New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-29
EIGHT TRAINS TAKEN OUT.
THE LAKE SHORE BREAKS THE BLOCKADE.
ONE HUNDRED SPECIAL POLICE ARMED WITH WIN
CHEsrERs FACING TIE MOB IN CHICAGO.

ONE HUNDRED SPECIAL POLICE ARMED WITH WIN
CHEsrERs FACING TIE MOB IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO, June % ccidb.-DespairnS OF
protection from either the county or State author'
ties the Lake ShOrs Railroad officials organized guar"
to-day. which enabled the company to send out eiYh'
heavy freight trains before nghtfal and made IL pos
sble for three reach the city yards from tho
East The company procured the services OF 100 men,
who armed by tho railroad company with WIN
chester MAGAZINE guns These men were sworn III as
special police Of OF Lake and acted under the
orders of the chief Of police OF that village Ihey were
placed guard In the extensive switching yarus
of tue railroad at Forty-nrst and Forty-third STA
In addition to this force squad OF
men under william Pnkerton appeared az tho
yards and placed the locomotives and freight
trains as fast as the trains were made up SIX swcn
Ing engines fired up and bearing men carrying
the formidable looking Winchester rifles moved up ana
down the from tho city limits to the Indiana state
line, to give warning Of tho gathering OF any srKer
At Forty thrdst the police had several skrmisnes Win
the strikers early in tho day. and three arrests were
made, but edess to exercise any violence
The strikers appeared TO lie reluctant to provoke con-
fct with the men carrying the rides.
In the forenoon deputy sheriff visited the scene and
formally road the to several small groups
of near tho railroad tracks aud then
sent deputy on board each Of the switching engines
Groups Of strikers remained In Sates and at street
Intersections the railroad tracks all day. but no one
OF their number venturesome enough to attempt
the dangerous part OF pulling a coupling-pin
The work OF making up tho first freight train was COM
peted precisely ut and the train at once started
south 1t of fourteen loaded
freight. Armed men the locomotive and man
sat at each end Of every making two persons 10
guard each coupling Passing between the armed men
patrong the tracks the train went slowly to Enge-
wood Crowds at the street intersections eerod at the
guards and train employees. but offered no
OIL, UIa Oh fha trait w
speed aud passed through Grand Crossing and South
Chicago to the Indiana State limo without ircidenI
The company had taken tho precauton OF sendng
squad OF Pnkerton to tho State nc as 1t was in-
ated that the strikers Intended to make an attack on
the train at point The train went on to Millers
Station 10 Indiana without any sign Of trouble There
the guards relieved aud they returned to the city
inbound trains Five other trains were made up In
quick succession and out Of the city under similar
conditions and before p. two delayed westDound
had arrived the city under guard The officials
Of the Lake Shore Railway expressed the opinion
this afternoon that the strike was practically at an end
They state that they will however. maintain their
present strong armed guard until all semblance of
trouble mas disappeared.
The strikers held several consultations with switch
men from ads In CITY, but the result Of
tke conference disclosed. 1t has been ascer-
tailed that four shot Saturday afternoon
in the OF the train to Engewood. Their names
are carefully suppressed Two OF them are unable to
walk wnile the other two are only slightly hurt.
arrested by tho Hyde Park police for COM
plicty Saturday, nine have been bailed
out refused bail and some are unable to fnd
surcues Norton. Kearns Adair Hogan and Bond. were
liberated on 50 OCO ball each Dorau and Terney, two
laborers S25 each ; John Hayes, 500. and Thomas
Smith, 5000. The police believe that they have owl
deuce enough convict Frank Day, who under lock
and Key. for THROWING the mail tram from the track on
FRIDAY night The man tho South Chicago jail, VINO
gave his name as John +. sullivan. Is Eiwdrd Suivau,
who discharged from the Nickel Plate shops two
weeks ago Captain Hunt has state warrant fJr nun
robbery Kearns Is the engineer who was In charge
Iured by tue strikers aud used in pursuing the Lake
shore train says that the strikers placed the nuz-
with dc.tn OF refusal to do their bidding.
local .yer says tnaa s'oex5"pS"s @ S t nrm Of
NewYork STOCK Brokers' since the strike began mas hau
repr sentauycs on the grounds aud every attempt by
the officers traln whether successful or not,
Is Instantly reported 20 the nrm
Tn officials at the uost-ol in consultation to-
day with DistrctAttoruey Iuthl They wanted to get
warrants for the arrest or he strikers ana othets
Tuth told they would navo TO prefer specific
charges asalnst individuals by n"ne.
About 43O H. the four rear cars OF one OF the OUT
going frcIgnt we're thrown irom the track at the
sixIeenth-st. crossing some one having moved the
cars was 80 uadly wrecked tnat had 10 be left. The
others were put back on the ralls anu taken aong
There were "A nunoer OF ponce anu rinktitpn
men train aud th at once deploycd TO capture
the orender.. William frIcu, one oi tue strikers VINO
had been arrested saturday and out on BALL. anu
who been served with An Injunction warrdli was
arrest'i aud locked up his wa. Tue ohiy ailess ha"
litnchcLI To tue city THIS sIlerhoon
He that ns actions In connection with he settle.
ment OF the OF the Lake shore switchmen two
months known aud approved Dy the Onlcas OF
the my Except for their BAD fdth tue trouble oI
The past four days would have been avertel.
Forty. y.hve new s~nchmen we're brought 10 to-day
from Toledo They Al once set To work NJ Enge-
wood and South Chicago. Three OK tue striKipg
swtchmen returned to work al the Euglewood yards ths
AFTERNOON and assisted III making up some OF the
outbound trains that ward IAN the gauntlet II Is
md. rst ood tue different railroads III chicago have
warned th-r employees that II seen at the seat OF the
Liza
iaKe shore srclon hands switchInen IN Indiana
were to-day special poiice.
INpAS APoLIs, Ind, June 2s.-A bill was filed In the
United States Circuit Court at Chicago by the Lake
Shore roads asking for injunction against the striking
swtchmen and copy OF 1t was presented to Judge
Crasham here to-day. The motion will be heard at
Cnc1yu on July 7, but order Is Issued to strain
fne,n m the ueaiIne Unauthorized int rference