Omaha daily bee., 1886-07-01
THE STRIKING SWlTCHMEN.
They Succeed in Ditohing Several Trains
by Throwing One Switch.
GUARDS sHowEREo WITH FILTH,
The Workmen at the Stock Yards
Show Their sympathy For the
Strikers In n Very
Dirty Way.
The Striking switchmen.


the BEE Freight traffic was maintained
by the Lake Shore IL Michigan Southern rail
road without interruption on the main tracks
to-day. But force of li6 Pinkerton men,
all except forty armed with repeating rifles,
was necessary, in addition to the full avala-
Bile force OF Town of Lake police, to prevent
interference by striking switchmen. The
stock yards traffic was attended with more
anxiety as to peaceful results than the main
line. The sympathy of the packing-hOuse
men with the strikers, shown on the occa-
sion of the detachng of the train there last
evening, called for unusal precautions. Men
md cars of the Lake Shore road were in an
Il nemys country when they left their own
" racks. RoadmaSter Martin, who has control
- of the stock yards switchboard, gives the
y Lake Shore precedence over other roads dur
b, ng the pending trouble. But there is
trong undcrcurrent of feeling among the en-
"a loycs OF the yards and packing-houses and
I'll outbreak was feared all day. Every
y switch is guarded by riilcmen, and each
locomotive that enters the yards is loaded
with heavily armed men. The packing
a 'iOuse men come to the doors and windows
md hoot and jcer as the trains pass. A
shower of stones and offal was thrown from
Athe Chicago Packing II Provision company's
y laughter house at the men on the Lake
Shore engine and cabOOSc that had been
halted alongside of it. The rioters had just
been set free for their dinner hour and
thousands gathered about the spot A lot of
offal was first thrown and struck one of the
three Pinkerton men who were on the
caboose. This was greeted with yells of de-
hight by the mob, and was followed by a tor
trent of stones, sticks and other missiles.
IThe first impulse of the ritlemen was to reply
from their Winchesters, but they were re-
strained by deputy sheriff. and q bloody riot
was avcrted. The disturbance was ended by
the whistle blowing the 12:3o recall. Then
the engine steamed back to the Lake Shore
round house, and the police and detectives
took dinner. Officer Michael Begley, of the
Town of Lake police, was struck on the face
with a flying club and his jaw broken. A
PinkertOn man named John Lyon was also
hurt, but not seriously. Four of the rioters
have been arrested by Pinkerton's men, one
being shot in the leg. A st. Paul train was
wrecked as it was being hauled onto the Lake
Shore track the switch being thrown when
! the train was half over and ditching II cars.
s. This was at the stock yards "1" of the Lake
Shore track, and Baltimore & Ohio train
coming along was also derailed. This was
followed by "a Lake Shore stock train, which
was wrecked, making complete blockade Of
The track.
Alta general meeting tonight of the Chi
Cago switchmen to take action regarding the
Lake Shore strike it was decided that lnan-
cial aid would be given to the Lake Shore
men, but the switchmen generally would re-
main neutral and no strike would be ordered
on other roads.
OTHER DETAILS OF TIE DAY.
The usual two car loads of Pnkerton
men arrived at Root street shortly after
n seven this morning and business was in
mediatcly started by the Lake Shore
company. Theentire Pinkerton force, withtle
exception of dozen men, are now armed
with rifles and guard is sent out with every
train and accompanies it to Colet0wn. While
there seems no likelihood of any trouble
around Chicago to-day except, perhaps, at
the stockyards, there is considerable anxiety
action to be taken by the Lake Shore switch
"a men at other points.
- Engine 44s escorted by thirty special police
men at IL this morning was sent INTO the
stock yards. On arriving near the packing
houses intense excitement prevailed Every
window of the packing houses was crowded
with workmen who yelled offensive epithets
trouble when the workmen went to dinner.
At II o'cloclSthe Lake Shore engine attached
tbe too @nd was slSppi@ Ta
company'ss slaughter house by "a
,E train n. =, of of ,,, cars in 81, front As
for the dinner hour crowd of mt least two
thousand employees gathered in the vicinity.
The windows OF the packing house, immen-
diately beside the train, We're thronged with
4 workmen. who began to yell at the officers
and IN a few moments the widest excitement
prevailed. Some otfal was thrown from the
windows and struck one of the three Pinker.
ton men who were on top OF the car.
n This was signal for q shower
of stones and clubs which We're
4 thrown from the windows and roofs of the
u buildings. Officer Mike Begey was struck
on the jaw by one OF the clubs and seriously
z injured. The Pinkeron men raised their
rifles to shoot bat were restrained by de-
putty sheriff. A shot at that moment would
undoubtedly have nrecipitaGed u serious riot.
The crowd was ii lally broken up when the
whistles summoned them back to work at
1850 O'Clock. The train was then started up
and moved behind Armour's and Nlurphy's
4 pack ing houses AMID shower of miss lies
| which did no damage.
Two Plnkerton officers George Ed
! mundS and man known as
Harry, stationed ut Long Bridge, half mile
u from South Chicago heard shot few hun
y, dred yards up the track at $3.50 O'Clock last
night. Harry went up to see what the trouble
was, leaving Edmunds TO guard the bridge
1 Three men were standing ON the track and
1 whvn Harry ordered them TO move on they
attacked him. lie drew revolver and fired
one shot which made a hole through the
.ight leg of one OF the fellows just below tiis
AKnee The name of the injured man could
anot DO learned, as his companions carried
him away Immediately.
AFTER paXNE'S SG1I,p