The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-04
ANOTHER MoNON TRAIN BLOCKED.
Fireman Brooks Refuses to Take 1t
Ont With PulImnnS.


showed marked changes over the night
before, at least as far appearances
about the yards and the Union Station
would indicate. While the strikers were
making the rash claim that 1000 men are
out, it is quite probable that one-fourth
of that number would be too large an
estimate. There was no interference with
any of the passenger trains in and out,
although the MonOn train which engineer
LamDhier refused TO take out yesterday
morning remained the track all day.
The men now call this train a 'scab"
train. claiming that under the rules of the
different railway organizations no union
man will handle it. The authorities are
taking more stringent measures to see
that the tracks are cleared and that trains
are moved in and out without interfer-
ence and order is perhaps better main
tained in Indianapolis than in any other
city affected by the Debs boycott.
The sweeping restraining order of Judge
Woods against Debs and against local rail-
way men was not generally known among
the strikers last night, but its effect will
probably be seen to-day. The appointment
of deputy United States marshals also
served towards a salutary effect. They
moved among the crowds near the Union
Station last night, their little ribbons flut-
tering. There was none of the boisterousness
that was occasionally heard from outsiders
the night before. The crowds had re-
spectful awe for the power of the govern
ment, and when it became known that the
little red badges signified that the wearer
was clothed with all the power of United
States marshal the wearers of them were
respected Down at the sleeping car yards
on Capitol avenue at about half past
o'clock while switch engine was pulling
Pullman some demonstrative persons who
did not seem to be railroaders began sus-
pcfous movements. Sergeant Laporte
talked to the crowd, which was not very
large, and told 1T that the first one that
made any attempt to interfere with the
trains would be placed in the charge of a
deputy United States marshal After this
warning it was not long till the crowd had
very materially decreased and there were
not a score of people about the yards till
the engines began pulling out the sleepers
for the late night trains.
Along the Big Four east there was
deathlike stiffness as far as the Dillon
street shops. All of the switchmen's shan
ties were deserted, save by the police and
special deputies who had been detailed to
watch the different crossings. Not a train
was pulled out of the Dllon-street yards
yesterday, although some of the men en-
ployed in the round house here VINO had
quit work the day before had returned.
Yardmaster John Hicks was again COM
PEELED to go with switch engine and make
up the Big Four passenger trains. About
the depot there was no attempt to inter-
fere with the departure of trains Most of
the trains were delayed, but it was on ac-
from their posts. There were but few
switchmen the whole length of the Union
tracks, from Liberty to Mississippi street.
There was one man at the Delaware-street
crossing. and early in the evening a COM
mittee visited his shanty and tried to in
duce him to quit. He refused TO do this,
however, and the committee departed.
The c., II. & d. from Cincinnati, with
sleeper for the Vandalia to st. Louis,
rived ten minutes late, but the slight delay
was not due to any effort the part of
strikers TO interfere with the train. The
sleeper was coupled TO the Vandala train
and it pulled out on time, with the usual
pushing engine behind. After it past
Capitol avenue both engines were heard
putting in a way that showed that nothing
short of a humping post would stop it.
There was a large crowd congregated at
the Capitol-avenue crossing, and they
watched the train till it was out of sight
down the tracks. Among those who
watched the train pull out were Mayor
Denny and Commissioners Conner and
Ruckle, of the Board of Public Safety. At
IL :33 the Panhandle train for Chicago pulled
out and there was no demonstration it
left.
The Monon train which reached here this
morning from Cincinnati shortly after
midnight, and which was due to leave here
for Chicago at 1890 met the same fate as
the train on the same road which was due
to leave early yesterday morning. For
some time after the appearance of the
train the engine that was to take
il to Chica 30 failed to show
dp. but finally il came in. When fireman
Brooks the Pullmans on the train he
declared that he would not go out with
the engine till the Pullmans were de-
tached. The MOnon officers refused to do
this and at the hour of going to press
the train was still at the station.