accidents along the lines. The boiler of locomotive #704 exploded in San Antonio, Texas, killing 30 men on March 18, 1912. Sabotage was suspected but never proved in that incident. Lastly, on December 30, 1913, Carl E. Person, an official of the union System Federation, was lured to an inter-urban station in Clinton, Illinois and assaulted by a strikebreaker named Tony Musser. Person shot him to death. Defended by Frank D. Comerford, Person was acquitted on grounds of self-defense. As replacement workers became more proficient, public awareness of the strike waned. The A.F.L. discontinued strike benefits at the end of October 1914, and quietly called an end to the strike eight months later. The shopmen would strike again in 1922. References 1911 labor disputes and strikes 1911 in Illinois History of labor relations in the United States Riots and civil disorder in Illinois Riots and civil disorder in Mississippi Rail transportation labor disputes in the United States Labor disputes in Illinois Transportation labor disputes in the United States Labor disputes in Washington (state) Labor disputes in California Labor disputes in Mississippi Labor disputes in Texas Labor disputes in Utah