Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-10


the strike, became the center Of crowd,
who loudly cheered his incendiary state
ment. He urged the men TO hang and
kill and was In the midst of an appeal To
the mob 10 follow him to the Ohio & Mis-
sissippi depot TO hunt for the deputy
sheriffs when .lno. w. Hayes OF the general
executive committee OF the knights OF
Labor and several other prominent
knights arrived at the scene. Mr..
Brown, travelling lecturer for the
knights OF Labor, mounted the
courthouse steps and addressed
crowd, implorlng them In the name of
humanity, in the name Of the great order
OF knights of LABOR, In the name of every
law both OF the order aud of the
country, TO restrain themselves and
do no violence. He called upon them to
dispense TO their homes, and continued
"What, oh, what will the Knights of the
country think OF your oh, what
Will the whole world think Of
our great order? Don't forget how
hard we worked TO build up our organ
lIation. OH DO not tear II down 10
ruins by one rash act. All men who lncite
you to strife are not true Knights, they
are worse than the detectives of the rail-
roads who are trying to hunt you down.
Shun them es you would the murderer
Several other prominent Knights fol-
lowed In the same strain, and after q
while the mob cooled down somewhat,
aud dispersed, not, however, wholly
pacified, many Of them threatening to
avenge the deaths caused by the depu.
ties. few OF the more violent strikers
then proceeded To arm themselves
and announced their intention Of attack
ing the deputies AT the Ohio & Mis-
sissippi yards and advanced IN
that direction. When near the
yards they were met by several
deputies who fred upon them, killing
one OF their number. His name cannot
be learned.
city were chased by crowd into the
freight warehouses and Offices The
Louisville 6 Nashville warehouse
was surrounded by an Immense crowd
who hooted, yelled and urged tn,
men TO attack this stronghold an(
drive the deputies out. Mei
went among the crowds urging others t.
procure arms and shoot all the depu
ties they could find. Some o.
the deputies OPPORTUNITY slippeC
among the freight cars unobserved
Louisville & Nashville freight car backe,
down alongside the platform and took tn
others TO a place OF safety Two wer
sighted by the strikers who mad procure,
arms, and they We're chased under tn
bridge. One of them was caught ON th
leyee and beaten TO death by the mob,
Another was reported to have beoi
shot us he was escaping under the up
proach to the bridge. The others es
capped unframed.
sheriff Ropiequette, Immediately afte
the shooting OCCURRED, telegraphed u
Gov Oglesby OF Illinoise, informing hin
OF the condition of affairs.
He requested that militia be sent a
once TO guard the city from mob rule.
The governor sent the following reply
"Your telegram received at p. m
! Have given orders for the milti
force to report at once under thu
command of colonel, who vii
be on the grounds to take charg
of said force. Several com
panies, possibly eight or more, vii
go. You will have a reliable force upoI
which to depend. will INSTRUCT
the colonel to report to you, and
must exact OF each OF you the great
est care, the greatest earnestness anc
discipline Hin your councils and co
operation with the officers In command OF
your officers. II Gen. Vance can leave
here on the O'Clock evening train. ]
will send him down. Please keep this dis.
patch for the present to yourself. will
communicate with you more fully in writ.
ing. Keep me advised Of important
events until the arrival OF the militia
forces.h
BURNING CARS,
ST. Louis, Mo-, April 9.--The sit
uation In East st, Louis so
far as can be now ascertalned,
at midnight has been pretty
quiet comparatively for the peo-
pie were on the streets after
dark and only here and there small knots
OF men congregate discussing the sad
affair Of the day.
Later in the evening two companies OF
militia, one from Decatur and one from
Nashville, H., came and were assigned
TO quarters.
Still later - There is still q
good deal OF excitement by the
discovery OF fire in a car
loaded with hay in the Louisville s Nash
Vile yards, but no damage was done be-
| y
About II O'Clock fire broke ont In the
Cairo Short Line yard, at the lower
end Of the Island, and meagre
report from that locality at midnight says
thirty or forty cars are burned but
no other damage was done
twenty Neutrality-suspicious. and l}abcock
eXtinguishers were sent on from here
coon after the fire in the Louisville &
Nashville I'd and ID was thought
their assistance that no more property
was destroyed.
Three more companies from Springfield
and one from Carlinyille came in abont
midnight. The Louisville s. Nashville
freight-house Is now guarded by troops
aud company will, no doubt, be sent
TO the Cairo Short Line The origin
OF the fires is not known, but the reason
able suppositlon IL that they were the
work Of ncendiaries.
An Achievement.
Success is the just and legitimate re-
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