The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-11
Six Thousand of the Ten Thousand on
the COmpany's Last Pay Roll Now
Have No Employment.
A SERIOUS STRIKE RESULT
Local Dictator Clark Receives Or
ders from Sovereign.
He Visits Local Unions-NOnuniOn Rail.
road Men Sent to Nation Under
Strong Guard.

The last payroll of the Big Four system
showed about ten thousand employees. but
to-day, according to the officials Of the sys-
tenn. there will not be over four thousand
at work. Six thousand men have been laid
off, including those affected by an order
issued yesterday, since the strike was in
augurated.
Yesterday afternoon orders came from
the officials of the Big Four at Cincin-
natl to j. Q. Van Wrinkle, general superin-
tendent, to dismiss all men not actually
needed i'm the train service or to transact
the comDany's present business, with the
understanding that when business i'm
proves they will again be employed in the
positions vacated. Wm. Garstang, super
intendent of motive power, was first to
move in the matter. He notified the mas
ter mechanics of the several shops to
close down last night for an indefinite
period. This throws 1,7O0 men for the
time being out of employment partly
as follows: Brightwood, $40; Dillon street,
$50; West Side. so: Mattoon, go; Urbana.
200; Wabash. 80; Bellefontaine, 12O; Della
ware. 90; Lindale, 100, and Cleveland, so.
The rolling stock is now in excellent con-
dltion. and so light are freights that but
one-fourth of the power is I'm service.
odPCA CHQ VI lle car
service department. last evening dismissed
thirty-seven of the clerical force in that
department. leaving only twenty at work
until his department is caught up, when
more will be dismissed unless business i'm
proves. In the mechanical engineers de-
Dartment six were laid off. In the en-
gineer of maintenance of WY departments
over the whole system nearly all Of the
clerical force will be let out. William Sui
Ivan. agent at this point, last night dis
missed at the city freight depots sixty
clerks and platform men. so little is do
ing in the freight line, and he states that
all over the system similar steps have
been taken.
The road usually handles from $500 to
$500 loaded cars a day on it's system. On
Monday it handled but 972, and of that
number 217 were handled on the Peoria &
Eastern. The road continues to take
freight, except perishable goods, subject
to delays, and is forwarding in connection
with the Chesapeake & Ohio and the Balti-
more & Ohio some export business and
live stock for Eastern markets. Yester-
day the Peoria & Eastern took out of
Pekin unmolested by the strikers twenty
one carloads of whisky. The road is do
ing something in a local way in freights
with fair -promptness. but it's agents are
making but little effort to secure business
Tor early shipment.
The passenger service of the road yes
terday was a decided improvement over
either of the last ten days. On all divisions
passenger trains were moving about on
schedule time. The company has yet had
no trouble, and is not likely to nave any
on business for Cleveland or points east.
Its sleeping cars are going through on time.
md for several days one or two extra
s~leepers have been required to
tate the business. In moving its passen-
ser trains the only trouble the company
has experienced is with its fremen. the
engineers standing firm in the interests of
the company and offering to take their
engines out with any firemen of experience
the company may employ. Yesterday at
noon the company had twenty experienced
1remen to put in service at once, and last
night twenty-five more arrived.
Yesterday morning General Superintend-
ent ' an Wrinkle gave the fireInen who were
striking on the st. Louis division until l.
O'Clock to return, and several did return.
but the nineteen who did not are not now
IN the cOmpany's service. and the new men
OF the company on the Michigan division
ere In much better shape, many Of the old
mep returning to work individually. stat
ing that they were forced to strike. or
the Chicago division everything moved
smoothly yesterday: in fact. on but one
day have the trains of the Big Four failed
to run betwesn Chicago and Cincinnati, a
fact over which Division Superintendent
Bender is boastful. The officers in the re-
sDective departments state that it is very
uncertain how long il will be before the
clerical force OF their departments will b.
needed again. or work resumed in the
shops. as everything in all departments is
now well In hand. and after the road be-
gins 10 get IN full business Roadway again
il will he several days before the services
81 those temporarily dismissed will be
needed. General superintendent Van
Wrinkle says he regretted very much that
business had dropped off so much that such
steps became necessary. VIM. Garstang,
superintendent OF motive power, held the
shutdown OF SIS long as possible. over a
week ago the officials az Cincinnati sug-
gested such a step. but he thought il un-
wise 10 Go so unless the bottom went out
from under business. j. a. Ca~vanaugh, SUI
perintendent of the car-SerVice department,
said that he regretted being obliged to lay
of any Of his force, as il is largely COM
posed % women who have some one de-
pending on them for support. and the few
men he has have most of them families.
William Sullivan, agent. said he hoped
business would revive in Il few days Sc
that he could set the clerks and platform
men to work again.