New-York tribune., 1886-05-04
RIOTOUS MOBS IN CHICAGO.
DISORDER DUE TO ANARCHISTS
SEVERAL MEN SEVERELY WOUNDED IN
CONFLICT WITH POLICE.
THE DIsrURBEIs OF THE PEACE MOSTLY FOR-
EIGNERs-ExcITED BY A SPEECH IN GER
MAN-ArTACKINGA AREAPERFACTORY.
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strike closed this afternoon with serious riot. caused
apparently by tho red flag anarchists. Tie railroad
strikers made the day OF excitement, by parading
about the and the various railroad freight yards In
body. reinforced by sympathzers and naturally pro
vokng feeling that trouble might occur They had
one or two bouts with the police. but made no serious
attempt to stand before the latter. and Invariably dis
persed when directed to do Early in the forenoon
procession OF the railroad men was formed and moved
south in Canast but did not venture TO pass by the
few policemen stationed at the Alton ana Burlington
| freight houses nor to moest the few men work
| ing in the houses LOUD cries were directed
] at the latter as tho crowd marched by the houses
and some fierce imprecations were heard The crowd
moved east to Mchgan-ave., and began moving n0rth
In that broad oroughfare 1t was supposed that TIE
Illinois Central yard the objective point and "a
reserve squad of police was sent from the Central
Police Station intercept the crowd The leaders or
the marching throng, instead OF entering the Illinois
Central yard moved north over the Rush street Brige
and entered the yards OF the Milwaukee and st. Paul
road After little pareyng the police stationed there
aided by reinforcements who came on the run, con-
PEELED the crowd scatter, leaving the working In
the yards unmoested The crowd was impressive owing
to numbers but when the police on the scene they
made no show Of standing their ground.
| The serious trouble OF the day broke out
late this afternoon among the foreigners employed
In the lumber yards. Early IN the forenoon several
large crowds gathered the yards to prevent any
resumption OF work. The first exciting Incident oc-
Cured at the planning mills OF Duour Bros, at Twenty
first and Morgan sts. early in the morning That hrm
| having conceded the eishhour demand It's employees
all at work. mob Of about 500 strikers, learning
OF this the place and attempted to stop
the at work. Several stones were thrown The po-
lice patrol called and four strikers were taken into
custody, but shortly aftcrward released The crowd
| then went IN the direction OF the Mccormick Reaper
factory. BY this time had swelled to 1000 or 5000
persons. The strikers stopped great many OF McCor
| mi m M as a
| at o'clock with about half Its force AS soon
as the factory started the crowd Degah TO
melt away and distribute itself throughout the lumber
district. Mr.. Mccormick son word TO his men at noon
that their hours to eight and not re-
pay Hc expects all his mon to return to work
Tomorrow but II any fail do their places will DO
| filed.
The riotous crowd many Of them infamed with liquor.
leaving McCormcks factory. assembled In mass-meet'
ing ON strip OF open prairie near Blue Isandave. aud
| Lincon-.t. The mob numbered fully 1000 persons
rabd socialist mounted box and delivered an innam-
| matory speech in German. lie opposed compromise
and arbitration and told his hearers that the only
remedy their grievances was dynamite anu
| the torch. The speaker was Justify cheereu'
| large plumber OF clerks and other employees OF
Wells & French car-builders. who quit work
to-day climbed to the top OF empty which stood on
the tracks leading Wells Fenchs yards and looked
at the crowd curiousiy Suddenly large gang OF the
more desperate socialists gathered up stones ana Degah
| furiOusy pelting the Mels fteucn clo"u' n
OF the latter wounded. but none, so far as was
| ,aarpod serously The Wells & French men sought
| safety in fight. There no police on the ground.
The crowd, however still renamed on the PRAIRIE wait
Ing report from committee OF lumber workers when
| had been sent to confer with employers There was
| wua la. ., .vrniIng a procession aud moving to
McCorncs reaper factory snd forcing the employees to
quit Fifteen policemen under command OF ser
gean:. from the Herman Street Police Station, were
the first to respond the call for protection
| At4 D. m the bell in the tower OF McCormicks fac
tory announced the hour for quitting WORK The signal
was heard by the mob Blue Isand-ave and Lincoln
st The worst element became enraged ana began TO
shrek and hoot The only dstingushablc cries were:
.Do up the scabs. Como on boys; let's 90 for the
scabs" The leaders started toward the factory on
run and fully 1000 followed They picked up
stones as they ran Reaching the Mccormick gates, the
mob met the worKmen coming from their benches car
ryng their lunch pals They began an attack upon the
| Mccormick men, stoning them without mercy. 1here
were only jlicemen near Several revoVer shots
were fred but SO far is known no one
was shot. Many were struck with stones.
The Mccormick crowd then retreated within the
gates but OF their number who was
So unfortunate behind fell into the hands OF
the mob and nearly beaten TO DEATH The attacking
party then entered gates and pelted the windows
and walls OF the factory some OF the imprisoned WORK
men attemped to escape by the but were met and
! bafned in the attempt They were compelled to go
within the works again for safety Immediately aiter
the arrival the first patrol wagon, the moo again at
tackled the factory hurting stones and sticks and shout
ing in the widest manner possible. Another detach-
ment OF police arrived almost Immediately and opened
brisk fire with their revolvers apparently shooting high
and without effect The mob seeing that none OF their
number was injured, simply jeered at the officers Cap
| tain O. Donnell and a squad or tweny-sk men from
Twelfth.st appeared. Firing then began from the mob
one roter boder thanhe others. began shooting at an
! officer who was sitting in q patrol wagon. officer
Brennan turned his attention TO him. firing his reYOvcr
at point blank range. but apparently without htthS
him. After a short chase tue roter was captured anu
taken inside the factory for safe keeping Another de-
tail of sixteen officers at this time went down Blue
slni.aye at double quick, and the police, then num-
herring over duy began firing in earnest. and the mob
begau to scatter They In all directions for TWO or
three blocks then turned TO see what had happened
The police formed Gordon about the works and awaited
the mob's movement
I'm TO this time no had been hurt by the shooting
although 1t was difficult ascertain this fact, AS
the police would allow nobody 10 approach
the works and the were too much excited TO
note on care whether any OF their members hau
been hurt BY 4:25 m. at least loo police"eh nau
arrived on ground Tho windows OF the factory h"u
been ridded with stones and bullets Two OF tho polco
paro wagons while tho way to the scene stopped 10
dsperse a noisy and demonstratve crowd at blue
Isandaye and Lincoln The mob attacked them with
stones but the officers jumped from the wagons ana oy
vigorous use OF clubs sent the rioters ying IN a
drectlons They then turned ana began driving the
noisy crowds OF tho saloons IN the heighoornoo0'
using their clubs ndiscriminaely
Inside the fence OF the Mccormick Works, Oihcer
Rafferty, had narrow escape. rioter who had got III
aide came up behind and aiming pistol at MS
head not two feet away when Lieutenant
schepherd knocked the rufian down with hs cuo'
shiyering it to pieces with the Nsor VI 'ne
how At o'clock the D olice formed hollow square,
intending to guard McCormcks men beyond the moo
reach. They escorted the workmen beyond twenty
,econd.st without trouble except from an occ"'oha'
stone hurled from safe hiding place After tie rouD
was over four were found to nave heeh "o"hucu
with bullets Two were taken away In patioi wagon
One WAS shot through hip aud one through the leg
Several have broken heads
The Milwaukee and 81. Paul road was the only one