Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-07-22

Vermont crew from BrattleborO to South
Vernon. 1t has not been possible since
then to reach South Vernon or places
between except on the through trains.
Passenger traffic to New London was
resumed Wednesday, all trains going and
coming practically on time in the hands
of strike breaking crews Few passen-
gers boarded the trains Wednesday, but
fair number went in and out yesterday.
First Indication In 8rattleboro.
The first positive indication that the
strike was in force came Tuesday morn
ing when the time for the departure OF
the 125 train for New London. About ~
BrattebOro people appeared at the sta
ton TO board the train and were informed
by the ticket agent that the train would
not leave on account OF the strike. No
attempt was made to start the train as
there were no available men. The strik-
ing railroad men gathered at the station
and talked over the situation In a good
utturcd way. Most OF them felt that a
settlement would he reached before night
and that It would be favorable 70 the
strikers. The disappointed passengers
went TO their homes. but most OF them
reappeared in time to take the 920 Boston
n Maine train for the South. The great
est distress on account of the situation
Was felt by "a group of about % Italian
immigrants on the way from Montreal
TO New York They came on the owl
train at 5.25 and expected TO go on their
way al - They could not be made lo
understand the situation and they waited
about disconsolately for something to
happen They had tickets for New York
ana could have surrendered them and re-
ceived a portion Of their money back to
pay their was through on the Boston &
Maine railroad. They went to South Yer
non on\ their regular tickets at 800 No
attempt was made to start the West
River train, but there We're only a few
prospective passengers \ group of in
terested spectators lounged about the sta
ton most of the morning awaiting de-
velopments.
Non Union Crews Jeered.
The station was a popular place We'd
nesday whenever any train was sched-
uled to come in or out, many people going
down in the expectation that there would
be some excitement No serious clash
between the strikers and the strike
breakers took place although the strike
breakers were forced TO listen to SOM
rather uncomplimentary remarks with a
few threats mixed in. The first Central
Vermont train to pull in after the strike
began reached Bratteboro from the
South a little before 10 o'clock in charge
of a crew of strike breakers. The crew
was met with jeers and threats and for
the most part they kept on board the
train until it pulled out again about 20
minutes later. They were not a very
courageous looking lot and few of
them promised to quit when they got
back to the other end of the line. The
train was manned by the regular engineer
and firemen who were greeted in all
friendship by their striking fellow work
men. No hard feelings exist between
the two classes of workmen. AS there
train about Station Agent f, j. Guthrie
made the train up alone while the strikers
looked on in silence.
Lively times were expected in the after
noon when IL became known that a gang
of strike breakers would be brought to
Brattleboro to serve as yard hands and
switching crew in order to get the
freight started. They came in on sched-
ue time at $50 and several hundred
people were at the station expecting
trouble. The strikers hardly waited until
the new hands showed their heads before
they informed them pointedly what they
thought of them and backed up their
remarks by threats, No violence was
attempted and the calmer counsel pre-
vailed. The strikers and strike breakers
had plenty of opportunity to talk the
matter over and the result was that all
but one of the men agreed to go back to
New London at o'clock and to quit
work on their arrival there The one man
was hunting trouble and he came up
town with the manifest intention of get
ting into it, 1t was only by good luck
and good sense of the strikers that
pitched battle was avoided. He Gained
down so much through the afternoon and
evening that he was ready to leave, and
he did not show up yesterday morning,
When the train pulled out at o'clock
Wednesday afternoon the crowd was so
large at the station that trouble was
feared and the police department and
sherifrs were sent for to preserve order.