The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-06-30
Another Exciting Chase in Which the Strik
ers are Beaten-The Result.


CHICAGO, June 26.-The steam of the strikers
engine did not, as at first reported give out at the
city limits.
Two engines, one in front and one behind,
were prOpelling the four freight cars, which the
strikers were striving to overhaul. The strikers
engine was on the track used for incoming trains.
she was black with men. On the tender in the
CAP, on the foot boards. on the top of the horse
and on the roof Of the cab, they hung in All posi-
tiOns. When the four cars were reached the
strikers shouted like mad men, when the two
engines rode almost abreast
Soon the engines in the rear OF the four cars
hitherto OF little use, were given full head OF
steam and the cumbersome cars groaned under
the pressure put upon them from both extremes.
In short time the freight was a mile
the police depoted detachment OF
their number unObserved, at Grand Crossing
to await the pursuing engine. Every ounce OF
steam was crowded on by the strikers, but they
had two powerful road locomotives pitted against
then long line OF city bound freight were dis
covered on the line down which the pursuing en-
CINE was coming
Hurriedly the men were gotten off and all
hands ordered of the train that was standing
waiting upon the track down which the strikers
were tearing. II they persisted collision would
inevitably follow which meant certain death TO
all on board. Suddenly the strikers engine was
brought to standstil just where
the detachment OF police had been concealed.
Down pounced the officers on the engine.
The men saw them coming aud jumped from the
engine on they ran down the road, over fences
and through the marshes. But the cab had been
so psCkeo that the driving crew were hemmed in
and held until the police had boarded the engine.
Jumping into the cab Captain Hunt covered the
engineer with his revolver. lie and five others
were caught in the cab The engine was side
Tracked and killed
Another engine attached to a Chicago bound
freight train was boarded by the police and
started after the strikers who were fleeing down
the road to the city. Down south Chicago
avenue a group OF twenty men were seen TO cap
ture wagon, tear the Teins out of the hands OF the
driver and lssh the horses along the road. At this
point south Chicago avenue runs parallel with the
railroad track, and here another race began.
This time il was between the engine and the
wagon. The horses had a long start. and neld out
until a mile and a half was covered. During the
race the officers fired at the fugitves aud one
hone received a wound ia the neck and dropped
The men were then given chase to on loot, bat
only four OF them were captured.
Besides this group, many small parties OF
strikers scattered through the swamps and were
followed by separate squads of police, VINO used
their revOlvers freely. IL was this shooting that
probably gave rise to the report oil firing at South
ChcagO. If any of the strikers received bullets
they had not been unearthed by the police up to
. late hour
The net result OF the struggle was one train OF
freight forwarded to Elkhart and one other train
brought into the city. About twenty-five Of the
strikers and their friends, who gave chase to the
outgoing train. are spending the night in the
Hyue Park and EnglewoOd Jail.