The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-14
GROWING DESPERATE.
There Is Too Much of a Tendency
Toward Train WreCking.

CINCINNATI, July ia special to the
Commercial Gazette from Terra Haute,
Ind, says the through passenger from st.
Louis on the Big Four, due Mt Terra
Haute at 1923 A. NJ. Friday. 18Th, was
wrecked at Fontanel, ten miles east of
here, in the coal region. The engine.
baggage, express and mail cars went into
the ditch. The sleepers remained on the
track. Engineer Morgan of Terra Haute
and the fireman were killed. Several pas
sengers were hurt, none badly. 1t was the
work of malignant traln-wTeckers.
The train was running forty-tiVe miles
an hour when it struck an open switch
and went down an embankment about
eight feet. The engineer and fireman are
under the wreck, ground to pieces.
DENVER. July 13.-Judge Hallett of the
United States District Court continued
hearing the cases of the railway strikers
to-day. As a result, B. L. Gilbert. j. B.
Davis, John Phillips, Nathan Manchester,
c. Fl. Buckley, James Leahy, John Nc
Kenna and Frank Walters, of Pueblo,
were fortunate In having the contempt
cases against them dismissed. Frank
Walters was remanded to await the action
of the Federal Grand Jury. Edward
Owen of Trinidad was sentenced to fifteen
days confinement for contempt of court.
District Assemblies Nos. 1924 and 328,
Knights of Labor, met tonight The lat
ter Assem- bly,, composed of Union Pacific
employees, claimed to have received no
order to strike. The former assembly,
composed of all trades. had received the
strike order. but tonight refused to call
out the men, as there was nothing to be
gained thereby.
The member of the A. Il. U. executive
board who has been summoned to Chicago
by President Debs will start on his jour-
ney tomorrow night. His name will not
be made public until after his departure.
He will attend a meeting of representa-
tives from all a. r. .. districts.
CoNNEAUT. Ohio, July 13. - CAPTAIN
Woodwork and the Geneva Rifles arrived
here early this morning. At o'clock the
strikers, 300 strong, assembled on the
docks and the militia marched to the
scene. The crowd then dispersed. The
situation is serious. but no outbreak is
expected 80 long as the militia is on the
ground.
SENECA, Mo-, July 13.-The south
bound freight on the Kansas City, Pitts
burg and Gulf Railroad made disastrou 9
wreck at McElhaney's Switch, five miles
south of Neosho, killing Engineer Travers
instantly and fatally scaldIDg the fireman,
G. A. Granise. An open switch caused
the wreck.
DALLAS, Tex, July 13-Un der the pro-
lection OF United States marshaIs the
Santa Fe moved its delayed passenger
trains of yesterday with non-union men in
the cab. To-day's trains were got away
an hour late. The Santa Fe officials have
secured sufficient nOu-union men to run
all switch engines, and business is NOV
ing as though strike was not on.
MARSHALL, Mich, July 13.-The fire.
men, conductors, brakemen and shopmen
on the Cincinnati, jackson and Mackinas
road went out here this morning. The
strike is supposed to be on account OF the
road handling coal for the Crank Trunk.
The fremen have been gwen until o'clock
to return. All the others have been dis
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