The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-27
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which smashed through the windows Of the Ca
boose without doing serious damage to any one
on the platform. aud more revolver shots, also
apparently without effect, were fired by the
officers, and just then the pursuing engines
caught up and coupled on to the Lake Shore
train. The strikers engine was reversed and
the coupling pins snapped like so many pieces
of glass. The Lake Shore train was stopped
just as the engine again approached at full
head Of steam, and struck the rear caboose
blow that threw the thoroughly frightened
policemen to the floor and shivered
every pane Of glass in the cars The
police left the dangerous ground and held
parley with the strikers, the result of which
was that the four engines and two cabooses were
pulled back to the Rootstreet crossing On the
cabooses, besides the police, were General
Freight Agent Blodgett. Superintendent Ans
den and Yardmaster Jones. 1t is stated thai
three strikers were shot, but besides these there
probably several killed or wounded by fall.
ing from the rapidly moving engines. None Of
the police were injured.
The crowd is still in possession Of the yards Al
Forty third street. Returning with the cap
tured caboose and engine, the crowd overturned
several box-cars on the tracks blocking the two
main tracks
AS the Lake Shore train was being pulled
back to Forty irst street by the strikers engine.
the crowd along the track threw rocks and
other missiles through the windows
of the caboose The persons in
side sought refuge under tables and
benches, and escaped serious injury. The
arrival at Forty ninth street was hailed with
cheers by the great crowd of strikers and their
sympathizers who were assembled there. The
engine went into the round house, leaving the
caboose on the side track
Two strikers were shot who were on the cap
tured locomotives one seriously. Their names
have not yet been ascertained.
A Chase In Which Strikers Were Worsted.
CHICAGO, June 26-About 4:30 p NJ an
other train was made up. A number of Lake
police and Pinkerton men, as we'll as railroad
officials, mounted it and it steamed slowly
down to Englewood, followed by about one
thousand strikers. At Englewood the train
pulled out fast, and it had not gone beyond
Grand Crossing when an engine filled with
strikers was seen in the distance. The train
pulled out faster and faster but the strikers
were gaining on it; when they just had caught
up their steanf went out and they fell back to
the depot at South Chicago, while the train Of
four freight cars proceeded to it's destination.
AS the cars were passing South Chicago large
crowd of strikers there began throwing stones at
the police, who seated on the car tops. The
police fred at the crowd, and it is reported that
several men were wounded.
cfa 1nf tha ct~;ra
as first reported, give out at the city limits
Two engines, one in front and one behind,
were propellin2 the four freight cars, sand.
wiched. in between, which the strikers were
striving to overhaul The strikers en-
CINE was on the track used for in
coming trains, and was black with men. On
the tender in the cab, on the foot boards
on top of the boiler and on the roof of
the cab they hung in all positions When the
four cars were reached the strikers shouted like
mad men. Soon the engine in the rear of the
four cars. hitherto of little use was given fall
head of steam and the cumbersome cars groanel
under the pressure put upon them from both ex
tremes In short time the freight was mile
ahead. When sufficiently in advance, the polics
deposited a detachment of their number unob
engine. Every ounce of steam was crowded on
by the strikers, but they had two powerful
road locomotives pitted against them. Grand
crossing was finally reached, and then O long
line of city-bound freight were discovered on
the line down which the pursuing engine was
coming. Hurredly the men were got off, and
all hands ordered off the train that was standing
waiting upon the track down which the strikers
were tearing. If they persisted, a collision
would inevitably follow, which meant certain
death to all on board. Suddenly the strikers
engine was brought to standstl just where
the detachment OF police had been
left concealed. Down pounced the officen
on the engine like so many wolves
The men saw them coming and jumped from
the engine. Off they ran, down the road, over
the fences and through the marshes. but the cal
had been SO packed 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 He and
FIVE others were thus caught in the cab. Ths
engine was side-tracked and killed. Another
engine attached to Chicago bound freight
train was boarded by the police and started after
the strikers who were fleeing down the road "a
the city. Down South Chicago avenue groul
of twenty were seen to capture wagon, tear
the reins out Of the hands Of the driver, and
lash the horses along the road. At this point,
South Chicago avenue runs parallel with the
railroad track, and here another race began.
This time it was between the engine and the
wagon. The horses hal long start and held
out until mile and half was covered. Dur
ing the race the officers fred at the fugtives,
and one horse received a wound in
the neck and dropped. The men were then
given chsse on foot. but only four of them were
captured Besides this group, many small
parties of strikers scattered throughout the
swamps were followed by separate squads OF
police, who used their revolvers freely. 1t waa