The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-04
4 Fearful ARRAY at Fort
Worth, Texas.
SEVERAL PEOPLE KILLED.!
strikers and the Posse Come into
Conflict, With Disastrous Eject
An Exciting Day.
Real War.

srecial from Fort Worth, Texas, says:
An attempt has Just been made TO start
afreight train on the Missouri Pacific.
officers Fulford, Sneed and Townsend
,re mortally wounded, and three strik-
srs we're shot down in their tracks. In
tense excitement prevails.
LArER.-A Fort Worth special says:
Citizens are arming on all sides. A
fght is now going on between the strlk-
ers and fifty mounted police. The
strikers are wei armed with Winches-
tiers. Everything is in an extremely
teyeriSh condition.
FORT Worth, Tex, April 3.-At II
clock this morning, 1,5OO people
sssembled at the Missouri Pacific depot
N see Sheriff Maddox send out a train
which he said last night he would do or
die in the attempt. At IL o'clock an en-
zine with twenty armed deputies backed
into the yard to take out a train OF
twenty cars. When ready the tram
pulled out for the south. and when II
reached New Orleans crossing, two miles
south of the city, Sheriff Maddox and
posse were attacked, and regular battle
ensued. Three deputies were shot 10
pieces. and several of the strikers are
supposed to have been killed. The
names of the deputies wounded are
Charles Sneed, J. J. Tulford and Dick
Townsend. Sneed will die.
2.30p.m.-Seyeral hundred merchants
and citizens are now marching down
Main Street, toward the scene OF the
conflict, which is still in progress, all
armed with Winchester rifles and shot
guns. Seven men are now dead, and a
number are wounded. Gun stores are
closed and under guard.
s.. Louis, April 3.-Ihe details OF the
desperate affair at Fort Worth, Texas,
are gwen as follows in a special to the
Pos, Dispatch. The suggestive quiet
that marked the passage OF the freight
train through the city was not without
its sequel. When the train left the
depot, II was under the protection of
officers, commanded by Jim Court
wRght The train proceeded TO the
crossing of the Fort Worth & New Or
leans road, when it stopped, las custom
ary. What followed, is reported by
railroad employee, who was on the
train. He says that when the train
stopped, IL was noticed that several
men we're congregaied on the track in
front of the train. The posses COM
mander approached the men
and asked why they impeded the
progress of the train TO which they
replied. they had nothing to do
with 1t, that they were not
armed and had no intention of
interfering with the road. As the Off
Gers returned TO the train, they noticed
several men sitting or lying on the grass,
s few yards from the track. The entire
posse advanced towards the men in am
bush until they had reached a ditch
Alongside the track, when they com
handed the throwing up of hands.
The command was obeyed. but as the
hands came up they brought Winchester
rifles with them, which belched forth
deadly FIRE. The posse returned the
ire. II is said, with fatal effect. There
were perhaps 100 that fired. After the
first FIRE the posse advanced and con
tinued hring. The ambushed retreated
behind some piles of ties, which proved
a most excellent breast work, and from
the security of which they poured a
murderOus fire into the posse. From
this position they we're finally dislodged
snd driven beyend the range OF the
posse and pistols. The casualties
among the posse were found 10 be
three : Police Officer Tulford, shot
through both thighs; Special Officer
Townsend shot through the left breast,
near the nipple, fatal; Special Officer
ChaS. Sneed, shot through the heart
and jaw. The casualties among the
Smbushers Is only matter OF cOnjec-
ture, though there seems to be good
grounds for saving that three or more
of them were wounded. probably fatally
The same authority says there were
half q dozen or more horses visible from
the trains that were ambushed, which,
II Is believed. belonged to the ambush
ing party. The posse carried
the wounded men aboard the train,
which backed into the union depot,
where the wounded were lying when the
NGil reporter saw them. From another
source. the Nail gets the following: Ii
vas the determination OF the strikers
hat no trains should run on the Mis-
sOuri Pacific, injunction or no injunc-
ION. 1t was arranged that should the
tain pass through Fort Worth il must
= stopped elsewhere. To this end a
amber of strikers had been detailed to
sstch the road south of the city The
Ain arrived at the crossing, when it
Is tagged by the strikers. Not
ssying the flag, the strikers next
,s5Fted 10 throwing a switch. As
=. man approached and threw
= switch he was fired upon
o!ae posse and the fire was promptly
-eHned by the men in ambush. The
aasS;stor SAYS it was not the intention
= strikers TO resort TO violence un-
breed to It. but when they were
rS sDon they returned the fire. They
,h s veil armed and their work shows
Aey. were pretty good markSmen.
bsoH YoErH, Tex, April 3.-Whst
eeen predicte has come TO pass
-st.a.sing Knights of Labor aud OFF,
r. law have met in deadly conflict.
~, cheers fatally wounded and
-. ~ shot through both hips. are the
1-S;,..,..Ies on the side of the law. OF the
80 -SLis' 20 lar as can be sscertained,
,,o',- Ia been wounded. IL was an
MisSo,S-. yesterday by the officers OF the
t 49,. Pacific that trains would move
sbsS 81 % that there would be blood
bsJ -. ne strikers. on the other hand.
trsi,sP 1e u down, as stated, that no
NssoS,,S-o YOU'D De allowed topass over the
V'l Fsei6c line until the demand