New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-11
THE MILITIA ON GUARD.
A SERIES OF INCENDIARY FIRES.
COMPANIES OF TROOPS IN CHARGE OF
EAST ST. LOUIS.
FEW MEN AT WORK Observation-Disclosures
AS TO THE SHOOTING YEsTERDAY-AR-
RESTED by A sESTRY-ACCUsING
GOVERNOR oGLEsBY OF
A MISTAKE.
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mounted over an three miles long and two miles
wide. With the companies that arrived to-day 1t s es
mated that 700 soldiers arc now on duty. Military
headquarters have been established at the Martcll
House, opposite the Rolay Depot Ono hundred mon
guarded this depot and the surrounding property There
is also reserve stationed at this point who relieve the
men on duty at meal time. Adjutant General Vance,
General Reecer and Colonel Smith spent the
day In arranging the watches and distributing
the men. The Gatling gun. which is stationed
at the Relay Depot and commands the approach to the
St. Louis bridge object OF great interest all day.
All the freight houses yards shops and trains are now
guarded by tho troops No is allowed to approach
within 100 yards Of freight house without permit.
II this is not produced follows Scores OF the
soldiers to-day performed the duty OF brakcmen and
iremen but. notwithstanding this aid. there little
movement OF freight. Men cannot be found to do the
work. They say:
." Oh, It's all right while the militia are here, butwhen
they so might well say my prayers"
Unorganized labor is terrorized The strikers learn
the names Of all who attempt 90 to work, and tho
latter followed and mysterously assaulted
and injured. Even when they recognize their assailans
they cannot be induced to prosecute them. Eight ar
rests made this afternoon by the soldiers In the
first the good OF private prevented what
might have been another bloody striker. Alex
aDder Sweeney who under the influence of liquor,
challenged by a sentry, Kent OF the 5th Regiment
Sweeney was walking toward the Relay Depot The
sentry believing that the mans presence not de-
sired at the depot ordered him to back sweeney
turned to obey and he did so pulled revolver and
with oath fired point blank at Kent The private ran
up to his assaIlant and before he could fire again
knocked him down with tho stock OF his gun and
disarmed him on the ground. Sweeney was then put
under arrest and IS now locked M In
the temporary guard-house Four other men who were
pointed out by the railroad officials the leaders Of tho
mob last week arrested general principles and
nd rptarI fTron nth man who strikers
werc arrested for refusing to give the sentry
answers.
The Green Tree HOTEL in front OF which the shooting
took place yesterday Is gatrsoned The crossing and
bridge where the crowd received the first fatal voey
are patroled by soldiers. No soldiers stationed on
Streets and free to all strikers
and their friends.
Seven hundred members OF the Illinois State
Guard, under command of Adjutant-General Vance,
Brigadier General Reece and Colonel Smith are
encamped in East ST. Lous. The 9TH
and sth Regiments largely represented, and ac-
companyng them is Battery A, of Danve, In command
of sergeants Galehouse and Maier with men and a
Calling gun from sprin ged. 1t is IL position south of
the relay depot commanding the tracks down below the
bridge. Besides tho Governors Guards attached
to tho 9th Regiment. there are the fol-
lowing companies Of that regiment present: Company
c. Springfield; Company B, Taylorvile; Company IL,
Decatur; Company G. yirden. Two more are expected
this afternoon Lieutenant Colonel Culver Is in con-
In tie absence OF Colonel Barley who Is eIpec od
during the day The 9Th Regiment Is COMMANDED by
Colonel Smith. OF Greenup ILL.,. senior colonel on the
ground, Lieutenant Colonel Ewing. Major Frank
Wright, Adjutant A. Wilcox, Commissary Bedell and
scrgeant-Major Hubert The companies present ars
l. Vandalia; F. Greenville; II. Paris; ID, Champaign;
X Nashville; L. Sparta. Four moro companies are ex
pected. Guard mounted at once and the
men are strung along through the
various yards strong detachment placed on duty
slnpo nd he where bloody
of yesterday enacted
Tho strikers allowed to congregate on the
streets but by proclamation and ercion compelled
away. Tho tracks, bridges. dikes. freight
and yards under strong guard. Scores OF
white tents the to-day and comnssary stores
are arriving BIZ every train The troops slept the
last night but temporary barracks being
erected for them. They did good work
last night in saving railroad property. company
d. OF the sth Regiment, has an engineer and fireman
among its number and these men got up steam ABOUT
o'clock this morning in a dead engluo, and. running
down into the Louisville and Nashville yards, spent
time with a OF soldiers switching the cars
and separating the burning from the Others They
saved about sixty in this way and received much
praise for their efforts The military headquarters are
in the Maro House. from which all orders are issued
The following is revised lst OF the
dead: Oscar Washington Major Ryckman, john
Boner Mrs. Pfefer. C. f. Thompson. "Pat" Driscoll
and the unknown whose body is still at the bottom
OF Cahokia Creek. Tho wounded are "rom" Murray,
shot in the mouth Gusse Kleinhein. wounded in the
hip; John scoard hot the head j. A. Chesney shot
in leg skull fractured and Mayor Joyce, collar bone
hurt Thompson. the killed on the bridge while
the posse flying st. Louis is said to be Knight
OF Labor and the only knight among the dead and
wounded.
About 500 900 worth OF railroad property was de-
sroyed by torch last night The first fire was dis
covered in the Louisville and Nashville yard about $50
p. IN. Tho militia were hastily formed. ana forcing
their way through the crowd marched to the Louisville
and Nsshyle yards where instead Of discovering the
rreighhouse on fire. had been apprehended. the con-
fagration was found be confined 10 box-car laden
with hay. The attached to train. IL purheu
iercey Efforts TO extinguish the blaze were found to
be in vain and request was sent across
the river for assistance from the st. Louis Fire
Department The department responded promptly. Inc
pipe was soon laid the fire. but when the water was
turned on IL was found that had been cut The
fre then destroyed dozen cars laden Win Ho'gh'
Twenty minutes later great fire broke out ID tho earo
Snort Line yards mile to the south The crowd ran
down the track to this fire. When 1t was found that
three box cars and caboose on the CAIRO snort ne
tracks were enveoped in flames. The cars were sur
rounded by crowd numbering perhaps 200 people, but
they made no disturbance The caboose belonged 10 the
yandalia Line while the box cars were. one burlington
and Missouri River; one Chicago Burlington aud
Quincy, and one Chicago, Milwaukee and st- PAUL. all
empty. The fire spread 10 the vast oi'
shed It was large wooden building rendered addi'
tionaly infammablc by the oil with which the hoor was
saturated The fire. fed by barrels Of oil, swept west
ward and IN q few moments ono Of large train OF
freight cars on the track caught fire. The wind'
which had been driving the flames In the direction OF the
roundhouse and shops, grew as the Intensity OF the
flames Increased. The fire erept along to the main puid
ngs and spread another of the cars which separated
IL from the .hops Only few moments more elapsed
before the flames leaped tho next parallel track ana
at o'clock there six eight freight cars abiaze'
and the shops were menaced by the aggressive element
An engine near the roundhouse whistled continuously
for assistance Tho crowd Of spectators increased from
minute 10 minute the fire below faded out IN the
nght For another hour the flames burned furiously.
and then on the tracks were left dozen black skeletons
From this time alarms were frequent Al ISo
m fire started in the lumber yard OF tho Cairo short