
what their grievances are, while the
Brotherhood claim that the strike re-
suited from the company attempting
to haul Burlington cars, in direct viola
ton OF their agreement not to do so.
A Brotherhood engi eer. in conVersa-
ton with an Associated Press reporter,
this afternoon, said he did not only be-
lieve, but be positively knew, that
unless the trouble with the Burlington
was speedily settled, that every; Brother
hood engineer and fireman running
west of Chicago would leave their en-
gines inside of ten days.
Topeka, Ks, harch 16.-The strike
oa the Santa Fe system is the sensation
of the hour here. At headquarters
everything, this morning. is quiet.
The side tracks are loaded with freight
cars. One passenger train passed
through here to-day, en- route for Kan
sas City. at 3 Is this morning, the
through passenger train left Topeka on
time. The fireman left his cab here,
but new one was secured,
and the engineer took the
train to Kansas City. Just before
noon. to-day, special stock train,
with twenty-ons cars of cattle. hogs
and horses, passed through Topeka
without stopping, going east.
At the general Offices it was stated
that traffic along the system was
practically at standstill, except o few
through trains which were en- route
yesterday and had not yet reached
their destinations. IL vas also stated
tnet the Santa Fe attorneys had ad-
vised the company that they could not
peremptorily refuse o. freight with
out being liable to the penalties pro-
vided by the interstate commerce law.
The company, to day, says it has pos
tive proof that the strike was ordered
on Saturday, to take place st o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
Los ANGELES, March 16. All is quiet
in the Atchison yards to-day and the
road is completely tied up. The over
land train left here on time last night,
but will go only as far as San Ber-
OaTUInOs 1WO VI GAul pS cACuISlOu
trains are blockaded. one at Mujave and
another at Pasadena. The excursion
train made up for the east still remains
here.
pasadena, Gala, March 1.-The
local passenger aud freight business is
entirely suspended on account of the
strike of the engineers on the Santa Fe
system. Three engines in the yard here
were ordered back to Los Angeles to-
day.
CoLroN, CAL, March 16.-The en-
gineers and fremen on the Atlantic &
Pacific and California Southern roads
quit work to-day. Hacks and carriages
were engaged i'll bringing hundreds of
passengers to the Southern Pacific road.
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., March 16.-Freight
trains are side-tracked and locomotives
tied up at various points On the Atlantic
81 Pacific road in this Territory. The
freight business is suspended, and no
trains of any kind were running after
O'Clock this evening.