New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-31
THE DISORDERS RENEWED.
A NEW FIREMAN KNOCKED sENsELEss.

IN CHICAGo-BURLINGToN SHOPS BURNED
IN AURoRA-THE ST. PAUL STRIKERS
NOT TAKEN BACK-CHIEF ARTHUR
DECLARES THAT HE CANNOT .
PREVENT THE NEW
STRIKES.
CHICAGO March 30.-The violent conduct OF the
strikers yesterday continued today. This morn
ing the Burlington management set to work in
all branches Of its business at an early hour,
special effort being made In the stock traffic
As the first train received neared the entrance Of
the yards. between 0 and 10 a. m, a shower of
stones rained upon it. They fell on the cab
the sandbox, and the cowcatcher The engineer
and fireman stuck to their posts, and the shower
Of stones lessened and finally ceased. But as the
engine painted along its way, a stone better
aimed than the others was hurled from Pam
handle engine at the head Of the fireman, telling
him senseless to the floor Of tho cab. The train
was pulled into the yard all right and vigorous
investigation by the Pinkerton men resulted in
the discovery of the man who hit the fireman.
Shortly afterward another long train of stock
cars arrived, and missiles were thrown at the
switchmen engaged in tracking it, but injury
was DONE
Serious trouble Is believed to be imminent. The
Burlington Company announces that it is Just as
determined and has just as little thought Of
backing down as ever.
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy car shops
were nearly destroyed last night by fire, which
started in the the paint shop The structure
had been partly fitted up for hotel purposes
for the new engineers and fremen. and over 90
of them had to make their escape with very little
of their belongings The loss is fully 81 20, 900.
Another case of incendiarism is charged by the
Burlington officials at Downer's Grove. A passen-
ger coach, which was standing on q side-track
along with several other passenger cars, was set
on fire about 1 o'clock this morning, and the
fire gained great headway before it was discovered.
The other cars were detached and pulled out Of
danger.
REDUCING THE FORCE OF woRKMEN
Mr. Stone, the general manager, sent the fol-
lowing dispatch to the superintendent Of motive
power at Huron:
Instruct people at Aurora not to make any move
down by fire there last night You will take this
sion to begin the reduction OF our force at Aurora,
and by of large losses and expense growing
out of the strike. In making this reduction, you Will
Of keeping the best In service We must con
npe to take the best care Of our new men, @ am gad
and will give us ample protection.
Mr.. Stone, in an interview to-day, said:
The company has no doubt whatever thas the nrs at
il was done partially with view to njurng the com
pany but principally with the object of burning out
who were housed there. We Will not be
surprised should have trouble before this
strike Is over, but prepared TO meet 1t and so
are our men, They arc ready and willing to protect
themselves and the property of the line. The com
pany has not abandoned its intention OF continuing the
management of its business In the hands Of Its proper
officials. The cars deraed last night delivered
by the company to the St Paul llnc We do not desire
the public to understand that the assault upon our men
and property Occasoned abandonment of object,
which we accomplished as we set out to do. The de-
rallied cars were new ones. belonging to the milwaukee,
nd road bnt yUapp bu I'm fact on
lines. Superintendent Bcsler went over with the
train without sufficient protection the result being that
companicd him, moreover were severely injured This
company prepared to tender cars to the St. Paul road
Just as soon as II has any ready.
GUARDING THE 81. PAUL YARDS.
It is estimated that the laying of of employees
at Aurora occasioned by the burning OF the paint
shops there leaves between 100 and $50 men
out of employment. Not a switch engine in the
st. Paul yards at Western-ave and Kinzie-st.
moved wheel this morning until shortly before
noon. At o'clock this morning a squad Of
policemen from the West Lake and Chicago
Avenue Station filed into the ST. Paul yards at
Wcstern-ave. A crowd of about fifty strikers
was gathered about the roundhouse, but mani
tested no disposition to create disturbance The
long train of st. Paul cars still stood on the
switch where it was placed yesterday afternoon
nO effort having been made to get the deralled
cars upon the track again solitary passenger
slowly along the track toward Western-ave. AS
the locomotive was not used for switching pur.
o'clock locomotive and two baggage-cars steamed
into the yards from the Union Depot When
the train passed Westeave all tho. the strikers ST. tas
point The doors Of the baggage-cars were closed
but when the engine drew up in front OF the
roundhouse fifty Pinkerton men, armed and un-
formed, sprang to the ground and drew up in
line. The strikers set up shout OF dersion
Steam soon began to ascend from the switch
engines and the switchmen were ordered to move
and a squad of men from the West Chicago Ave:
nue. Station. then appeared upon the scene and and
PinkertOn men mounted the footboard of switch
engine No. %, two more entered the CAP AMI
with another pair upon the rearhoards, the 1000
An engineer whom the strikers did not know
held the throttle, while Yard Master O'Tern acted
as fireman. The Pinkerton men held their clubs
firmly i'm their hands and looked anxious as the
engine approached the strikers A tall man. with
a brown mustache and scrubby beard, stood care
where the cars had been derailed. As the engine
approached, h. quickly threw over the switch
ana the engine passed the PSRnt PRn 1 had dabssr bsn
pened. There was no disposition shown on
The part of the strikers to interfere with
the train hands, though considerable indignation
against the unknown engineer was expressed. The
engine was hastily coupled to the first of the cars
and the uniajured portion OF the train pulled out
of its position The Plnkerton guards stu main nam
ton, there was guard on the top Of each freight
car. - .
General Superintendent Ehrlng, Of the st. Paul,
had talk with the men to-day and told them
that the only terms upon which they could return
to work were unconditional surrender. As the
men scorn such a proposition, it would seem that
q lockout of long duration has been begun.
FEARS THAT THE STRIKE WILL SPREAD.
A representative Of the Chicago and Atlantic
road was at the yards this morning and said to
a reporter that general strike Of swltchmen was
almost inevitable He thought the Michigan
Southern would be the next road to go out. The
Northwestern Railroad is virtually backing up Its
employees In their boycott against the Burlington
visit to the freight yards at the Indiana-st.,
viaduct to-day disclosed the fact that five Bur
lington freight cars are standing sde-tracked at
that point where they were placed three weeks ago.
The Northwestern officials had previously taken