The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1886-04-18
THE 81. LOUIS RIOT

dense the following:
Ever since the railroad employees in
East st. Louis ceased work in support
OF the striking Knights ON Gould's
Southwestern system, rumors of riots
aud blordshed have daily gAined circu-
lAnon; but until Friday no serious con-
hict has occurred.
The day op- ed with no prospect OF
serious trouble, though some of he
strikers intImnted that the roads would
probably find it no easy matter to run
their trains. During the morning. the
yards presented the usual busy scene of
loa linz, unloading and making up
trains. and all went well until about
noon, when 4 nnmber Of ar.krrs will
out ANY apparent preoonccrted plan,
congrcGttcd at the relay depot aud be-
gan u discussion of the situation. soon
the number was augmented 10 fully POO
men when The discussion became ali
mated aud demonsirItve, when SOME
one proposed to SO To- the louisville 4
-Na>hvi lie yards aud drive ont the men
employed there. The crowd iu mcdi-
ntriy advanced. aud AS they proceeded
their numbers were increased, soIue
joining the mob simply Ms spectators,
while others were in full sympathy with
the movement. until 800 OF 400 were
advancing toward the yard. Arriving
there they Pcrsu ided the lncu TO desert
shear pes The crowd remained ia the
yard for some time. aud although on
siderable excitement prevailed no yio-
lence WAS re~orted to. Just ut this time
however. the Louisville l. Nashville
freight train was slowly passing. 81 trd-
ed 10y eight Deputy Sheriff., armed with
Winchester niles. Ia the meantime n
crowd Of men, women and children had
cou9regatcd on broadway and OIL a
bridge which spans a creek where the
l.. X track crosses the street. aud lust
aS tie train reached the crossing the
crowd began to yell and jeer at the Of
fcers. 1t is asserted that stones were
thrown at the offers. anil that n pistol
was discharged. The deputies then
fred two v~olleys into the crowd with
fatal effect. T. ur men. who were not
strikers, having becu killed, anil one
woman MORALLY wounded. The crowd
fed in every direction aud the deputies
sought to escape TO the city. At the
bridge tower they were met 10y Mayor
Joyce. Clerk CAVITY aud IA third man,
who seized the deputies guns aud EN-.
dravOrrd TO turn them back. One dep
utN fired upon the trio killing e. l..
Thompson who stood between joyce
aud CAVITY. Some shs"ts were fired at
the approaching strikers, nnd all started
over the bridge.
Teams AMI pedestrians, women and
men, rushed toward the city warming
all whom they met to turn back. One
Of the frightened guards threw his gun
into the river. while another hid his
weapon in n wagon that wRS in full re-
trent. On arriving in the city, the
deputies went at once to the Chestnut
Street police station. where, after stat.
ing the facts, they surrendered TO the
Sergeant in charge. and were taken 10
the -Four Courts, where they were placed
in custody after giving their names.
In response to ~ telegram from the
Sheriff Of ST. Louis, Gov. Oglesby or.
hrrcd out eight companies of militia,
which at once proceeded TO the scene 81
the riot. Adjutant- General Vance also
arrived at East st. Louis Friday night,
A dispatch dated Saturday. $3.50 A. ".
says the city was kept in n pnnic all Fri.
day night by numerous ~inccndiary fires
which caused no serious damage owing
10 the vigilance Of the military and fire
department.
At 10 4. NJ. everything was quiet, and
under the protection Of the military the
ynr1nirn were at work and trains were
moving without molestation.
III hNhiNlbu w tue lOuT men klllCu III
the aTst outbreak. four others have
been either killed or mortally wounded
at different times and places, making
eight in all.
Additional troops Lave been ordered
out, which will make the force consist
Of seventeen companies Of infantry, and
one gntling gun detachment.
The latest report, IL p. II. Saturday,
snys: A few small clusters Of men have
been seen OH the streets and In the vi
cinity Of the railroad crossings, but thus
far they have preserved ali utter silence
and have displayed no desire TO provoke
n conflict. The %taunling and threaten.
ing 10 which deputy sherins were sub
jectcd has ceased.
Reports from every portion Of the city
show that absolute quiet has prevailed
mp 10 II ?. u. The business streets arc
deserted. and 10 arrests have occurred
Of lrcspasses en- the railroad property.
The night IL stormy, the rain having
set in about 0 o'clock, aud Is still fall.
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