The sun., 1893-03-12
THE WESTERN RAILROAD TROUBLES
Lake Shore Engineers Won't Haul Ann
Arbor Frelxht-The Coming Strike.

Anko shOre Engineers Wont 1tAul Ann
Arbor Frclght-The Coming Strike.
TOLEDO. March 1.-THE Lake Shore en-
gineers have refused to handle Ann Arbor
cars. Nearly all the high officials OF the Lake
Shore road are here in secret session. The
superintendents OF tho Wheeling and Lake
Erie. the Cincinnati. Hamilton and DAYTON.
the Hooking Valley. and the Ohio Central are
also here to decide on the position they will
take in the matter.
This morning the PENNSYLVANIA railroad en-
gineers met. and they this afternoon con-
feIred with the superintendent of this dlvis-
ion OF tho road The Ann Arbor is totally dis
abled to-day. Three serious washouts oc-
CURED during tho night. and business would
be at a standstil even II there was no strike.
The situation late tonight is unchanged.
Passenger trains continue to run regularly.
Three engines have been burned out by new
men. and dead" engines are frequently
brought In.
CHICAGO. March 1.-the Chicago and East
ern Illinois Railroad has been fitting up sheds
at Twelfth street for the accom- m odRtion OF
men The old men fef. 10 not ,urt want sleeping
prove that they are getting ready ior a. new
Invoice OF help The unwonted activity OF the
roads and the extreme quetness q the switch
men indicates that the struggle. IL the strike
is declared on. viii be extremely bitter: Per-
sons who are on the inside say that within the
say that it may not be before May i. or even
month later that concerted action VII o ee
out hnt ali concur IN ths
that it is inevitable. for the men cannot now
withdraw. from their demands consistently.
which The strike viii fe declared 1T It is
rumored that agents Tor the roads were CON
men had formulated and presented their de-
hu S thf he w rna
struck. The statement by an Eastern en-
ployms1t agenGy y that" I'VE have engaged 200
pretty s5sary that Msrs5 s5ke NsSI2 psyt@bs o
a s sK psa na 9n Of hs .I"
RAILROAD Broad street station at l1:V1 o'clock
Gr IN ts city to %to
places Of switchmtn on roads centring in Chi
cagn. 1t Is believed that the M en- are to be met
Ssf ,T9% RsltimqEs ysTS & num-
6rder Ord efD Of Hallway Teiegraphsrs Of a eontem.
plated attack on the order by the roads cen
ng ths ely the
and. by hreakine. it. to intimidate the other
and weaker divisions.
RAILROADS HERE DON'T EXPECT TO DE INVOLVED.
There were no signs up to yesterday even
th sne Arbor G1
made itself felt on the railroads running into
this city. though there was some curiosity as
to the ultimate development Should the
threat ascri bed to Chief Arthur OF the Brother
hood OF Locomotive Engneers-who does not
usually mako threats-that strikes would be
ordered Of engineers on other roads which
should handle Ann Arbor cars drawn by non
union engineers be carried out. the roads hero
would be affected either directly or Indirectly.
The men at tho different yards in Jersey
City who were seen yesterday hastened to say
that they would not I've called upon to strike.
They declined. however. to talk o. the
Worlds Fair strike" for which 1t is said pipe
Is being laid. ~
| West Shore or the New York Central road re-
| ceives from the Ann Arbor road would, OF ne
| cessity. be handled first by a connecting road.
a. car from tho Michigan Central or the Grand
| Trunk simply because previous to their recep-
tion hy these roads tho cars had been drawn
BY non,99nion pony engineers over the Ann Arbor
| General Manager Walter OF the New York.
| Lake Er 10 and Western Railrond said he
found IT hard to believe that Chief Arthur had
used the threat ascrIbed to him,
| " 1t Is not like him." he said "and I would
| like to have u well verified before hcleving it.
| We have no lines directly connected with the
roads where tho strike is, though possibly wa
strike reehing here. have no fear Of It. We
| they make n demand. We had heen discus
| sing tho Buffalo trouble for long time for in
| stance. before the 81 rike took place. As to a
| general Worlds air strike think sensation
| al talk has good deal to do with 1t. but even
i It did occur. the men Would make a demand