The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12
STRIKE AT An End.
AZ Least, so Far as Movement of
Trains at Chicago Is Concerned.

u At SnlCasO H tOhCcEnCo'
CHICAGO. July 1.-THE great railway
strike is practically at an end in Chicago.
Trains on all roads are moving, passenger
trains are almost without exception on time
and freight traffic is rapidly becoming reg
rlar. The ackbone Of the strike is not
only broken said Manager Egan, of the
General Managers Association. this after
moon, hut the backbone has entirely dis
appeared. The blockade is raised. and 1t
will require but a short time to get the
railroad business Of the city back into its
regular routine"
on the Chicago & Grand Trunk passen-
ger service is regular. and freight and sub
urban service was resumed to-day. The
Wabash ran local freights and part of its
suburban trains, in addition to the through
passenger service, and the Michigan Cen
tral moved "A mass Of merchandise which
had accumulated at Michigan City. The
Wisconsin Central reported both freight
and passenger trains running on time, and
the Chicago & Northern Pacific announced
that all day long freight trains were run
ming regularly, although night service has
not been resumed. The Santa Fe ran
trains regularly in and out OF Chicago. and
the Erie resumed freight traffic, with its
passenger and express trains running on
time.
The Louisville, New Albany & Chicago
ran all trains on time all day, the burned
bridge at Hammond having been repaired.
On the Chicago Great Western all passen-
ger and freight. as well as yard work. was
handled regularly. and on the Chicago &
Alton all trains on the entire road are run
ming without interruption. The Chicago &
Eastern Illinois experienced no trouble.
with the exception Of a demonstrative
crowd at Brazil. Ind. The Illinois Central
road had 100 loads Of inbound freight to-
day, and its through passenger service was
regular. The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
handled several freight and stock trains to-
day, and its passenger and suburban trains
were all on time. On the P~tttsbure, Fort
Waype * Chicago all passenger trains ran
regularly, and freights were moved more
freely. The Panhandle moved freight free
~ and reported its passenger service unin-
terrupted, and the Chicago, Milwaukee &
81. Paul handled the regular number of
- freight, passenger and suburban trains.
The Lake Shore & Michigan Southern an
nounced that, owing to the Toledo strike,
81 had suspended the reception from West
ern connections OF perishable freight and
live stock.
No more men will be brought TO Chicago
by the general managers 10 tako-the places
OF the strikers. General Manager Egar
General Managers Association engaged
more than $500 men, competent men in al
departments or railroads. and distributed
them among the various roads. In addition
to these. the roads have themselves en-.
gagged many men and brought them here
direct from the East. Fully 1900 men have
taken the places Of railroad strikers ir
Chicago. There are still plenty of appli
cants for work, and the roads have nc
difficulty in supplying all the vacancie:
caused by the strikers"
Switch engines were putting around the
stockyards to-day The Lake Shore haG al
engine at work, and a switch. train on tn.
NEhaSn WAS running under ANA n
Master Mechanic Jameson, superintendent
Merrill and Trainmaster Balou. The yards
switching company has three engines a
work clearing away the wreckage that ha:
blocked the tracks. Police and militia
guarded the trains, but no violence wa:
offered. Morris received forty-two cars Of
cattle over the Burlington and three Over
the Santa Fe. Two meat trains were start
ed from the yards. Their departure wa.
not hindered. Last night two hundred yarC
employees refused TO load a meat train, anC
the work was lone by new men. Thi.
morning the strikers told superintendent
Ashley that they did not intend to qui
work permanently and asked to be rein
stated. Their request was refused.
Under heavy military guard. the traiI
which has been known as the 'hoodoo'
train at the s~tOckyards since the strike be
gan was successfully moved to-day. 1t wa.
a train OF thirty cars loaded with cattle
Six cars Of the stock were billed 10 Ham
mond and twenty-four cars TO New York
This is the fourth time the train has beer
loaded with these cattle since the strik,
began. and IL is the same train that wa!
taken out by the United States troops a:
lar as the Fort Wayne tracks last Thurs
day. and then had to come back becaus,
f obStrucuOns