Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-22
ANOTHER INcENDIARY FIRE.
The Culprits Believed To BE Boys-Ar-
rests of Strikers

The Culprits Believed To BE Boys-Ar-
rests of Strikers.
At Niagara Falls at p. m. yesterday
tn oil shed in the Erie yards was discov-
cred on fire, and before the flames could
be got under control the building was
completely destroyed. The fire was plain
ly of an incendiary nature. Car Inspector
Brant and a switchman who were the first
to discover the fire believed it was the
work of two lads. They were seen hang
ing around the yards all the afternoon
and Immediately after the outbreak of the
fire they We're seen running down Porter
road away from the trouble. The police
are on the lookout for them.
Have a Life to Answer For.
Whoever :he incenciaries are they have
indir ectly, life to answer for. William
Adams, member of the Rapids hose COM
pany, was one of the first to respond to the
alarm. Hastily leaving his home he rushed
over to the fire station, and was among
those who J. 'lped pull the hand reel to the
yards. He Lad just reached the scene of
conflagratiun when he was observed to
stagger and then tc fall heavily forward.
At once his companions rushed to his
assistance, and medical aid was sum-
moned, but it was too late, for the man
was a corpse. The cause .of death was
apoplexy, accelerated by over-exertion and
excitement.
Caught in the Very Act.
The strikers keep right On injuring rail
road properly, annoying the soldiers and
throwing stones and belaboring the work
ing non-union switchmen. The soldiers
and police captured lot of strikers dur
ing Saturday night and Sunday. An
Erie striker named William Milleny, was
pulled in for entering the West Shore
yards and threatening switchmen if they
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men. Milllny was sent to the peniten-
tiary for ten days. John Brown, Thomas
O'Brien, John Hughes and Michael
Fallen. all striking Erie switchmen, were
arrested last night in the East Buffalo
yards of the Erie. Brown was in the act
of throwing a coupling pin at some of the
Erie switchmen and the Others were urg-
ing them to leave their work and join the
union. They We're locked up.
Exciting Capture of Pin-Ful1er.
A piu-puller was captured yesterday
after an exciting time. train had been
made up at the Lehigh trestle, and as it
started it broke in two where burly
stranger had pulled a pin. Lieutenant
Lambrecht started after the fellow, and as
a non-union switchmen stepped in to put
in the pin the fellow knocked him down.
He addressed the lieutenant insultingly,
and when commanded at revolver's point
to surrender ran away. The lieutenant
PURSUED and caught him, and after a lively
struggle gave him into custody.
Switchman Captured.
John A. Niven, switchman 30 years
old, whose home is in Hornellsville, and
who has been on the Erie, but went out
with the strikers, was captured in the
Eas. Buffalo yards after dark Saturday
in the act of turning switch in front of
a train. He was brought to the city and
locked up.
More Troops for Buffalo.
1t was learned last night that detach
ment of the state naval militia had been
ordered to BLffalo. The force is all ready
to move in case they are needed here. An
order detail from the First and Second sep
arate naval divisions of the state naval
militia arrived in town last night.