The morning call., 1894-07-02
PRICE FIVE CENTS

the train arrived. He said that the COM
mittee had carried him uptown with great
eclat. as they looked upon him as prize
brand, snatched from the burning, as it
were. After treating him literally to
stimulating refreshments they kept him
closely watched in a hotel room.
He got away last night and came up on
Yesterdays train, once more in the service
from which be had been torn. He an-
nounced his intention of staying with the
company, and not permitting himself to be
kidnapped again.
Il know those fellows, now." he said,
"and if they try to drag me out of my cab
again [ shall act myself"
As the afternoon advanced the waiting
room began to fill up again with those
who wished to go south on the $40 train.
But the railroad officials found them
selves in difficulties again long before the
time for departure came. The yard engine
made up the train about O'Clock. and the
cars were carefully cleaned and prepared
for the trip.
About this time Train Dispatcher
Phelps learned that Yardmaster Sheasby
was dissatisfied because he did not have
any switchmen to assist him in the moving
of cars. He declined to do switcbwork
himself, and so resolved to quit work.
which he did. Mr.. Phelps said that
Sheasby was an American Railway Union
man.
The next piece of bad news received by
Mr.. Phelps was that he had been "thrown
down" again for a brakeman to operate
the train which was scheduled to leave at
$40. He conferred with the conductor as
to taking the train out with competent
brakeman from another division of the
road. But the conductor refused to act on
the train unless a union brakeman was
hired, and one, too. who had been en-
ployed on the division before the trouble
began. The company could not hire a
brakeman for him now.
Engineer Hewitt had engine 1877 all
ready for departure on time. and the fire.
man who had returned from San Jose was
with him ready for service, but the con-
ductor stood around without his uniform,
and awaited the time when the company
could secure proper brakeman.
Six O'Clock came and the matter was still
unsettled. Over a hundred passengers
stood outside the gates. tickets in hand, in
decidedly ugly mood collectively at the
prospect of their having to spend the night
in the city.
After waiting until near O'clock Train
dispatcher Phelps decided, as no satisfac-
tory brakeman could be found, to give up
the idea of getting the train out and so
issued orders for the engineer to take his
locom olive back to the roundhouse, which
was done, much to the disgust of the sew
eral hundred people who were expecting
to travel south.
Many of the intending passengers were
going to San Jose. they being mem oers of
the Young Mems Institute who had come
up here to participate in Saturdays cele-
bration. Some were due in the Garden
City TO 60 to work to-day, and they were
much disappointed at having to remain
over, with a probable prospect of not be-
ing able to get home even tomorrow.
When asked as to whether any effort
would be made to run regular trains to-day
the railioad officials could give no decided
answers. Ii they could secure brakemen
trains would be run, but after yesterdays
disappointment in this respect they were
unable to state just what they could ex-
pect to do. They would try to get the
system in running order. and that was all
they could say for the future.
About IL o'clock yesterday large iron
link was found wedged in the frog of the
switch on Townsend street, near Fifth.
and the matter was reported to the police
on duty, who made an investigation, but
with no result. From the manner in
which it was fixed it was evident that the
piece of iron had been placed there inten-
tionally by some one for the purpose of
causing some damage. Had it not been
found and train was running over the
track the obstruction would probably have
derailed the cars.
Last night everything was quiet around
the depot. Sergeant Reynolds and ten
officers were on duty and watching over
every nook aud corner of the railroad
property. After midnight Sergeant Spill
lane and officers were in charge.