The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-13

AtendeS Meeting of the MaIcOn-
tents Held Last Night
About l o'clock yesterday morning
Carriers division of the army of the
Commonweal seized an engine on the
Union Pacific railway. This morning
General Carter and twenty-six of his
misguided followers awoke to find
themselves inmates Of the penftentiary.
The sudden outburst Of lawlessness
had quickly succumbed to the stern
majesty Of the law
On Friday night the division was
encamped on 4 level, picturesque plat
eau midway between Pleasant Grove
and American Fork. For nearly two
weeks they have been upon the desul-
tory march to Washington. The gen
eral has assured them that the rail-
road companies with whom he was
treating would finally come to their re-
lief and that certain embarrassments,
which he was not permitted to men
ton, overcome. they would be
WHISKED OVER THE DESERT
and on to their destination. Days and
nights came and went and yet the
railroads betrayed no signs of reced-
ing from the firm denial upon which
they had rested Several times the
army had expressed its determination
to desert the strict rule of law and or
/ der upon which the army has relied
I from the first as the bulk of its as
/ sets. and seize a train. But each time,
1 SO long as the motion was made in
public, the general shook his head
and the impulse was temporarily over
ruled. Patience soon began to chafe
under these restrictions, however, had
grown sick over the promises that
glooUed mocldngly from the distance,
! Carter as a Moses had been d failure
and on Friday afternoon, their delibera-
lions far removed from the ear of the
Ieavesdropper. they determined to
work out their own destiny. That
/ evening supper was served earlier than
usual. The camp fire soon began TO
flicker and at 9 O'Clock they were, with
{ few exceptions,
WRAPPED IN THEIR BLANKETS
and recumbent on the grassy earth. At
midnight, however, as if aroused by
some silent reveille. shadowy forms be-
gan to pace to and fro in camp, and
( presently the entire army was in mo-
ton. A squad of some twenty-five ap-
Ipeared to have the only. intelligent idea
/ of the egg the hen was about to lay
and with the rest strung out and NOV
ling lazily and sleepily towards
! Provo the mysterious platoon pushed
noiseleSsy but firmly in the direction of
/ Lehi junction. 1t required no great
! effort nor any great sacrifice of
strength TO seize the engine that plies
! between that point and Eureka. 1t
stood idly upon the track while its
| riders slept, until shortly after mid
night. when Engineer z. F. Blake and
! Fireman Tom Copper were aroused,
! and ordered to put on their clothes.
/ The trainmen expostulated, but the
men were armed with clubs and mon
/ key Wrenches, and repeated their or
| ders. Debate was vain.
RESISTANCE WAS FOLLY.
and a few minutes later the engine
crew was in the cab, the throttle was
( opened and the captured train. consist
/ ing Of a mail car, a passenger coach
and three freights, was moving in the
! direction OF Provo. They had proceeded
( but a short distance. however. when
one of the ''sojers" recognized the fact
that mail car was being intarfered
with and the train wGs ordered to re-
] turn to Lehi. The army was perfectly
/ willing to take chances on discommod-
! ing the company; Uncle Sam and his
4 correspondents, never At Lehi the
mai car was accordingly cut out and
/ the run to Provo renewed AT every
/ few rods the train was stopped long
/ enough 10 take on the walkers. and
/ everybody aboard the pace was quick
ened to about twenty miles an hour.
Time had gone on during these stors
and Il was after o'clock when the can
iured train with its burden of discon-
80. -,
! ing city. Engineer Blake made a move
I ment to reduce the speed AT this June
: ture. but
THE BIG, STURDY SIX-FOOTER
( who stood at his back urged him 10
/ keep 1t up and into the yards of the
/ Rio GraaGe, upon the tracks Of which
1 the engine was now gliding. it plunged
at the rate of not less than twenty
miles an hour. Ii was here that the in
mates Of the depot received the first
warming of the invading army. the tor
/ Dedpes that had been placed upon the
/ rails popping out fusillade, while a
moment later the engine was derailed
ana the army was brought to 2 violent
Stop lust at split switch. Indignant.
/ the knlghted members withdrew from
I the coach and soon surrounded the en-
! CINE. whose drivers had cut a furroW
1 OF ninety feet into tie middle of the
] track. y nasty canvass revealed that
not : SOIL had been injured nor a part
! OF the machinery deranged. however.
and after surveying the situation the
army determined 10 restore the engine
/ to the rails.
Some one more elgilant than the
( rest. however, detected an engine rest
/ ing cn side track. Sweeping down
upon it they determined to take nos
session Of it. 1t was the engine thar
I bore
sUPT. wELBY's SPECIAL,
land, upon leaving it. the crew had
drawn the pins. leaving il disconnect-
led The army, mounting this. under
took 10 restore it TO life. but If was
! like infusing life into a wooden horse
Again had they been baff1sd. and turn
4 ing their attention to the Locomotives
; that had borne them thus far. they ser
at work TO replace it Daylight had
nov dawned. the arrival Of the army
and the avenue OF lawlessnass THROUGH
which it had liberated itself. was her
aided through the city and dense col
umas OF excited people began to de-
scend upon the depot where the veal
ers were working lie beavers to re-
cover the stolen engine.