The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-03
TRAINS MOVE AGAIN.
Northern Pacific Breaks a Gap
i'm the Strike.
ENGINEERS JOIN THE IDLE MEN.
son.rnfon Crews Bring ia Two Trains
and VIII lake One Ont Today
Decisive Move Today.

Roth uarties 20 the great strike on the
Northern Pacific road are preparing Tor a
fght to a finish. and the next few days
will in all probability decide the struggle.
The company scored yesterday by GEL
ting Messenger trains from lacofna
10 seattle and Portland and securing
a number OF new men, and the strikers
scored bv gaining the support OF the en-
gineers AZ Tacoma. 20 far the strike mere
has been credstably free from any APP
preach 10 hostile demonstrations On me
part Of those no sympaihiEe Win 'he
strikers. who show disposition 10 keep
we'll within the Law.
Early ia The afternoon notice was re-
ceived that a passenger train would arrive
from Tacoma and Immediately run back to
,ha, esty and Portland, and word vas
passed around 10 intending passengers.
The result was a crowd Of several hundred
persons ut the depot, composed chiefly Of
railroad men and their friends, which
gathered close to the train as It
,snlied In at 800 ?. N. The tram
came in wroug end foremost. the Two
day coaches being ia front and the bag
gage and combination mail and express
car In the rear. the object being to avoid
having 10 switch II "a the yards here any
more than necessary. The engine was
run by Bullock. who said he vas not
Brotherhood man. but ran the switch en-
CINE at Centraia aud had come on TINS
run for twe days. The railroad men IN
the crowd said however that there was no
switch engine at that city and that Bus-
lock ran a logging engine there. lie was
accompanied by Fireman McCali. VINO had
worked with HIM At Centralia. The train
had seab brakeman and the conductor
was named Stamper. the regular man.
who Is a member OF the order Of Railway
Trainmen. and bad been appointed
deputy marshal for the occasion.
The train, which carried very few pas
sencefs. was received with very slight
movement among the crowd, and hardly
sound was made except an occasional leer
mt the crew, and even that was
Tree irons any sulphurous words,
the most offensive word used being
''scab' The Lake Shore officials
avoided any difficulty with their switch
men by not calling on them to handle the
train in the yard, and bad the switching
done by Yardmaster A. J Erisman and
Master Mechanic G.. W Gabriel, whose
official positions save them from any criti-
cism. The train was put on the sidetrack
above Columbia street, while the engine
went down 90 the rouEdhouse to take
water followed by a small crowd of rail-
road men. 0ateman Dan Mahoney did
not give the usual signal track clear"
when he let down the gates at the Com
mercial street crossing. thus showing his
resentment at the presence of ''scahs.
While the engine was taking water, Ed
Monahan, one Of the yard track force, be-
gan 10 draw hot water from the spigot
in the side. bat when somebody in the
crowd shouted 10 him: do not take that
water; il Is scab," he instantly threw il
out and went elsew here for some. While
the train was being coupled again for its re-
turn trip the crowd stood by and ''ioshed"
the crew and the master mechanic.
but IL was all good.humored. and Police
Sergeant Sullivan and officer Brennan had
little to do besides keeping the crowd from
going too close 10 the train and obstruct-
ing the movements of the men handling t.
The train on its arrival here was guarded
by three deputy marshals headed by
Deputy Kayser. two of the men being on
the engine. All had Winchesters, but
they avoided making any display OF them
taken three hours 10 make n trip for which
tie schedule time Is one hour and forty-hve
minutes. twas delayed twenty minutes at
Meeker hv the refusal of the agent there
10 switch IL and waited for orders. which
were that the crew should switch them
selves. There were twelve deputies on
board when Il started from Tacoma. but
nine were dropped along the road.
This train. which was nominaliy the
one due here at l. - p. m. went out az
ass p m. as the one due TO leave for Port
land at ,: 10 p. m. there being no more
demonstrations than had greeted its ar
rival. II took out a large quantity OF
mail for Tacoma, Portland and way
points.
The quiet reception given this train en-
boldened the Northern Pacific officials 10
try the effect OF Pullman car on the
next one. which came in at $40 p. IA. "a
do duty a. the one scheduled 20 leave
here at f,40 p. ~. 1t was COMPOSED
OF two coaches, baggage and a mail car
aud the Pullman sleeper Tacoma and was
run by Fuel Inspector George Ames As
engineer. Fireman g. II. Dean and Con
ductor Prentice. and was guarded by six
deputies. There was another small
crowd ~ the depot. but every.
thing Was quiet ~ the train
snd engine were put away by Master
Mechanic Gabriel and Night Yardmastel
Bills. The Pullman ear Was set on the
sidetrack under the Gilman hunksrs. and
will be taken cut with the rest of the train
by the same crew at o'clock this morn
ing. running through 80 Portland.
As regards the composition of the crew
Mr.. Anes is said IS the strikers 20 havs
been discharged as an engineer for incom
potency. but be saws th's Is false. as b,
was discharged Tor having his wife on his
engine contrary % thc rules OF IN,
company. lie had run an engine fol
i've years and after au interval of yea
was appointed fuel agent 60 look after al
the fuel west 81 Hope for both the railroae
and steamers. &. II. Dean. who va,
his fireman. fred the engine which
bfoaeht in the train on Saturday night
Anes having simply accompanied him Z,
Instruct him in the axe Of the coal Tn.
train made the run from Tacoma, Mr.
Auies SAYS, ia ons hoer aud forty min
utcs. though the schedule tine IS on,
hear and forty live inmates.
The oniy evidence OF the strike in TIN,
vitE. beside the interest taken ia the run
nias 81 these trains. was the refusal 81 IN,
firemaa a. work on Northern pAclac en-
eine NJ. -. which haA been flred up
has a. .ec3on hyiuS that IL wss Northern
raciuc eeNne. and ultimately I.ake shor,
enesne No, - gotten Gus for him. Al
the Iressht warehouse al bnt tao men ia
the Office and two 10 she warehouse havs
been laid csl Uata traffic - ia tris swsnS
aNzin