The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-29

Succeed in Dampenipg the Ardor of III,
Lake Shore Strikers, and Trains Leave
the City Without Molestation--A Large
Number of Special Policemen Guard the
Property.
CHICAGu, June 29-The Lake Shore Rail
road company has at last succeeded IL
getting a freight train started from the
yards at Root street, The blockade was
broken at l2;lj O'clock Monday AT That
hour the switch engines which had leei
busy IN the yards making up the tratt
steamed onto the side tracks and reguli;
engine coupled onto the train. The speca
police, with their Winchester rife5 ready
stool ty on the alert The guns wero toe
much for the crowds who througed the
streets III the vicinity, and not an attempt
was made 10 interfere with the movements
of the trainmen.
When every thing was in readiness for
the start detail OF Finkerton men, armed
with niles, climbed on 10 the engine and
the to- : ot ihe cars. Their appearance gave
the scene a warlIke appearance. just he
lore the tram was ready to start a switch
engine to which a caboose was attached
and also heavily guarded, steamed on to
the main track in front of the regular
freight There the signal to start was given.
The train reached knglewood without any
| interference from the strikers OF their
friends The freight in the cars is billed
for eastern points, hut the conductor only
had orders to proceed to South Chicago
A few minutes before the train started
tivs of the strikers ventured into the yards
q torty - hir,i st anl 70
were handled roughly by the police and one
| placed under arrest The strikers con6re-
| gated on State street and say they will at
| tempt no demonstration in the presence Of
the armed force now on the ground
The railroad company brought ont eight
| engines and sent six down the road, each
having on board IA deputy sheriff and a
squad OF men armed with Winchester rifles
The locomotives were employed as scouts to
see that the tracks and switches were pro-
| tected and ready for the passage of the reg
ular freight trains.
The train reached South Chicago safely
A second freight train of twenty -siS
| loaded freight cars followed the first train,
having been made up at Enslewocd. 1t
had about twenty armed specials on board,
and departed south The railroad official.
| anticipate trouble after leaving this
point unless 1t should be at some point be
yond the state line, and the squad of Pink.
erton men already mentioned have gone 10
that point to guard against that happen
| ing
A third train was also successfully gotten
under way and passed South Chicago with
out molestation. They had orders to 60 to
| Colehour and Miller's station
One hundred and ten more special police
men we're sworn in at the town of LAKE
soon after clock They are not tn,
men to lock themselves in a box. car, leav
ing others on the platforms exposed to th,
missiles of the strikers" said railroad Off
cial as the squad marched toward the LAX
Shore track to protect the trains it was de
cided should he moved. After a Sunday
spent without any events tending to excit,
either side every step made Monday morn
ing had deliberate and significant appear
ance. Those strikers i'll sight early wer,
evidently employed as plckets with goot
line OF communications with their head
quarters The engines that had been so con
veniently accessible on Saturday were il
other hands, and not lying around ready
to be boarded for any reckless ride thei
captors might wish to take The crews o
both engines had been warned by arrest aut
bonds not to allow themselves or thei
charges to be used for Illegal purposes.
Pinkerton hal force of L. men dis
tributed along the line between the depo
and Englewood, all armed with repeatin,
Winchester rifles, ami orders to use them /
necessary. The railroad officials were FREE
in their declaration that q strong effort
hacked by ample means 10 enforce IT. wouiC
be made to move the fifty six ears of in
freight 10 its destination and TO send on
the shipments awaiting transportation il
the company's yards at the city limits
Mr., Gleason, Of the sberIff's force mad
a speech to the crowd at Root street, telin;
them that if any interference occurred witt
the running of the trains those concerned il
it would have TO take the consequences
Tho police then charged the crowd, whicl
was entirely peaceful, and clubbed it unit
it dispersed
MILLER's STATION, Ind, June % -Th;
two fright trains on the Lake Shore road
made up at Chi ago at noon Monday passe-
here at . p IN for the east without interfer
ence of any kind. The armed guards ri
turned on an in bound freight train