Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-04-16
RlEIE AND TORCH.

| rhey Arc Brought Into Use ut East st.
| Louis with Most Disastrous Effect
Armed Deputies Flro Intoa Large Crowd
! Because Thcy Were Hootcd At-siS Per
sons Killed, Among Them n Woman :
Many woundcd-Troops Sent TO the
| sccnc-Thc Torch Applied by tho Mol
and Much Railway Property Destroyed.
Sr. LOUIS, April 10.--Thc first blood TO
be spilled MS n result OF the railroad
troubles in East st. Louis was shed there
ut three O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
when n group OF Sheriff Ropicquct's dep.
utics, sworn in and armed TO take the
places OF his regular men, who had been
sent bnck TO Bcllovillc Thursday night,
fired into the crowd OF strikers and specta-
tors who had gathered near tho Cahokia
creek bridge and killed six PERSONS while
two are mortally wounded and Others
badly hurt. The killed are:
Pat Driscol, employe of the water works
Oscar Washington, n painter; John Bob
man, n wnter-works laboror, not n striker;
g. Il. Thompson; unknown man shot at
the bridge approach; Mrs. John Pfeiffer;
Major Rychman.
All was quiet until hali.part two in the
afternoon, when u posse OF fifteen Armed
deputies in the pay OF the Louisville &
Nashville Railway Company provoked
by the taunts OF men, women and chill
dron, fired upon m unarmcd crowd
ut the Broadway crossing of the
Louisville e. Nashville rond. A scene
OF the widest terror and excitement fol-
lowed. Mrs. John pieiior II mddlc-aged
woman, who was just returning home from
n shopping expedition with her husband,
stepped on the bridge just as the first shot
was fired and almost Immediately fell
mortully wounded, u rifle ball passing
clean through her body. She died within
an hour. In tho crowd were quite a mum.
bcr of women and small boys who be.
gan to scream, and n stampede in all
directions followed. The deputies emptied
their Wholesalers and continued to fro
their revolvers. Pat Driscoll, n Wabash
section hand, and John Bonner, coal
miner, neither OF them u striker, were the
next to iull and died on the bridge. Major
Rychmann, roling.mill cmploye, in no
way connected with the strike, was shot in
the head and shoulder, and has since
died, and n young girl named kleinman
was wounded.
The greatest excitement Immediately
prevailed and pandcmonium rcigned. Tho
crowd fled in every direction and the dep.
uties, realizing how fearful was the result
OF their fire, sought means OF escape by
rushing for the bridge, with view of flee
ing to this city. At the approach, and just
Mt the bridge tower on the east side, they
were met by Mayor Joyce, City Clerk
Canty and third man, who seized tho
deputies guns and cndcavorcd to turn them
back. One of the deputies, in his terror,
fired upon the trio, killing II man named G..
II. Thompson, who stood between Joyce
and Canty. Some shots were fired by the
remaining deputies at the approaching
strikers, and all started over the bridge.
lao lN,.;l ~ Ia,
widest confusion. Coal teams and other
teams with wagons were gnllopng west
ward, and their drivers shouting to all PEE
destrans and tcamsters to run back.
Women and men on foot were running
toward the city and waving back all they
met, while Immediately behind came the
deputies pursued by the vanguard OF
the crowd from East st. Louis. One
OF the frightened guards threw
his gun into the river, while another hid
his weapon in wagon that was in full re-
treat. On arriving in this city the deputies
went ut once to the Chestnut street police
station, where after stating the facts, they
surrendered to the sergeant in charge and
were taken to the -Four Courts, where they
We're placed in custody. Their names are:
John L. Williams, g. Luster, Stewart Mar
tin, George Marnell and w. f. Laird.
Some of the deputies who iailed to escape
with those who fled to this city were chased
by the crowd into the freight warehouse
and offices of the Louisville Il Nashville
The warehouse was surrounded by an inn
mense crowd who hooted and yelled and
urged the men to attack the strong
hold and drive the deputies out
Men went among the crowds urging
Others to procure arms and shoot all the
deputies they could find. Some of the
deputies, watching their opportunity
slipped out and worked their way among
the freight cars unobserved. A Louisville
e. Nashville freight car backed down along
| side the platform, and took away th'
| Others to place ofsaiety. Two were sightet
| by the strikers who had procured arm
and were chased under the bridge. On,
| OF them was caught in front of Toney'.
| house on the levee and was beaten tC
| death by the mob; another was reported
| to have been shot as he was escaping
| under the approach to the bridge. The
| other deputies escaped unframed.
a few of the more violent strikers, after
afming themselves, announced their inten
ton OF attacking the deputies on guard al
the Ohio & Mississippi yards, and adj
vanced in that direction. When near the
yards they were met by several deputies
said to have been killed, but his name is
unknown.
On being informed of the situation Gov
ernor Oglesby at once ordered eight militia
companies to the scene. Later orders
were issued to two more companies. Sew
eral military companies arrived from De
catur, Springfield and Nashville early in
the evening, and it was thought their ar
rival would quell all riotous proceedings
ST. Louis, April 1O.-A few moments be-
fore midnight fire broke out in the Louis
Vile IL Nashville yards, several cars being
fired at about the same time. East st
Louis has no fire department, and in
response to an appeal from Mayor
Joyce two engines were sent
over from st. Louis. The strikers
did nothing until the fremen had got Their
hose laid and gone to work. Then they
commenced cutting the hose and intimi-
dating the iiremen. These threats had the
desired effect, and the firemen returned to
st. Louis leaving the fire in possession.
Soon after the fire in the Louisville &
Nashville yards had broken out flames shot
into the air in the neighborhood OF the
Cairo Short Line yards. Several cars had
been fired in there and the flames had spread
from them to the Cairo Short Line round
house. Simultaneous with theappearance oi
flames at this point fire broke out at three
otlier points, and ii looked as though al
the railroad property in the town was tc
be destroyed. The strikers went around
| carrying clubs and pistols and no one saw
1T to interfere with them.