The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-04
RIOT IN CHICAGO
The mtlammatOry Speeches Of the
BlOOdthirsty Anarchists
Inhame the Striking WOrkmen to
Commit Deeds Of Violence.
They Surround and lombard Nc
COrmicR's Reaper Works
And Beat and Maltreat Some of
the Employees.
The Ready ReVOIver-.TwO of the
Rioters Badly Wounded.
Narrow Escape Of a Policeman
from being Hung to a LampOst.
The Great Strike OH the Gould
Railroads Declared Of.
The Ready ReVOlver-.TwO of the
Rioters Badly Wounded.
Narrow Escape Of q Policeman
from being Hung to a LampOst.
The Great Strike OH the Gould
Railroads Declared OF.

Der OF foreign speaking Anarchists ap-
pealing to q large crowd Of idle men from
the lumber yards this afternoon, how
ever, succeeded in provoking an assault
upon number OF laboring men and
serious conflict with the police followed
Ate o'clock this afternoon over 5000
men, lumber showers, planning mill
hands and factory men assembled on
the prairie at Robey streets and tn,
"blaCk road" to hold mass meeting. Tht
meeting was addressed by Socialists, who
mad the matter entirely in their hands
One German speaker particularly inilamed
MS hearers, HG said to the men: "Quil
the Knights OF Labor. They will never
10 you any good, Join the Central Labor
Union which will help you to your righth
md freedom, Anarchy is the only way
for the worklngmen to break the chains Of
slavery In which they are bound by thu
capitalists. 1t is your only way 10 free.
lOm--freedom, say with the revolver
in one hand aud your knife in the Other
and bombs in your pockets march on to
revolution aud freedom. Every working
man must stand together and fight to
Sether for his rights"
After listening to the intlammatory la.
rangues, the crowd began to throw stones
1t tho surrounding buildings, Then, as II
moved by one spirit, the msn started to.
wards MCCormiCk'B Reaper Works. Ii
vas about $3.50 o'clock when the crowd ar.
arrived there. With yells and fierce i'm.
preCialions IhR now frantic msn attacked
he building With boulders and stones thai
lned thu railroad track that extends past
the works.
M'CORMICK's gMPLOYEs ATTACKED.
Reaching the Mccormick gates the
howling mob met the workmsn coming
from their benches. Immediately they
began an attack on MCU0rmiCk's EN-.
ployes, applying vile epithets and stoning
chem without mercy. There were only
.Wo policemen OH tho ACene. There were
several revolver shots, but no far rs known
no ono WIS hurt. There were stones
thrown, hut no one was hurt. The Nc.
CornliCk men then rGtreated within the
Ates, but one oil their number who was
10 unfortunate as 10 bO left behind fell
1 lutO Lub uhUuH VI tllb hSnhllhubh huu wac
nearly beaten to death. The attacking
party now entered the gates and pelted
,he windows and walls OF the factory
FhiLher tue employees had retreated. A
little later some ol the workmen attempt
I'd to escape by tho rear but were met and
bafilyd. They we're compelled togo with.
N the works again for safety, Superinten.
lent Averill, OF the Mccormick works i'm.
nedlately telephoned for the police. A
patrol wagon full OF oilicerS responded
rom the Hindman station. Upon arriv.
ing the police charged upon the strikers,
ising their clubs and hriug few shots
nlo the air.
ANOTHER ATTACK.
The crowd scattered but soon reorgan-
zsd iu force aud moved once more toward
McCormick's, The police telephoned to
Lieutenant Crook, OF the Thirteenth street
nstIict. He soon appeared on the Rcene
With a wagon load VI officers. ImmO.
lately after the arrival Of the wagon the
mob again attacked the factory, hurllng
stones and sticks, shouting and carrying
on in the widest manner possible. An
lther detachment Of police came Zip al.
most ilIatantly and opened brisk fire
sith their revolvers, apparently shoot
no high and without noticeable ef.
feet, The mob seeing that some oil
heir number were injured jeered at
,he officers. But Capt. O'Neil and tquad
Of twenty.six men appearing on the scene
ave promise OF more serious business.
Firing then began from the mob side.
0ne rioter, holder than tho o!hera, began
,hootipp al an officer who was sitting In a
patrol wagon. OiliCef Brennan fired at
oolnt blank range, but apparently without
lifting him. After short, sharp chase
ho Iioter was captured aud taken inside
lie factory, Another detail Of sixteen
,IIicera Nt this time came down Blue Is.
and avenue ut double quick and
,hs poliCe then numbering over fifty
hsOAn firing In earnest and the moi
,evAn TO scatter. They ran In oil direC'
inns for two or three blocks, and then
urned and threat0ningly regarded the
situation. The police formed a Gordon
about the works and awaited tho mob'H
movements. so far upto this time no one
lss been hurt by tho shooting. The po
ice would allow nobody TO approach the
works, Tho mob was too much excited
, % notice or care whether any OF theil
, numbsr had been hurt.
. BY 4 4.g5 at least l50 policemen had ar
rived on the ground or were coming In
patrol wagons within sight. By this time
the windows OF the factory had been rid
: died with stones and bullets. Two Of the
! patrol wagons while OH their way 10 the
. ,cene stopped 10 disperse q noisy crowd
m ihe corner OF Blue Island
avenue and Lincoln street. The mob
: attacked them with stones, but the Of
: 6rsrp jumped from the wagons and by q
vigorous use OF their clubs soon sent the
. rlSte,s living In all directions They be
van 10 drive the noisy crowds out Of the
saipons in the neighhorhOod, uliug theiI
clubs Unfortunately,
A NARROW KsCAPH
Inside the fence Of MCCormlck's work.
: Officer Rafferty, had very narrow escape
A rioter who had got inside came up bs
/ hind him and was aiming a revolver al
' hjS head not two feet away when l,Ieulel
, ant Shepherd struck him tO the earth With
! hIs club, shiyefing II 10 pieces with the
i ylVor OF the blow At o'clock the
: pollcs formed hollow square inside
al which they escorted the Mccormick
I men up beyond TSenty.second BtteeI
without trouble EXCEPT from an oCca
sional atone hurled from sale hiding
pINccs. Four men Wete found wounded
viii bullets. Two Of them were taken
!, /, away ID a patrol wagon, one shot In the
u ripht HID and one through the leg
/. II IA expected that several more wound
/. al will be found tonight There WeSl
4 many badly damaged heads. Qaicel
}. Casey nearlybulTefsd an lgnoinlnloued deatl
i. al the hands Of the Infatuated soclalle.ts
|. Alter iho giBat mob had been virtually