Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-04-05
THE WESTERN STRIKERS.
THE SITUATION UNCHANGED
TROOPS CALLED OUT.


Fort WoRrH, Texas, April AT
ton O'Clock this morning 1900 persons
assembled at the Missouri Pacific depot
to sec Sheriff Maddox send out freight
train, which no said last night he would
do or die In the attempt. At eleven,
O'Clock an engine with twenty armed
deputies backed into the yard to take
out q train Of twenty cars. Sheriff
Maddox and thirty deputies were
guarding the yard, warning the strikers
90 keep away. The suggestive quiet
that marked the passage of the train
through the city was not without its
sequel.
When the train left the depot the
posse of officers protecting 1t was com.
nianded by, Jim Courtwright. The train
proceeded to the crossing of the Fort
Worth and New o leans road, when 1t
stopped, as 10 customary. What fol.
lowed is reported by railroad employe
who was On the train. He says that
when the train stopped it was noticed
that several men were cong:egated on
the track in front Of the train. The
The posse commander approached the
men and asked why they impended the
progress OF the train, to which they
replied that they had nothing to do
With 1t. that they were not armed and
had no intention OF interfering with the
road. As the officers returned 70 the
train they noticed several men sitting
tr lying on the grass few yards from.
the train. The entire posse advanced
toward the men in ambush until they
had reached the ditch alongside of the
track, when they commanded o throw
ing up Of hands. The command was
obeyed, but as the hands came up they
brought with them Winchester rifles,
which belched forth q deadly FIRE.
There were perhaps 100 shots fred.
The Casualties among the posse Was
found to be three: Police Officer Full
ford, shoS through both thighs; Special
Officer Dick Townsend, shot through
the left breast near the nipple, fatal
wound; Special Officer Charles Sneed,
shot through the jaw. The casualties
among the ambushers Is only q matter
Of conjecture, though there seems to be
good grounds for saying that three or
more OF them were wounded, probably
fatally. The same authority says there
were half a dozen Or more horses visible
from the trains that were ambushed,
which it is believed belonged to the
ambushing party.
The wounded officers were put in the
oobOOno VI buO bEdIn UEOuR0b DHCk
| to the city. Fulford, after having his.
wounds dressed, was taken to his home
and the other men to the Missouri
Pacific Hospital.
ST. LOUIS, April 4.-Late advices
from Fort Worth, Texas, are to the Of
feet that Adjutant General, King left
Austin last night with two companies
Of State rangers, that the Mayor of Fort
Worth has at his command one com
pany of militia at Cleburne and one at
Dallas, that Captain McMurray's COM
pany Of rangers has left Harold for
Fort Worth, that thirty five volunteers
ut Mauftman are holding themselves In
readiness for instant service ut the call
of Sheriff Terrant; that Lieutenant
Gibbs, who resides at Dallas, has been
authorized by Governor Ireland 10 call
out the three companies of State troops
at Dallas, and that two Of them, the
HiberniBn Rifles and the Dallas Light
Guards, left after midnight for Fort
Worth, ana also number of deputy
sheriffs. These troops are in com mand
OF Lieutenant Colonel Turner, an Off.
Ger who won distinction in the Union
| army.
The depot and yards at Forth Worth
were guarded last night by over two
hundred citizens called into service by
the Mayors proclamation, and the
streets were patrolied by armed men.
There was great fear of fire during the
night, and extra precautions were
taken on that account. One hundred
firemen were in waiting at the fire en-
gine houses for any emergency, and the
fires at the pumping stations were
kept up at high point all night.
Offers OF aid we're sent from all sur
rounding points, and engines were
kept in readiness TO be forwarded at q
moments notice. Strikers are arriv-
Ing ut Fort Worth from various outside
poipts, and the statement is made that,
the Knights. of Labor have detsrmi ned
that Fort Worth shall be- the point;
where trains shall be stopped at aW
hazards. andfthat there they will win
their battle. On the other hand 1t Is
said that the citizens OF that city de-
clare that The Missouri Pacific trains
shall move, even though 1t costs scores
Of lives to accomplish it.