The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-03

had become known to a very few that the
engineer would not take out the sleepers,
and quite a crowd congregated at the east
end OF the station. They crowded round
the engine and hurrahed boisterously when
the engineer said he would not pull out the
sleepers. Mr.. Thurston came up about this
time and cautioned the men not to become
boisterous. By far the larger part of the
crowd collected about the engine were not
railroaders and were there out of idle
curiosity. In conversation with one of the
police officers Mr.. Thurston told him that
the railroad men did not propose to violate
any law and did not want any trouble. "If
there is any outbreak" he said, 'call on
US for assistance if you haven't force
enough, and you will find us all ready and
willing TO assist you in putting it down."
There was deal of wrangling about the
delay. The engineer ever and anon re-
peated in the most emphatic terms that he
would not pull out the seepers. "rn pull
out the mail car" he said, "but I'll not pull
out the Pullmans." Mr.. Thurs
ton went to the engine and
told Lamphier to back his engine
up and couple onto the train ready to pro-
ceed with the mail, which was done and
there the engine stood and did not bulge.
The officials of the railroad refused to un-
couple the sleepers and the engine did not
bulge. Several times officials of the COM
pany sent messengers to the engineer to
induce him to take out the sleepers. Every
possible inducement offered but he
was obdurate. 1t was reported, whether
authoritatively or not. is not known, that
attempt made to deceive him by
displaying a dispatch which was supposed
to have come from Debs This ruse, if it
was attempted failed to move the engine.
Then a messenger was sent to the engine
and Lamphier was called into the telegraph
room. where the superintendent and other
officials of the road met him. Here was a
heated argument. The officials urged with
all their power that Lamphier take out the
train and he maintained his determination
not to move the sleeoers He gave as his
reason that he did not care TO take chances
Of getting hurt by the strikers. He was
tola that the road would furnish him pro-
lection but answered that he did not care
to be escorted about by a policeman wher-
ever he went. This argument lasted sew
eral minutes, but the engineer never wav-
cred in his determination.
About 1890 o'clock, while Big Four and
a Panhandle switch engine were engaged
SW1tcnlng Pullman cars from the yards at
Tennessee street and backing them into the
train sheds a committee approached Dan
Landers and Lee Miller, two Union track
switchmen, at work there and solicited
them TO stop work. After a few minutes
parleying both men put out their lanterns
and refused to turn any more switches. Mil
Ter is a member of Company A, State
militia.
At Tennessee street the crowds remained
till after No. on the Vandalia pulled out.
1t is due TO leave at 11:2O, but was de-
layed by the nonarrival of the c., II. &
D. train from Cincinnati, from which
train the Vandalia receives two Pullman
sleepers for st. Louis. rumor had been
circulated that the strikers intended to
stop this train if an attempt was made
TO run 1T out 1t was anticipated that an
attack would he made upon it at Tennes-
see street just as it was pulling out of
the train sheds. The train pulled out,
however. without any attempt to interfere
with IT.