Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-05-07
Rtosing in Chicago

The strike Tor eight hours WORK is
probably more extensive i'll Chicago
than any other city i'm the Union. Many
thousands of men are idle, and these adj
ded to the hoodlums and socialists who
are so numerous i'm that city, make up
mobs of immense proportions, and
riots have been of daily occurrence This
week. The great reaper factory of Nc
Cormick, whose employees have been
on a strike, was attacked on Monday.
The mob went through the reaper fac
tory yards like tribe of Sioux Indians,
the so-caled scabs flying before them
for their lives. The immense factory
was pelted with stores until not WIN
dowpane was left in it below the third
story. just as the mob was about TO
clean out the scabs who were still MD
ing in the factory the Human street pa
troll wagon dashed down the dusty road.
The dozen officers stepped toward the
thousands Of angry people. Each man
carried revolver in his right hand.
The mob remained firm.
"Disperse, or we'll fire." shouted
Sergeant Enright.
His reply was il shower OF stones that
whistied unpleasantly about the little
band Of blue coats. The officers way
cred for moment before the onslaught
and then leveled their revovers at the
crowd. The bullets purposely flew
over the heads OF the strikers and buried
themselves infthe prairie to the north
ward. Another volley was fired by me
officers. with no more effect. The strik-
ers contested every inch of ground until
the officers reached the sidewalk, when
they retreated, only to take breath and
again advance to the attack. Police
and strikers were not more than twenty
PAGES apart and firing furiously, yet so
defective was the aim of the latter that
not II policeman was disabled, although
several received slight flesh wounds. A
dozen or more were engaged in hand
to- hand combat when the Twelfth
street patrol wagon arrived with iein-
forcements. The men then formed a
line, twelve abreast, but the mob seemed
as resolute as before and all the while
sympathizers kept showering down mis-
siles upon the brave men.
Again the crowd was ordered to dis
perse, and shot sent in reply was fol-
lowed by flash from every blue-coats
gun. That settled it. The crowd ran
and the police, soon reinforced by three
other wagonloads, put after them and
completely dispersed them. There
were few more skirmishes here and
there along the street, and finally, when
all the available police had arrived on
the scene, they were distributed along
the avenue and soon restored order.
On Tuesday the socialist leaders made
speeches TO large mobs. The utterances
of the speakers were still ola most in
flammatory character. however, and the
hearers grew riotous in their demeanor.
The police concluded to put an end to
the disturbances, and advancing, or
dered the crowd to disperse. As the
officers marched close by the speakers
stand some one shouted, kill the -"
Almost simultaneously with the words
bombs were thrown from near the stand
among the police. They exploded in
stantly, and five officers fell. Others
were wounded, and the anarchists did
not escape injury. The police retorted
instantly with their revolvers, the an
archiSts in turn answering with theirs.
The mob appeared crazed with frantic
desire for blood and holding its ground,
poured volley after volley into the
midst of the officers. The latter fought
CALAMITY and at last dispersed the mob
and cleared the market place. Immedi-
ately after the first explosion the officers
who were left standing drew their re-
volvers and fired round after round
into the mob. Large numbers of these
fell, and as they dropped were immedi-
ately carried to the rear and into the
many dark alleys by their friends. 1t
is not known how many of these were
killed and wounded. Not less than fiji
ty officers were wounded, several of
whom have since died. The leaders Of
the rioters have all been arrested.