The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-07-27
Improved Condition Of Affairs at
Other Points.

CHICAGO, July 26-11 A. M.-Advices from
West 18th street state the mob is holding
small force of police in check.
1t is repsoted squad of mounted veterans
with drawn sabres, charged the 18th street mob.
One hundred and fifty rioters were wounded
and ten killed outright. Six policemen wound.
ed.
/ P. M.-Mob of last night gathered in force
on the south side this morning and renewed its
depredations and acts of violence. They began
with some 1000, and swelled to multitude be-
fore noon. They showed savage bravado and
seemed fearless of death itself. However when
some of the 300 police under officer Rainey
charged them they broke up after hot encoun-
ter They reunited again shortly, and prepared
for another encounter at 10th street and Hal
stead street viaduct, where the interchange of
shots and stones succeeded. The police being
reinforced, broke into the mob with yell that
consisting of new squad of police and COM
pany arrived. The cavalry, under Col. Agra
mont, began in conjunction with the police
deadly onslaught, the result of which is imper-
fectly known and is reported variously. One
report, probably exaggerated, says IL were kill
ed and $50 wounded; another, three killed and
fifty wounded; certainly more than three were
killed. At present no names can be learned.
This broke up the mob for time but they soon
gathered again., A gang of the mob ran pas
this morning, aud after allowing the passengers
to escape smashed windows and furniture of
several cars. Second regiment, the mounted
police and regular veteran force of Chicago are
on the scene Of the battle. The Governor this
morning applied for United States troops.
LID 2. NAT IL 40 o'clock the artillery left
their quarters for the scene of conflict, which is
now at the head of Halstead and 18th streets,
and a few minutes after the booming of cannon
showed that the regulars had opened on the
ynnh xuit md p.pta A
dent from the scene confirms this. The slaugh-
ter will be terrible.
The following explains itself:
WASHINGTON, July 25.
Col. r. d. Dunn, Assistant Adjutant General,
Chicago.
States troops in case of emergency in suppress
ing riot in Chicago, under orders of the Cover
nor of the state.
(Signed,) ED. TOWNSEND,
Adjutant General.
Up. m,-Some cutting of telegraph wires oc-
Cured this morning on the Chicago and North
western railroad and the mob attempted to pre-
vent the telegraph force replacing them. The
railway officials are quietly awaiting develop
ments. They are running very few trains and
making no terms with the strikers. The DO
lice have dispersed the crowd on Halstead
street where the fights occurred this morning
and everything is quiet there The truth about
the cannon firing seems to be that the artillery
did fire ten shots, but the guns were loaded
with nothing but powder. The number of
casualties is reported large. The mob seems
pretty well broken up but will probably gather
again before night.
3p.m.-For some unknown reason no further
intelligence can be obtained from the see ne
of the conflict either by telegraph or messen-
gers. A despatch says that the report of the
cannon firing is exaggerated, but gives nothing
else concerning the affair. Many persons claim
10 have heard the cannonading. Some United
States troops from the west have just arrived
and as they are at the disposal of the Mayor,
summary work with. the mob is expected. The
Board of Trade has temporarily suspended the
rules, so business there is virtually at stand.
At $40 aspress reporter, who was on the
GROUND. telegraphs that large crowd of police
and mounted viglantes are conduct ng prison.
ers to the station. They are crossing the Hal
stead street viaduct. Many shots are being
fired by the rabble and serious trouble is antici-
pnted before they get across the viaduct
8 p. mathis hour the precise situation
as learned by dispatches and from press re-
pOrters on the ground, is this:
The rioters have been busy all day in various
parts of the city, but chiefly between Canal
aHd Green streets, and between 18th and 22d
streets. The fighting has boon carried on in
these limits almost exclusively, and has been
continuous and bloody, if not as fatal as
been the aggressors, but whenever they have
attempted to break up the mob they have in
the long run been successful The mob is in |
sulting and ready for trouble at any moment,
mounted police, and of o. S. troops, who are
either on the ground or in close proximity to |
the trouble. They have arms of the most eff |
fectlve sort and whenever they appear the mob |
scatters. The police do not command SO great |
a respect because the impression prevails that |
they will generally fire too high to hit or shoot |
blanks. Arrests have been numerous and |
hardly man has been taken to the station /
without rush made to rescue him and a con-
sequent Interchange of shots. The last at.
loads in number, was successful only after a
hard fight at Halstead street viaduct, which
seems the rallying point of the strikers and the
mob. The police begin tn complain that they
are being shot and stoned down in that vicinity
as the rioters whenever the military disap-
pear, attack them in that locality with stones
and pistols.
A Times reporter was attacked by q crowd
IN Halstead street few minutes ago. and re-
'ponded BY shooting one man: One of the
police had just been dangerously wounded.
A foreman from the Illinois Packing Com
oany, just in from the stock yards, says that
he men attempted to work this morning but
we're driven off by the mob. He says $4,000
worth of meat will be spoiled today in this es- |
ablishment.
But four men are reli ably reported killed as
ret. The entire force of q. S. troops expected
re now here. They consist of six companies
# the 9th regiment of infantry. Societies for
protection have been formed in almost every |
ward today, and preparations for lengthy
campaign tonight are complete. 1t is reported
hat gang from the stock yards declared they
would clean out every policeman in Halstead
treet. They are armed with butcher knives, |
,ambrel sticks and every conceivable weapon
845 T. M.-Both sides have been taking |
reathing spell, but some are gathering in the
icinity of the viaduct Late this afternoon an |
tempt was made by the "plug -uglies" to fire
he freight cars on the Chicago Burlington &
ustibles in one car. Some employe of the firm |
q the vicinity put out the fire. This is the |
rst attempt at incerdiarism. The fire depart
lent are confident they will be able to subdue |
II attempts at burning. Citizens are guarding
very street and store tonight, and incendiaries,
caught, will be summarily dealt with.
,mpany of cavalry have just left tor the stock ..
om of late, and tits believed they have chang
their destination or mind.
$40 p. m.-The I'd regiment of cavalry and q
'rge squad of police short time ago marched
the Halstead street viaduct and there met
!, ne mop: Heavy firing is going on there.
pliey OF perhaps 100 rounds has just been fired.
he result is not yet learned. No further 9
niency will be showed the mob. General J
'deIs are given to shoot down any person !
sugnt IN the act OF demolshing property or | I
to prevent the extinguishing of | I
res.
The police commissioners are determined to
struct tne ponce that their duty was to shoot r
to any crowd which attacked them with wea- | t
IN of any kind, they were to take no risks | i
hatever, but on the firstattack to use their | c
eapons | s
A more careful estimate of the loss nv last +
gifts fire reduces the estimate to about $50 O
0. 1t