The evening world., 1894-07-09
TRAINS ON TIME.
No Evidence of Trouble Observed
mt This End of the Railways.

At the various railroad terminals in
Jersey City this morning there was not
the slightest Indication that the biggest
railroad strike Of the century was going
on. Trains were arriving and departing
on schedule time, according to the rail-
road officials. They talked freely about
the status Of the strike, and united In
declaring that with the possible eXcep-
ton of Buffalo they had not the least
apprehension Of trouble in the East.
Supt Fitch, of the Erie road, said to
An Evening World" reporter:
"Our trains with pullmans attached
are going AMI coming ON time, or nearly
SO. No. 4. which left Chicago at LBS l..
N. saturday afternoon, got here at S05
O'clock last night, only one hour late.
arrived here ON time this morning.
Il have just received II despatch stat
Ing, that the limited due here at l2.25
o'clock this afternoon Is running on
sympathy with the strikers In the West,
ana ana | think that nothing will induce
At the Pullman office in the Erie
Depot the reporter saw six men pur-
| chase sleeDing-car berths within fifteen
minutes. The ticket-seller frankly ad.
| business to a certain extent
Yet" he declared, 1--WE are selling
more tickets than you would think prob
able in view of the constant reports
Pullman conductors who arrived here
this morning told me that the Eastern
newspapers have in no wise exaggerated
Did any of the Pullmans come in
damaged?' he was asked.
NO. They pulled out OF Caicago under
Ea ns"vE EFuard jsh han Informed and
At the Pennsylvania Railroad depot
where the Lehigh Valley road also
makes its terminus, the officials said
in, or about their yards. nor at any
point, as far as they knew, on the East.
crn end of the line. The station-mastei
said that trains with fullmans were ar
irving to-day on time.
No. 10 reach ed Jersey City at 7.2:
o'clock this morning, and No. 6 at 7.3.
4. ". both ON time. Each, trair
Fairly tnfHe %h pa ana sees
The Evening World' reporter saw thu
Chicago limited draw out of Jersey City
on time at 1913 O'Clock this morning with
five Pullmans attached. and each CA
nearly filled with passengers. They wer,
mostly commercial travellers. although
there were two parties OF actors and &C
tresses on board.
The Pullman agent said that the strik
did not seem to scare OF the mall
: patrons of the seepers. but Their,
i was scarcity of women since the strik
|
The ticket Superin trndsnt said: .'Ther
may b" = slight feeling OF sympath.
among some OF the men employed b.
the roads running here, but II so 1t 1
- slight that II has not Vet become ap
parent. J tell YOU We believe that tn
| men In the West have gone too far with
( out Sufficient reason"
t Al the Jersey Central depot, wher
= the Baltimore and ohio also terminate.
similar reports Were gathered.
: The reporter also went about anon
: the brukemen, switchmen and othe
workm-n employed by the lines meI
70 toned, and found them generally. uncon
y mun!vGtivc. 1t WAS hard from thei
= wished for the success OF the strike O
70 not.
I Some Of them talked long enough t
II deuuGace tire Presidents action In oil
= deriny the Federal troops to the seen
: Of action. and one switchman in tn
v Erie yard, who seemed 10 Le leade
= among his fellows, declared himself q
4 follows:
e "lf anything would induce the me
:. IN the East to join their brethren in tn
II West, Il would be that action of ii
Re President. It strikes us fellows tina
with the police, sheriffs and deputy she
" ms, State militia and Federal troops, Il
n strike has how developed simply into
x Government Is TO use its power to Iii
u and auhjugdte workingmen at the b,
y hest OF capital, the sooner the peop
e show their strength the better"
J. All the men declared that so far theI
was no sign OF trouble in their vicni,
X and no intlmatiJn on their part yet ,
SoinS out on sympathetic strike.