Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-28
Fourteen Hundred Engineers,
Firemen and Brakemen
Leave Their Trains.
Traffic on the Chicago, Burlington, and
Quincy Completely at a Stand
Still.
The Strike Liable to Result in a War
Between the Brotherhoods and
the Knights.
CuICAan. Feb. u

The great strike on the Chicago, Burling-
ton 4 Quincy railroad was inaugurated at
o'alock this morning. Train Master Pope
issued an order Immediately before that no
trains should be moved West The compa-
nv issued a notice that all trains would be
running again very soon under charge of
first class men. Fourte en- engineers from
the Reading road arrived in Chicago last
evening and applied for work. The super
ntendent accepted their applications at once
There will..be put at work at Aurora. These
fourteen knights are said to constitute the
whole numb r of new men thus far engaged
by the company.
This strike promises t3 be the most re-
markable ever known, for it is by the strong
est single labor organization in existence and
it has been started against the largest railroad
corporation in the west and one of the great
est in mileage and wealthiest in the world.
Should the strike long continue it is probable
that in addition to the 400 men directly in
volved, great majority of the $4,000 en-
ployes of the company will be thrown out of
work. The far-reachng effects of the strike
can be inferred from the fact that the road
has six thousand miles of main and leased
lines in the States of Illinois, Iowa, Missouri
and Nebraska. From Chicago it reaches to
Denver, over 1000 miles away, and Chey
enne equally as far. Minneapolis to the
north and St. Louis to the south are within
its reach 1t is very probable that the strike
will result in a war between the Brother
hoods and the knights, although Arthur and
Powderly are working together now.
Rock ISLAND, H., Feb. 27.
/ The c. b. & q. tie up is virtually COM
/ pete here. Engines are allowed an engineer
/ and fireman to each mail car, so that mails
are not be interrupted, but no passenger
cars can be attached. A full train got off for
Sterling this morning however, a conductor
who has been an engineer running it,
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27.
Secy Hayes of the general executive
board X. of L., denied that Powderly has
gone to Chicago in connection with the c. b.
& q trouble, and that the board would order
knights to take the places of the brother
hood men He said II can say positively
that the Knights an organization would
not sanction any such move on the part of
our men. Don't think anything of the kind
will be done
CHICAGO, Feb. %.
The first accident following the G.. B. &
q. strike occurred this afternoon at Naper-
vile, Illinois and six men were more or less
injured. Passenger train No 2, on which {.
+. Geyre, Genl foreman of the Burlington
shops acting engineer, ran short OF
water about 3 O'Clock. The engine cut
loose to run ahead, then coming back be-
came unmanageabie on the down grade and
collded with the cars. Acting engineer Gey-
re had his nose cut, the temporary fireman
named Parsons cut on the shoulder and leg
Geo. Clark a mail clerk had his face Gu
and back injured, VIM. Stenson. mail clerk
ankle injured, J. i. Burton mail clerk, knee
bruised, j. Foster, trainman of Aurora. arm
and knee bruised. The rolling stock wa
considerably ratified.
The Burlington today sent out the follow
ing notice to all connecting lines.
at will probably be a week or more befor'
the company viii be able to receive freigh
from you 1t will, therefore. be advisabl.
for public interest and for YOU to deliver al
freight consigned to us and destined to com
petitive points, TO such other roads as in you
judgment can best and most promptly take i
to its destination. We shall also be oblige'
for few days to decline to receive freigh
for local stations, but as soon as able We vii
give you this preference, and will first serv
those places wholly dependent on Us. Yol
/, will be duly advised of our ability to hanil
our freight.
KANSAS Cry, Feb. 81
The Rock Island Road quietly put SOM
. Burlington cars in the freight trains today
with the apparent intention 10 help the latte
road with the freight. The Rock lsla d e 81
neers, discovering this became furious, ever.
, engine in the. yard was pulled into the roun'
house, having a score or more freight trains
on the tracks; the firemen joined the move
the consequence is total tie up of Rocl
Island freight traffic for tonight. Bot
. the company and employees look for a re
sumption Of work tomorrow with an under
standing that the Rock Island shall not re
peat its attempt to assist the Burlingtnn.
4 CHICAGO, Feb. q.
District Assembly, No. "a. X of L. thi
r evening adopted q protest against any o
, it's members taking the places Of strikers 0
: c. B. & Q.
This afternoon 500 freight handlers wer
i laid of and every freight Office in the city