The farmers' union., 1892-09-01
SOLDIERS SHOOT TO KILL.
Over Two Hundred Shots sent AfteR
Skulking Buffalo Strikers.

Hku1k1n& EtuuRlO Stfukef9s
A Buffalo, n. q, special says: A con-
certed attempt was made by the strikers
or their sympathizers tonight to do
up" the militia all along the line Of the
Nickel-Plate and New York Central
Roads from the Ohio street crossing to
the south of the city, away out to the
Clinton street crossing Of the Nickel.
Plate Railroad. Over two hundred VOL
leys were fired. but so far as known no
one was killed. The trouble broke out
shortly after midnight ami every sentry
on duty was assaulted with stones and
coupling pins. Several sentries were
struck. They replied with shots from
their rifles and rcvolvers and called out
the guard. In all the yards the guards
were doubled and 1t is feared that be-
fore morning there will be serious
trouble.
The heaviest shooting took place at
the Clinton street crossing of the Nickel
Plate, where company X Of the Twelfth
regiment is stationed. The sen:ries
were attacked here by six men who
stoned them. They called out the guard
and secured the yards. The men must
have been hiding in cars, FOR they were
not found.
Hardly had the guard returned to
quarters when the sentries We're at
tackled again and the bullets whistled
over the houses. Ten vollcys We're fired
on this raid, hut in the darkness the
men were missed. Twice more was
this repeated, and the firing continued
| till all the people living In the neightor-
hood were aroused. On the last sally
the corporal of the guard reported that
he believed one of the skulkers had
been hit. The Twelfth regiment COM
panies at Seneca street, and the Thfr-
tccnth at Ohio street, were kept on the
Jump all night shooting at strik ers who
pulled couplings on trains ready to start
in the morning.
Out at the Tefft farm, where the
Twenty second Regiment Is on guard,
the shooting began at IL o'clock and
! continued until daylight. 1t was re-
| ported at 2o'c!ock that two strikers had
! been shot to death 10y the guard.
! There were four meetings of strikers
at different points tonight and threats
| were made that the militia would be
done up" before morning. A policeman
In citizens clothing overheard the
threats and notified the company COM
! manderS. Two men were bgyonetcd
| tonight while attempting TO run the
| guard on the Lake Shore tracks. The
| SdEuS uIc suITouNueu pS tHe HIlitias ANU
| orders have been issued to shoot every
man dead who attempted to leave the
| yards. The sentries have orders to kill
| anyone who throws stone or pulls q
coupling pin.
Gen. Porter was awakened at mid
night by the report OF the attack on the
militia. He said he had rot ordered
out any more troops, but he regarded
| the situation as more serious than at
| any time since the strike began. He
said he had feared trouble all along,
and that to-night's skirmish is only tho
beginning of serious '-oublc.
Gen. Porter and his staff are now can.
vassing the advisability Of calling out
extra troops. The Fourteenth, Seventh
and Sixty-ninth are under arms in re.
! serve and they may be ordered here.
The latest report O. the result Of to-
nights shooting is that four men have
| been killed and two wounded in one
place in the Erie yard mile outside OF
| the city, and that a number of other men
t have been wounded by the soldiers
| bullets in other yards.