The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-31
TRAINS ARE RUNNING
AND UNMOLESTED
The Strikers Seemed To Be Entirely
Satisfied With the Situation, and
Feel That They Have Won a Great
Victory.

AUGUSTA, Ga, May 31.-With the
strike of the firemen on the Georgia
Railroad settled and trains running
at every point from Grovetown the
first stop, to Lithonia one of the five
points where there was a large crowd
tc watch the trains pass, but that was
all. With that noteworthy means OF
communication that has been notice.
able all through the strike of the oroth-
erhood men had passed the word along
that that train was to go through aud
it went. Everything was like clio *
work There was not hitch anywhere.
only at every stop the crowd would
watch the engine to see whether the
man in front of the firebox was black
or white and finding his color satfsiac.
tory the brotherhood men recognized
in the coaches would be appealed to
for information.
These replied that the fireman nae
won and that the negroes would get no
more preferences on the Georgia and
that their number would be fewer than
ncfore the strike began. Just how ,ney
lad all this Information may be guess
ed at, but have it they did. This would
be greeted with mods or expressions OF
approval and the train would pull out
amidbanter and humorous remarks.
There were few passengers in the
four coaches that left Augusta, not one
Of whom was of the feminine sex.
Most of the men were Georgia railroad
on their way to the various
points to take up the schedules aban- |
doned for a week. At Barnett, R. P. |
Brisendane and Jim Gresham went to /
AXE possession of the Washington pas |
5enger train that had been abandoned |
a week ago. AT Camak more men left |
o put the five trains standing there in
to commission again. The telegraph |
had done it's work already the smoke |
was pouring from the stacks of the |
engines. The strike was over.
At Thomsan there was much curios-
ty to know whether or not the negroes
lad been eliminated from the situation
Ill together. Word had gone out that
No. 2S from Atlanta was fired by a
negro and it was plainly asserted that
10 train other than the mail. would
Jass Thomson with negro in the cab.
[ developed that the fireman of 2S
vas a negro John Curry, who had been
,dt on simply because there was no
white fireman available in Atlanta.
The trains met at Buckhead and there
he negro was relieved by Eill Veazey
| white union man, who carried the
rain towards Augusta. The negro
a passenger. At Union Point
here were nine engines tied up. Here
wo of the coaches were dropped for
lse on the Athens branch. 1t was no.
iced that while there was nothing
said against the negroes anywhere
along the line at every station there
was no commingling of the races, each
standing apart The strike sympathiz-
Frs talked calmly about putting the ne
gro down right in presence of the col
ored men and not a word did they
have to say in reply.
The Terms of the Compromise.
The terms of the settlement were |
not officially given out, but it was
earned that they are substantially as
'ollows:
The men to return to work under |
conditions existing at the time the |
strike began. until final adjustment is |
made.
All negro firemen at the terminal |
stations will be dispensed with.