The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-25
STARTED A FREIGHT
WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A FORCE
OF POLICE.
The Missouri Pacific Gets a Freight Train
Out of ST. Louis-t Rush for the "Scabs,
Which Did Not Effect Any !hing-Lo
Vile a. Nashville Tied Up by switchtien.

Out of st. LouiS-t Rush for the 'Scabs-
Which Did Not Effect Any !hing-Louis
VILE a. Nashville Tied Up by Switch,aen.
ST. LOUIS, March q. u arge crowds gath
cred at the Missouri Pacific yards We ines
day morning and at 10 O'Clock over 800
persons covered every available lox car
standing on the TRACKS of the Wahash ~ San
Francisco side tracks, and upon Tayon
avenue bridge, which spans the tracks
switch en- zine was putting about making up
a train Superintsndents kerrigan, Di h
iilson and Stllweil, wee doing most of the
work. The regular engineer and
fireuen, in response to calls
from the crowd, Jumped from
tn, ir engines Ate: wait ano hT
engineer was procured, bat the firing wa
done by detective. Finally, after numer
ods minor accidents caused by the nervous
nes of the men at work, the train was
ready and road engine was coupled on and
rapidly pull the train cut Fifty police o.
ficers Stood distributed over the tops of TIN
cars, three and four tn each Two Officers
rode on the pilot oil the engine, the cab was
crowded with Off erS and detectives, AMI
the Cabolse was also well fillel Whilst
the train was being prepared the police
kept everybody outide the lines of the
Missouri Pacific road As the train passed
through the yards the boots ana ,rie, wore
load Without stopping the train proceeded
on its way, the police guard accompanying
it t. the city limits, where it was turned
o err to Sheriff Alien, OF it Louis county,
and his deputies
Soon after the train left, the swift h Ell
CINE, wdich had made up the train, steamed
up near Ewing aytnuc Nhare the crowi
was now gathering, and stoppe
al out 100 yard, cast of tie
avenue, but few police officers
We're on the ground and the crowd
made Il rush, al in another moment loud,
sharp report was heard, cstcsel by discon-
ting the blow-o pipe. The water ran
from the boiler, n. conPanied with clodGs of
steam. The engineer and several guards
sprang in terror from the enveloping steam,
and, followed by derisiye cheers, sp Il to TIE
shops The police made IA dash for the crowd,
but it melted away only 10 materiahze IA
moment after directly between the officers
and the shops OF the company. \ brawny
shopman cried, Now for the scabs," and
led III way towarl the ungarded shops A
few only followed him and the police rallied
to the rescue in time to save damage Had
the crowd followed their leader and gained
possession of the shops, they conld not have
been dislod sed by TIE few officers for hours
\ hur led telephone message called every
available o fcar to thu ground, and now the
the crowd is perfectly quiet There is,
how, Yer, no saying what moment fresh and
more serious trouble may occur.
A story of or1erinr out of militia was
can9rL No order had been given ly the
| governor, but several of the militia mem
LcrS, upon hearing of troubles 1T tie vatds
| voluntarily went TO the armory to hold them
| s,Nes i'll READINGS. This move is
| sail TO be in accordance with
an arrangement made Tuesday between
| Mayor Francis and the board of police
| comm Ssioners on one side, and the militia
| officers on the other When tnited Press
re, orter called at the armoly he was denied
| adHi sion, as were repo 'tHrs of lo.,al ipers.
ana tod that militia authorities desired
| n thing sad by newspa ers on tn matter