The Washington herald., 1916-04-09

two trains carrying the United States
mail. not wheel was turned from
that time
The sudden surrender Of the COM
pany last night followed a day Of
rapid developments.
Trsinmaster King started the fire.
works when bringing the mail train
from Bluemont yesterday morning. Il
is said he attempted to speed through
the Rossylin yards. AS result he
split q switch, almost derailfng the
motor OF a train Of four cars.
The company. in an effort to break
the strike, had on hand at Rossyln
early yesterday morning eighteen
burly strikebreakers from New York.
Train Almost DeraiIed.
When the mail train arrived at
Rossyln the motor was uncoupled and
proceeded to the Aqueduct Bridge
where the passengers and mail were
transferred to motor conyeyances and
brought to Washington.
The ROsslyn yardmaster. under or
ders from the main office OF the
company, had instructed the strike
breakers as far as possible in the in
tricate mechanism Of the motor cars
Of the trains, and they were placed
aboard with orders to go to Bluemont.
On attempting to cross from the
north to the sOuthbound main track
one new motOrman became confused
and drove the front truck Of the motor
through a closed switch and then shut
on the current. The conductor at the
same time pulled the trolley from
the wire.
The powerless car, with front trucks Of
The motor on one track, and the rear
truck Of the motor and other cars on
the other track, drifted through the
vard for more than 100 yards before it
-
remained in that position all night
StrIkebreakers Are HOOted.
\ crowd Of several hundred strikers
and sympathizers made a demonstration
at the barn when the strikebreakers'
presence became known.
After the disastrous attempt to start
the one train the strikebreakers an
nOunCed that they could not handle the
cars, shortly afterwards were returned to
Washington in motor cars and last night
rr''rnsd to New York
The unexpected snow storm Of yes
ter-6y worked an additional hardship on
the thousands Of persons affected by the
strike.
Representative Carlin received a COM
mittee composed of w. E. Phillips, A. A.
Rosenbaum, and R. S. Clark at the
Capitol early yesterday afternoon and
following a conference of more than an
hour, announced that he would call upon
the officers of the company
meeting was called in the ofice Of
Wilton Lambert. attorney for the COM
pany in the Munsey Building, at 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Statement Is Issued.
The company was represented by Pres
ident Colin II Livingstone, General Man
aEer w. B, Emmert, and Attorney Lam
bert. The employees were represented by
the executive committee composed OF
NJ F. Paterson, chairman; W. c. Shert-
zer, o. F. Carson, E. c. Putnam, and
W. II. Foote. Representative Carlin
acted as conciliator.
At 7:O5 o'clock last night the following
statement was given out by the officers
of the company:
An understanding has been reached
between officers of the Washington &
Old Dominion Railway and their en-
ployes whereby the operation OF the road
in all its divisions will be resumed to-
morrow, Sunday morning. at o'clock
the basis Of the understanding being that
a committee of the employees will meet
the officers Of the company at l O'Clock
Monday for the purpose of discussing