Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-05
HE CONFLICT At FORT WORTH.
Two Officers Fatally Wounded and One
striker Killed. fse City Full Of Will
ala and the >ifuaiios Grave.

The first fatal collision be tween the authorities
and the strikers on the southwestern system
took place ON Saturday. as mentioned in THE
STAR, when Sheriff Maddox attempted for the
first time To move "A train OCt OF that town.
shortly after Il O'Clock an engine with twenty
armed deputies aboard backed into the yard
and was coupled 10 train OF twenty freight
cars. The crowd hOoted and yelled, but no
attempt was made To interfere with the train
a1d il slowly moved out OF the yard When
he train left the depot IL was under the protec
ion OF a posse OF officers and specials COM
handed b. Capt. Jim Cartwright The train
proceeded To- the crossing OF tina Fort " Orth and
New orleans railroad. when the customary stop
sa- made. IL vas at This place that the battle
was fought. W men the Tram came To u stop
several men cOugTcgated on the track were APP
preached by Cartwright and asked what they
were trying TO stop the train for. They denied
having sucn an intention. and COUrtwTight was
returning To the train when he noticed several
men sitting or living in the grass beyond the
track. The entire posse We're ordered TO adj
vance on the aHbUShed men. and when within
a few feet o. Them they were commanded to-
throw up their hands. The command was
0leyed, but as he hands Wen; up they brought
Winchester rifles and, wit 1Out a word OF warm
ing the ambu>hers began To IRE. The tire was
returned 10y the posse which then continued 10
AIVaHce, WhI!e the aInbuSnerS Tetrcated behind
several plies of ties, which proved effective
5ceastwOrks and from which they poured u
deadly hre-
The battle was short and sharp one. 1t
lasted less than fifteen minutes. Bat when the
scene was one iOrcIbly TeHIndfui Ol 5Ic horrors
u war. Three officers had been wounded, two
fatally, and ~ least halt a dozen strikers mad
been Lit. one striker killed and his body
Was brought into tie city sunday Two other
wounded Strikers, VINO were concealed by their
Jnends. nave been located.
The authorities having determined to run
trains at ali hazards, militia was ordered 10
Fort Worth on saturday, and began pouring
IN ON SUNDAY len companies and one battery
OF artillery had arrived up ~ last night -Four
companies more were expected last night. At
tJrney -0iencTal TenPietDn declared that trains
must he ii IL took the whole force of tue
state 10 dO IL. Judge EeCkbam was called into
consultation with sue railroad officials sunday
ElOriIHg- the result Dcing rhat al about twelve
% ci0ck q freight train sent south under
guard Vf tbe GTayspn Rides and special force
ri uIteSn cIilZCn>- Another tram was made up
dnd sent north, aisc unttcr guard, and at three
o'clock a thru tram pulled out, going south.
The railroad yardS s.-Irtcd by line of
saloons and low IesUTt>. Here were cOugrc-
gated ali day = number OF desperate looking
tIel, some Ol whom were recognized AS kB4-HJS
Oi LttOT and CX-rttliWdy employees.
There were others also VINO heretofore have
freqUCHted the yards committing numerous
Expectations, DuL yesterday they did not al
sefupt to enter the ysiTuS Or interfere with any
-.4ilrUad property.