The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-29
The Situation Along the Road.

ST Louis, Feb. 28--There were really no new
developments in the railroad strike to-day
The striking ngineers and firemen eoneregated
around the relay depot IN East St. Louis, and
read eagerly the news from other points on the
system. They do not go near the yards, Very
little was done in the yards. only one switch
engine being run, and freights were sent
out. The passenger train went on time.
Master Mechanic Burns sent a number of men
out to act engineers on other
parts of the system. Mr. Burns stated that
they were having great difficulty in securing
men to take the places of the strikers The
strikers say the statement of the master me-
chauic is not true and that his assertion is made
simply for the purpose of frightening the strik-
elsewhere back to work. One of the en-
gIneers. who claimed to know, said that only two
men had applied for positions in this city. and
they were former employees OF the Wabash. An
intelligent striker, in speaking of the situation
said: 1--WE do not propose to interfere with
anyone who may come here to take our
places, but reserve the right of persuasion.
When it became known that man had been
secured to run one of the switch engines, two
mon were delegated to call upon him and offer
him the same amount of money that the COM
pauy was pay him not to go to work. When
they learned however, that ne incom-
petsnt man, they made no further efforts to see
him. We intend to offer no inducement for in
competents to quit, believing that the public
will not patronize the road when they are
hands of such men. OF course. if the public is
willing to assume the risk, its all right, we have
nothing to say" The latest information from
Atchison, Kan, says theH Burlington made poor
headway moving trains to-day. The company
has to depend on men picked up in the yards TO
run engines, and few non Brotherhood men have
the necessary experience. The Hannibal road
sent al train east this morning but none has
arrived to-day. The B. q NJ got this far from
Kansas City. but as there was no engineer to
take it west, it now stands IN the
pdc fToYr O0f n n
hour later on the A. & N. division.
but not until after somebody had put soap in
the tank. necessitating a return to the house to
clean out the boiler. Men who picked up
are Immediately importuped by Brotherhood
men, and they frequently yield to persuasiop.
A fireman left his engineer at ST. Joe last night,
and the engineer had to fire the rest of the way
to Atchison
From Quincy, ILL.,, word comes that the situa-
ton there is practically unchanged. No freight
is being moved. and the engine of other
roads absolutely refuse to handle c.. B. q O.
cars or freight. Passenger trains. both on the
main and side lines, are nearly all getting
in and out, although they are from one to ten
hours late. The engines are manned by master
mechanics. yardmasters. conductors who have
been engineers. officials who have been engi-
neers and by engineers and firemen who do not
belong to Brotherhoods. No Brot therhood men
are working or running into or out of the city.
Special police and detectives are patrolling the
yards to prevent any possible disturbance, al
though trouble is expected
The tie-up at Kansas City is as complete to-
day as il was yesterday. The company has sue
ceeded in sending out passenger trains manned
with green hands. but they have all been more
or less delayed In departing, and as a result
only a handful of passengers have boarded
any of the outgoing trains The arriving trains
are worse delayed than the departing trans The
freight business is completely b1ockaded. and
is much worse than passenger traffic. Although
the strikers have behaved in a most orderly
manner large squads of policemen stationed
at the Union Depot and detail is sent the
river TO Harlem with each train for the protec-
tion of the ''scab' engineers. Governor More
house sent a telegram this afternoon to Capt.
JEFF Dunlap. of the Kansas City Light Cavalry,
instructing him to hold his company in readi-
ness. Two Rock Island switch engineers aban-
doEed their engines to-day out of sympathy with
the strikers, bnt the Rock Island is having no
trouble whatever, and none is anticipated.