Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-02

Chicago at 50 o'clock, but was de-
layed untils bout half past 5. 1t was
made up hsh Pullman car next to
the engine Following this were two
day coaches. two more Pullman ears.
another day coach, and the baggage
car on the rear. AS the engine ap-
preached the station at Blue Island
the engineer sounded his whistle.
iardmaster Justin. apprehensive of
some evil. hastened TO the switch on
the main line in The town and took
possession of it.
As he did so a number of strikers
approached and Just before the train
reached the switch James Mervin, n
striking switchman, who lives in
Blue Island, rushed forward, threw
lardmastcr Justin to one side.
caught the switch and threw it.
There was no time to stop the train
although its speed was materially
decreased. The switch was so thrown
that the engine left the track, slid
part way down smal! embankment,
and came to standstill thrown to
one side at an angle of about 40 de-
grees.
The Pullman car following the en-
CINE only partly left the track and
sustained no other damage than a
pair OF dismantled trucks. As.flum-
Der of deputy sherifrs had been
around the place all afterfocn and
Deputy Sheriff Nickersen placed
Mervin under arrest. There was no
demonstration at the sfime and the
prisoner was locked W. No one on
the train was injured. The track was
badly torn up. buf word was sent to
the city and the ,sfrainmen sat down
to await the :Arrival of assistance,
The switch is Bcated at the Vermont
street crossipr, and Yardmaster JUS
tin had it yhder watch during Ycss
of the day T
The &rs Of the ditchet> train,
thougY none of them we've over
turne4 were thrown PROM iscuously
across the main tracks, elfcctually
bI9ehing tlx system. Both Engineer
William FeAan and Fireman George
Clark of the Nehed engine had Xe-
manned at theisrosts, and to Ms
was duo that ma greater damage VIZ
done to HACK and cars.
Militia Tiekvp.
CuIeAGo, July 2.Nhrs~~ompa-
'Ries from the Fifth Nfan\F who were
ostered to DanvillS arek kon board a
Wabash train at springiita, H., un-
>abic Ia proceed further. thsta-ineers
lreiusing to pull the train out The
regular engineer who pulled the
train into Springfield left the engine,
refusing to pull the train any fur
ther. The Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers met and decided not
to allow union engineer to run the
engine. Trouble is expected if the
company secures an engineer willing
to start the train.
Tore Up Track.
SPRINGFIELD, July 2.-The Wa
bash train with the militia finally rot
away from Springfield at Il o'clock.
The local militiamen handled the en-
gine to the city limits. where Lund-
holm, general foreman in the shops.
jumped aboard and took charge OF
the throttle. The engineers and
trainmcn offered 10 resistance to the
starting of the train, believing that
the soldiers were merely intending to
pull over the road-crossing. At l2:2O
it was reported 800 yards of the track
were torn up two miles east on the
Wabash, and that the militia train
was compelled to stop.
More Labor IdIe.
CHICAGO. July 2.-As n result OF
the general tie-up in the stock yards
railroad G,0OO men and 400 girls en-
ployed in the BIG packing houses
were laid. Off this morning. No coal
has been received at the stock ward :
since Thursday. and orders were
issued this morning for general
cleanup, preparatory to shutting
down the packing houses tonight.
The situation at the stock wards is
badly dcmoralizcd. SiN thousand
men and 100 girls in the packing
houses were laid of this morning
and the non-union switchmcn were
assaulted and thrown into the river
hy the strikers.
4 Train Wrecked.
DENVER. July "A telephone mes
sage from Canon City reports 4
wreck on the Florence IL Crippi,
Greek road this morning. The trair
went through bridge and a mum bel
OF people were killed.