Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-27
Telegrams to The Star.
A GREAT RAILROAD IDLE
Burlington Engineers Begin TheirStrik.


ssseot Ton ~ stfea.
Shtcaso, feo. "a few minutes befOre q
O'Clock this morning the Chicago Burllngton and
quincy yards at canal and 10th sirets presented
.he usual appearance The early morning mail
Train traln had leit on time, and The switch engines
MeIe AZ NoN one engineer took n switch trsin
20 the Chicago and Atlantic junction shortly b.
fore O'Clock. he said he had heard nothing oI an
Train 10 the junction and run the engine oacg
10 the rOund-h -hOuSs Other engineers 81
switch engines also said they had nca ~ A
was the usual movement of cars az the
freight and switching stations at igh stp~t and
stock yards are handled. snst before The time ap-
pointed lOr the strike Trainmaster :. a. Plpe -
sued an order that no trains should b. moved wcsI
OF Chicago. This was taken 10y the i-w tralHmen
In the yards a. a confession that the company had
secured no men worth mentioning. aud that the
road would IN a moment mOre be practically tisd
up. Al Z o'clock pnrciSely switch engine Na sss
went l3tO tIe Western avenue rpund-huuSc. IhIts
others soon followed u, aud the enginecrs aud
nreinen out work. .lhe sttikc N as On la earnest
MIGHTY sIKUGGLE PROMISED.
The strike promises 10 De- the most remsrA able
ever known Tor In II the strongest single labH of-
gsnlzatlon Ia eNlstenUe has b,~'n pittrd against
the largest railroad corporation Ia the Ns-i and
one OF the greatest IN mileage ana wcalth in the
world should the strike lUug cUntiHue o. n urut-
able that in addition 20 the 4 4oo uen dIresls IN
NolNed, the great majority oi the iAtsrO employ -
OF the company wll be thrown out uf MofG the
1000 members of the englnerrs' hrut hefnosd
throughout the country called upun 90 contribute
VI their savings ana the Industries of a Vasi
partial Paralysis The far ar-rcaclug effects uf the
strike be Inferred IrOm the tact that the road
has 5000 miles OF main and leased lines grdiron-
Ing The states OF Illinois. Iowa. Missouri. ana Ne
biaska- Prom Chicago n rraches Uo Denver. over
LOCO miles away, and cheyenne. Myomias. cqaaily
a. Tar Minneapolis Go the north and 81 LO1is 10
the south are also within it, rcacH.
THE TiE-CP COMPLETE.
AURORA lIi-. Frh -. 4 A. n--the shut dow on
the Chicago, Burlington aud quincy road h
plete All operations ceased even bsforc thr hour
set for the strike. several Trains came Ia lust pre-
vious 10 O'Clock, and they arrived In the ards
one by one, each Was quietly abandoned by the
tralnlnen. The early mail train nun ,hlcago had
gone through On time, and when Ine appointed
moment came for the strike nothing was stirring
and the company's premises were silent
cemetery and looked lonely aud desolaIe la The
duh gray morning light.
uN.Y BE GOOD THING roR rHE ROAD
CHICAGO, feb. Y.-The financial loss ci the CON-
pany by the strike II a subject OF curious cutn-
,ea' IN ,ra =. Hs "a. s.yss oi ne
but owing to the rate war In pfoAr-- Tor sonr'
time past among the Western Railroads iarle
proportion OF the Burlingtons business has bs-n
done at on actual loss. Whether the nansin q
protit on the remainder OF the trafnC taken a.
whole was 80 small as 10 make the stfiA" almost a
boon TO the company the higher oficials prubably
alone Know. IL IL point that seems 90 have
capped close attention by the engineers aud one
which taken In connection with the hostility 20 tle
Knights OF Labor may prove a iatal weakness 10
the strike.
The chief depots or round houses OF the ROAD are
located at Aurora and GalesDurg. m; otIumNa a,
Burlington and Creston, lows; LinCuln, omaha,
and McCook, Neb. These cities at the ends 20
working divisions OF the road Al omaha arrafg'e
ments have been made With the nioa Facinc
Road TO honor all burlington tickets O. cunintOn
points. IL Is presumed that similar Arrangements
have been made with other Tou,eN
TWO SUBURBAN TRAINS AgRIyE.
A couple OF suburban trains were tir only Cnes
TO come In the Burlington road thl, morning.
Master Mechanic Rowland Vas IA charge uf one
engine and superintendent llnth ran the other.
Alter the arrival OF these trains the depot astef
said he dld not expect another suburban train t--
-
- man one, ana until the general supcrinteni-nt
could secure some engineers and fircn"n he was
unable "a say whether there would b. another
train IN during the day. The only train that lcft
the depot up 90 10 O'Clock this morning the
fast mail, which Departed at O'Clock. anG Was
manned Uy the regular engineer and frcman frOlD
the Brotherhood