The herald., 1894-06-28
TRAINS AT A STANDSTILL.
The Pullman Boycott in
Force and Effect.
Eleven Roads Running Out Of
Chicago. Tied Up.
The Entire Southern Pacific System
Paralyzed.
A General Strike Ordered on the Santa
Fc-No Trains Running on the
Northern Pacific-A Stormy
Outlook.


By the Associated Press
CHICAGO, Juno 27.-The employees Of
the Chicago Great Western railway went
out tonight, making total OF II Chi
cago roads now tied up and crippled by
The American Railway union boycott of
Pullman cars. The roads so far affected
by the strike at this point are the llli-
nois Central, Santa Ee, Chicago Great
Western, Chicago and Northern Pacific,
Western Indiana, Wisconsin Central,
Chicago and Eastern Illinois, Wabash,
Grand Trunk, Monon and the Baltimore
and Ohio. On some Of these roads Pull
man cars were still being carried to-
night, but the strike leaders confidently
asserted that tomorrow will see the boy
colt completely effective. The men who
have been leaving slowly and in small
lots are beginning to show the effects of
the the American Railway unions
"missionary work." and tonight the
boycott sentiment was much more gen
eral and apparent than ct any previous
time.
An attempt was made this evening to
send out St. Paul train on the Chicago
Great Western with Pullman
eeeper attached. The train started out,
but when it was found the sleeper had
been coupled on trainman pulled the
bell rope, and as the engineer reversed
the engine two men rushed 10 the coup
ling, and in a few minutes the train
pulled out, leaving the Pullman in the
depot.
Crowds of strikers and sympathizers
gathered in the railroad yards in differ
ent portions of the city, and the police
were kept busy quellipg their demon
strations. Strikers drove the Illinois
Central employees from the Yards at
Fordham, despite the efforts of detail
of police and an additional force sent TO
that point. Later in the evening a large
crowd gathered in the Western indiana
Yards at A--4ser---- ua.'' 'so,-a1sd- -hsoals'e SO
demonstrative that the police there were
doubled.
The three signal men who control the
switches at the Western Indiana tracks
at Archer avenue joined the strikers to-
night, blocking the system. Under
heavy police guard a new signal man
was placed in the tower and the block
ade was raised, the crowd making no
demonstration.
At $3.50 O'Clock the San Francisco
limited over the Santa Fe with four
Pullman cars passed the crossing in
safety. The rs signal men ard 10
switchmen employed in the Western
Indiana yaids are all On strike.
Not wheel was moved in connecti on
with tho Illinois Central suburban car
service alter 8 O'Clock tonight. Seven
train crews after having brought their
trains into the station refused to take
them out.
That no Pullman cars will be permit.
ted to leave the Union station was ru-
mored this afternoon, but the rumor ap-
pears to have had no foundation. All
the trains left on time. No attempt was
made to interfere with the trains.
The Kansas City and Denver trains on
the Santa Fe and Alton, containing two
Pullmans each, ran out on time without
disturbance.
At a late hour tonight an official of
the American Railway union stated
that the engineers and fremen of FIVE
Chicago roads would be ordered out to-
morrow. The roads to be affected, he
said, were the Santa Fe, Baltimore and
Ohio. st. Paul aud Kansas City, the
Northwestern and Illinois Central.
Members Of the union claim TO have as
surances that the men will quit work as
socn as the order reaches them.