The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-12
AFFAIRS ON THE BURLINGTON.
How the Company Cares for Injured En-
ployes-AEtempt to Cripple Train.

How the Company Cares for Injured EN-
pIoyes-AEtempt to Cripple Train.
CHICAGO. April thames O'Brien, the press
representative of the striking engineers, called
on Coroner Hertz and Chief of Detectives Hen
shaw, this afternoon, ana, as result, an invest-
CATION was ordered regarding the disposition
made of the bodies of the brakemen and switch
mon killed on the Burlington road. The strik-
ers claim that half dozen employees have been
killed on the 20" since the strike, and that the
police were NOS notified of the accidents.
Paul Morton, VINO acts spokesman for the
Burlington company, denies emphatically that
the facts are as stated. Mr.. Morton objects par
ticularly to the term "infirmary" being applied
TO the company's round-hous at Western ave-
nue. He does not deny that several injured per-
sons were carried in there and were being
treated by Dr. Tallifero, the companys physi-
clan. Since the new employees took the places
of the striking swltchmen about one hundred
hunks have been prepared in the round house
for their accommodation The night mon occu-
by them in the daytime and the day men sleep
there at night Whenever an accident has hap
paned instead of cartlng the victim TO the hos
pital, he was carried to his bunk. where he
might be taken care of until his recovery. This,
says Mr. Morton is all there is to the report that
the Burlington railroad is maintaining hos
pitai.
1--WE do not desire to keep the matter Sc
cretr said he. 1T has always been our custom
to furnish medical attention free of charge to
persons injured while in employ
HHow many such cases have you on hands at
presentr
s.There are just two men suffering from
mashed arms out there now"
lis any one there who is suffering from any
thing else7"
mot to my knowledge
Have you taken any of the injured men
awayqs
Three cases were taken to st. Lukes Hos
pIta One man who was knocked down
by a Panhandle engine throwing
link-pin at him. and the other two we're men
who received their injuries in the riot that
Cured over at the ST Paul yards.
Ibid man die on Monday, and was he bur-
led without notifying the coronerf"
Mr.. Morton laughed at this question, and said
the rumor sent ahoat either by some Cos
siping residents near the yards or by the
strikers eve would not dare do such a thiE &.
ms said 'sthere have been but two fatal acci-
dents at this point since the strike. One
the other day, when strikers or their sympa-
fhizeTs threw an engine into the ditch by turn
ing switch. and the other yesterday. A
switchman was found run over and killed in the
Yards at Sixteenth street We don't know
whether he fell off the cars or whether some one
concealed near the train knocked him off with
rock
Mr. Morton went on to say that the report
that smallpox raging among the men orig.
mated with the strikers.
Andrew Wilde, one OF the new engineers on
the Burlington road had an uncomfortable ex-
perience last night. He IN charge of the
Downer's Grove suburban passenger train, and
was pulling out of La Grange at the usual high
speed, when. glaneing hack. he perceived map
on the front platform Of the forward car. and
said to his fireman that no feared he there
for GOOD purpose. When the train APP
preached Riverside. Wilde shut of steam and
grasped the handle OF his triple valve intend
ing 10 set the brakes TO bring the train
under control he saw by his gauge that only
very small quantity Of air was released The
train was gliding BY the station. In an instant
! il flashed across his mind that the train was