The morning call., 1894-07-02
DOWN AT THE DEPOT.

McCopplns commission.
DOWN AT THE DEPOT.
Only Two Trains Moved on the Coast
Division Yesterday.
| There were twenty policeman under
| Sergeant Whitman in possession of the
| trainyard at Fourth and Townsend streets
yesterday, but the most onerous duty
| which they were called upon to perform
was TO either stroll around the yard or
lounge in and out of the passenger-car
within easy call in case of any trouble.
The public was not allowed to ntrude
upon the sacred princincts Of the company
where the passenger-coaches were and the
trains are made up.
AT the Fourth-street end of the yard the
gates were kept locked and guarded, and
were only opened to admit outgoing and
incoming trains or the locomotive engaged
in making up trains. Similar precautions
were taken at the Third-street entrance.
A floating crowd OF curious people hung
around the corner of Fourth and Town.
send streets throughout the day. Many
lounged around the freightsheds and
watched the proceedings of those who were
employed In the yard opposite. OF these
the majority were men employed by the
railroad company during the week and
interested in watching the days develop
ments regarding the strike.
On the opposite corners were groups of
men who spent their time In gaping at the
depot whenever cars were being moved
and discussing strike matters at other
times. Although no trouble occurred in
which the police were needed the railroad
people experienced hard time in getting
their traffic arrangements in any kind of
running order.
Up to o'clock last night only two trains
had moved. One went out to Monterey
and one came in from the same point
Early in the morning the employees in
the yard were bustling around at their
labors. The yard engine, which is used in
making up trains. was putting and painting
about like an excitable fat man at a pOlit-
ical convention. Orders had been issued
to get the Monterey express, which usu-
ally leaves the depot daily at 8:15 A. NJ,
together as soon as possible. with view
to getting it started somewhere near
schedule time.
A large party of Intending passengers
had gathered in the waiting-rooms and
anxiously discussed the probability of
| their getting off OH the train. 1t was
nearly O'Clock before the train was made
up, and when those who held tickets saw
the cars, with the puffinR engine attached.
standing waiting they were certain that
everything was all right.
But the minutes sped by and no move
ment was made to open the gates. Train
Dispatcher Phelps was seen Fastening
about holding conversations with several
men who we're in the yard. The engineer
stood against the wheels of his locomotive
and surveyed the situation with a nom
| chalant air.
There was a hitch. OF that there was
no doubt. 1t was not caused by the nom
chalant engineer. however, nor by the
| fireman, who stood ready in the cab to
obey orders.
1t was the conductor of the train who
had the distinction of causing the delay.
He insisted that the train should be
handled by union brakeman. and the one
who had been relied upon had fallen
down." Then followed a great rustling
around for brakeman. Soon after 10
o'clock one was found, and to the great joy
of the would-be passengers the gates were
thrown open. Such rushing and skurry-
| ing for the train as followed! Within a
few minutes every seat in the five cars
was filled. aud at 1920 the bell for de-
parture was rung. On the train was Ser
geant of Police Pat MahoDey and eight
officers. Three rode on the engine and the
others were distributed throughout the
| train. They bad instructions to stay with
the train as far as the county line. for fear
of trouble occurring along the line.
| AS the train pulled out of the depot
there was no demonstration on the part of
those assem- bled at Fourth street. Nor
was there any incident at the round house
| or along the line to Mountain View to
indicate that there had been any cause to
apprehend troubla for the train,
| The officers left their post at Ocean
View. and returned to their duty at the
depot by the electric cars.
| Later in the day dispatch was received
at railroad headquarters, saying that when
the train had arrived safely at Monterey,
and had stopped at the principal way sta
tions on the road, Division Superintend-
ent Haydock went down with the train.
With the departure of this train peace
| full Sabbath calm seemed to settle over the
yards and district which usually resounds
with the rolling of cars and locomotives
and the shrieking of whistles and the ding
donging of bells. The calm continued un-
til after O'Clock.
| Scores of people who wanted to go south
appeared at the ticket-ofice and inquired
when the next train would leave. TO all
| inquiries the response was made that only
two more trains would be made up. One
would leave at 10 P. NJ. for Monterey and
the other for San Jose at $50.
At 40 P. NJ. the express from Mon
terey, with four passenger coaches at
tached, rolled into the depot 1t was we'll
laden with passengers. From those on
board it was learned that the train had
been delayed at San Jose by the large
crowd that had assembled at the depot
| there. The fireman on the train was the
same man who had gone down on Satur-
days express and who had been carried
off by the committee e.s the A. r. U, when