New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-28
THE BURLINGTON STRIKE.
ENGINEERS AND FIREMEN ALL ARE OUT.
A sISGIFsFxCEPrION IN ALL THE HUNDREDS
soMR PASSENGER TRAINS handled - NO
FREIGHT TRAINS MOvED-THE RAILROAD
OFFICIALS SURE OF FINAL SUCCESS
AN ACCIDENT WITH ONE OF
THE SUBSTITUTE ENGI.

OFFICIALS SURE OF FINAL SUCCESS
AN ACCIDENT WITH ONE OF
THE SUBSTITUTE ENGI.
NRERs
fBY TELEGRAPH TRrBUNEI
CHICAGO. Feb 27.-The strike the Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad began this
morning. More men were involved IN the MIS-
souri, Pacific strike two years ago than are now
out but the lines over which that strike extend
ed were not so long so important as tlose VI
the road now affected, and strike OF t'e ell
gineers and frcmen a railroad is q much inoro
important matter than strike OF swlVcnhVl,
and similar employees. A prominent on1clal OF
another line said
mo Gcbt between the Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Engineers and the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy officials is likely to be a bitter one
I know the former is conceded to be the strong
est most intelligent and conservative organl@-
tjon of all the skilled labor associations, ana IL
cannot afford to lose this battle. l know Henry
g. Stone too. AS general manager OF the bur
lngton road. he will be the generaLin-chiet
and will conduct the manoeuvrng in the interest
of that conpanv He is not novice by any
means In the switchmen's strike at East St Louis
n year or two ago he managed the affair for all
the roads running into that town, and showed
degree If fcarlcssness that in some cases bordered
on recllessness He is practical man. He
began service with the Burlington road IN the
machine shops at Aurora an apprentice ana
worked his way right up to the top. lie knows
pretty much all there is to learn about loco
motive engine and can pull the throttle and re-
verse the lever with the best of them When
the strike was on at East St. Louis, the City OF
St Louis suffered a coal famine brought ABOUT
by the action of the strikers in refusing TO allow
that class Of freight to enter the city. All EFFORTS
TO run a train across the bridge were looked upon
as snicidaL and none of the engineers c0uld De
prevailed upon to undertake the task. When an
other means failed, Stone mounted an engine ana
with John Bcser, the general superintendent, as
fireman. hauled the first train load
of coal over the bridge, virtually
breaking the backbone Of the strike. his
was done at the risk of his life. He is young,
probably not over thirty-ive years old
tn STRIKE BEGUN QUIETLY.
Those whose curiosity attracted them to the
yards of the company this morning saw little TO
repay them for their trouble. Nothing was to
be seen save long lines of freight sdetracked,
and here and there q rOad-hand repairing some
little flaw on the track In the switchmens
shantes little knots Of idle employees assembled,
and hugging the stoves as closely as they could
discussed the situation. In the shanty just out
side the Twelfth-st. Roundhouse two policemen
toasted their shins and congratulated themselves
on the happiness Of their lot. In the roundhouse
supreme quietneSs reigned, and not thing was to
be seen moving except wreath of white smoke
rising from locomotive.
The Burlington division at the stock yards
as silent as on Sunday. Only one car OF stock
arrived by the road to-day although ordinarily it
brings more live stock to the Chicago market than
any other road entering the city. 1t is the only
road that has access TO the lumber district The
situation there is critical, the tracks full OF
cars loaded with lumber ready for shipment and
cannot be removed. No foreign engine will be
allowed to take away the cars If another
road consented to pull them. The men, who are
in sympathy with the strikers, will not work
A couple of suburban trains were the only ones TO
come in over the Burlington road this morning.
Master Mechanic Rowland was in charge of one
engine and superintendent Rinth ran the other
The only trau that left the depot up TO O'Clock
this morning was the fast mail which departed at
8 a. m. manned by the regular engineer and fire
man from the Brotherhood. This IN accord
ance with the plan of the strikers. In fact 10 to
the moment when the strike to begin every
thing went on as usual The switch engines were
at work One engineer took switch train to the
Chicago and Atlantic Junction shortly before 3
O'clock He SAID he had heard nothing Of an order
t. strike and that he would certainly take his tram
to the Junction and run the engine ba'k to the
roundhouse. There was the usual movement of
teenth-st. and Western-ave., where cars for the
East and The stock yards are handled
Just before the tlme appointed for the strike the
tralnmaster, S. T. Pope, issued an order that no
trains should be moved west Of Chicago At 4 a. m
precisely switch engine No AN went into the
Wc,tern-aye. rOundhouse Three Others soon fol-
lowed It. and the engineers and hrsinen quit work.
The strike was on in earnest. Several trains came
Just before O'clock and rs they arrived IN the
yards each was quietly abandoned by the tranmer
MANY NEV LOOKING FOR VACANT PLACES.
At the general Offices. the superln endents room
crowded all day with men seeking work as
fremen and engineers.
"We have arranged" said General Passenger
Agent Morton, with the Alton road that they
should take care OF our Southwestern business and
with the Milwaukee and ST. Paul that they will
take care of our West and Northwest business.
They wlli honor our tickets that are already sold.
OF exchange our tickets for tickets of their own.
The idea is 70 subject the passengers to as little in
convenience possible by arranging with COM
peting roads running ont from our Union depot at
Poorie 10 cover the line of business from the md
die of the State. The Alton will take the
Indiana, Bloomington and Western at
Bloomington. and the Rock Island
Will take the Western business out of Peoria. The
lines If the system west of the Missouri aver have
made similar arrangements with their competltoTS
I'VE have informed our agents at all points 10
refuse Derlshable freight a6Solutely,'' SAID the
General Ere ght Agent, land to accept
other freiglt, subject TO delay. We
shalt OF course give the preference ID freight 10
local points. at which competing road touches
After that we shall tIv to handle to junction
points where It can be transferred TO other roads
and by them conveyed TO it's destination"
The STRIKERS JUsrFYING THEIR ACTION.
Al 10 a. m. to-day $50 engineers and iremen of
the Burlington ROAD met the lodge Of Division
253 The strikers will meet there every morning. in
oroerto receive instructions from headquarters. An
old gray haired veteran hO has faced dangers for
Inany years, said: 81 in favor of
strikes, IN fact did not believe in them; but.
Mill cattl tla no nf