The herald., 1894-07-02
THE RAILROADS STATEMENT.

Inform stion to b Posted In Dspots by
Station Agents.
The following Geographic bulletin has
been sent to all Southern Pacific station
agents to be posted in their depots:
SAN Francisco, July l, 1894.
Agents:
Since the general public, and espe-
cially delayed passengers at your re-
spective stations, may be unable to get
the general news, especially relating to
the great strike, it ia our desire that you
should post the following upon your bull
letin boards for their information
"Business along the Central Pacific
lines, excepting in Arizona and New
Mexico, is generally paralyzsd, conse-
quent upon the great strike now upon us.
We succeeded in starting trains from
different terminals only to % tied up at
intermediate points. There are now de-
layed trains at Dunsmuir. Ashland,
rruckee, Winnemucca, Ogden, Sacra.
mento, Lathrop, Bakersvils, Los An
geles, San Jose and other places. This
morning the situation seems more seri-
GUS from the fact that incsndiary fires
have been set to one of our bridges,
which WAC partially burned, on the
Shasta divielon. Some man who are
disposed to move trains and conduct the
business of the company, have been ad-
monished not to do SO at peril Of their
personal safety. For the last two DAYS
there has been a crowd aggregating
5000 men surrounding our depot and
buildings at Sacramento in defiance OF
our officers and men. and they will not
permit an engine to be moved about in
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control over them. The situation in the
middle states, especially on lines
west Of Missouri river points. is still
more alarming, as indicated by press
dispatches in morning papers, portion
of which follows:
| CHICAGO, Jane 30.-The situation at
Chicago is worse today. The Rock
Island road is now completely tied up
in ell the adjacent territory. The Pitts
burg and Fort Wayne road is severely
crippled in it's terminals, and the Illinois
Central suburban service, which carries
more people to and from business in
Chicago than any other line, is COM
pletely tied up. The Chicago and East.
ern Illinois line 10 nearly blocked, and
other roads which use the Chicago and
Western Indiana railway ae terminal,
are suffering because OF the strike.
These roads are The Chicago and Grand
Trunk, the Santa Fe and the Wabash.
The Michigan Central and Michigan
Southern are suffering some delays be-
cause thsy use the Illinois Central and
Rock Island tracks for entering the city.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul ia
having great difficulty in moving its
trains, and like the Wisconsin Central,
ia under the ban OF the American Rail
way union. The Chicago and North.
western ia running its trains with usua
regularity.
OGDEN, June 30.-The strike tonigh
ties up the Union Pacific, the Utah anc
Northern branch OF the Union Pac III
road, and the Montana Union roads ART
closed tonight by the strike.
Dies MONIES, Iowa, June 30.-Th,
Chicago and Great Western is tied W
here and not train ia running.
INDIANAPOLIS. June 81.
F. z. Sargent, grand master of tn,
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Firemen whit
arrived here today sad:
} The tirenen will not join the strk
, ers. The laws OF our order prohibit us
. as an organization. from taking any par
in this struggle against the Pullman
company by the American Railway
union, and we shall not be drawn int
it,"
ST. LOUIS, June 80.
Switchmen on beth sides Of the rive
refused today to handle any freight, ant
movement ia stopped. Strikers tere nov
number about 2JOO men. Denver, Col
orado, Midland and Gnlf road complei
! ely tiad up tonight, and Denver and Ri
, Grande seriously crippled. The SAINT
! Fe sent out it's California train via tn
:. Colorado Midland, but it got no furthe
than Colorado City where the Who'll
crew struck. At Grand junction al