Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-06-28

booses. A cry OF rage went up rom inc
threats of the mob rs the engines dashed
by. Soon Chicago, Milwaukee N 81
Paul engines, and one belonging to
the Nickel Plate road passed the crowd OF
strikers. The engines were on their way
to the EnglewoOd yards to do some switch
inc for roads to which they belonged, but
rs they passed the crowd they were boarded
by one hundred furious men, who without
ceremony took them in.
WILD RACE.
Then began one of the most exciting
races on record. Faster and faster flew the
Lake Shore train and faster and nearer
came its pursucr. Thirty, forty and then
fully fifty miles m hour were covered by
the pursued and still the pursuers crept
up. Matt. Pinkerton jumped TO his feet on
the hind platform Ofthe last eabOose, a re-
voIyer flashed in his hand. Back! back!'
he cried, but was only answered by
cries of derision from the
dense crowd which completely
covered the pursuing engine. As 1t drew
nearer the forces of the strikers could be
seen through the dense volume OF smoke
left behind by the engines of the the a k
Shore train as they tore along. The pur-
suing engine arrived within a few feet OF
the caboOse when the town OF Lake police
Jumped inside and closed and locked the
door behind them, leaving Matt PinkertOn
and three of his men, with the newspaper
reporters, on the rear platform. a huge
lump of coal sailed through the air, fol-
lowed by three or four coupling pins, and
a PinkertOn man fell headlOng from the
platform. Crack! crackI' went Matt
Pinkerton's revolver and n striker fell OIL
the engine, OF they jumped like
sheep, with the exception of a dozen
men at the first fire. Possibly the Others
gave signals to the engineer To 90 ahead.
Another shower of stOncS which smashed
the windows of the cabOOse without doing
serious damage to any one on the platform
and more revolver shots, also apparently
without effect, were fired by the officers, and
Just then the pursuing engines caught up
and coupled on the Lake Shore train. The
strikers engines were reversed and the
coupling pins snapped like so many pieces
of glass. The Lake Shore train was stopped
Just rs the engine again approached ut a
full head of steam and struck the rear
cabOOse q blow that threw the thoroughly
frightened policemen 70 tine floor and shlE-
cred every pane of glass i'll the ears.
The police left the dangerous ground
and held a parley with the strikers, the
result of which was that the four engines
and two cabOOSeS were pulled back to the
Root street crossing. On the cabOoSeS be-
sides the police were General Freight
Agent BlOdgett, Supt. Amsden and Yard
master Jones. 1t is stated that three
strikers were shot, but besides these there
are probably several killed and wounded
by falling from the rapidly moving engines.
None of the police were injured.
ACALL On THE SHERIFF.
The Lake Shore officials this forenoon,
anticipating trouble, served written notice
on the sheriff of Cook county Of the cOndi-
ton of affairs existing along the line OF
the road. and notifying him that he and
his sureties would be held responsible for
any damages which might be inflicted by
strikers.
Up to , o'clock this afternoon the rail
road officials had made no demand on the
Governor for protection, but are expected
shortly to do ~. The crowd is still in
possession of the yards ut Forty-third
street. Returning with 4 captured cabooSr
and engine the crowd overturned several
box ears on the track, blocking the two
main tracks.
SroNING THE CAG0OSE.
As the Lake Shore train WAS being pull
ed back to Fourty-tirSt street by the
strikers engines, the crowd along the
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through the windows of the cab0oacS.
The persons inside sought refuge under
tables and benches and escaped Sc
rious injury. The arrival at
Forty-frSt street was hailed with
cheers by a great crowd of strikers and
their SympathizrrS, who were assembled.