, 1874-06-08
The Chicago & Pacific Road Lays Down
It's Track on Hawthorn
Avenue.
Indignation Of tic Pcoplc...Attempts to
Interfere.
Prospects Of q Riot.

~ 70 Jonoa aVonuo, and shonco Oh 'onoa "1'o
Hawthorn avenues to Willow stroot, q
couplo Of b1oo]ta north OF North avenue Hero
tha froloht 80 r,ouonn,r tracks dfvoroo. TIM
sao 4Ao'eus auo paAs'ueo, '@s"s 10. ~
.otmef running over on ~ uoos1 !uA" M's sus
una oetweon the ogdoa caaal a"a tne NoEsn
Branch aud tho 1attor running down Hawthorn
ayonuo. which 1uus parallel with tho Ogdon
c..,.s r.t.se a.aaat ,r,io,, r. ,,...eo.t,
e".@l w na,.Aeo n'., a..on "-SD ~ 1"'o'"o'''
fu9' aDoVe oncago ASenuo' 'sa..
up TO YESTERDAY
the passenger track stopped on Goose Island,
near Ha1atet stroet bridro. Thoro VIVA oront
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opp'a1'!oi auous pio'oit NaoiaeH' on ha"'nof':
&Yenno 10 laying oo"n tracR thefo, on account
of'the rcal or fancied injury TO their posseH-
stons, and thoy have boon greatly stirred up as
to how they were to got redress for damages il
tho track were laid. People. on Division atreet.
great travel road, which this railway would in
tersect, we're also bitterly opposed to laying .
track, and running trains across 1t, since It
fEould intorfero materially with businoas on that
: Up, to Saturday night the Rallroad Company
Femalned qulesoent. But It could not afford to
watt any longer. Tie condition Of its franchise
tyas that tho traoka ehould bo laid In two years.
The timo was running out. Thoy darod not be-
Bin oporatons On week day for fear of an in
night as tho host timo for bognning their opeia.
tions, md putting on heavy force laid down
the entire track, over mile In longths before
aunset bundny.
BEGINNING OPERATIONS.
ehe corporation, cognizant Of tue hrief ti1no that
kvould elapse before their claim to titlo would TO
barrod, determined to confirm the right OF why
gronte cd by securing possession, aud began
ployed 10 carrying to md placing In position the
ties and paraphernalta OF tho road bed, which,
having boen placed IN position with Oil possible
speed. tho army Of laborers who Ind been EN-
ployed Tor that purpose began placing tho rails.
THEY pEaAN WORK
On Hawthorn avenue, opposite the Gaa-Works
and nenr Hobblo street, and those residing In
the Immediate vicinity wore aroused from their
refreshing Blnmbera by the thud Of tho spike
hammer driving homo tho s.eel, fastening that
confines tho iron rafls to their places. Most in
duatrlouB were those employed, and did ono lag
et his Labor to wipe the perspiration from his
brow, or hnlt to contemplate passing object.
he was cautioned by his matchmaker, who, in
epfred BY desire Of completing the work, could
brook no delay
TWO uAN1a -,
worked in opposite directions. Ono sst ad-
Eanoed aouth. at rapid strides, and only ceased
tleir labors when The track rsschod Iarrabee
street. The other continued In northerly
direction, and, as. the ohimps from neighboring
AteepEe announced O'Clock, Centre Street was
coached 9f,ile -, .~ 49,.
patched window Of tenenent in Hollis Half.
OF the honest workingman it also greeted tue
Mprk as nearly accomplished, THOSE who were
either. remotely or otherwise interested in
preventing the object Of the Railroad Company
wore = ~
SURPRISED AND cHAan1NEp
e. the coup de- etat which had defeated them:
knots Of pooplo gathered about the corners OF
the streets whIoh the track CROSSED obliquo-
iy On Hawthorn avenue, and looked OK
titedly at the strategic nlaneuvre, which pos
aessed one merit as least, that of sucoosa.
TheHe small gatherings gradually booame
larger, aud increased as tho report of tho nights
proceedings wRs spread about. At On early bour
yesterday morning Capt. Gund visited tue scene,
mud not only preventing nun,erous rencontres,
but probably bloody riot during the day.
It iB reported that Aid. Peter Alahr did not
hesitate to urge . number of his. constituents
that they would abstain from pilaging the
property OF the Company, but looked on while
q crowd toro up ties and rails, md placing thom
In heap applied the torch and accomplished
their destruction.
Last evening quiet prevailed, and, though
at o'clock this morning no disturbance had
occurred. Mygerle'a saloon on Hobbie street,
which it was supposed would DO the head
ana5 aS5s1s Of 1 hese seta1 o gssa wS h
quaffed during tho evening" resting on chairs
supported by the wall. oblivious to passing
eyonte md the requests Of tho bar-kooper to
leave. woro tho only objects TINT mot ro-
Squads Of police were located Of convenient
points, ready at a moments notice to lly to tho
rescue Of thoir companions who should become
engaged in an effort to suppress the anticipated
constantly, and II N object was visible through
tic darknese OF that dark quarter in tho
vicinity Of tne track it became an object Of no
iucons5rerable interest to the night guardian.
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