The morning call., 1894-07-09

protection from the mobs In our yards?
They are burning cars and destroying
other property in the yards at Halstead,
Meagher and Morgan streets. and not
policeman can be found"
Chief Brennan at once transmitted the
message TO the inspector who detailed a
SQUAD of thirty police officers to the scene
of the disturbance. The Fire Depart
ment had been called out on three diff
ferent occasions, each time to extinguish
flames in freight cars. Thirteeen cars
were burned. The mob gathered about
the fremen when they arrived in response
to an alarm and greatly interfered in the
work of extinguishing the fires. The ar
rival OF the police had but little effect
The bluecoats were hooted at and
pelted with stones. The crowd mum bere
nearly 1000 and was made up of the
toughest element of the city. Well
known thieves and other desperate men
whom the police of Maxwell-street station
have considerable trouble with mingled
in the mob and took an active part in the
disturbance. The police finally made a
determined charge and drove the mob to
the adjoining station apd from the freight
yards, clubbing the leaders freely. The
police remained on duty all the afternoon
and the strikers were kept from doing
further violence.
The mobs commenced to collect early
this morning in the yards of the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy and at the Wscon-
sin Central tracks at Western avenue and
Sixteenth street. Threats against the
railroads and denuncation of the police
we're heard on all sides. and it only re-
Quired the move of some leader to start
another conflict. The police. numbering
$50, and three companies of the Seventh
Regiment were on duty all last night, and
this morning when the crowd began gath
ering action was at once taken to disperse
it. The men were obstinate, and at first
refused to move. The police officers used
their clubs with telling effect. and in
short time the mobs were dispersed.
The militia was camped in the yards at
Western avenue, and early yesterday
morning the boys were distributed through
the yards and Instructed to deal severely
with any one caught in the act of burning
or uncoupling cars. Shortly before noon
smoke was seen to come from freight-car
on the Wisconsin Central tracks The fire.
men were under a guard of police officers,
and had difficulty in e1tinguishing the
flames. No sooner was the fire out at that
point than another was discovered two
blocks away. This was soon extinguished.
Alarms Of this sort continued throughout
the day. During the day another mob
went to the yards of the Panhandle road |
at Rockwell aud Sixteenth streets, and set !
fire to a number of cars. The yards were
poorly guarded by the police. and when the
engine company arrived its work was
were Te-enforced.
At the headquarters of the General Man
ayers Association tonight it is admitted
that not railroad in Chicago is moving
its trains except under heavy military or
police guard. Most cf the roads are get
bibs tHLOuSu d HullCO uulnUCI VI pdSoeu-
ger trains, but the tie-up of freight busi-
ness here is complete.
At late hour tonight all is quiet, al
though seven groups of rioters have made
threatening demonstrations at different
points about the city during the evening"
The officers commanding the United
States forces made public Tonight the fol-
lowing telegram received by General Miles
this afternoon:
ITO commanding officer of United States
troops: General Schofeld wires that Gov
ernor Matthews of Indiana has asked the
President that three companies of United
States troops be sent to Hammond to dis
and that of the troops plain. You are to
fire upon any mob of men obstructing the
line of road and hold the place until fur.
ther orders. By command of Maior-Gen-
eral Miles,"
About midnight it was discovered by
the police that notorious anarchist was
drilling his fellows in hall at Ashland
and Forty-ninth streets. hotbed of for
eiGners, but they became alarmed and
scattered before raid was made.
John Mcbride, president of the Miners
National Union, arrived in the city this
evening. and is comforting with the leaders
of the strike.