St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-27
Exciting Scenes in Connection With the
Lake Shore Switchmen's Strike
at Chicago.
A Mob of Rioters Chase Down a Flying
Freight Train With a Stolen
Engine
They are Met With Il Eeaden Volley
From the Police, But Secure
Their Booty.
a Second Attempt Later in the Day
Results in Disaster
and Defeat.
The Revolver Argument.

c3D0OSeS were attached TO IL. On each WGIt
about fifteen Town OF Lake police ano
twenty Pinkerton men. The train pro
ceeded at a rate no faster than walk unit
it arrived at Englewood, when the officers
mounted the cowcatcherS of both engines
and on the cabooses, aud the train started
off at the rate of two miles an hour. A
large crowd of the strikers had rushed
ahead of the train while it was proceeding
at 4 slow rate, anC at a dead run set out fol
EnglewOOd. AS the trains speed was ac
CELEBRATED the crowd was soon passed, and
a STORM OF STONES
and cinderS were thrown at the men on the
outside of the engine and cabooses. A
cry of rage went up from the threats of the
mob as the engine dashed by. Soon a Chi
cagO, Milwaukee d ST. Paul engine and
one belonging to the Nickel Plate road
passed the crowd of strikers. The engines
were on their way to the Englewood yards
to do some switching for the roads to which
they belonged, but as they passed the GROVE
they were boarded by one hundred furious
men. who, without ceremony, took undls-
puted possession, The engines were al
first supposed to have been taken from the
Lake Shore round house. Then began one
of the most exciting races OH record.
Faster and faster flew the Lake Shore train
Thirty, forty. and then fully fifty miles an
hour were covered by the pursued and
still the pursuers crept up. Matt Pinker-
ton jumped to his feet on the hind platform
of the last cabOoSe and
A REVOLVER FLASHED
in his hand Back, back" he cried, but
was only answered by cries of derision
from the dense crowd which completely
covered the pursuing engine. AS it drew
nearer the faces of the strikers could be
seen through the dense volumes of sTlOke
left behind by the engines of the Lake
Shore train as they tore along. The pursu-
ing engines arrived within a few feet of
the cabOOse when the town of Lake police
jumped inside and closed and locked the
door behind them, leaving Matt Pinkerton
and three of his men with newspaper re-
porterS on the rear platform. A huge
lump of coal sailed through the air, fol
lowed by three or four coupling pins and a
Pinkerton man tell headlong from the plat
form.
CRACK, CRACK,
went Matt Pinkerton's revolver and q
striker fell off the engine. Off they jumped
like sheep, with the exception of dozen
men. at the first fire. Possibly the Others
gave signals to the engineer to go ahead.
AllOjI6I SHOWER OIL SIOUeS, WHICH SllldSUSu
the windows OF the cabooSe without doing
serious damage to any one on the platform,
and more revolver shots, also apparently
without effect, were fired by the officers
just then the pursuing engines caught ur
and coupled on to the Lake Shore train
The striker engines were reversed and the
coupling pins snapped like so much glass;
The Lake Shore train was stopped just as
the engine approached at a full head Of
steam and struck the rear caboose blow
that threw the thoroughly frightened pc
licemen to the floor and shivered every pane
Of glass in the cars. The police left the
dangerous ground and
HELD A FARLEY,
withl the strikers, the result of which
was that the four engines and too cabooses
were pulled back to Root street crossing.
On the cabooses. besides the police, wert
General Freight Agent Blodgett Superin
tendendent AmSden and Yard Master
Jones. 1t is stated that three strikers were
shot but besides these there are probably
several killed or wounded by falling from
the rapidly moving engines. None of the
police were injured. Returning with the
captured cabooSe and engine, the crowC
overturned several box cars on the tracks,
blocking the two main tracks. Two Strik-
locomotives, one seriously. AS the Lake
Shore train was being pulled back to Forty
first street by the strikers engines, the
crowd along the tracks threw rocks anC
other missiles through the windows of the
caboOseS. The persons inside sought ref
nge under tables and benches and escaped
serious injury. The arrival at Forty-frs
street was hailed with cheers by the grea
crowd of strikers and their sympathizer
who were assembled there. The ell
CINE went into the round house
leaving the caboose at the side
track. About 4:30 y. m. another traiI
was made up. A number Of the Town O.
Lake police and Prnkerton's men, as wei
as railroad officials, mounted it. It steamed
slowly down to Englewood, followed b,
about 1000 strikers. At Englewood tn,
train pulled out fast and it had not gone be
You'd Grand Crossing when
AN ENGINE FILLED WITH STRIKERS
was seen in the distance. The train pulled
out faster and faster, but the strikers were
gaining on it. AS the cars were
passing South Chicago a large crowd O.
strikers began throwing stones at the police
who were seated on the car tops The
police fired at this crowd, and it is reported
that several men were wounded
Two engines, one in front and one in tn,
rear, were propellng the four freight cars
sandwiched in between, which the striker
were striving to overhaul. The strikers
engine was on the track used for incomin
trains. She was black with men. Whel
the four cars were reached the strikers
WHoOPED AND SHOUTED
like madmen. On the two engines rode
almost abreast. Soon the engine in tn
rear of the four cars hitherto of little use
u -
cumbersome cars groaned under the press
ure put upon them from both extremes. II
short time the freight had left the will
locomotive half mile behind. When suf1i
GENTLY in advance, the police deposited
detachment Of their number unobserved a
Grand crossing to await the pursuing
engine Every inch of steam was crowded
on by the strikers but they hat
two powerful locomotives pitted agans
them. Grand crossing was finally reached
and then long line of city-bound freigh
cars was discovered on the same track dowr
which the pursuing engine was coming a
break-neck speed. Hurriedly the mer
were gotten off, and all hands ordered of
the train that was standing waiting upol
the track down which the strikers wer
tearing. If they persisted, collision
would inevitably follow. which meant Ger
tain death to all on board. Suddenly TIN
strikers engine was brought to stands still
just where the detachment of police ha
been left concealed. Down bounced tn
officers like so many wolves. The men say
them coming, and jumped and fell off tn
engine, landing in heaps upon the roat
bed Off they ran down the road, owe
fences and through the marshes. but thei
cab had been so packed that the drivin
crew were hemmed in and held until tn
police had boarded the engine. Jumpin
into the cab, Capt. Hunt
COVERED THE ENGINEER
with his revolver. He and five others wer
thus caught in the cab. The engine wa