The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-05

| By the sudden appearance of large body
| of strikers upon entering the city, TOOK
| the necessary precaafioH with the troops
under my command 70 preven. any iepe-
| ption Of an occurrence OF this KIND
| lit being necessary 10 coal and water
| the engine | caused the same TO De as
| heavily protected as the situatlon "outu
| permit: twenty-four sharpshooters OF
I Capt. Booths command were selected anu
placed upon aud around the engine; an
escort consisting of two plafoons OF
thirty men each, under command oi
Capt. Weisenberger, did escort duty While
| receiving the supplies. G. company was
| ordered to protect the train during the al
sence OF the other troops. The necessary
| switching was executed by myself IN per-
| son. While taking coal body OF sirikers
| endeavored to interfere with the "ork
which was being done by the troops with
| the aid of shoyels procured from dead en-
/ gines found in the yard. As soon as IL was
discovered that their presence was
| for the purpose OF interfering
With and POSSIBLY stop the Noas S
| going on Capt Weisenoerger ordered
a detail of thirty men to drive them away
| The point of the bayonet only became
| necessary to carry out this order Win
| fun supply Of coal and water the engine
| was again backed TO the train under the
| same protection. The train was then
I pulled into the depot, where ice and full
| II was learned that car loaded with OIL
| had bean run down by the strikers to the
/ culvert found burnt and set on ire. Inc
| appearance of the ruins showed PLAINLY
| that such was the case, as the debris con-
| sisted only of barrel hoops, ear wheels ana
such iron material as is used in the con-
| struction of freight cars, all wood work
being entirely consumed.
'sWe arrived In Spokane at 11;25 p. m.
July 9. without further hindrance or OBJ
| struetIon. Here Company u. Second regl-
| ment left the train and repaired to their
! armory. The train was delivered TO the
/ proper authority, who relieved the COM
| mand of their responsibility for its pro-
| lection and placed it IN der guard by their
| own selection OF men IN their employ.
| Owing to the fact that the command had
been on continuous duty for three days and
| nights request was made that the men
! be allowed TO rest before starting upon
| their trip. which was granted. The fol-
! lowing morning the command was
| granted leave from quarters until IL
| O'Clock noon. Further leave was granted
| until p. m. The men awaited them
| selves during leave by visiting friends and
| relatives, viewing the city and Its sur
| roundings. During our stay in this city
| the entire command was received and
| spoken of in very complimentary man
| ner by the good citizens.
| The order given by Gen. Curry at Spo-
| kane on July 10 is then recited, instruct
| ing Col Green to take that portion OF his
| command then in Spokane on the regular
| west-bound passenger train TO Tacoma
| He was not required to furnish any guard
| until he reached Sprague, when he was to
| relieve Lieut.. French. Fourth infantry,
T. S A.. and assume entire control OF
guarding train, passengers, crew and
| property of said train 10 Tacoma" report
| ing there to Superintendent MeCabe and
| then sending the men home. Then follows
the account of the return trip as follows:
THE makeup of the train westbound
| from Spokane was as follows: Two en-
| gines double headers) and thirteen cars.
| with dining and sleeping cars inclusive.
| Complying with paragraph No. z, special
order 81 L. s. | relieved Lieut.. French,
| II. 5. A., at Sprague and continued our
| Journey as far as North Yakima without
| INTERRUPTION of any serious nature. In
/ nassing Pasco the strikers endeavored TO
/ modest the train crew, out were repulsed
/ in short order. Upon our arrival at North
/ Yakima We learned that bridge had been
| burned west of E.lenshurg. causing neces-
/ sary delay OF thirty-six hours IN making
/ repairs Permission WAS granted 10 hold
1 train over until O'Clock the following
| morning as the necessary bridge building
material and crew could not reach the OBJ
/
] Here a committee of citizens, members OF
/ the North Yakima Commercial Club. IN
| yited the officers of the command TO visit
/ their club rooms and spend the evening.
1 The president of the club received the
| officers. extended to them the freedom of
| the rooms and spoke In complimentary
/ terms of the action and department OF tho
] command while on this tour OF duty.
| Thanks and acceptance were In turn given
| for the hospitality offered. At O'Clock
/ the next morning the train started tor
1 Ellensburg. Upon our arrival We found
| the train which left Spokane the evening
! previous TO our departure detained on ac-
! count OF the com bination wood aud iron
| bridge across the Yakima river near Ihorp
| having been burned With the exception
| of the detail on guard duty the command
| was rendered to the division SuperIntend-
| eat TO assist IN repairing the burnt bridge.
/ At his request only twenty men were as
| signed TO this duty. who reported To the
| superintendent of construction, and under
| MS direction performed such duties as he
| saw tit TO direct in the work OF reconsfruc-
| ton. Upon the completion OF the duties
assigned they repaired to- their quarters
| Al 1880 Z. IN. on the night previous
/ To cur departure west from Il
| lensbnTg a report reached me thas
| insinaations and reflections were be-
/ ing cast upon the command by
/ a deputy marshal on duty at TINS point.
! L pom investigation | found the same 10 De
/ true that the uncaiied for remarks were
| uttered by deputy marshal oY the name
/ Of George 6iiland. l notified htm that
1 such reflections were not supposed 10
4 eminate lroml persons holding commits
/ sions under government Authorities. also
| that other lnsinuations from him or any
| one else would nave To cease. No further
/ Objectionable remarks we're heard from
/ this source. At 10 7. m. the train was
/ ordered on its way, the burnt portion OF
/ the bridge having been repaired. The
/ train then consisted OF six cars and one
/ engine. No event traDspired calling Tor
| special mention until hong trestle was
/ reached at 30 L. n. the I4th inst.
1 situated about thFee-quariers OF
! mile east of Cascade Junction. At
| the east end OF sad trestie tie
/ guard stationed there Was struck
/ by the engine aud knocked OF; the tram
| stopped. Surgeo Dawson and me hospital
! corps here we're dispatched to the place
/ where The accident occurred, bur failed 10
4 find the guard Has nat and earblne we're
/ found under the gFest!e about thirty yards
/ apart lie was finally found one-hali mile
| back, en- roa 90 his quarters 10 report 20
4 the corporal in charge. lie vas ordered
/ 10 take the tram for Tacoma and placed
4 IL the surgeon : care FOR treatment. The
soldiers name is = W. Hansea. private
/ OF Troop T., Fourth United states cavalry.
! oSlag To the continuous duty he became
/ exhausted and vas unable 10 get oct Of
| the way OF the en- CINE IN time 70 avoid the
/ accident, though the train NAs running at
a rate OF speed not exceeding ten miles an
| hour"
The train reached Puyallap ~ $50 4 m.
| on July II. and ga. accepted there instead