New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-28
the same pay that he does why should tho COM
pany object ]"

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"We are just about where we expected to be-
| said Mr.. Stone 1--WE brought IN all our suburban
passengers pretty much as usual. Our prinoIpal
tram, the one which brings in most of the business
men and clerks was only ten minutes late. j he
| engineers and firemen these trains were drawn
| from our force Of mechanics, ward foremen, etc
| Each train was manned By double force OF braKe-
| men and conductors. so that If any difficulty was
encountered we should have plenty of help. We
shall endeavor to run at least four suburban trains
| day."
Z" Did every one Of your 1.6O0 freme and en-
gineers strike - asked the reporter. Yes, all but
Que mar. an engineer near Galesburg"
" What was rhe matter with him T.
Nothing Napoleon used to say that O'Clock
courage was IA rare thing. ! guess o'clock courage
is equally unique. here are doubtless number OF
other engineers among our eX-employes who DO MOI
belong to the Brotherhood and who did not WISH 10
strike, but they lacked O'Clock courage
from anv point so FAR. and do not anticipate anv
vio encc or obstruction from any source lhe
strikers did not bring their engines through 10 the
end Of their runs bnt left them al the nearest
po MT when o'clock came. Thus all our passed.
gers from the Missouri RIVER were dumped at Gales
Central at Forest were left at Aurora. From the
lat ter point able to bring them I'D without
much delay. bat at Galesbrrg the pa sengers were
obliged to wait until 10 o'clock before we couid
start them in
sympathy SHOWN FOR THE ENGINEERS.
George Burt, Of Hinsdale, one Of the passen-
gers on board the first suburban Burlington train
that reached the city to-day, was asked as he
alighted: How do you folks like the accom-
modatons?'
well of course, a shrinakge of twenty-three
trains daily each way to four each way is consd-
cradle, and means a good deal of annoyance to
people who live in the suburban towns. l went
through the train and talked to good many OF
the folks. found them generally in sympathy
with the engineers and willing to put up with
the Inconvenience for q while if the men can
gain their point. They all seem to think that
one road can pay by the mile well AS all the
other roads and if the expert engineers insist
that there be classification, the road ought
not to make one'
This afternoon 600 of the freight handlers of the
Chicago Burlington and Quincy line we're laid OFT.
and every freight Office the city shut down in
consequence of the engineers strike. These are the
same men who obtained work in the freight hand
lers strike of 1886 and are all said TO be loyal TO
the company, bat have to be land off as no work
remains for them to do
ItIs estimated that there will be 5000 men idle
within the next 40 daVs VINO are now employed In
the city lumber district in case the strike con-
tinues NIn.ty per cent of the lumber traffic OF
Chicago must in one way or another pass over the
Burlington racks in the city 10 reach The lumber
district and all dav today not a stick passed i'll or
ont owing to the boycott of the Burlington estab-
lished by the engineers OF other ROADS.
ACCIDENTS TO TWO OF THE TRAINS
The first accident to follow the strike took place
this afternoon at NapervIe. Ill. No one was
killed, but the results could hardly be called
trifllng Six men were more o. less injured. Pass
enQer tram No 2. on which c. f. Geyre, general
foreman of the Burlington shops at Aurora, was
acting as engineer, ran shorG Of water about
p. IN. The engine was cut loose from the tram TO
run ahead, and then IN coming back to again
couple on to the train, beca ne 10 certain extent
unmana BILE and crashed into me tram Geyre
hat his nose cut. and the temporary fireman, Par
sons was cut on the shoulder and leg. George
Clark mail clerk. hal his face cut and back IN
iured William Stenson. mail clerk, ankle lnlnred
j. T. Burton, mali clerk, knee bruised; }. Foster,
train man. of Anrora arm and knee hrdised:
Another accident occurred near Council Bulls
particulars OF which reached Chicago late. IL
seems that the master mechanic, Bridenstcn was
ordered to take the Kansas City train out and
when near Pacific Junction was confronted by
an engine standing on crossing. lie ran his en-
CINE into il. warrant has been sworn out Tor
his arrest for falling to stop at the crossing. NO
one was hurt by the collision.