The morning call., 1894-07-02
sIDETRACKED AT BAKERSFIELD.
Slow Progress Made by the South
Bound Train.


FRESNO, July AT about o'clock this
morning a report was circulated on the
street that train No. IL would arrive on
time. A crowd of about 100 soon gathered
al the depot. and about half an hour laler
the train was sighted.
LIZ came in without giving the usual
whistle or bell warnings. While the ex-
press matter. mail and luggage were hur-
rleoly thrown off and the train was receiv-
Ing the outgoing baggage. etc. committee
climbed QUITO the cab and consulted with
Fireman Elder.
he asked to be allowed to make the run
TO Bakersfield, as it was the home of En-
gineer Wright aud himself. My wife is
very sick" he said, "and if get off here
will be compelled to get team If you
say Get off, all right but let me get home
and l will promise you not to assist in
turning another wheel until this trouble
is ended"
The request was granted, and the signal
at >once given to go ahead. The train
pulled out so quickly that three or four
passengers were left.
Confident that nothing more would hap
pen. the crowd went home, but at about 4
A. NJ. an engine was quickly brought out
and attached to train 10.
Hardly had the connection beer made,
when about twenty-five men appeared
froL2 the shadows of freghtcars.
After few minutes talk with the fire.
man, he stepped down from the cab. and
the engine was sent to the roundhouse.
Shortly after A. NJ. the officials began
to move once more. Engineer Hudson
was again ordered to his engine, and Mas
ter Mechanic E glebright consented to act
as stoker. Assistant Superlntendents
Whitmer and Meade were in the cab.
When the train was ready to start Engle-
bright objected to Meade being there.
Meade climbed down, and the train pro-
ceeded on its way.
No. 16 left on time to-day. 1t consisted
OF combination car and Two coaches.
The company would only sell tickets to
Lathrop.
The Postal telegraph Company was
kept open until late hour last evening
and messages were constantly exchanged
between certain railroad men. The latter
seem to be wall posted on the movements
of the Southern Pacific.
LATHRoP, July 1.-The local train from
Fresno arrived here at P. NJ. on time in
charge of the regular crew with large
load of passengers. The special train
from Livermore to Stockton arrived at 5
P. NJ. and returned for San Francisco at
7P. NJ. The regular Sacramento local from
San Francisco, via Niles. arrived at sos
p NJ, bringing the daily papers. The local
for Fresno, to leave at 8:15 P. NJ, waited
for the wagon" load from Stockton for
Fresno. The fireman was the same man
who refused to go out with the Pullman
last night. This Pullman is still here on
the sidetrack. No Pullmans passed here
to-day.
The Stockton local, with one Pull
man for the south. arrived last night
at 9:10 o'clock, dropped the Pullman
and left for Stockton at 9:25 O'Clock.
There was no interference. The local
train was made up of one boxcar, one
coach and one Pullman for the south. The
fireman refused TO go with the Pullman
and the engine was returned to the round
house. At II 80 o'clock the train still
stood here. The local from Stockton
passed through on time this morning. No
other trains arrived to-day yet. A local is
expected. via Niles. for Sacramento.
The local from Fresno will arrive on
time P. M.-being the first train from
the south for two days. No demonstra-
tions have been made here. Everything is
quiet.
BAKERSFIELD. July 1.-Passenger train
II from SaH Francisco arrived here about
o'clock this morning with Pullmans at
tsched, and passenger train 10, with Pull
mans and mail, arrived about IL O'Clock.
Fifty-two passengers on the Pullman cars
are detained here. Ali thecars are side
tracked and the strikers say that 10 train
shall leave here with Pullman cars at
tached.
The train that came at II O'Clock was
brought in by the master mechanic of
Fresno. who was hisssd by the strikers
and called rough names.
Several poor women with families are
also among the passengers. They are des-
stitute and the railroad men have relief
committee soliciting aid for them.
ENGINEERS WILL WORK.
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