The New York herald., 1922-08-12
Big FOUR WALKOUTS
GROW IN THE WEST
Continued from First Page.

| and about the stockade OF the Santa Fe
Railroad at San Bernardino. The stock
ade is about $50 feet from the COM
pany's roundhouse. A deputy United
States marshal was wounded and prop
erty damaged.
Investigation of the bomb outrage.
which created a panic in San Bernar-
dino, spread to Los Angeles when Of
ficers making the inquiry came to this
city in the belief that the identity OF
the men who threw the explosives might
be traced.
A complete tieup OF passenger traffic
on Union Pacific and Santa Fe lines In
Los Angeles was threatened with the
receipt Of news that fivmen and switch
men on the Union Pacific at Ogden had
gone on stFike.s
Coincident with the news from Ogden
came the announcement from Walter
H. Blewer. general manager OF the Santa
| Fe system. that no more eastbound
| trains would be sent out from Los An
geies. Local trafic. he said. would con-
tinue on schedule.
Trains Marooned in Desert.
| Preparations TO rush relief to pas
sengers marooned on the desert az
| points outside of Needles were being
| hurried following the announcement
| that trains Nos and Q, bound for Chi
cago and other Eastern points. carrying
large numbers Of Los Angeles pas
sengers. were stalled at small station
| Ten other trains were stalled on the
| desert The number will be Increased
by accommodating westbound trains. At
Barstow. Cal. were No IL. No, (Cal-
/ ifornia Lim!ted). and No. 20 tThe Mis-
| sionary). The Navajo, No. 3. due In
Los Angeles to-day. was stalled at
| Seligman, Ariz., and the train OF tho
same number due tomorrow was at
! Williams. Ariz No. 3 California Linn
| ited) and No Z. also due in Los Angeles
to-day, were at SeliRman. The Navajo
due tomorrow was at Williams. Ariz..
| and the Scout due tomorrow at Ash
/ Fork. Arlz. No. %. southbound from
San Francisco was halted at Bakers
field and No 10 eastbound at Bakers
field.
The Santa Fe announced that II had
put an embargo on all perishable freight
4 to and from Los Angeles and that all
other freight would be accepted subject
to delay.
The bomb hurling at San Bernardinc
began at 1880 A. VI. and continued until
after . O'Clock, when the entire city
was thrown into darkness. A fragrant
Of bomb struck a high voltage wire
cutting off the city's electrical supply
The city was thrown into a panic by the
blasts. One man was injured and
scores were endangered by hurting
fragments Of the cast iron missiles. Deg
uty United States Marshal Aibertson suf
fered serious burns. He had opened
a bomb that failed to explode, reveal.
ing a white powder substance. 1t ex.
ploded In his hand
Bombs strike Houses.
The seriousness Of the bomb explosion.
was revealed In dispatches received here
A large rock was hurled 200 feet BY
one explosion and metal fragments from
the bombs were imbedded an inch In the
stockade walls. and some struck houses
In the vicinity OF the yards.
Fifty private investigators are seek
ing q find ne spot from which tn,
bombs were hurled. Most Of the bomb,
landed about 200 feet from the rount
house. No one wns in the immediate
vicinity.
with part Of the Santa Fe system
tied up and passenger and freight ser
vice at a standsti,I. complete tie,H
may result following n conference to
morrow by officials OF the railway.
Members of the big Four brother
hoods at Ncedles. San Bernardino ant
Barstow have left their posts becaus,
OF the presence OF armed guards in th'
railroad company's yards and decline
to return. II was stated, until the guard!
are removed and dangerous eauipmen
repaired
The same situation as In other citiei
exists Mt Needles All the workers hav.
= left their posts because OF the presenc,
of armed guards on the railroad com
+pany's property.
Train number III. due at Barstow to
night. win be tied up on its arrival a
that point. and numbers 81 and %, be
tween Baretow and San Francisco, prob
ably will be annuied,
Following mass meeting OF uniol
men at Barstow last night. at whicl
general strike conditions were discussed
members of the Big Four cntertaine,
the passengers tied up at Baratow wit,
o dance. The strikers are conductinJ
themselves quietly at Barstow, exceptinI
for an assault which was made upoI
u Deputy United States marshal