The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-28
THE WHEELS STOPPED.
c., B. q Q. STRIKE INAUeURATED.
Statements of Both Sides of the Controversy.
LAbOrLSAdsrs ou the Grouud-ArrnngS.
mSntS with Other RoadS-Ths Sit.
uatiOn in the Lumber RsEiOn..
CHICAGO, Feb. 27.-The Burlington strike

1
CHICAGO, Feb, The Burlington strike
Is on In earnest.
A few minutes before four O'Clock this
morning, the Chicago, Burlington & Quin-
cy yards at Canal and Sixteenth street
presented their usual appearance.
The early morning mail train had left on
time and tho switch engines were at work.
One engineer took switch train to the
Chicago & Atlantic Junction shortly before
three o'clock. he said he had heard
nothing Of an order to strike, and that he
would certainly take his train to the juno.
tion and run the engine back to the
roundhouse. Other engineers Of switch
engines also said they had not been or.
deled to strike. AT $3.50 O'Clock there was
the usual movement Of cars at the freight
and switching stations at Nineteenth
street and Western avenue, where cars ior
the east and tho stcCkysr6s are handled.
Just before the time appointed for the
strike TraiDmaBtsr s. T, Pope issued Ru
order that no trains should bs movsd west
OF Chicago. This wes taken by the few
trainmen in the yards as confession that
the company had secured 10 men worth
mentioning aud that the rosd would Ia
moment more bs tied up. At 4 O'Clock
precisely, switch ongins No. 447 wsnt into
the Western avenue roundhouSe. Three
othsrs coon followed 1t, aud the engineers
and hremen quit work.
-FOUR sUBURBAN TRAIEs.
"We arc just about Thero We expected
to be-" said General Msnsger Stone, Of
the Burlington, when asked what the sit
uation was on his line. ave brought in
all our aubnrbGn pRsseng0rB pretty much
ss usual. Oar principal train, the one
which brings in most Of the business men
aud clerks, WAS only ten minutes lste.
The enginoe- and tiTsmen on these trsius
were drawn from our iorCs Of mechanics,
yard Ioremeu, etc. Each train was manuel
with q double force Of brakemen and
conductors, 80 that il any difficulties we're
encountered, We should have plenty OF
help. We shall endsRVor to run at least
Iour huburbsu trains day."
"Did every one OF your 1000 tiremen
and engineers striker" asked reporter.
"Yes, all but one man, an engineer near
GRlesbuTg"
"What was the matter with him2"
"Nothing. Napoleon used to say that
two O'Clock courage was rare thing. l
guess four o'clock courage il equally
unique. There are doubtless number OF
other engineers among our ex.emplOyes
who do not belong 10 the Brotherhood
and who did not wish to strike, bat they
lacked four o'clock courage"
ARRANGEMENTS WITH oTHER ROADS,
eve have arranged" said Assistant
General Passenger Agent Wsutely, with
the Alton road that they should take care
Of our southwest business, and with the
Milwaukee & S.. Paul that they will take
care OF our west and northwest busines9
They will honor our tickets that are al
ready sold, or exchange our tickets for
i tickets OF their own issue Rt points TO cover
the line OF business from the middle Of
the State. The Alton will take the Iu-
diana, Bloomington Il Western at Bloom
ington, and the Rock Island will take the
Western business ont Of Peoria. The
lines Of the system west ol the
Missouri river have made similar
arrangements with their competitors.
Tickets reading over the Burlington
4 Missouri, bstSeen tho Missouri river
and Denver, will bs honored by the other
lines. This will cover all the Pacific coast
business. OF course all our interior COM
petitive points We will probably arrange
with proper lines as occasion requires.
By these arrangements the entire territory
trayersed by linea on the system, will be
available by other routes except, Of course,
strictly local points. The Chicago, Bur-
lington d Northern may complete arrange
ments by which their trains will run in
and out OF Chicago, but until that ar
rsngement ia made We shall do through
business with the Northwestern"
INSTRUCTIONS AS TO FREIGHT.
"Agents at all points have been notified
to refuse all perishable freight absolutely"
said the Assistant General Freight Agent,
"and to accept other freight subject only
to delay. In any freight that We arc able
to send out We shall Of course give the
preference to freight to local points at
which no competing roads touch. For the
present our through business will be at q
stand. still and our agents have instTuc.
tions not 10 receive any through freight Of
any kind except subject to delay"
The Burlington Division at the stock
Yards was as silent to-day rs on Sunday.
Only one car Of stock arrived by the Bur-
lington to-day, although that road brings
| In more live stock to the Chicago market
than any road entering the city.
The Burlington is the only road that
has access TO the lumber districts. TIE
situation there Is critical as the tracks are
full OF cars loaded with lumber ready for
shipment and cannot be removed.
No foreign engine will be allowed to
take away the cars even II another road
consented to pull them. The men who
are in sympathy with the strikers will not
work.
POSITION OF THR K. OF L.
General Worthy Foreman, Richard
Grfiths, when asksd about the attitude
Of the X, OF L. toward the Btrikers said;
"Let the Brotherhood and the road fight
1t out between themselves. There is not
q very good feeling between the knights
Of Labor and the Brotherhood OF Locono-
tive Eugiueers. As an order the X. oil L,
, will be neutral. II Knights Of Labor
engineers from other roads can make more
money working for the Burlington, they
may. This Is none Of our fight. The
Brotherhood did not help us in the Mis-.
souri, Pacific and Reading strikes. They
need expect nothing in theirs"
While everything in the general offices
OF the railroad company was turned topsy'
turvy each official had several meme
work to perform,
The headquarters Of the striking engi'
neers and tiremen was as peaceful and un.
concerned as Sunday school. The hall
in which the Brotherhood was meeting
was Gro wdei as early ss 0 O'Clock. A joinl
nsatinu Of fha irannn and anpinRhrh had