The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-07
A SMALL RIOT OCCURS
ON THE ROCK ISLAND ROAD,
At Cumming, over an Attempt to Move
Cars Loaded with NAil'-ssvsral ArrOSts
EIads-Short Street Car TIS.up in New
York The Southwest strlkors.

CHICAGO, June 5.-The full Hyde Parl
police force was called to-day to protsc
and assist in the movement Of trains a
Cummings, Women to the number o.
several hundred congregated about the
crossing Of the Bee line and the RocL
Island tracks, when an engine was seer
coming down to take out the nail cars
about which the trouble arose yesterday
Upon the arrival Of the engine, superin,
tendent chamberlain told the switchmen
that they would be expected to do no
more, Then the engineer and fireman,
at the request OF the mob, left the
engine and stood to one side. Super.
intendent Chamberlain himself at once
boarded the engine, backed to the cars
and coupling was made by man
named Murphy, an employe OF the road
Here the trouble commenced. A chunk
OF coal was thrown, which hit Murphy on
the arm, and another was thrown through
the cab window, narrowly escaping
Superintendent Chamberain's head. The
police forced the crowd back, while the
women yelled "sCabsP' and applied all
sorts Of opprobrious epithets. They said
II the police were men they would take otF
their stars and quit; that they were tax.
ing away their bread and butter, and
sooner or later would suffer for their
actions.
At this junCture a crowd OF men ran up
the track half mile and took out four
lengths Of rails, threw them into the ditch
a nd tna
were being made the crowd swarmed
about the workmen. With but little de-
lay the police charged, and succeeded in
driving the crowd before them through
sloughB and bushes. During the charge OF
the police Andrew Sheube and William
MCGlnnis, who were apparently leading
the crowd, were arrested and Jailed.
They will DO held for melting
riot When the engine finally crossed
over the repair track and reached the
main branch dozen cars were found
standing in such a position across the
switch that an hours time was consumed
In making the way clear. This done the
engine, with the two cars OF nails, started
for Chicago, but when Stony Island ayen.
ue was resChed a switch was discovered
half turned. Nothing further however,
delayed the progress OF the train. No al.
tempt will be made to. morrow to move
the other cars, but on Monday they will
be started, and serious tro lble is expected,
CHICAGO, June 0-Cummings was OK.
tremely quiet to-day, and from appear.
ances no one would think riot had taken
place yesterday. A detail OF Hyde Park
police was kept on duty all day, but no
trouble occurred. The patrol wagon was
called out once, an alarm having been sent
In to the effect that mob was about to
tear up a portion OF the Rock Island rail.
road track. The wagon found everything
quiet, and no mob in sight. steuben and
MGGinnis, the men arrested yesterday on
charge Of melting riot, could not obtain
$500 bonds aud are yet in South Chicago
jail. Police Captain Hunt received word
to-day that Superintendent Chamberlain,
OF the Rock Island road, would move the
two remaining cars tomorrow morning,
Even more serious trouble than occurred
yesterday and Friday is apparently almost
certain to follow.