Omaha daily bee., 1886-06-29
A WAR WITH WlNCHESTERS.
Lake Shore officials Run Their Trains
Guarded by Rifles.
THE STRIKERS STAND ALOOF.
None Found to Face the iuzzIes of
the Guns and Six Trains Go
out Unmolestcd Except
by Jeers.


the BEE. pairing of receiving any pro-
lection from either the county or state author
tiles, the Lake Shore railroad officials organ.
lied q defense in their own behalf to-day
which proved successful to the point of
enabling the company to send out eight heavy
freight trains before nightiall, and permitting
three to come into the city yards from the
east. The company procured the services OF
one hundred men. who were armed by the
railroad company with Winchester magazine
rides. These men were sworn in as special
Town of Lake police and acted under orders
of tie chief of police of that village. These
men were placed on guard in the extensive
switching yards of the railway at Fortv-tirst
and Forty-third streets. In addition to the
martial force, a squad of men under William
pinkerton appeared at tho yards and were
placed on the locomotives and freight trains
as fast as they were made up. Six switch
engines We're fired up and, bearing men car
rying the formidable looking Winchesters,
moved up and down the road from the city
limits to the Indiana state line TO give warn
ing of the gathering of any body of strikers.
AT Forty-third street the police had several
skimishcs with the strikers early in the
day and three arrests were made. But it was
found needless to exercise any special vio-
lence. The strikers appeared TO be disin-
clined to bring on conflict with the men
carrying the rifles. During the forenoon a
deputy sheriff visited the scene and formally
read the riot act to several small groups of
men near the railroad tracks and then sent n
deputy on board each of the switch engines.
Groups of strikers remained on the State
street intersections near the railroad tracks
during the entire day, but no one of their
number was venturCsOme enough to attempt
| the dangerous part of pulling a coupling pin.
| The work of making up the first frei ght train
| was completed at precisely noon, and it at
| once started south. The train consisted of
| fourteen loaded ears of perishablc tieight.
| Armed deputies were on the locomotive and
| a man sat at the end of each car, making two
| persons to guard each coupling. Passing be-
| tween the armed men patrolling the tracks,
| the train proceeded slowly to Englewood.
| Crowds at the street intersections jeered at
| the guards and train employees. but offered no
| violence. Leaving Englewood the train was
| given full speed and passed through
| Grand Crossing and South Chicago to
| the Indiana state line without
| incident. The company had taken the pre-
| caution of sending squad of Pinkerton's
men to the state line, as it was ntmated
that the strikers contemplated making an at
| tack on the train at that point. The train
| proceeded on to Millers Station, Ind, with
| out any sign of trouble, where the guards
| were relieved and returned to the city on an
| inbound train. Five other trains were made
! mp in quick succession and sent out of the
| city under similar conditions, and before 3
| o'clock two delayed west bound trains had
| arrived in the city under guard.
| The officials of the Lake Shore road ex-
pressed the view this afternoon that the
strike was practically ended. They state
that they will, however, maintain their pres
ent strong armed men till all semblance of
trouble has disappeared. The strikers had
| little to say during the day as to their con-
templated course but have, as yet, displayed
no indications of their intention to surren-
der. They held several consultations with
| switchmen from the other roads in the city,
but the result of the conference was not dis
| closed
1t has been ascertained that there were
four men shot on Saturday afternoon during
the chase OF the train to Englewood Their
| names are carefully suppressed. Two of
| them are as yet unable to be about, while the
| two others are walking around.
| 1t is understood tonight that the Lake
Shore strikers will endeavor to precipitate
| general strike on all roads leading into the
c!ty.
TIE DAY IN DETAIL.
The chief of police at the town of Lake
| appeared at the extensive switching yards
of the Lake Shore railroad at 8 o'clock
this morning with police force of 100 men,
including specials and Pinkerton police, and
| at once began the work of clearing the yards
of strikers and idlers Very few OF the latter
had entered the yards. but remained in a
large group Just beyond the railroad tracks
nseny rSoSd wfchng paGg the seHs2D noosd
men, however, remained IN the vicinity of
the round house and the cars OF the Lake Shore
road, and refused TO obey the order OF the po-
lice drove the men from the immediate vicin-
ity of the yards In one encounter Detective
Finn of the Lake police knocked one of the
men down. lie Is the only person reported
The company made no attenpt to
Deputy sheriff Gleason appeared at Forty
first street shortly after 10 O'clock, accom-
panied by six deputies. This Is the first time
Since the strike began that any of the repre-
sentativeS of the sheriff have appeared on the
at four points along the line of the Lake
Shore road between FOrtyhrst street and En-
gewood, and the police and deputies then
he san to clear the tracks. The crowds moved
oil quietly after reading the riot act, and up
to II O'Clock remained quiet in the vicinity OF
the railroad tracks from the city limits as far
south as Englewood.
The Lake Shore company succeeded in
making up train of fourteen freight and
caboose ears and started south at IL :55 a. m.
without molestation. few minutes before
the train started five strikers ventured into
the yards at FOrty-thrd street, and refusing
to move, were handled roughly by the police
and one placed under arrest The others
moved Off. The strikers congregated on
State street. 1t is intimated they will attempt
no demonstration in the presence of the
armed force now on the ground.
Tie railroad company has brought
out eight engines and sent six down the road,
having on board a deputy sheriff and squad
of men armed with Winchester rifles. The
locomotives are employed as scouts to see
that tracks and switches are protected and
ready for the passage OF regular freight trains.
No molestation has been offered TO the men
on board these engines.
ENGLEwooD, ILL.,, June 2s-The first Lake
Shore outward bound freight train to reach
this point arrived here at l2:20 D. m, having
run the gauntlet of strikers from Forty-third
street withou: interruption. The train has
thirtyamed men on board. At Fifty-lirsi
street crossing there was large crowd OF
men and boys who jeered as the train passed
but offered no violence The train lett here
at l2:90 p m. and guard OF Hyde Park po
lice will board the train at State street.
South CHICAGO, June 2S.-The Lake
Shore freight train just arrived At South Chi
cago O2:50p. m) without having eneoun
tered serious opposition. There was large