Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-28

CHICAGO, February 27th.-A few min
ntes before O'Clock this morning the Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy wards az
Canal and Sixteenth streets presented their
usual appearance. The early morning
mail train had left on time, and the switch
engines were at work. One engineer took
a switch train to Chicago and Atlantic
Junction shortly before 3 o'clock. He said
he had heard nothing of any order to
strike, and that he would certainly Jake his
| train to the Junction and run the engine
! back to the round-house. Other engineers
of switch engines also said they had not
been ordered to strike.
| At $3.50 there was the usual movement of
cars at the freight and switching station at
Eighteenth street and Western avenue
where the cars for the East and stock-yards
( are handled.
| THE STRIKE BEGINS.
Just before the time appointed for the
| strike, Train Master Pope issued an order
that no trains should be moved West This
! was taken by the trainmen in the yards as
\ a confession that the company had secured
no men worth mentioning, and that the
| road would in moment more be practc-
| ally tied up.
AT o'clock precisely switch engine 447
went into the Western avenue round house.
Three others soon followed, and the en-
| glneers and hremen quit work. The strike
| was on in earnest.
AT THE DENVER END.
DENVER, February 27th-There is moth
ing new in the situation of the Burlington
as previously stated. All the engineers and
firemen left their engines promptly at
O'Clock this morning and quit work, since
| when not wheel has been turned on the
road for freight or passenger traffic.
MAILS TAKEN OUT.
At 8 o'clock this morning engineer
| Henry McCarty hauled up to the Union
| depot an engine and one mail car, into
| which the local mail between here and the
river was thrown, and the train left for the
| East on schedule time A train consisting
of an engine and one car, carrying local
mail from the East, will arrive at the usual
time this evening.
LATER.-The situation of the Burlington
strike tonight remains unchanged. The
men are all orderly, and all day nave been
gathered in little groups around the shops
and Union Depot, discussing the situation
and waiting instructions from headquarters
at Chicago.
| ALL FREIGHT BUSINESS STOPPED.
CHICAGO, February 27th.-The BurIng-
ton road this evening sent ont notice to all
connecting lines that it would probably be
a week or more before the company would
| be able TO receive freight from them, and
asking that it be given 10 other roads.
| This afternoon all of the freight-handlers
| OF the 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 ard are all said to
be loyal to the company, but have TO be
laid off, as no work remains for them to do.
| AN ACCIDENT ON TUE ROAD.
CHICAGO, February 2-th.-The first acci-
| dent TO occur following the commencement
of the strike took place this afternoon at
Napierviiie, III. No one was killed. but
| the result could hardly be called trihing.
! Six men were more or less injured. Pas
senger train No. . in which were C. f.
| GrleT, General Foreman Of The burlington
shops at Aurora, was acting IS engineer,
| ran short OF steau. about P n the
| engine was cat loose from the train to run
ahead, and then. in coming back 10 again
| couple on 10 the train. became, to q certain
extent, unmanageable on the down. grade.
and coliided with the cars. Acting engineer
| GrIer had his nose broken and the tenn
| porary fireman, named Parsons, was cut on
| the shoulder and leg. George Clark. the
| Mail Clerk, bad his face cut and back
! injured. VIM. Stenson. Mail Clerk, had his
knee bruised. |. Foster, a trainman, of
Aurora, had an arm and knee bruised.
The rolling stock was severely ratified, but
no cars were deIaled
! ADVERTISING FOR ENGINEERS.
New YORK, February 27th.-An adver-
/ tlsement was priD ted here to-day for loco
| motive engineers to leave the CITY at once
| Permanent employment was guaranteed.
| Only those willing to take the places of the
| Brotherhood engineers were to apply.
ENGINEERS FOR CHICAGO.
READING tPa.), February 27th.-An ex-
odus of Reading road engineers to aid the
! Burlington and Quincy road has begun.
| Half dozen or more who left positions at
PaIo Alto and Mahonoy Plane passed
! through here this morning bound for Chi
| csgO. During the recent Reading trouble
| 10 engineers and about the same number
of firemen lost their places, and about all
| were Knights OF Labor
THE SITUATION IN ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, February 27th-No freight
| moved on the Chicago, Burlington and
| Quincy road az this point to-day Passen-
ger trains, however, IN this vicinity, run rs
usual. Every engineer aud fireman Quit,
| but the officials were in a measure pre-
pared. Superintendent Levi, of Keokuk.
telegraphed that passenger trains are NOV
ing all right on the Keokuk line with new
men, aud that be hopes to keep them
going.
Burlington officials here and in East st.
Louis say they hope to get the freight traf-
| fic in fair shape in few days. They ex-
pect to pick up enough men to man the
| trains on this division. The strikers in
cline to the belief that their expectations
will not be realized
OFFICIALS RUNNING ENGINES
QUINCY Qll), February 27th.-The Bur
lington strike has caused almost a COM
plete suspension of business on that system
| in this locality. Quincy is the center of
| five divisions of the road, and the traffic on
| them has been nearly at a standstiil TO. day.
No effort whatever has been made to move
| freight trains. Two or three passenger
trains have been sent out with engines
manned by Master Mechanics of the road.
Masters or Division SupeIintendents. Cen
eral Superintendent Crance, of the Hanni-
bal and st. Joseph, brought in the morning
express from the West, and took out the
| night express tonight.
LITTLE TROUBLE AT KANSAS CRY.
KANSAS Cry. February 27th.-The strike
, OF eISlD6eIS Oh JIle burlington system was
severely felt here to-day The 7:l0 fast
| tain for Chicago got away at 8 o'clock.
with round-house foreman in charge of
the engine. Other passenger trains arrived
and departed to-day several hours behind
schedule time.
Men are applying in considerable num-
bers here to succeed the strikers
The Chicago express was sent out on
tine tonight with former cable gripman
as engineer. While at the depot some mis-
creant cut the air-brake lose, and also let
the water out of the tender, necessitating
the substitution of another engine. This
Is presumed to be the work of outsiders. as
the strikers have behaved in an excellent
manner.
ENGINEERS FROM NEW YORK
LcopyTisat, 1883, by o.s CGEfor Associated Pres
New York, February 9th. j. w.
Hamilton, Agent Of the Burlington and
Quincy road in this city, says that sixty.
five engineers applied to him to take the
places of the striking engineers early this
morning in answer to his advertisement.
1t is reported that fifty men altogether, in
cluding tiremen, have been found in this