The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-02
All Through Trains Stalled - A Big
Bridge harmed.

PORTLAND. July i.--AiI the switchmen.
firemen. car cleaners, roundhouse men and
yard men went on strike here this after
noon at o'clock. No trains have arrived
or left today, except locals on the Southern
Pacific. The Southern Pacific overland,
scheduled TO leave at G:l5 p. m., IL made
up In the yards ready 10 go out. but there
is little probability that IL will leave TO-
night.
OAKLAND MoLE, Cal, July THE rail-
road company today made no attempt 20
get out overland trains north. south or
east. but confined their attention 10 the
local traffic. They realized the power
Of the strikers in the interior. and say that
it Is OF no use to send out through trains,
which would certainly be tied up at way
stations General Superintendent Fill
more this afternoon started on a special
with a force of ten United States deputies
recruited from San Franclso National
Guardsmeu out of employment Fillmore
will make no attempt 10 get into Sacra-
mento by train, but will drive In from
Brighton. four miles distant The railroad
company evidently regards the situation
a. serious at Sacramento.
AsHIASp. Or, July 1.-The overland
train that arrived here from Portland Fri
day IN orning IL stiil In the yards. and all
efforts made TO move il have been futile
About forty south-bound passengers are
making the best they can of the situation.
About SIXTY section men and work train
men on the Siskiyou mountain, just south
OF here, went out with the union. and all
the section crews stationed at Ashland
quit work last night. making quite force
Of strikers here. ALI nra quiet. though
union missionaries have been active since
tie strike began. and have made many
additions 10 their number among the rasI-
road employees here during the past two
days. The town ia short of sugar already.
and much fruit will be ready for shipment
shortly. Among the freight detained here
are two car ioads Of California fresh fruit.
No trains from tho south have arrived
since "Wednesday.
gxp BLrFF, Cal, July 1.-The north-
bound Oregon express which left San
Francisco last night vas stopped In sight
OF Red Bluff by danger signals early this
morning. When an attempt was made TO
start IL was found that the rails were
CREASED. and II took severai hours TO
reach the depot At o'clock this
morning when clearing the street
crossing the train was cut ln three
main track The two deputies accompany.
ing the train were po.erIess. The track
il creased for eight miles norih OF here.
spik3s are pulled from she rails In tbs
yard, the tanks are emptied OF water. ths
switches are secured by padlocks. and a
dead engine In resting partly on the turn.
table, with no track leading to IL. Ths
drawhead we're taken from the coaches
and hidden. and the engine Of tho 0regoH
train, 9Th Master Mechanie kelborn, os
Dansmuir, at the throttle was peSksted
On q si4etrack. The traau Il efEeetaally
stalled here
ssa EkASegsco, July i.- There seenls "a
TO no improvement today in fhe stFika
situation in CaifforBia. and Judging by
the occurrences of The tnst twenty-fouf
hours, even II ths Southern Pacific CONS
pAny sueceeds ia sending cat more tFainl
from the Oakland yafds there - little
! prospect that they will prosssd isx On