Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-07-19
WHAT 1T COST.
Thousands Of Dollars Worth Of Property De.
stroyed During the Strike.

structive though very unpleasant read
ing.
The figures at this time are neces-
sarily inaccurate and in some cases are
merely rough estimates, while in others
the figures given will not vary much
from the actual losses.
The roads running through the south
and southwestern parts of the city sur
fered the greatest losses, while those
running more directly north and west
report the least damage. This is easily
accounted for by the fact that the lines
running south and southwest pass
through districts dense in population
the larger per cent of which consists of
low born foreigners whose liberty with
out knowledge has given the police and
military serious trouble on every &C.
casion where the least excuse has been
offered them to show their fighting
qualities against law and order. The
north and western districts of the city
are populated more by Americans and
Germans, classes that seldom cause
much trouble during turbulent times.
High officials of most Of the railroads
were seen yesterday by a reporter for
The Inter ocean i'll regard to actual
losses sustained in the city of Chicago
by reason of the great strike. These
figures do not include the estimated
loss of traffic to each road by the
abandonment of trains and the fear of
the public to travel, nor any losses sus-
tanned outside the city. While some
roads report no loss of cars in their
own yards these lines may have suf
fered by their cars being destroyed
while in the service of other roads. In
ordinary times if a car of any kind is
damaged while in the hands of a for
eign line, the foreign line has to repair
the car, or if totally destroyed stand
the loss Some Of the railroad officials
do not think this rule will apply under
such circumstances as the recent strike.
THE BURLINGTON LOST HEAVILY.
The Burlington lost 10 cars. About
per cent of these were loaded with
grain and the balance were emptieS.
An ordinary boX-car is worth 5000.
Averaging the value of the above 10
cars at 500 each makes total loss to
that company f$6SO00, To this must
he added the damage to rails, ties,
switches, etc, about 5000, or total
of $4,000.
The Santa Fe got off lightly. The
only damage this company reports is
the destruction by fire of it's pump.
house at Corwith, value 800, and the
burning of five empty box cars, total
loss of $1,000.
The Rock Island reports the destruc-
ton of twenty. five empty box cars at
$3.50 each; damage to engine, coaches,
switch, etc., by the wreck of its passen-
ger train at Blue Island, $1,000, or a
total of about $4,000.
The Lake Shore lost twenty-five cars,
one or two of which were loaded with
merchandise, and places it's loss at
about $4,000.
The Pennsylvania Company was by
far the heaviest loser by the strike.
The Fort Wayne Line of this company
places it's loss not to exceed $4,000.
This was in the damage to tracks, sig
nal towers, and the destruction of cars.
The Panhandle suffered the greatest,
probably, on account of its persistent
efforts to operate its road when the
other lines had abandoned everything.
The fire in the yards of this company
destroyed 700 cars, many of which were
refrigerators and cabooses. There
were also ten or twelve cars filled with
hay and 10000 tons of coal. This com.
pany estimates it's total loss at even
100000.
MUST PAY FOR STOLEN MERCHANDISE
The Louisville, New Albany and
Chicago does not claim very heavy
losses. a great deal of merchandise
was stolen from its cars, but just what
this will amount to the company can
not now say. The fire damage to it,
bridge at Hammond this compan,
places at $780,
The Northwestern, Michigan Cen
trial and st. Paul roads claim to hay
lost nothing whatever by the strike
Exact figures in regard to the dam
age done on the Erie, Wabash, an
Nickel-Plate cannot be obtained at thi
time. Of the three the Nickel-Plat
loses the most, probably $4,000,
The Illinois Central's principal los
is in the destruction of cars and loo;
wrecks, which were heavy. The Yves
ern Indiana's damage to tracks an
tool houses was not heavy.
The Grand Trunk lost heavily in cal
and small station buildings. The Bait
more and Ohio suffered little, viii
the Chicago Great Western was pril
cipally damaged by the wreck of i
east-bound passenger train last Tue
day morning.
The loss to the Wisconsin Centr