The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-10-13
RAILROADS REQUEST
FEDERAL ASSISTANCE
Georgia and Florida Trains Held Up
by Mobs for Days-McComb Is an
Armed Camp.

Augusta.-Unable to operate trains
because Of the strike Of fremen. the
Georgia and Florida Railroad appealed
to United States Judge ID. Pardee in
Atlanta for an injunction restraining
the strikers and their sympathizers
from interfering with the running OF
trains
The road operates in two States
and AYERS that interstate commerce
and the United States malls are being
blocked by mobs along the line in
sympathy with the strikers.
Every day since the strike was
ordered the road has attempted TO
get trains through, but has failed be
cause the people along the line are
In sympathy with the strikers and
have turned back every train that has
been sent out. Not train got
through from Augusta 10 Madison,
Fla, $50 miles, during the strike
One OF the most violent outbreaks
occurred here when two freight trains
were stopped by mobs and the train
crews were overpowered Four EN-
ployes were seriously injured, one Of
them sustaining fractured skull.
Sylvester Moriarity, a guard from
New York, was struck on the head
with a coupling pin and his skull was
fractured. William King, OF New
York, was badly cut on the head
and face and shot through the arm.
William Bay, a fireman from New
York, was badly cut about the head
and face.
A train leaving with supplies for
way stations between Augusta and
Douglas was stopped just outside the
city limits on the Belt Line and was
abandoned by the crew.
Sympathizers OF the striking fire
men literally swarmed over and took
possession OF both trains and beat up
the strike breakers In the presence
OF armed guards. The guards were
covered by the strikers and made no
effort to protect the strike breakers.
The strikers seem to have thorough
ly organized the people along the line
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attempts to ge through its held up by
a mob.
A mai train was started from Doug
las. Ga, a division point, but when
II reached a small station ten miles
distant Il was taken charge OF by a
mob. The fireman was taken prison
er and his guards were disarmed and
forced TO walk bac kto Douglas with
warning that they would be killed
II they persisted in acting as guards
for strike breakers.
McComb City.-With nearly 600
state troops quartered here and a
machine gun with men TO operate IL
planted on a hill overlooking the
shops Of the illinois Contra, Railroad.
there have been fewer outbreaks on
the part OF the strikers. They had
no cause for an outbreak. as there is
not a strike breaker h>re, all having
been forced 10 leave.
The concentrating of so many
troops here has caused the strikers un-
easincss as they believe that II
means that the Illinois Central in
tends 10 bring In several hundred
strike breakers to operate the shops.
military protection.
This report received color from the
Illinois Central Company's action
when Il began the construction OF 2
ten foot fence around its shop prop
erty. The fence is built OF heavy
boards. with barbed wire at the top.
AS soon as II is completed, ii is said.
the company will send COO or 500
strike breakrss 20 operate he shops.
having been assured by Governor
Noel that a sufficient force OF the Mis-
sissippi National Guard will be kept
in camp to guarantee protection to
life and property.