New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-04
FEW WHEELS TURNING.
RAILWAY. TRAFFIC ALMOST PARALYzkD
IN MANY WESTERN STATES.
SOME ROADS COMPLETELY TIED UP WHILE
OTHERS MANAGE To GET \ FEW TRAINS
THROUGH sUFFERINGs OF De
TANNED PASSENGERS.

o1,od - tho combinations At this point the Big
Four is completely tied up. The lndahaPonS az
commodation Is standing where II stopped wheh II
arrived last night The Evansville and Terre Haute
is making mp trains and run ming on schedule Tune
There Is a strike at Evansville but as YET the Tram
crews are not affected
The Vanlaia nremen sent representative mere
70 confer with Grand Master Sergeant as u Broth
erhood men working with non-ui'on switchmeh.
The company gave the mon In East ST. Louis untli
last evening 10 return 70 work Most OF the round
house mon dId SO. bu, the switchm"n refused Inc
engineers and nrcmen Of the switch engines 10 not
want C. work with non-nnion switchm"n. Ihere u
nothing In the Brotherhood laws on this point Dnt
It has been accepted an unwrltten law that
brotherhood man shall not work with man
who takes another mans work. II has been the
c,ns. OF many troubles in the Brotherhood. AMI Is
\ question which, from now On. Is likely 10 invo,ve
all the Brothorhoods IA the railroad companies In
tend to I'M the places Of American Railway Union
strikers with non-union men.
Peru InI july THE situation on the Wabash
Railway Is growing serious. az passenger trains are
being held and others crippled by the cutting Ok
the hose ON the main line trains are passing
Decatur or Danvllle Ill. Trains through Peru. go
ing 10 ana coming from Toledo. are much shorter
than usual The principal trouble IA experienced on
the Detroit and Chicago and Peru ana p"ir'h ines
No trains are now passing Montpelier. ONO, tAr a.
vision and junction point Of both these lines A.
passenger trains are hell by strikers ana two NOR"
are held at Montpelier. Strikers arr willing 10 let
mall cars 60 bit Supernten lent Could saws ihnt tnr
entire trains VIII run or non" ~ all train came
in from the Detroit line today Win every nose c''
Il having been set upon by Monirr Her men. Their"
Is not a freight car moving at present manu-
racinrers and merchants everywhere are suffering
Fort Wavue Ind. July 3-'rhe Nickel f.lt" *
freislt business is practically suspended ana th'
eastb1unl passenger STOPPED a; Sioney l-lanI Ih'
wes,pound passenger trains are moving. bat tne
m'n En-, "f,er reading chicago The road docs
no, handle Pullman coaches bli ne Eenera; 10y
spcc;eI hy me employees The Wabash is donS ~
hi.sness hore whaievrr 80 Nck"ts are sod. snoI
sl-n have been dismissed End me r'al IS lil"
Huntington Ind july 3.-The local branch " The
American Railway Union in his ciiy d| n'; s'
or; untN !,rt night, Efforts were made 70 prevent
the running OF trains Tho a!r-hose was CIT ana
brakes set ON Chlcas, and Lri- trains Shorins AMI
f,iir' orors arrested four . the strikers wno are
10 ~, olr.s wer- arrested FOR sit ns brakes
90, th4 moving trains TIE outlook is worse than
Sorj"S ' ~, cis.i AMI business Is At s:anlstni
voln,r,iso Inl. July 3-rh!s morning The
strikers persuaded fireman who acted az engineer
OF the Valparaiso accommodation on the Grand
Trunk Yesterday not 20 go ont his morning IN"
rcst Of The rev wo"d n"t x" ''I ".' ,j Tr,ok
made mother call OF the sheriff for 4eIiiles'
which were furnished
Hrazu. Ind. july This morning 40 engine was
fired up ana attached to the Chicago AMI Eastern
Illinois norihbouni passenger train which Ia!
been staining nt the depot since saturiay n'Tninf
but an engineer AMI arefnan could not be- sscursl
unmoved The striker are peaceful sni thy
claim % the railroad comI1ny mas S''.t "''"'''N'
detectives Icr~ q Spy oa ;h"r actions
bloomington. Ill., July Superintendent Grny
of the Chicago AMI Allu arrived hetc from k1Il-
house 90 a special irain today. an! "1nl serious
condition o: AFFAIR." Five night ana morning tr"ins
are Dlng on she sl1e-tracks. whore they Were
ine7 :, take them out Nj GRAY AZ once nnie 4
demand on the Snern % Lean county ~ pro
scnt T., iS~ ,arGs tn icpuiies were sworn IN
u large numbers There ." STRANDED pas
sengers here. some 81 whom are In gTrli d'.it,Hs
Sevcra. Fastening O. 'he soko. j. W 'hhr1H
u friends aga! iHrr ans..'. = n,p ei,.y H.
passengers. and the officials declare WA' they va"
break "a" oio. kair
Danync. H.. July The FIRST train - lenv"
Danvile On the Chicago and Eastern Illinois hhh-
road pulled cut q here f)r Chicago This forenoon
The train carried several passengers AM a Pun
man car Deputy marshais stood on each PLATFORM
ami tn. engine was covered Win soldiers Troop
have taken possession 81 Dauvle Junction and
che Eastern Illinois yards. and no one is "'lo"e1
inside the .incs.
Springfield. III. July The wcstb,uud Wabash
passenger train which was released by the troops
at Decatur was held up here hy the strikers last
night They refuscl - allow ~ - proceed sheriff
Murray has sworn 10 SPECIAL deputies JUG" Allen
states Marshal Brinton and deputies 20 proceed %
Bloomington and see that mail trains get ont
There has been no excitement here to-day growing
out u the Wabash STRIKE. fOr ne reason thai 10
trains are runnins. nor mas there been az attempt
20 move any Trains dd not com" IN from the
north the Alton to-day Tho Wabash shops
have closed for the present
$ oux city. Iowa. July mo roads have been
able to move freight to-day. and only the NIL
wa ukcc and the Northwestern are getting passcn-
ger trains out Several mail cars are standing
gincers has decided to 20 out
St Paul July 3-Thc Burlington passenger train
for Chicago and St Louis stopped at West
minster-st In the East 81 Paul yards. ths morn
Ing Two jumped on the train AMI cut tho
air-brakes and at the same time an explosive Of
some Kind was thrown under the engine. blowing
stop. and y few minutes later the Northern Pacific
train for Fargo came from behind at a rapid speed
a collision averted by the prompt action Of
feet Of The Burlington train A large crowi Of
and serious trouble IL looked for tomorrow. Many
were sworn in today. Nothing Ia moving exccpt
passenger trains
Columbus. Ohio. July 3-The break OF the Hook
ing Valley strike dl1 not take place rs expected.
their grievances against the company last night
TO haul tralns with non-union trainmen 40 freight
trains have been moved on the road to-day
81. Louis. July The sWltchmcn and yarlmen
employed by the Iron Mountain in Carondcet and
St Louis returned to work this morning. and that
road at once resumed ali traffic between st Louis
and Little Rock. The situation the Wabash Is
more desperate than AT any other time since the
strike began All Of It's tranmen Including loco
motive engineers. have quit work. and scarcely "A
wheel on the entire system Is moving The Chicago
and Alton is also greatly embarrassed. None OF
It's trains got through 10 81. Louis this morning
Several trains reported 10 be tied up I'm Bloom
ingtOn. In anticipation OF conflict between
strikers and non union men in the Missouri Iaclnc
yards, the mgmherS OF the lst Regiment, VI. =. c.
10 "A he nd
hold themselves IN readiness for instant action
The passenger trains due 10 arrive and depart
AZ the Union Depot were handled with little DELAY
The strikers DO not attempt to Interfere with the
InprOViscd switching crews. ana far no violence
has been offered In the passenger freight yards
The tic-up f. complete far freight rafiic Is
concerned. Not a ear OF merchandise has been
handled I'm the last three days. Some excitement
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