The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-02-28
MORE OF THE STRIKE.
Chief Engineer Arthur States
the Cause of 1t
INA STRAIGHTFORWARD WAY,
and Asks . Few Pertinent 0uesrions
of Mr. Stone The Inflated
Steamer-Etc.
The Big Burlington Strike

ton road this evening sent out notice
to all connecting lines that it would
probably be week or more before the
company would be able to receive
freight from them, and asking it to be
given to other roads. This afternoon
every one of the freight handlers OF the
G. B. s. O. line were laid off, and every
freight Office in the city shut down in
consequence of the engineers strike.
There are some men who obtained
work during the freight handlers strike
of 1886, and are all said to be loyal to
the company, out have 10 be laid off, as
no work remains for them to do.
The first accident to occur following
the commencement of the strike took
place this afternoon, at Napierville,
illinois. No one was killed, out the re-
suits could hardly be called tritiing.
Six men were more or less injured.
Passenger train No. 2, in which G. r.
Griefe, general foreman OF the Burllng-
ton shops, of Aurora, was acting as ca
gineer, ran short of steam about 3 pm.
The engine was cut loose from the
train to run ahead. and then, in coming
back to again couple on 10 the train, be-
came to certain extent unmanageab
on the down grade and colllded with
the cars. The acting engineer, General
Foreman Greire, had his nose cut, and
the temporary foreman, named Par
sons, was cut on the shoulder and leg.
George Clark, mail clerk, had mis- fac
cut and back injuled; William Samson,
mail clerk, had his knee bruised; I.
Foster, trainman of Aurora, arm and
knee bruised. The rolling stock was
severely ratified, but none derailed.
DENVER, February 27.-The situation
of the Burlington strike tonight re-
mains unchanged. The men are all
orderly and all da, have been gathered
in little groups around the shops and
union depot discussing the situation
and waiting instructions from head
quarters at Chicago. They say they
will not make objections to the COM
pany' movilg the engines and running
them out if possible. The only train
that left here to-day was the Chicago
express, scheduled to leave at 10 a. IN.
As the hour approached TOR departure,
the train crowd about the depot III
creased, as it had been reported that the
strikers had expressed willingness to
run the mail train, but would not allow
the departure OF baggage, ex-
press matter or passengers. The
train, when backed down to
the depot, consisted OF an engine and
a single car of mixed nature, designed
to carry mail, baggage and passengers.
While waiting for orders to pull out.
arrangements we're made with the
committee to put on full train, con-
sequently passenger coaches were filed
in between the locomotive and the mail
car, and at 2 05 p. M, it pulled out
from the union depot with no demon
stralion on the part Of the engineers,
large party of whom were collected on
the platform. The engine was in charge
of an old B. 81 NJ. en- ineer named Dick
inson, and a non-union man. He con-
scented to take the train to Cook, where
the company have arrangements to
have it taken through to Omaha. Gen
eral Agent Crosby to-day received in
structions TO advertise for engineers,
and will employ all applicants who can
pass an examination. The company's
officials here refuse to discuss the sit
uation, but other railroad men express
the opinion that the siege will be hard
and long one, unless the Knights of
Labor interfere.
ST. Louis, February 27-No freight
has been moved on the Chicago, Bur-
ington & Quincy at this point to day.
Passenger trains, however, IN this
vicinity run as usual. Every engineer
and fireman quit, but the officials were
in a measure prepared. superintendent
Levi, of Keokuk, teiegraphs that pas
senger trains are moving all right on
the Keokuk line with new men, and he
hopes to keep them going. Burlington
officials here and in East st. Louis say
they hope to get freight traffic IN fair
shape in a few days. They expect to
pick up enough men to man the trains
of this division. The strikers incline to
the belief that their expectations will
not be realized.
EICHICAGo, February 27.-Chief En-
gIneer Arthur, in an interview this
evening, said: The publication by
General Manager Stone of all PROPOSE |
tons offered by the men tends to mis-
lead the public. We were willing to dis
cuss these propositions one by one, and |
in case we failed to convince Mr.. Stone |
that they were Just and f"ir we would |
have made cor cessions. The strike did |
not occur because of the schedule, be- |
cause when the question of wages was |
reached Mr.. Stone refused to do any
thing at all. We receded from our |
first proposition, and offered to |
accept 81 cents which Stone
refused IN the most positive |
name He made no proposition |
to US at all, and the fight |
now is pure.v the question of pays Mr.. |
Stone says e want to put unskilled |
labor on a PAL with skilled labor. We
90 on the assumption that there is no
unskilled labor on the lines of any road |
in the Union. Noes Mr.. Stone mean to
say he has no skilled engineers on any
bran Oh of his r9ad? Would he go into |
court, in case of damage suit, and
swear that he lad? Would Mr.. Stone
like to have the public believe engineers
on the branch lines are inferior to those |
on the main line. If the engineer who
runs the limited express is willing that
the engineer who runs the common
train should have the same pay he |
does, why should the company objeet?"
Mr.. Arthur did not think the Knights
of Labor would try to help the Burling
ton in any way. Whatever individual
members of the brotherhood may have
done, he never interfered in the Knights
of Labor strikes, !