Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-02-28
BURLINGTON STRIKE.
All the EnSineers and
Flremen 20 cut at Once.
The Read Il csnpletsly Tied Up
Many Men Hgrrytsg iron Fesssyi-
vsnis to Seears Places.

Caicaoo, Feb. ga fsv minutes be-
fore 4 o'clock this uorsiuz the Chicaeo.
Busiir9ton and Qat,cy yard at Canal
and Sixiescth street presented their as
"a. appearances. The early morning
mail train had left on sime and the
switch euaines Vere az work One en-
Rineer took q swim train 80 Chicago sud
Atlantis Jancsion shortly before 5
O'Clock. He said he had heard no,hine
OF an order to strike and tnat be ~culd
certainly take his train 70 the Jancsior
and run tie engine back TO the round
honse. Osher engineers Of tie switch
engines also said they hsd not been or.
dered 10 strike. Al $50 there was the
usual movement Of cars 81 the freight
aad switch station az EsQhteensh and
Western avenue, where tue cars for the
ease and stock yards are handed Just
hsfore she time appossssd for aus ssrIke
fratumastef Pope issued an order thai
no traias should be moved west. THIS
vas taken by tbs train men In the yards
- confession that the eompsny had
secured no men worth meutionicg, that
tue ROAD vould In Q moment more be
practically tied up. Al 4 O'Clock gre
e,sely switch engine AL wen. into the
Western avenue round house. Thrse
others soon followed and the euQineers
and dremen quit york aad the strike
vas on In earpess.
Three suburban trains were tbs o,ly
onss TO come IN over the Burlington CD
10 two O'Clock this morning aud the en-
cines OF these were 10 charge Of 9th hcials
OF the road. Tue only train TO leave
the depot up 10 ten o'clock was the fast
mail which departed at 5 O'Clock p. N.
naobed by engineer and firener from
the brothefhood.
General Manager Stone said this
morning that all Of the sixteen hundred
engineers AMI firemsn employed by ihe
road struck With single exsspsiou OF
an engineer near Galesbure.
The supefiE tender office this morn
ing is crowded with appi .cants for tie
vacant positions. They were pnt
through an examination and before II
o'clsck about IS applicants had been 80
cepted and sent 20 the yards. The
company has nos yet attempted 10 move
any freight trains but thsy will start
their noon passeueer trains for Missouri
river points as usual. No trouble Is
anticipated from the train men.
The Burlington read this evening
sent out notice to eli It's connectipR
lines that probably il will be q week os
more before the company will be able
to receive freight from them and asking
that !. be given 10 other roads. This
afternoon GOO OF the freight handlers OF
the Chicago. Barl,ngton & Q1incy line
we're laid of aud every fr:iens offce In
the city vas sha, down in coassQasscs
Of the engineers strike. These are the
same men who obtained work during
the freight handlers strike Of 1876 and
are all said 10 be legal TO the company
buf have to be laid Of as no work re
mains for them 10 do.
The first accident to oc:ur following
the commencement OF tbs strike took
place teis afternoon at Nsperville,
Illinois. No one was killed, has be re
suits could hardly be called triaing.
Six men we're more or less injured.
Passenger train No. 2, on which y. 4.
Geyre. general foreman OF the Burlina-
ton shops at Aurora, vas acting as
engineer, ran short Of steam about B
o'clock Q. IN. The engine Was cot loose
from the train to ran ahead. aod then,
IN coming back TO again couple
TO the train, becsme to o certain
exteut uumsnagsable on the down
grade and coliided with the cars. Act.
log Ragiueer General Foreman 6eyre
had his nose cos, and the temporary
fireman. named Parsons. was cut on the
shoulder and leg. George Clark, mail
eisrk, had his fsce cut and back injured.
Wan. siensop. mail clerk. had his kres
bruised. T. Foster, trainman Of Al
rora. had his arm and knee bruised.
Ths rolling stock Vas severely ratified
but none vas cerailsd.
AT ourscy.l
QUINCY. Ills, Feb. 27.-The BnrlinR-
ton striks has caused almost compiete
suspension Of business on thai system
in this locality. Quincy is the center OF
five divisions OF tie road and trstac on
them has been nearly as standstill
TO-DAY. No effort vas made to move the
freight trains. Tuo or three passenger
trains have been sent ont With engines
manned By ruasier mechanics. road
MASTER or division superinterdents.
General Superintendent Cranse. Of the
Hannibal 4 st. Joe, brought IN the
morning exp,ess from the vest and
took ont the night express tonight.
IN IovA.
OrYuxxA, Ia, Feb. T.-The Chicago.
Burlington and Qaincy passenger train
dss here At 3 O'Clock 10 the forenoon
arrived at 3:20 o'clock in the afternoon
aud lest for Oreston. II Is doubtful II
u will 90 farther than ths. point.
Thirty-fo1f engines aud 300 trainmen
are laid up here.
aunsYIxa TO YILL THs PIAcxs.
RnADrsc. Pa, Feb. ia nanber OF
engineers WHO lost positions during the
fecent strike on the Reading railroad
sfarssd for Chicago this morning 10
take the places OF the striking enRinesfi
on the Burlington railroad. Thsre we're
one hundred and seventy engineers and
the same number OF frenaan, all knight 4