The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-28
RAILWAY YARDS TIED UP
ALL THE YORK MEN IN THE GRAND
CENTRAL, Chicago, 60 OUT.
hallway officials Find IL impossible to Get
Their Trains Out OF the CIty-No yio-
lenco will be Permitted.

cago now on a strike. The attempt to run
Pullman cars has resulted in the tieing
up OF the yards Of fifteen railways center
ing here. OF these the Illinois Central.
Wisconsin Central. Chicago. Great West
ern, Baltimore and ohio, Chicago and
Northern Pacific and the lines interested
IN the Western Indiana system are tied
up completely, the only trains run out
being made up and manned by officers
OF the road. Late tonight the switch
men of the Panhandle and Northwest
yards also struck.
Strikes will be declared within the
next two days on the Fort Wayne, the
Panhandle, and other Pennsylvania lines.
the Chicago and Northwestern, ChiCdHO
and Alton and Santa Fe. The latter road
was partially tied up to-day along the
line on orders issued by the union officials,
but the men in Chicago will not be or
dered out until tomorrow
At a conference between President Debs
and Vice-President Howard Of the Ameri-
can Railway Union. and Grand Master
Sovereign, Of the Knights Of Labor. held
this afternoon. the latter agreed 20 sup
port the Pullman strikers in the boycott.
and in accordance with the agreement
issued manifesto. addressed to an orders
of the Knights Of Labor In the United
States.
A COMPLETE TIR TIP.
The sensational feature Of the strike to-
day was the complete tleing up Of the
roads running out OF the Grand Central
station, and which include the Wisconsin
Central. Baltimore and Ohio, Chicago and
Northern Pacific. and Chicago and Great
Western. Each road has been left with
out single emplOye in the Yards and al
though the Baltimore and Ohio succeeded
in getting out its passenger trains all
or the work was done by the officers Of
the, company. who manned the switch
engines and made up the trains
The first victory gained by the strikers
was al O'Clock this evening when the
Chicago and Great Western. after its
through passenger train 10 ST. Paul and
Kansas City had been backed into the
depot. decided TO conform 10 the wishes
or the employees. and cut OF the two
Pullman sleepers which are usually run.
Ihis road was tied UP in its yards in
five minutes and without any notice
whatsoever 10 the officials.
The mass meeting held to-day by the
Illinois Central employees resulted in
guarantee being given 10 all train and
engine men, as well as other employees
on the line that they would be protected
and supported by the Union whether
they become members or not. The only
requirement was for cooperation. As
soon as the guarantee was made, en-
gineers, firemen. brakemen. and cOnduc-
tors consented TO go out whenever call
ed upon. The same offer Is extended TO
all classes Of employees on other roads,
and is likely 10 win over all Of the men
Of protection could be secured.
In replying to the charges OF probable
rioting on the part Of strikers, President
Debs said to-day that no man under
the control Of the Union would be per
mitted 10 interfere with the running Of
trains in any manner whatever, except
by quitting work. II necessary, Mr. Debs
said he stood ready TO guard any and
all railroad property with his men,
OTHER woRKMEN CALLED OUT.
About o'clock tonight the officials OF
the union in charge OF the strike sent
out an order 10 the switchmen, sWitcn
tenders, yardmen, and switch engine
crews of the Panhandle line TO quit work.
The men walked out as they were hOl-
fed, but all the trains scheduled TO leave
tonight got out on time before the com
mittee had made the rounds. The union
men say that no trains Will be handled
for that road tomorrow. The other
lines entering the Union station, the
Chicago. Milwaukee and ST. Paul, and
the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy, are
not affected as yet.
At $3.50 tonight all the round-house
men employed by the Wisconsin Central
at Ogden avenue went out in cOnnec-
tion with the Pullman boycott
The delegates OF the American Rail
way Union were at the TWenty-seventh-
street car shops for several hours. and
when they left it was found that 20
and passenger and freight repair shops
had been induced TO strike. At Randolph
street and the Central station the pas
senger switching crews refused 10 handle
the trains after the dinner hour
At $3.50 p. NJ. a crowd OF fifty switchmen
visited Fordham yard and uncOuplel an
engine. They compelled the engineer at
the point OF a revolver 10 take IL back 10
the round-house. and notified Assistant
Agent O'Leary and the yard masters that
they would work no longer. This action
necessitated the leaving of fourteen cars
Of perishable freight side-tracked.
MUCH CONFUSION cAU,iD
All the switchmep and swtch-tenders
employed by the Chicago and Western
Indiana Railroad Company struck at d
o'clock. The number of men employed
in that capacity was seVenty-fiVe. All
the railroads entering the depot except
the Sante Fe used the terminal tracks Of
the Western Indiana, and the strike
caused much confusion and temporary
embarrassment regarding the starting OF
through trains on time. The roads af-
fected are the Chicago and Eastern In-
nOis the Wabash J.. y. 4. IL c. the
Chicago and Erie Express, and the chi
cago and Grand Trunk.
Much concern was felt for the prompt
departure and safe passage Of the solid
VeStibuled excursion train OF ten Pull
man sleepers on the Grand Trunk, carry
ing the members of the National Edito-
and others to the annual gathering at
Asbury Park, n. j. The cars were well
filed with men and women, who We're
considerably anxious as 10 their safety
and the sight of blue coats and strikers
just outside the depot al the TaylOr-street
crossing did not reassure them. The
train was due to leave at 6, but it was
held for fifteen minutes, and as soon as
the locomotive backed down the switch
was turned by a new man just hired, and
amid cheers and smiles and waving Of
handkerchefs and hats, the big train
drew out Of the depot on its journey
eastward.
HAMMOND IN TIE HANDS or MOB.
At midnight the town Of Hammond,
Ind, just across the State line, is in
the hands of a mob. OF several hundred
people in sympathy with the strikers.
The Nickel Plate passenger train leav-
ing here at $40 was delayed two hours
by the crowd. The Monon passenger
train that left here at $50 this evening
was also stopped, and is still there. sur,
rounded by the crowd who have detached
two Pullman slcepers from the train, ana
refuse to allow them 20 be put back
No call for police has been received AZ
any of the southern suburbs, and II Is
likely the train will stay there all night
The passenger trains on the Erie tcr
New York and Boston were delaye1
more than an hour at the POLK street
station, the trains finally being maze
up by the railroad officials. IL was ue
cided by the American Railway tiliyn
officers late to-night 10 call OUT the
Chicago and Northwestern yaIu o I'm
ployes. and a committee was az on.'
sent TO notify the men. The NoIlhNcs.
ern officials had anticipated Such "a N.Y. n.y.,
and had their tracks patroled by, sPs-
cial officers. The committee succe ded In
getting out one crew and started lot
the main yards Of the company az west