Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-11
A SIEGE in EAST ST. LOUIS
TROOPS GUARDING THE RAIL
ROAD PROPERTY.

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houses and lumber yard were complete
" destroyed by the fire. The roundnouses
and shops were partially saved. No rail
wav officials were around to direct the
troops where they would be most needed.
The fires were all Of ineendiary origin
and were started about o'clock last
night. Large crowds OF strikers and citi-
zens collected IN the grounds all over the
city and still determined TO have revenge
for Yesterdays massacre. Public senu-
ment ran high. Fremen and engines
were sent from st. Louis to help out, but
their hose was cut and the men intimi-
dated They returned without being able
TO render any assistance.
INAPANIC.
The city was in a state of panic during
the entire night, owing to the numerous
incendiary fires, but with the presence OF
the military which was guarding all the
main lines Of track dlyerging from the
relay depot, this morning something
like order appeared to be promised for the
day. The fires were all confined TO rail-
road property. The officers sent with the
troops report that about 40 cars were de-
stroyed loaded with merchandise and
coal. The greatest damage occurred at
the Cairo Short Line yard, about one mile
from the relay depot, where probably ID
cars were destroyed, ,and the flames for a
time threatened the destruction Of 100 or
200 ears in the immediate vicinity.
THE YARDS UNPROTECTED.
The yards were unprotected by the
presence of an active deputy or officer
of any kind until company d OF Cham
paign arrived at the scene OF the fire, and
it was permitted to burn at its Will. Two
members OF this company were found
who could fire and run locomotives and
a switch engine being placed at their dis
posal they succeeded in dragging away
from the burning cars fully 100 box and
coal cars. Three companies of troops
from Greenville, Paris and Champaign
were stationed at the Louisville and Nash
willie and Cairo Short Line yards
this morning. The main body of troops
beyond few sentries stationed at the
railroads switches, remained in the vi
cinity Of the relay depot No serious Op-
position Of any character beset the troops
This morning.
ANOTHER MAN DYING,
man named Andrew Jones, a Knight
of Labor, was shot yesterday and is not
expected to live through the night. he
wIIi make the shth person killed thus
far. A walk through the business and
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gave an impression that it was deserted
and dead, except now and then clusters OF
sulen men We're to be seen at the street
intersections watching, at distance, the
NOV ments Of troops. The saloons were
closed and nearly ever store was closed
with the windows and doors barred. The
troops were distributed in pIalOOns and
companies at the principal yards and
shops and IN the vicinity Of the large eIe-
Vafg1rQ the lgVpa a lonU rhn MigslsgiTr,f
river.
LHE FINANCIAL LOSS.
The total number of cars burned at the
several yards was 4, representing total
loss OF about S32. coo exclusive of the mer-
chandise OF "A ears on the Illinois and st.
Louis road, all were loaded and their con-
tents were utterly destroyed. Nine coal
cars and nine loaded box cars on the
Cairo Short Line roads near the river were
still burning at 1920 O'Clock this after
noon. More than 500 cars by actual
count lined five tracks, aud were indis-
putably doomed TO destruction.
SCALES DESTROYED.
The track scales and scaleh0use OF the
Cairo road was burned. Some further
damage occurred in the Cairo Short Line
yards further ont. IL was evidently the
Intention to destroy the car repair shops
and rOundhOuse OF the Cairo road and the
early presence Of troops alone prevented
-. Hroups OF nleu stoou lh Ihe VlcRl-
tY OF the hres, nut maze no ei-
lofI 10 suDuue lhe names OF 10
save any OF the threatened property. Ihis
all deyOlyed on the Sheriff, a few railroad
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the Louisville and Nashville yards, ON the
sue track OF the Illinois aud ST. Lou $,
a. anu az Two POINTS on the Cairo short Line.
Inc lncendlarles who lighted the fires ON
he latlef road procured from one OF the
,'ai.s.,5 ssferat barrels OF OIL Whlch were
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