The morning call., 1894-07-12
THE DlTCHING DENOUNCED.
COAST DIVISION TRAINS RUN.
Attitude of bor-Disturbances on
- the Narrow Gauge-Pros-
pect of Peace.

determined move was TO have been
made by the railroad officials yesterday to
run trains in Oakland. All was prepared
- for this step, even to the enlisting Of extra
policemen and deputies but it went no
further than that When the news ar
rived in the afternoon Of the dttching Of
- No: 4.at Sacramento aud the killing of En-
gineer Clark and the soldiers thrill of
=. horror went through all sections OF the
:>-cDmmmunity, and the Preparations were
- at once stopped. Superintendent Wilder
expressed the greatest Indignation, and or
derine all fires to be pulled" from the en-
etHes, exclaimed: Eve cannot fight against
bGshwhackers.
-: In fact West Oakland awoke yesterday
=. morning with Quickened apprehension
of lively times. 1t was perfectly well
:: known that an attempt would be made to
!. run trains, and the A. R. U. strikers were
! determined that such an attempt should
be frustrated at all costs. Sill they could
not reach the mole, and there in the quiet
! of the depot, protected by the deadlIne of
= deputies armed with clubs at Tower l, the
: authorities began to prepare for their great
:. effort Master Mechanic Mackenzie was
a. on hand early. The tug Rival landed from
: the city Engineer George Jefferis and half
. dozen fremen who went to work at once
=: on the engines killed q few days pre-
yIOusly. Two switch engines and a road
engine were watered and steam started
T.. Switch engine 1927 was the first one
. started up. This was about II o'clock.
. Previous to this Sheriff McKillican, Chief
Schaffer and Superintendent Wilder had
held a consultation in the Office of the
latter. Mr.. Wilder was assured
. that every protection would be given to
his. men, and that strikers would certainly
be kent out of the yards and mole.
r.. When through, Mr.. Wilder had resumed
all his old-tme brusquerIe. Fire up"
was the laconIc order he gave to his men,
. and they set to work with a will. Chief
Deputy Kellog also at once placed an en-
barge on all telephones in the depot He
stationed a guard at each and no news
paperman was allowed 10 use them.
Watch was even kept on men going into
the dispatcher's Office for tear they might
catch a story from the wires. Jefferls and
the other men went TO work with dispatch.
They soon had the three engines ready aud
fred up.
The news was speedily known at the A.
X. U. headquarters and caused great ex-
wanted to go down the mole in body and
skill" the engines, but the remembrance
that species of martial law had been pro-
claimed and that the deputies were armed
caused the more conservative element to
prevail in their councils of moderation
The men, therefore. contented themselves
with accosting dispatchers who were on
their way to the depot and trying to per-
=. suade them not to 60 to work. Their per-
= suasjons were not successful and the ope-
Tators were at their instruments all day.
= Outside the hustle incidental to firing up
the three engines things were quiet all
morning at the mole. Every one in an Of
fetal position there was confident and
- hopeful Master Mechanic Mackenzie
'prQphesized that all the local trains would
g.. be running in forty-eight hours and that
business would be generally resumed by
the end of the week.
-. Then the bitter disappointment came.
Pc =. About o'clock Superintendent Wilder
received the news of the tragedy at Sacra-
ment0. 1t daZed him completely. Despite
the waTnin IS given through the press that
30 train could get from Sacramento to
Oakland in safety the officials had not be-
lIeved that the strikers would 90 to such
lengths. Engineer Clark, too, was an old
and trusted servant of the company. After
he had sufficiently recovered from the
=. shock Of the frightful news Mr.. Wilder
gave the order TO pulp the engines
>: Jefferis and the other men, after doing
this, were put on board the tug Rival
and sent back to the city. Then it was
definitely announced that nc trains would
be sent out from the broad-ga mole
during the day.
-. Late 10 the afternoon Sheriff Bob Nc
.Kilican drove down to the depot to learn
the facts of the sad affair. He was furious
when he learned the full extent of the dis
nster and expressed himself forcibIy.
That ends it," he cried. Whoever
heard of such dastardly, cOwardly piece
OF work. What a piece Of deviltry. l
didn't think they'd go to such lengths as
that There will be no attempt made to
run trains to-day, BOYS, you can rest as
sured"
All day after the news came in the
deputies at the Mole discussed it in little
knots Of four and FIVE. rs one expressed
it: What can Uncle Sans regulars do
against unseen foes of that kind? All the
= troops in the world cannot fight acct
dents"
Officials at the mole never dreamed that
No: would not reach Oakland Every
thing defended on her safe arrival. An
overland would be sent out on her arrival.
swlTch-engne plotting the way a long
distance up the road. The superintendent
and others seemed quite confident that all
their plans could be carried out and that
the strike was practically broken. Now
there is the added fear of certain danger
IN sending out trains. 1t is openly stated
among the strikers that no train leaving
Oakland can even reach Port Costa. let
alone Sacramento. Dozens of men are
picketed along the line. II is said by tho
police that fully 500 strikers have left
West Oakland TO 20 up the road. The
strikers deny this, but many familiar
faces are missing from the headquarters.
and while there may not be 500, there GER
family are large number of men along
the road. The points whore most danger
Is to be apprehended Is al the tunnels
before reaching Vallejo junction. 1t was
remarked. significantly yesterday by a