The herald., 1894-06-29
THE STRIKE SITUATION.
Few Wheels Moving on the
Western Roads.
The Southern Pacific Starts a
Train East.
Pullmans Allowed to Leave Frisco
Unmolested.
Trafflo Practically at q StandstilI on
the Santa Fs-Roads Badly
Crippled as Far East
an PittkburC.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANcIsco, June 28.-Though
San Francisco is completely shut off by
the strike from railroad communication
with the outer world, there are no
strikers at this point. Only one short
line of railway runs out of San Fran
CISCO that being the San Jose division
OF the Southern Pacific, and as no Pull
man coaches are run over that line thore
has been no strike. The ssst of the
trouble is Oakland, where many trains
and tons OF mail and express are already
tied up. The delayed passengers are,
however, mostly in San Francisco.
THE SITUATION AT OAKLAND.
OAKLAND, June 2S.-At 4 80 p. m. the
Southern Pacific made. it's first attempt
to move a train since the strike began,
and failed. A Pullman car was attached
to the Stockton train, and, when the
order to pull out was given, Fireman
Charles Knapp declined to fire up and
ium ped from the cab. No attempt was
made to get a man to take bis place anu
there was no disturbance.
The situation here is very serious. No
Pullman cars have been moved today
and not an overland letter has been for
wsrdsd since Wednesday morning.
Sheriff McKilican has sworn in 40
deputies for service in the Southern
Pacific yards and will appoint as many
as are necessary to protect railroad
property. Superintendent Wilder de-
clares that if the men will not handle
boycotted cara he will discharge his
present employees and engage a nom
union force.
Il. ]. Roberts. president OF the local
lodge of the American Railway union,
declares that no member of that organ
ization will handle any Pullman care.
Long rows OF Pullman cars are on eide-
srarx reguy tu- 20 ut.--4tfe cars are ICED
and all ready to proceed but the men
will not man the trains. Superintend-
ent Wilder declares: "Not train will
leave Oakland mole from now on with
out Pullman cars"
The organ of the railroad men is the
Railroadmen's Advocate, published
under the auspices OF the American
Railway union. Tonight it issued an
extra, giving toe unions side OF the
struggle, asserting that the organiza'
ton has no contest with the Southern
Pacific and it is only antagonizing the
Pullman company.
TRAIN DISPATCHED.
SAN Francisco, June 28.-The South.
ern Pacific has at last succeeded in dis
patching train for the east. At 1910
o'clock tonight train consisting OF
three Pullman sleepers, three mail cars,
two regular coaches and diner left for
hn xNith
ried 40 passengers, and was manned by
a regular union crew with the exception
OF two hrakemen and fireman.
The Southern Pacific officials were not
discouraged by their failure to get atrain
out early in the evening, but held con-
sutation and decided to make another
attempt later. General Superintendent
Fillmore and Assistants Pratt and Rich
ardson went over to the Oakland yards,
where they joined Division Superintend-
ent Wilder. They ordered the yardmen
to make up the regulsr Ogden express,
and the men obeyed until they
came to the Pullman. These
they refused to touch. Then Fillmore
and the other head men did the switch
ing themselves, made up the train and
ran it down to the pier. There the bsg
gage and mail were loaded into the cars
and the passengers comfortably settled
in the Pullmans. The train was
manned by it's regular crew and pulled
ont to the end of the pier. There two
brakemen and a fireman weakened and
quit. Men were ready tc take their places
however, and the train proceeded with
out delay. Owing to threats that the
ferry boat hands at Port Costa
would refuse to handle Pullmsns
in trains crossing Carquinez straits
the train was sent by way OF
Tracy.
After seeing the train safely out of
Oakland the three uperintendents re-
turned to San Francisco where they con-
grsgated in telegraph office and re-
ceived bulletins of the trains progress.
When at IL :05 it was reported 40 having
passed Port Costa. they heaved big
Sigh OF relief, for that WAS the danger
Gus point.
To an Associated Press reporter Super
intendent Fillmore stated tonight this
train would get through without inter
ference.
I'VE will send our trains out tomor-
row oil right" he said, land think
that we will have no further trouble.
Our employees. conductors. brakemen
and engineers are generally feil hful, and
only the car-cleaners swiichmen and II
few fremen are members OF the Amer
ican Railway union. Ihese latter we
can replace by nonnnion men and eend
our trains out as usual"
AT sACEAMENTo.
SACRAMENTO. June 2S.-Th) strike cit
uation at this point appears to be un-
changed. None bat local trains ere
running'in and out of the city. Officers
Ct the American Railway union claim
that their order has a mem bership OF
2lS0 men in the Sacramento lldge.
and that they are we'll pre-
pared to maintain their boycott
against the Pullman coaches ). q.
Warden, delegate from the local lodge TO
the convention recently held in Chicago,
ated this afternoon that if any of the
union men shall be discharged by the
Southsrn Pacific for rsinsi2r tn handle