St. Paul daily globe., 1886-07-01
STILL WRECKING TRAINS.
Further Demonstrations by the Strik
ing Chicago Switchmen.
Cars Thrown From the Track--The
Offenders Arrested.
The Lake Shore Strike.

CHICAGO, June 30.-The usual carloads
of Pinkerton men arrived at Root street
| shortly after z o'clock this morning. and
business was Immediately started by the
Lake Shore company. The entire Pinker-
ton force, with the exception of a dozen
men, are now armed with rifles. and a
guard IS sent out with every train and ac-
companies it to Colehour. The trouble at
the stock yards last evening. while not of a
serious nature in itself, is looked upon bv
the officials as an indication of danger.
The employees of the packing houses. who
number In the neighborhood of 10. 600. are
IN thorough sympathy with the strikers
and as they now leave work at 4:3O D. M,
their presence in the vicinity of a wreck
Is tnought to be somewhat menacng to the
company'S interests. The switchmen en-
ployed by the other roads in the stockyards
are
NOT TRUSTED IMPLICITLY
by the Lake Shore officials, who are of the
opinion that any of them would embrace
| an opportunity of turning a switch under
moving train. From Chicago to NNler's
Station. Ind, distance of thirty miles
the fences, switch houses and telegraph
poles are decorated with posters in which
the Lake Shore company offers $500 reward
for the arrest and conviction of anyone
violating that section of the statutes which
prohibits interference with the property of
railroad company by any outsider The
strikers laugh at the notice, and think it
absurd to suppose that any of their number
would turn infOrmer for the sake of any
reward.
Engine 46S, escorted by thirty special
policemen, at II o'clock this morning was
sent into the stockyards. On arriving near
the packing houses
INTENSE EXCITEMENT PREVAILED.
Every window of the packing houses was
crowded with Workmen, who yelled Often
sive epithets at the guards. It was feared
that there would be trouble when the work.
men went to dinner. At II o'clock the
Lake Shore engine, which was attached to
tool car and caboose, was stopped behind
the Chicago Packing and Provision com
pany's slaughter house by train of cars in
front. AS the packing house whistle blew
the signal for the dinner hour a crowd of at
least 2,OOO employees gathered in the vicIn-
lty. The windows of the packing house
Immediately beside the train were thronged
with the workmen, who began to yell at
the officers, and in few moments
the Widest excitement prevailed.
Some offal was thrown from
the windows and struck one of the three
Pinkerton men who were on the top of the
car. This was the signal for a shower of
stones and clubs, which were thrown from
the windows and roof of the building.
Officer Mike Begley was
STRUCK ON THE JAW
by one of the clubs, and was seriously in
jured. The Pinkerton men raised their
rifles to shoot, but were restrained by
deputy sheriff. A shot at that moment
would undoubtedly have precipiiated
serious riot. The crowd was finally
broken up when the whistles summoned
them to work at 1890 o'clock. The train
was started up and moved behind Armour's
and Murphy's packing houses, amid
shower of missiles which did no damage.
Late this afternoon train on the Lake
Shore road was
THROWN OFF THE TRACK
by strikers near Fortieth street A Balti-
more d Ohio train came along afterward
and was derailed. Then the Lake Shore
stock train, east-bound. came along and
was allowed to pass through all right.
There were fonr men who turned the
switches, and as soon as they did so they
ran swiftly across the prairie. Three or
four pistol shots were fired after them.
which brought them to a stop They were
arrested and taken to the town of Lake
Hall. where they were identified as the
men who threw the switches and ditched
trains the other day at that point There
was no blood she'd