Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-25
A CONDUCTOR BARRED.
Riot in Chicago Over a Railroads
Bad Suburban Service.
THE TRAINMEN LOCKED OUT.
Police Called in and Windows Broken and
Doors Forced.
THE PASSENGERS REFUSED TO PAT

CHICAGO, Dee. 24.-At o'clock last
evening a huge, good natured crowd Of
Christmas shoppers and business men were
gathered in the Dearborn street station
waiting for the 6:18 train on the Chicago
and Eastern Illinois road to carry them to
their suburban homes. Ten minutes before
the leaving time II big coaches were backed
up to the platform and the crowd quickly
filled every seat. In the aisles stood hobby
horses and Christmas boxes, and people
were crowded three in seat just as the
passengers we're fairly settled the conductor
walked into the two rear coaches, the
eleventh and twelfth, and announced that
only ten cars would be taken out on his
train. With much grumbling the psssen-;
gers tumDled out and packed themselves
into the forward coaches, already badly
crowded
In the tenth and last car the erowding
was particularly severe, many ladies, their
arms weighted with bundles, being obliged
to stand in the aisles. The policy of the
Chicago and Eastern Illinois was loudly de-
nounced, and as the train pulled out of the
depot man in one end of the car shouted,
'rLet's teach the blamed thieves a lesson.
In an instant there was a rush toward either
door, and both were locked securely on the
inside.
When the conductor, making his way
through the train, reached the door of the
tenth car, he found it locked and bolted.
He kicked, and hammered, and demanded
admittance in vain. you'll collect no
fares in this coach" was the answer.
At Forty-frst street the conductor
stopped the train and Jelephoned for the
patrol wagon. On tine arrival of the police
he broke the glass in one of the car doors
and forced an entrance, the officers with
him. The latter, however, refused to assist
the conductor to collect the fares, and hot
words passed before Is or 20 men left the
train declaring that they would never ride
on the road again. The remainder of the
carload were persuaded to pay their fares,
and the train pulled on after a delay of 40
minutes.
During the delay a crowd Of several hum
dred people gathered about the train and
jeered the angry traiDmen.
What the Trainmen Say.
Conductor Lewis told the following story:
'"The 6:18 train was about ten minutes late
in leaving the Dearbon street station. At
that time in the evening each minutes
wait means 100 additional passengers. The
train had eight coaches, and another train
was all made up and in readiness to leave
on its departure. But the passengers were
all eager to get off on the hrst train, and
crowded on with rush. In consideration
of the fact that we offer scent fare, and
of the further TACT that we furnish better
accommodations than our competitors, it
does seem strange that patrons should make :
such O demonstration. / understood
plainly that no cars were dropped off after
leaving the Dearborn Street station"
The outbreak was but the elimination, so
the passengers say, ''of feeling of resent
ment which has been growing against the
miserably inadequate suburban service Of
the Chicago and Eastern Illinois road for
months"
HOUSEHOLD goods packed and stored
HAUGH & KEENAN,, 30 Water street.