New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-27
LAWLESS WORK OF STRIKERS
THIRTY RIOTERS CAUGHT IN CHICAGO.
TRAIN PURSUED AND CAPTURED BY MoB-lN-
FUNCTIONS SOUGHT BY LAKE SHORE OFFICIALS.
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by exhibitions Of extreme violence on tho part oI 'no
Lake Shore strikers After the effort OF the railway or
hcials send a train Of the city last night no
further attempt WAS made until noon to-day. Engines
No 436 and No. 53s we're taken OF tho Lake Shore
round house and attached to two cabooses whcn
stood the side track They then stafted
back the main track toward South CHI
csgo. On each caboose were about fifteen town
OF Lake police and twenty Pinkerton men,
The tram went q rate OF not faster than walk unu
IL arrived Engewooi, when the officers mounted both
engines aud the train started off at the
rate Of ten miles an hour large crown
of tho strikers had run ahead OF tho train,
willie 1t going slow rate
As the trains speed increased the crowd soon passed.
and storm or stones and cinders were thrown Mt the
men on the outside of the engines and cabooses
The train stoned 1t moved along. but the poco
abstaiped from firing into the crowd On the same track
over which the Lake shore train was running was
Nickel Plate engine and belonging to the Milwaukee
AMI St Paul road The strikers seized these two loco
motives Fully 100 men mounted them aud after coup
ling them started to chase the police train, Dut lor
what mad purpose was not at first understood Ths
region through which the locomotives sped Is thcky
settled but without regard to OF the ordinary pre-
cautions the Wild chase continued for fully six mics
Az the pursuing locomotives approached the ranpeces
OF coal aud buried at tho cabOose smasaing
the windows and nuring some OF the poo The latter
finally began fire and Of the strikers seen
drop of the locomotive The police train then began
to slow up its whistle screaming loudly The pursuing
engines crashed into the caboose. Then tho train was
stopped and nearly all the police away. Those who
remained held parley the strikers aud as result
the four locomotives and tho cabO0ses werc taken
back to Forty ythird-st AS the Lake Shore train was
pulled back to Forty hrstst by the engines manned by
the strikers the wd along the tracks threw rocks ana
other missiles through the windows OF the cabooses
The persons inside sought refuge under tables and
benches and escaped serious injury. The return to
Fortyfrstct hailed with enthusiastic cheering By
the crowd OF strikers and their sympahzcrs who we're
assembled there As far be learned five strikers
and two policemen we're wounded. officer McGallaghan,
OF the town OF Lake police, Is said
to have been seriously hurt He fell of
the train collision with the stolen engi mes
took place. officer Kelly also hurt but not ser-
ousy. Later In the day constables attempted to serve
warrants for the Of eighty-seven
of the strikers. Six arrests were made
Shortly after p IN. the Lake Shore officials unde-
,erred by action OF the mob made up train OF four
freight cars and caboose and again started south with
strong guard, mainly of Pinkerton police Tho train
was assailed with it started and at points
along the way several times when the crowd
grew threatening. some shots were fired, but 1t Is
thought that the police rei in the air no casualties
reported. The train passed out Of the city
and proceeded far south Mer's station. in Inii-
ana about twenty miles from the city THIS Is the first
successful attempt to got a train out OF tho city.
The officials OF the Lake Shore road anticipated tho
trouble to-day, in OF last nights work. AMI early
this morning served the following notice upon Seth f.
Hanchctt. the sheriff OF Cook County:
The track. right OF way and premises OF tho Lake
Shore Michigan Southern Railway Company in Cook
County are unlawfully invaded by large number Of
awIess persons. to the number Of than thirty.
many OF them armed with dangerous weapons. who have
been for several days and still unawuly riotousy
and tumuuosy assembled together for the purpose of
disturbing the public pace, intlmiang and assanlting
the ployes OF said company. nurns its property ana
the moving or lts engines
freight and the transaction Of business. and have
n%aSau III" 'sS " acts. p''SSns eScmsa,sd i"a with SUCH
been and are HnaSe to resist them completely stopped
the movement OF its freight trains aud freg hit in
them completely stopped the movement OF its freight
cars trains ami freight in Cook County. and the COM
pahy unable transact busn 81 You are hero
by reQu sed to im.ne1atey causc such persons to
peacefully disper,e ad remove IRON me sS ps
the company to move its trains and transact business
pany viii You ard the sureties upon your official
OF neglect ~ the duties Of your ofice.
Thi. was signed by john Newell as president OF the
Lake shore road The tho city after the
present troubles began and the notice had to be served
upon his deputy.
In the ,eror Court Judge Shepard Issued injun,
ton against seventy Of the Lake Shore striking
~ itchmsn on an AFFIDAVIT signed by p. r. Wright,
general supcriptendcnt In his atlii,vt Mr.. Wright
charges tnat on April II, 1885, the defendants made
request In writing which they presented to the COM
pany asking for the discharge OF eight men, The COM
pany refused to grant the request on the ground
@ nerm , ~ :, oi,hioen vsars The onlv rompaipt made
by the defendants against the Objectionable men was
tina, they had remained IN the employ OF the company
that The company discharge the eight they
cannot take them oat OF the employ OF the road as
the they all men who have families TO sup
port. and the company cannot put them ON any other
line OF employ III which they can make az much
money. IL Is then charged that the strkera are In
terferng with the business OF the company
IN IT, capacity common carrier; that the company
IL ready pay the strikers what money ~ due them
ii at they right the premises OF the company
except collect nat is due them and they can ger the
amount through the cashier IN chicago Ihr cOnrt Is
,nr WIN trains pulling out coupnn g-pins, and try
Ing TO induce men now at work TO quit the employ OF
the road 49,
The railway company was engaged this morn;
ing Ia endeavorlng TO clear the tracks racks. south OF
hd ~ Ffv nfbs were blocked this morning with
p.rtlaly overturned cars.
frame on both the Lake Shore aud Rock island roads
WAS drl.yed IN consequences OF the blockade. By 10
clock the tracks had pretty thoroughly cleared
During the roundhouses and other property
OF the road guarded by Pnkerton police
aud members OF the town OF Lake police toi'e.
Shortly after the Lake shore strikers bockaled the
tracks night throwing lot OF empty cars across
Inc Rock tracks The night express consisting OF
eleven coaches ani carrying the United states mall
down the west-bound track, out hhding the rhcK
Dlockei ran back aud was switched on & the east, east,
uTr"u %n" an hour At Fy.drsst. just before
reached the SWITCH ran out and turned the switch
umpe the track the tender and the forward
truck OF rst coach on with H. FOR minute tnere
was "A terrible arrng and knocking about. aud then the
train stopped The locomotive had run over the bare
ne. for more bundred feet and hnAly pusninB
Two OF them apart sunk in the mud.
I'm the mean tlme effort to get the freight train
winch been thrown from The rails back on tue track
the nd track blocked, and It was sono
time before the Rock Island dummy could approach from
behIui Finally freight plsc-d on the track
and the able to reach the Last coach OF tho
express train. and after haf hours WORK the locomo
,vs render and coach were again placed the rails
The cars aud engine examined and Delhg lounu
uninured again started on the Journey ABOUT an hour
and nalf late
The statement Is made that Grand Organizer Monag-
han OF the Switchmens Association, said last night,
concerning the plans OF the Lake shore strikers: .
1.-The strike VIII not extend beyond Chicago untli
every wheel Is stopped This Is not Ike strike In
an industrial establishment where ono concern supplies
the shortage created by the shutting down OF another
any road naudes Lake SHORE switching on that