St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01
ANOTHER STRIKE.
The Engineers, Firemen and
Switchmen on the Fort Wayne

The Engineers, Firemen and
Switchmen on the Fort Wayne
Go Out.
Special to the Globe.
CHICAGO, March 31.-This afternoon
the freight engineers, firemen and
switchmen of the Pittsburg d Fort
Wayne road joined the band Of strikers.
The immediate cause of their strike
was the reception in the Fort
Wayne freight yards of train
of cars transferred by the Bur-
lington road to the tracks of the
Fort Wayne. The train was received
of a Fort Wayne switch engine was
ordered to take charge of it. The crew
refused to handle the train and was i'm
mediately discharged. Six crews, one
after another, were then ordered to take
the Burlington train, but each crew re-
fused to obey the order and was in turn
discharged. Finding that the company
was in earnest, the remaining
crews in the yards ran their
engines into the round house
and quit work. This strike will throw
out Of employment 175 men. Under the
rules of the Pennsylvania system not
one of these strikers will ever be per-
mitted to work again for the company.
AS soon as possible crew was made up
from other yardmen and the Burlington
train was moved without interference
on the part OF the strikers. The officials
of the Fort Wayne say that they have
fully determined to
HANDLE BURLINGTON FREIGHT,
aud that while the company may be
temporarily embarrassed by the strike,
new men will be secured and all the
trains running in a few days. An at
tempt was made by the Fort Wayne
strikers to draw the passenger engineers
and tiremen into the strike. A local
passenger train left the union depot
at 2:20 this afternoon and when
it reached Sixteenth street the
engine was surrounded by a
crowd of strikers who endeavored
to persuade the engineer and fireman
to leave the cab. Finding arguments
and entreaties were of no avail the
strikers began to threaten, but the
the engine stating they should take the
train along and abide by the conse-
Quences. This declaration was received
with angry cries by the mob,
and the train pulled away amid a
general storm of denuntiations. At
$3.50 p. m. the crew Oh the Pittsburg
express refused to take the train out of
the union depot, and new crew was
put into the cab and the train left the
depot after delay Of only about fifteen
minutes. With this exception there has
been no disposition shown by the pas
senger crews of the Fort Wayne to
strike, and the officials believe the strike
will not extend beyond the local freight
~
ferred a train of freight to the yards of
the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
road this afternoon. The cars were re-
ceived but were Immediately run on
6idetrack, the yardmen
REFUSING TO HAUL THEM OUT.
Up to a late hour to night no demand
had been made on the men to take the
train out, and as a consequence strike
was temporarily averted. The men,
however, announce their intention to
strike before they will handle the Bur-
lington cars, and as the company will
no doubt make such a demand, strike
on this road may be expected to-mor-
row. The managers of the leading
roads are inclined to think that the
strike will extend, and they are. there
fore, making preparations for big
fight. 1t is proposed that all the roads
shall combine, and in combination fight
the strikers. The opinion is generally
expressed that this is the time to settle
the question of the management
of the roads-whether it shall
remain with the officials or
be given over to the brotherhood. The
Burlington having succeeded in carry
ing Oh its business despite the strikers,
the other roads are disposed to try the
same plan. 1t is thought that strong
combination will be made and decided |
Burlington sent 1 out a large number of |
trains to-day. No trouble was reported
on its lines.