The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-04
INCIDENTS OF THE DAY.
Passenger Train Deserted in "a
Swamp-IO.OOO Men Laid OF.

CHICAGO, July 3.-The Nickel-plate road
caught IL to-day in earnest. All the engi-
neers. firemen. brakemen and trackmen on
the Chicago end of the line stopped work
simultaneously and without warming leav-
ing things in desperate state of confusion.
The worst effect of the walkout was in the
swampy regions several miles from the city
near Kensington. Here whole trainload
of passengers from the east were left to
their own resources near the Stony Island
station. They had been brought hundreds
OF miles and then left practically in a
wilderness. though almost within sight of
their destination.
A most sweeping order was telegraphed
over the entire Northwestern system to-
day. 1t will throw out of employment ten
thousand men. 1t is intended to strike from
the pay roll during the continuance of the
strike every man who is not actually nee
essary for the dispatch of what business
the company may be able to handle The
word was issued by General Manager Whit
man, and il lays off the forces i'm the
motive power and car departments and
shops, and orders that they be closed UP.
~ SuspendS all track forces, leaving but
the section foreman and one man on each
section. Car repairers. car cleaners freight
wa emo. checkers. yard clerks and
al of!icf forces in local freight stations in
Chlca2o must go, and all stations along
the EIe have been reduced. retaining only
enough men to take care of such business
as the company can handle.
All railroad employees at the Dearborn
street station have quit work, and the tie
up Is complete on six roads entering the
station; these are the Grand Trunk the
Erie, the Wabash. the Eastern Illinois, the
santa re ana the Monon;
NO switching is being done i'm the lumber
district, and great many of the planning
cars to move the lumber This will throw
cut OF employment over fifteen thousand
Not Rock Island train was moved to-
day at Blue Island but the switch tracks
trains.
The employees of the Michigan Central al
Michigan City have decided to continue al
work 50 long as they are not called upon
TO Till places of strikers
General Manager Earring. of the AIilwau
hee x 81. Paul railroad, said to-day that all
passenger trains OH the entire system were
being moved on time with the exception OF
a Few suburban trains on the Cunning
branch. There was some trouble i'm getting
hremen to man the passenger engines, but
II did not continue long. Freight is being
moved on the Chicago division between
Chicago and Milwaukee. and on the Pacific
DIVISION, between Chicago and Havana. Ill.
Work in the Sioux City yards was aban-
doned, all the firemen and switchmen hav-
ing struck.
The striking switchmen met to-day and
passed resolutions condemning the violence
OF Yesterday. Switchman Mervin. who was
arrested at Blue Island, Saturday on the
charge OF throwing a switch and derailing
an engine, was tried and acquitted by a
local justice of the peace to-day The strik-
ers are Jubilant, and will give a grand
parade N honor of Mervin's release
Officials of the Illinois Central received
word to-day that the shopmen. switchmen.
freight house men and car inspectors struck
at Clinton, ILL.,. to-day.
t1remen on the Rock island met at Forty
seventh and State streets to-day and were
instructed not to interfere with nonunion
men.
Illinois Central engineers met TODAY and
passed a resolution indorsing the strike.
The railroad strike induced the publishers
OF the morning papers in Chicago TO send
their papers this morning to Waukegan
kenosha and Racine by tugs.
"A passenger train on the Baltimore &
ono was ditched at Rock Island to-day by
strikers The engineer badly hurt i'm
jumping, and the road completely blocked
by the derailed train.
The Louisville New Albany & Chicago's
switchmen and coal beavers Mt Monon have
struck and strike of freight brakemen
National Secretary Dowd. of the Marine
Engineers Association. said to-day: "A
sIatement mas gone out that the marine
PATTY for the so-caled Pullman boycott. and
ina; meetings looking to this end have been
held in this city. These statements are all
absolutely groundless."
A new fireman mounted an engine at
Blue Island this afternoon, but was imme-
uuiia'ey lmpI9red by he strikers to desert
ms post; He refused and was promptly
pulled of. Other hremen came TO the res
cue, and rough and tumble fight fol-
lowed; The deputies interfered and sue
ceeded in running the strikers away from
the tracks. No one was seriously hurt
Late tonight officials of the Chicago G.
Northwestern announce that they have
come TO an understanding with their men
whereby all through and passenger service
will be resumed as usual tomorrow morn
ing
II was reported at the General Managers
Association headquarters today that the
strikers had broken into {. freight car at
Lansing, ILL.,, and stolen sixty-eight kegs
Of powder. The car stood on a Panhandle
Sidetrack.