Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-02-28
THE STRIKING ENGINEERS.
TWO SERIOUS SMASHUPS REPORTED
 ON THE FIRST DAY.
Both Sides Claim to Hold the Winning Hand in the Contest-The Business Transacted on tho First Day-A Long Struggle Probable.


 Transacted on the First Day-A Long
 Struggle Probable.
 CHICAGO, Feb. 28.-Where the great strike will end that began on the Chicago, BurHng- ton and Quincy railroad yesterday morning Is a grave question. Unless there is a com promise between the strikers and the com pany very soon there is serious probability that the entire western country will be in- volved in it. It came out yesterday after noon that some of the other roads running to points reached by the Burlington system have agreed to honor all tickets issued by the Bur- lington while the strike lasts. Officers of the Brotherhood declare that if this is done the engineers and firemen on these roads will also be called out and that that plan will be followed until every Brotherhood engineer in the country has ceased work. They will not tolerate any interference on the part of other roads in the present fight.
 The railroads which have consented to do the Burlington's business far as possible are the Chicago, Alton and St. Louis, Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and the Union Pacific The calling out of the engineers on these lines would simply paralyze business throughout the west, and cause such @ stagnation as has mover been known ill the country.
 It is reported on the best authority that the Brotherhood will have the hearty support of the Knights in their present fight. It was also announced that all the brakemen on the Burlington system would join the striking en- gineers and firemen in case the company got enough men to man its engines Chief Arthur learned late last night that the Rock Island was extending aid to the Burlington. He immediately sent message to the general officers in this city, in which he declared that if the Rock Island did not stop meddling in the trouble he should at once order tie up on that road. It is thought that the Rock Island and MT. Arthur will come to some sort of an agreement.
 The first bloodshed in the strike was re- ported from Naperville, Ills. The Denver ex- press, bound for Chicago, reached Naperville shortly after o'clock in the afternoon. The engineer was Foreman Geyere, of the Aurora shops. His fireman was a green volunteer. When the train came to standstill at Naper- vile, the steam gauge i'll the cab showed but forty pounds of steam. Engineer and fireman worked the slosh bar industriously to stir up the waning fire, but the steam continued to run down until the conductor and two rail road men who were among the passengers climbed into the cab to help them out of their dilemma. It was then discovered that the fireman had shovelled so much coal into the fire box that it was necessary to start the blower working before the train could be gotten under headway again.
 The engine was then cut loose from the train and started up the road with her blower working at furious rate When Geyere had made two short trips up the road he saw that the steam gauge marked sixty pounds. As this was not enough steam to haul the heavy train the locomotive was again sent up the road at a furious rate, with the blower driv- ing the hand of the steam gauge to a still higher notch On the return trip, Geyere pulled the throttle wide open, and the big locomotive dashed toward the stalled train like wind, and before he could check it the tender and cab crashed into the front of the mail car, where the postal clerks were at work
 The engine itself was buried to its dome in the shattered car. The shock hurled the pas sengers from their seats and broke nearly every window in the train. Engineer Geyere, the baggemaster, and the firemen escaped in- jury by jumping. The postal clerks had no chance to save themselves. George B. Clark was cut about the head, and nearly scalded to death before he could be released His back is mass of bruises w. F. Stinson had his right ankle broken, his nose split from end to end, and both legs badly crushed. Both will probably die. John Durkin was pinned beneath the tender of the locomotive, and was rescued ill an unconscious condition. One of his knees was so badly crushed that the leg will have to be amputated.
 At late hour last night freight train on the Burlington road rushed into passenger train on the St. Paul road at Fulton Juno tion, opposite Clinton, Ia. The Burlington locomotive was manned by mskilled hands, Route Agent Wilhelm and Express Messen- ger Morrison. of the American express are reported fatally hurt Master Mechanic Sci. grist of the Burlington, is dangerously and probably mortally wounded. The scene of the accident is remote from any telegraph station, and but meager reports of the disas- ter have been received. It is also reported that several passengers were injured, but their names are not known.
 The striking engineers are very quiet and orderly. They point to the two fatal acci- dents on the first day as an argument in their their own terms before the end of the week.
 '"This map will show you how we have made out today" said General Passenger Agent Paul Morton last evening. ''Four trains brought in the suburban passengers from the territory tributary to Chicago this morning, and four more took them back to- night. These trains were little longer and triflo more crowded than ordinarily, but working ill the city and residing on our line was left at home. AS to the through traffic, we sent out No. 5, which left at noon for Council Bluffs, in charge of new engineer and fireman. The Mo- l, which should have left here at D. m.,. was suspended, but No. 15 left for Council Bluffs at 5:35 D. m as usual. The 1O:3O tonight was not run. This disposes of our outgoing through trains So far as the incoming ones are concerned our luck has hardly been as good. No. 3, due here at o'clock this morning, was stuck at Galesburg So was Mo- f. due here at 6:55 a. m. The passengers on these trains, as well as those of Mo- 16, arrived at 10 tonight on No. 6, which is also through train.
 "1t W Il thus be seen that we have fairly handled all the through traffic during the day, and that there has been nothing ap- preaching a tie up in that direction. As to the local traffic, here are dispatches from our district superintendents which state that two trains are running on the Quincy branch four on the Keokuk, four south from Des- mcines, two on the Albia branch, one on the Hopkins branch, and all on the Sidney and Carson branch. The importance of this in formation rests in the fact that these trains cover points not reached by other roads, anG which consequently, in case of a general tie up would be completely cut off from the outer world, except so far as telegraphic facilities are concerned. It is on such points, as vel as our suburban traffic, that we are now cen tralizing our efforts. Through passengers te western and southwestern points have facili ties for going by other roads, and we tell then so plainly. If they want to go with us we art ready to take care of them, but if they have any misgivings we would rather they went elsewhere for transportation"
 PoTTsvILLE, Pa., Feb. 28.-The strike o