The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-04-17


they had human wall as target, and it
would have been miracle had the balls
passed harmlessly through. Thus the
first shot Is left to be accounted for by
individual testimony, and may not be re-
vealed even by the cOroner's jury aud the
judicial investigations which must in
evitably follow.
The scene on the bridge directly after
the shooting was one of the widest con-
fusion and excitement, and for time all
traffic ceased and foot passengers were
warned that to attempt to cross was to
take their lives in their hands. The fly
ing deputies, who had just turned and
fired q volley, were hurrying across to
st. Louis with the intention of giving
themselves up to the authorities. When
the deputies hurried on to the bridge
they were followed by an angry mob of
several hundred people and cries of
"CATCH THEM AND STRING THEM UPl"
"Hang them" "Stop the men with
guns!" were heard on every hand The
deputies kept together, moving at double
quick, and at the bridge watchman's Office
Mayor Joyce and City Clerk Canty of
East st. Louis called to them to surren-
der. Some one struck the mayor with a
Winchester, the rifle CHANGING from the
head to the shoulder, the official escap-
ing virtually uniniured. About fifty feet
beyond the bridge toll Office the crowd
pressed the fleeing deputies so closely
that they turned and fred several shots,
one Of which struck G. f. Thompson, of
402l California avenue, st. Louis, in the
groin, inficting fatal wound.
The deputy sherffs continued in their
western flight, followed closely by OfliCer
Doud, of East st. Louis, who had been
unsuccessful in his attempts TO make
them surrender TO him. They ran Hp to
Officer Weynacht, of the Third District,
who was doing duty at the west end of
the bridge, and surrendered to him, stat
ing that they had killed men in East st.
Louis and desired to put themselves I'M
der protection. Weynacht called his
partner, and the two accompanied the
men to the station at Seventh and Carr
streets. Somewhat of crowd followed
them, gathered both by the excited APP
pearance of the men and rumors OF the
tragedy. As soon as the names were
taken, the patrol wagon was rnng up and
the whole party was forwarded to the
Four Courts.
At the corner of Fourth and Morgan
streets man named Charles Kline, a
street-car driver, stepped up to the small
army and wanted to know what they did
that outrageous shooting for. This kind
of talk he kept up for some time, when
suddenly the Guards came to q halt, and
with their rifles in their hands, told Kline
ha hol hot 20 rha ha
not want to be hurt,
DEAD AND INJURED.
The casualties reported are as follows:
c. e. Thompson, of 402L California aV-
enue, shot in the groin, fatally.
Patrick Drscoll, a Wabash section
hand, shot through the body, dead. Resi-
dence East st. Louis.
Oscar Washington, painter, shot dead.
Residence, Fourth Ward, East st. Louis.
Mrs. Joseph Pfeiffer, shot in the small
of the back, fatally. Residence, East st.
Louis.
Major Ryckman, rolling-mill worker,
shot in the head and shoulder; wounds
considered necessarily fatal. Residence,
East St. Louis.
Mike Bonner, an employe of the Water
works, shot through the left breast, be-
low the nipple, fatally.
An unknown man was seen to fall into
Cahokia creek; body not recovered.
James Scotland, a bystauder, shot
through the right leg.
An unknown man was shotAnd slightly
injured while standing near SteuPs coal
house.
Mrs. Kleinhein was crossing Cahokia
Greek bridge when the shooting COM
menced, leading her little daughter by
the hand. A Winchester bullet grazed
the child's head, intlcting only slight
wound.
STARTLED BY FIRE.
About half-past nine O'Clock people
passing on the bridge near the Louisville
g. Nashville depot discovered smoke curl
ing up from the yards. A few moments
later a small flame could be seen issuing
from box-car located only short dis
lance from the Louisville & Nashville de-
pot, and in the center of train, with cars
on the tracks on each side. No one
seemed to notice the burning and no one
ventured near the car. A few spectators
on the bridge watched the flames, which
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half an hour, and made no attempt to eX-
tinguish the fire or give an alarm. Final
", about 1915, two men who resided
near the track came running excitedly
along the bridge looking for assistance
and ran on up to the bridge office to gel
the bridge hose. They laid the pipe down
to within short distance of the IRE
when the night superintendent of the
bridge arrived on the scene and instruct
ed the men to pay no attention to the
burning cars, but merely to protect the
bridge. BY this time the flames from tn,
burning car were shooting up into tn,
air, and were visible all over the entir'
city. Some person ran up to Relay depot
where the troops were quartered, and in
formed them of the facts. Company II
Fifth Regiment, from Decatur, quartere,
IN the Young Mems Christian Association
room, was ordered to the scene of tn
conhagration. They Immediately fel
into line, and, under the command @
Captain Frank Wells, marched down tn
track double quick time. Arriving at tn
fire they surrounded the burning cars an
allowed no outsiders around them. B