The morning call., 1894-06-29
ALL CARS MUST STOP TODAY.

to handful, when about noon it began to
augment, a rumor having started that
deputy sheriffS were going to the yards.
This proved true. A little before noon
Superintendent Wilder called upon Sheriff
McKilllcan and demanded protection for
railroad property in the event of a dis
turbance when trains should be made up
in the afternoon. BE said the company
would run trains in the afternoon and ex-
pected trouble. The Sheriff acceded to the
! demand and enrolled sixty deputies. With
these men he repaired to the yards at 2
O'Clock. A detail of ten healthy police Off
GERS were sent down by Chief Shaeffer.
who visited the yards himself and re-
NAMED there all the afternoon.
When the Deputy Sherifs and police got
there il was found they made up at least
half of the whole crowd. The Sheriff
admitted there was little need of his men.
He stationed the whole crowd up the
track where they waited like a lot of
sheep without leader. AS to the work
men, they sat on car steps and discussed
things quietly, maintaining that they had
20 grievance with the company and
would willingly handle all trains that had
no Pullman coaches. But the company
mento local. which seldom carries Pull
man, was scheduled for one yesterday.
and therefore the men would not handle
it. Had the Pullman not been attached
the train could have pulled out for Sacra-
mento without obstacle.
At $3.50 o'clock it was decided to make
up the Raymond or Yosemite train.
Assistant Superintendent Thompson or
dered Tommy Roberts of 1926 switch
engine to back in and pull out the Pull
man coaches Merced and San Leandro on
to No. 10 at the main track. Roberts re-
| fused. His engine was then orderad to
| the yardhouse and both Roberts and his
| fireman quit.
| Another attempt to make up the train
was made at 4 o'clock. Engineer BILLY"
| Monroe and Fireman George Knapp were
placed in the switch engine. After
moving a few lines of freightcars the
engine hooked on to a fruitcar and then
was ordered to couple on to the cars
| Merced and San Leandro. No objec tion
was made to the order. The engine and
car steamed down the track at a merry
rate. Assistant Yardmaster Dillon waved
his arms in true railroad style. A crowd
of men and boys followed up the switch
engine. 1t neared the Pullman cars.
"Come on" cried Dillon.
The engine backed up until at last the
jolt and rattle told that the self-couplers
were in good working order and the trains
were fast. Pull out ~ cried Dillon, con-
fdently. The train did not move peg.
whats the matter?" yelled the yard
master, as be ran up to the engine. Then
he saw Engineer Monroe sitting quite still
and smoking a bad cigar with apparent
relish.
whats the matter?" queried Dillon in
a minor key. while Assistant Superinten-
dent Thompson also asked the question.
Got no fireman." was the laconic re-
sponse of Engineer Monroe as he knocked
the ash of his cigar into the furnace and
black fumes of smoke Immediately rushed
from the funnel.
Where is the firemanP" echoed the
querists. looking around.
"Pm right here" responded Fireman
Knapp, who had jumped from the cab of the
engine as soon as the couplers were fast.
Aren't you going to fire up?" asked
Assistant Dillon.
mo. sir, am not a-goiDg to fire." was
the brief response.
why not ?'
The fireman shook his head, shrug gged
his shoulders. sought safety in silence and
walked away. Assistant YaI dmaster Dill
lon looked at Assistant Superintendent
Thompson, said something like - and
then walked off. The crowd laughed. They
put jocular questions to the solitary engl-
neer, who sat and smoked on and said
never word. Then Thompson called the
stretch of the road.
Wont you 90 out on that engine ?' he
inquired, softly.
"GVe me fireman and 1 WILL" said
Engineer Monroe. al can't fire her N.Y.
SELF"
"If get another fireman you'll go ?'' re.
peated the assistant superintendent.
Yes, If you can get the fireman." re-
sponded Monroe with an emphasis that
showed he didn't think there was much
chance of getting one. By this time the
crowd had encircled tho two meh. The
contrast was striking between the official
and employe. Thompson has a red mus
tacbe. is big man, and wore a tweed
suit. Monroe is a small man and wore his
striped jacket and sort of jockey cap. 1t
was strange thing to see the official
pleading with the employe who looked a
little pale as he made his evasive answers.
Presently he got restive. The superin-
tendent was reading a batch Of orders
from the city telling him with uninten
tional irony to switch San Leandro Pull
man on to such a train and another
sleeper to some other train and so on,
While he read them the superin tendent
sighed. He knew he was powerless to
move wheel. In the meantime the little
engineer looked impatiently at the crowd.
Cant you give fellow some air?" said
he at last, and pushing his way through
the crowd, he sauntered back to his cab,
mounted it slowly and soon was seated
smoking away for grim death.
Then the assistant superintendent sent
for Fireman Ostrander to fire up. 1t was
not explained to Ostrander what had hap
pened. He was merely asked to fire 1926.
Ostrander aequiesced. Ostrander went to
the engine and then Ostrander shook bis
head and refused to fire that engine.
why not?" he was asked.
well, L amt jumping into another
mans job" said the fireman briefly. and
he walked back and left the officials pick
ing up little heaps of earth in their i'm
patience.
This was the last attempt yesterday
afternoon to make mp a train at the Per-
alta-street yards. After that interest
dragged. The rumOr spread then that
when it grew dark another attempt would