The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-01
STORM PASSES OFF.
The Great Pullman Strike
Warded Off From Seattle.
1T CENTRES AROUND TACOMA.
swisehmsn Ressme Work and serfherE
Paelne Trains Go out and Come
tn-First Trouble ~ Tacoma

The Pullman strike has been varded of
from Seattle. and on the Northern Pacific
road will apparently be fought on. AZ Ia
CONS. The switchmen In the Lake Shore
wards returned TO work yesterday. the
strike all along that road did not take
place and one Northern Pacific train went
cut and another came IN. the former with
and the latter without Pullman car. On
The Norshera Pacific road the strike con-
tinnes. Nth trains occasionally going
through with PaIIman cars attached and
nou-union men IN place Of any regulsr
men who refuse 20 work
The crisis on the Lake Shore road came
in the morning. The meeting on the
previous evening had been composed
soaely Of Lake Shore employees, al others,
including ex-employes, being shut out.
The accounts OF what followed differ on
material points, 80 that IL IS only possible
to tell The version Of each party and the
results which actually occurred. SupeTin-
tendent Newman Kline said:
"a committee Of ssftchmen came to me
about O'Clock this morning and offered
10 20 90 work. | told them they had been
discharged. but I was willing 10 talk
but wanted a large representation.
They made an appointment for 10 O'Clock
and came soon after that hour. They
started 10 say: The conditions are'-but
interrupted them By saying: There
are no conditions; you had better start
over again: the only conditions on which
you can 20 to work are that Won will
handle all cars, whether Northern Pacific.
D..lf
man, and agree not to quit work at
the order Of the American Railway Union"
They each gave q verbal pledge not 70
obey the American Railway Union, and
called the attention of II. !. Blonde TO the
fact that il would be hardly consistent for
him as president Of the local American
Railway Union to give this pledge. He
took time TO consider the matter, and
came back at II :06 and gave me his pledge.
understand that he had in the meantime
resigned rs president OF the American
Railway Union"
Mr.. Blonde gave a different account of
the affair. lie had been busy all afternoon
in giving orders for the strike, in which
all men on the road were ready to join
and In the evening called q meeting of the
Lake Shore employees. IL was decided TO
return 10 work and that If any more Pull
man cars were brought in by union men,
no matter what union they belonged TO,
they should be handled. but If they were
brought in by scabs they should never be
handled and We would quit We
telephoned Mr.. Kline that night that
the men were ready TO go to work at 7 In
the morning. and he said he would be
there at that time. When the men went
there Mr.. Kline agreed 20 meet US at 10
o'clock. At that time We stated that We
would return 20 work Internationally,
that IL, with no conditions on either
side; that we would handle all
cars brought into the Lake Shore
yards. and Ii we were not satisfied with
our jobs We would quit. No pledge was
given net To obey the orders of the Amer
ican Railway Union. | did not agree to
go 10 work at that time; refused TO give
an answer until had consulted with the
American Railway Union.
.At the meeting stated the situation
and agreed 10 abide by its decision In my
own case. Tho meeting endorsed the
action OF the switehmen in returning TO
work and also decided that should re-
port Tor duty at 10 O'Clock. ] reported az
Il: 30 and was put to work again
Whatever the understanding was the
strike on the Lake Shore came TO an end
and the crew which should have taken out
the Portland train 81 9o'eloek the previous
morning was called out TO take il at 8
o'clock. A crowd of probably 500 persons
gathered at the depot TO see the
movements, but was composed
OF such disinserested curiosity-seekers
that they did not utter sound as the
Preparations FOR starting we're made
Fireman Ii sing returned TO his post and
the place of Conductor Stamper was
filled BY Jerry u'Connor, who coupled on
the engine and saw that the Pullman car
on the tail end vas hooked on. There
Was no brakeman ON board. There
was some delay in getting the
engine up from the round house
so that the start was not made until s.9a
When the engine did come Police Ser
gesnt John Sullivan ran behind il and
was aided Ia keeping the crowd back By
Officer Leonard They had little 90 do.
for not sound was uttered except by q
few persons who shouted farewell 20
frieafs among the few passengers on the
train
No other attempt was made 20 get out \
krain on the Northern Pacific, although
fae railroad officials said the crew which
brought In the train arriving at s.Ss a m.
Friday wss ready 10 take another out A
train guarded BY three deputy marshals
arrived at $50 p. M. being the
enc which should have arrived AZ
Sis = n, connecting at Ia
coma with the enc from Portland. Ii
carried no Pullman ear, but Fireman Ris-
ing deserted it on the way. and his r,iara
VAS filled by Goa, Inspector Ames, OF Ia
cons, ard a green brakeman was taken on
al fhAt city. The Lake shore passenger
team !or samas and snoquslmie lcft at :
a N. having been turned On the Y at
ln'erhSy and backed down. and the
freight train left Eve minutes later.
The train Cor Portland took cut two men
who had asked employment and four 9th
rrs wens 30 Tacoma on the steamer klver.
fhe Grand Army also came 10 the rescue.
Der 1ttment Commander }. y. Scott. Com.
insnasr ". = Harlan. of Miller post.
James Teddy aud J. n Metcs.fe oaeriag
theis services 10 General Aevnt NasieAa
IL any capacity. leage Scott, Who is old
hgt vigorous. said he had formerly done
some aring and guessed be could do il
agaia. buG dia not want 80 held the lob.
st.H he sas wiling 10 give his service 30
helm che railroad cat
Ate Lake Shore road annnllea the hxA-
egman train which should have lsft last
evening eut will ran the SnoQuAinie ex-
cursson as - this meraiaE
The tram f0g Portland did not raz
through. hsing held up - TAcoma. Which
10 eyitsatly - bo the ccnter Of tue strike
on the sound The strikers IA. Seatela