The herald., 1894-07-06
NUMEROUS CONFLICTS.

First BloOdshed In tho Great Strike.
Iiiotiux in Chicago.
CHICAGO, July Sat 3 O'Clock this
afternoon special. consisting OF an en-
gine and one passenger car, was sent out
on the Lake Shore from the station at
Van Buren,, loaded with detail OF spe-
cial officers OF the road. The police had
been dispatched to aid in moving the
trains in the vicinity of the stock yards.
At Fortieth street the mob grew SO
demonstrativo that the train was COM
pelled to halt. The engineer believed
himself to be the object Of attack and
drew his revolver. Before he could
shoot, policeman disarmed him. The
crowd saw the movement and became
wild with frenzy. They rushed upon
the engine, swarming all around it,
pelted it with stones and bricks, break
ing windows'and bowling like madmen.
The police then drew their revolvers and
fred into their midst. One or two men
are said to have been hit, but it is not
known how seriously they were hurt.
A dozen shots or so we're fred.
In the meantime the engineer had re-
versed his engine and the train was soon
unbridled mob and returned to the city.
This is the frat shooting in the present
strike. 1t occurred in O locality where
the men were all ready and is believed
to be signal for q desperate encounter.
TROOPS ORDERED TO FIkE.
STocKYARDs, Chicago, July 5.-3:45 p.
m.-Orders have peen issued to the
troops to fire on any persons who at
tempt to uncouple cars on trains made
up. The United States soldiers are
hooted at and the police officers do not
seem to have control. Railroad COM
munication with the city is cut off.
MoBs DISPERSED.
CHICAGO. July 5.-The mob reported
coming north on tine Lake Shore tracks
was stopped by squad Of police near
the Twenty.second street crossing and
dispersed.
A mob busted itself overturnine freight
cars on the Western Indiana all day, and
ehfectually prevented the operation of
the road, but at 6 O. clock tonight dis
persed, leaving nothing but idle specta-
tors.
USED HIS GUN.
CHICAGO oToCKYARDs, July Sat 5 80
,. m. Special Detective Gregory of the
Western Indiana railway shot in the
legs two men who had made an attempt
ON his life. The shooting WAS done in
self-defense.
RIoTING AT THE sToCKYARDs.
Two cars loaded with meat were over
turned near the stockyards.
The Union Stock Yards Switching
company's tracks have been blocked By
four freight cstre, which the strikers
have placed across the tracks. From
there they proceeded to the roundhouse
for the purpose OH piling some box cars
on the switches leading to the round
house so that no engines could get in or
out of tbs roundnouse. Inspector Hunt
with 80 policemen met the mob, how
ever, and drove them away. The mob
is very rabid and bent on doing every
thing to destroy property. They pay no
attention to attem pts to dissuade them,
having become recklessly daring. There
are large crowds blocking every street
and alley in the stuck yards district.
RIoTING ON THE SOUTH SIDE.
CHICAGO. July 5.-Evsry policeman
on the South Side was called into serv.
AC0 bAl9 uASCA AOOh loA WOIQ Wud re-
ceived that there was blockade on the
Rock Island road at Twenty fifth street.
A dozen cars had been thrown off the
track and behind the distractions were
three passenger trains trying to get into
the city. Thousands of people sur
rounded the trains and the aspect be-
came interesting, so much so that the
railroad officials sent id call for po-
licemen to dispense the mob. When
the mob frat STACKED the train at
Twenty-ffth street there were but few
policemen there and they could do moth
ing with the strikers.
AN OFFICER WOUNDED.
At TWenty-second street there was
another gang which attempted to throw
Q freight train off the track. While try
ing to disperse the mob and deter the