Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-18
A Disastrous Day in Albany-Mol
Trouble Expected

A Disastrous Day in Albany-More
Trouble Expected.
ALBANY, August 17th.-The most disas-
trous day in the history of the New York
Central closes tonight. Fifteen Pinkerton
men are under the care of the surgeons,
and five citizens are so badly wounded
that there are fears for their recovery.
Three Pinkerton men were arrested, and
one severely handled by mob. The
police surgeon had to dress his wounds.
Nearly all the Pinkerton men were with
drawn to, day from duty at crossings within
the city limits, as their presence serves
to excite the throng of onlookers, and the
police took their places.
ton man, was patrolling the tracks in the
vicinity of Van Woerst street. He claims
to have been struck with stone in the
chest, while his companion was knocked
down and severely hurt by a gang of
roughs. Then he fired his pistol into the
crowd, seriously wounding Richard Dwyer,
aged 15. Patton had no time to fire an
other shot. The crowd surged around him,
and before the police could interfere, his
clothes were torn from his back. He was
struck with fists and clubs, and presented
pitiable spectacle when rescued from the
angry crowd by the police, who were OBJ
iged to draw their revolvers to stem the
crowding mass of people.
This occurrence aroused the passions of
the spectators. Their number increased,
and the Chief of Police, fearing further
trouble. established headquarters in the
station-house near by.
About o'clock a freight train passed
through the city, and the Pinkertons say
it was stoned. The police claim that such
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train reached Broadway, the Pinkerton
men began fusilade on the crowd stand
ing in the vicinity. Four shots were fired
without any provocation. Mrs. Thomas
Hogan, standing on the stoop of her resi-
dence, was shot through the leg and
boy shot in the thigh. The crowd was by
this time wrought up to fearful pitch OF
excitement, and only by the efficiency of
the local police, aided by a committee from
the strikers, were they kept back.
After this incident Robert Pinkerton,
who had charge of his forces here in per-
son, called on Chief Willard. He said his
men had been assaulted continually, and
firearms had been put in their possession
only yesterday, that they might be used
when necessary in self-defense, and in the
work of protecting the company's prop
erty. He was sorry innocent parties had
suffered, and added that 1t generally hap
pened that way. Still, he would stand by
his men against the wanton attacks of
roughs.
Chief Willard expressed the belief that
if the Pinkerton men had never been
brought here the local police would have
been abundantly able to cope with the stu.
alton. As it is, he fears there will be fur
ther trouble if these men stay here, and
says in that event the local authorities
could not be held responsible, as he had
informed Superintendent Bissell
the company's property would be well
guarded by his own men if no other forces
were brought here to inflame the passions
of the sympathizers of the strikers.
At P. NJ. another freight train came
through. and the Pinkerton men again
fred into the crowd, boy named Frank
Parks receiving bullet in the arm. The
Pinkerton men who fired into the crowd at
Van Woert.street crossing were pursued
up the track by an officer and one captured.
As the policeman was bringing the pris-
oner back he was assaulted by crowd of
Pinkerton men, who rescued the prisoner
and severely beat the officer All the police
are massed at this point, and trouble is ex-
pected tonight. The blockade at West
Albany is almost as bad as on the first day
of the strike.