Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-28
From Various Point. Come Ac-
counts of Blocisaded Train. and
Men Who Refuse to Handle Pail
man cars-Passensers Fed.



see the b .sScott completely effective.
The men, who have been leaving slow
ly snd in small lots are beginning to
show effects of the American Railway
union missionary work." and tonight
the boycott sentiment was much more
general and apparent than at any
previous time since the strike began.
An attempt was mada this evening
to send out the st, PAIL train on the
Chicago Great Western with Pull
man sleeper attached. The train start
ed out. but when II was found that the
sleeper had been coupled on, train
man pulled the bell rope and as lie
engineer reversed the engine twenty
men rushed to the coupling and In a
few minutes the train pulled out. lpav-
ing the Pullman in the depot
Crowds OF strikers and sympathizers
gathered in the railroad yards at dit
ferent portions OF the city and the po-
lice were kept busy quelling threatened
riots. Strikers drove Illinois Central
employees from the yards at Fordhnm.
despite the efforts OF a detail of police.
and additional forces were sent to that
point later in the evening. large
crowd gathered in the Western Indiana
yards at Archer avenue and became so
| overwhelmingly demonstrative that the
police force was called there
The three signal men who control
the switches at The sTestsiu indluha
tracks at Archer avenue Joined the
strikers at $40 tonight, blocking the
| system. Under heavy police guard
a new signal man was placed In the
tower and the blockade was raised.
the crowd making no demonstrations.
| At $50 o'clock the san Francisco limit
ed over the Santa Fe, with four Pull
man cars, passed the crossing IN sate-
| ty. the crowd making no demonstra-
ton. The seventy-hve signal men and
fifteen switchmen employed In the
Western Indiana yards are all on
strike.
/ Central was narrowly averted this att
ernoon. The union was notified that
the Central was engaged In switching
coaches for the roads whose men We're
out. The superintendent OF the cental
was at once notified that II there was
further attempt on the part OF ms
road to assist the Illinois Central every
man in the employ OF the Michigan
Central would be called out
Orders were given to men 10 nave
Nothing TO do with the Illinois Central
oars. The Michigan Central trains,
which were run out over the Illinois
Central tracks. made their sineuule
without any difficulty. Every uine o,le
~ them passed with Its wagner cars
tha aroy,ds at Grand Crossing cheered'
Tbat no Pullman cars will be per
,nitted 10 leave the Union station was
rumored this afternoon, but the fuihui
appeared to have no foundation. as az
Inc trains lef, on time: NO atlemp'
WIS made to interfere with the making
/ - Tine road is fnftc-
Mating possible interference with the
Fort Wayne, Panhandle and Burning
Extra precaution was taken TO pro-
feet the New York limited on tne
pennsylyania This train WAS mace
up entirely OF Pullman cars eon ,,l,i,a,
ing twn sleepers. dining cars, sinokeI
ava observation car. Six Plnkerton
men remained on the train until II
,aarhed Wannatha, Ind, hfty-three
miles from Chicago. The next IRAN
out was the Alton limited. which runs
10 Kansas City and Denver: IL coI'
taIned two Pullman cars. Then tol-
inwed the three Burlington express
trains. ali hauling Pullmans. The ran
handIe train went out on time In Two
sections carrying five Pullmans and
several baggage and express cars.
Maj a wheel was moved In connec
:. tion with the Illinois Central supuipai
sarvice after . o'clock tonight. seyera
: ,rain crews. after having brought theil
srains INTO the Central depot, refused Z
take them out again. AT Grand Srossinl
1,,rrside. Kensington and Fcrdhan th'
$ s,rti.ers began to gather in smsi
groups during the early part oi w y,
) svening until their numbers pecains =, Z,
noticeable that ne ,i, rail, nso'eetion from
NJ ,,oi,ce When the Diamond special
VI, ,,.,,b several Pullman sleepers. wen
: , VIII Grand Crossing on It's way =
3 =, qe,,Is Inc crowd became demon On
I s o. when the train STOPPED 10 20
ne crossing the crowd sursed a'i ~