New-York tribune., 1886-03-31
SHERIFF. AND POSSE ROUTED.
A DESTRUCTIVE MOB IN EAST ST. LOUIS
FIFTEEN HUNDRED MIN wREcKING PROPERTY AND
DISABLING TRAINS.
tBY TEl.&GRAPH The Tx Rune.


DISABLING TRAINS.
rBY TE!.&GRAPH To THE BUyEJ
EAST ST. LOUIS, H., March 30.-The civil
authorities proved powerless here to-day aud mob OF
1jO0 men forced the sheriff to retire. assaulted his dep
uiies and destroyed and damaged thousands OF dollars
worth Of railroad property. Early this morning Shern
ROpquet called for posse. Only twelve men respondtd
and they were put TO flight. The mob invaded tho
yards and disabled OF engines, and drove the
few workmen who refused TO leave er work ou OF tho
city. sheriff Ropquet immediately sent the following
telegram to Governor Oglosby:
Your dispatch received late for TO come to
Springfield and my health Is impaired much by late
Nglis that II is out 0f the question for me 10 20 IfOn
n"ns. called tne posse At East 81. LOUIS wnfn tne
emergency occurred Few persons responded abt Icw
VIII. There are nine yards mere aud fully l,3OO men
are determined hat 10 freight snail move They
respect no authority and seem to hod the sttto ot
LIMOS ia contempt 1t Is foLy to thlhs ot
a strong force. An attempt to DO wOur result ia
failure and bring the aun"rItrs into further 1tcnpi.
of the United states NJ irsua Tue sur kers seem e. nave
ect Tor the Culted states, but Ior this
State"
The indianapolis and st. Louis road was the hrs to
attempt get "A tram. The strikers the
and the majority OF them rushed after the engine. which
found in charge Engineer Wood, who promised
the other day not to come cut with engine unui the
strike was settled The sight Of Wood enrIged the men
and when lie refused TO get down, several Or tnem
climbed into the cab and at began To disable tho
Ing OUT tho fire and taking Oft bolts
and Wood retained his pace
Il the cab, but did not attempt to interfere There
great head OF steam and the scheme was evidently TO
couple onto freight tram and 90 out with ru h. In
this excitement Narrow Gauge attempted 10 get out
its morning tram. Master Mechanic Newell
OF the engine. and started out all right The
strikers. however. jumped the aud on all
Dut Ihe engine tOOK this out the treste.
where 1t was stopped and ordered back. NJ Newell
ing that It was useless TO resist, compli'd
At 10 o'clock, just the job OF killing the gne in
the Indiana polls Louis yards hn.shed shout
up and an engine to leave the VsndAlis
roCndhOUse ana run down into the yards. The men
made rush. The engine No. 49, IN of Eu-
gueer Johnson. and reached before 1t had been
oupled the waiting train johnson agreed come OF
when uysted. aud took the engine back into tho
roundhouse. 4 crowd OF the rode down Oh it AID
the strikers ested their congregated
the Relay Depot and at the indianapolis and ~ Louis
crossIug discuss NJ the situation In the tho
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy olicia had got up
engine No. lOi inside their round house. At
1880, whe the attention OF the strikers tIrctei
the indianapolis ami st. LOUIS. this was run
quickly down into the yard aud coupled to sin Of
freight and cabOOse IN waiting there aud eyl.
deuty made up last night The strikers did tas
move until the engine appeared running upon the
track with train Tuey at once male rush tor u,
aud several succeeded IN climbing upon the rear cara
Tney turned the brakes amt hus cat off seven aad
the caboose The switches had all been set noS.ver,
and the engine with ten went ahead.
TIE angry strikers discussed the s!,ua-
ton for few minutes; then
score the Chicago Alton yards.
seized big passenger engine. aud switching tho
Cn.cago, Burlington ami ncy tricH, strtoI a-r no
freight They caught t ten miles from ths city 4 cut
the TWO and brought naf OF it back East
Louis. The Wabash, under the protection Of the United
Msrshals, got out three trains without luterter
ence
Militia from Decatur are expected in East -. Louis to-
night Adjutant-G Geuera Vance ls already scene.
hA,>As NIrl, AO., llArcA 90 lspeet11 excite,
crcLte4 Ia tie Eas Bottoms by
pare the strAcIs prevent the moving
OF fresht Tram the A.,souiI PacIhc. Tue tram
passed easl As Ar AS tuc CsOu Depot guarded ~
ponce under yOney " Threats By strikers. 5ut no
attempt 10 stOP l. VAS made uuttII passed mellow
eastern suJuro. A. that point swItcn was thr0wn
open iud The tram Was tu.O~A from Tue tIac, aud
eleven piled up heap. IAe poIce arrested two
ut tue a. tho s"Itcn. \ tur. man. James
Nouu.u resisted arrest and SAs sAOt m Tie sc. a. 10
,lld that tue cAauOt i've. lue I3Iuerr lire
man escaped Injury. Tue excitement spread 10 mo
de pot crowds -atAercd ,nd discussed no
s.. l.uAtIon. No lurtncr effort 10 trans made
81 LoUI, Ma,cu 80. Inc Missouri Pacific suocco led
III moving tur,e tr,ns ths monns and no intcfer
eucc Vas frrcd. Tie oiy!d.s Oi the Missouri Ptcino
and siOuutu liaIro1ds day ma Is The formal au-
uoubcemeut that heir agents receive Gei-ht Cr
Shipment all points their respective roads be-
fore the strike. General superintendent kerrigan SAID
this evening that business N3> progressing iayJrdDy
upon the whole system. Full tcahc was not assumed.
Of coutse. but every day showed al improvement
Fully trains had moved tOiAy On all the lines,
aud there was less mtrrf renee than on any previous
day dcn applying tor work at many points on the
a. beng engaged fast As their services arc
rcqui Ell.
The judge Advocate OF the Knights Of Labor VS. ar
ted Yesterday charge OF trcspas.iug on thl
cnnpauNs property and brought before the cOLtG
THIS LuruuS AMI allowed 10 give bal. pending tlEl-
lu.ry tIauliaaUOu 1 OF hc charge.
PAiE~rINE. rexas. March 3O.-shrrf Davis with 200
tplulr, tOsk OF tue rtrOd yards ycS,crdY
and Win Naruastev ming aud MS assistants, began
10 make up train. No dttcupt uIte To rc~ist tho
work u O'Clock irst freight tra:u Ia leave hero
weeks started FOR Houston, aud since then
cl.ht long trains have gUu- IOrth. south AID west
PARSONS Kan. March 3O-fssseuHer tram No. l5f.
north bound dchcd nvr miles son h az here and
mail ami bsggage car wer" thrown down
he rmhauk kmeut. The only person seriously hurt wst
VI AL AGENT Moore Tne wreck was caused Dy IN" nsa
p. its removed aud the rats spreading. I.e nsh
D. ate, tnrn spiked down 80 tue rs could pos
IDLY spring oI,k 10 their PAGES, thereby making
v reck inevitable.
FuuI WORTH, Tex, March 3O-NOne Ot the ri<era
back TO work yet, AMI Nll not LLuI Ot
Tally orercd To do -. All freight trans manned
,y Drpdty United states Marshals. Oue freight train
south without guards When II reached AVA.
ado tho engine was KILLED aud the train stopped.