The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-07-07
pEFlsp THE SOLDIERS.
A Mob Gives United states Troops Trouble
AT Chicago.

road and reached here at 1880 Nednes- |
day morning. The trip, which was
made in twenty-four hours. was devoid |
Of incident. The general advises all
law-abiding citizens as well as law
breakers TO keep away from the com
mands of United States troops, for, he
says. should the regulars be compelled
TO fire the loss OF life would be apall-
ing. The general spoke calmly and
deliberately and he appeared solicitons
TO avoid n conflict between the mill
tary and the strikers
More Troops Coming.
The seriousness of the situation in
Chicago is shown by the federal au-
thorities ordering four companies Of
regulars from Fort Leavenworth To
proceed here at once.
Trouble AT the stock Yards.
The first detachment OF regular
troops reached the Union stock yards
at o o'clock Wednesday morning. Com
panies B and ID OF the Fifteenth regi-
ment. under command Of Maj. w. Il.
Hertz. Capt Chaplin and Capt. Lloyd,
on Lake Shore train, disembarked at
Fortieth street They had met no OPP
position and went at once into campin
Dexter park, where department head
quarters were established.
The first detail, under command of
Capt. LLOYD and Lieut. Mitchell, was
sent 20 Forty-seventh street TO move "A
beef train. A great crowd congre-
gated in the yards shortly after daylight
and held possession OF the Rock Island
and Lake Shore tracks between Hal
sted and Wallace streets. The Lake
shore officials were allowed TO pull out
three empty coaches in which the reg
ulars were brought mp, but only after
"A struggle with the men. Strikers
mounted the engine and attempted to
pull the engineer from the cab. stones
were hurled that smashed through
the windows.
Called for Reinforcements.
A small squad OF regulars stood with
loaded rifles at either side OF the en-
CINE Lieut. Bush, OF Company Il, was
i'm command, but he refrained from fir
ing into the rioters. He saw IL was use
| less TO attempt To handle the crowd
with his handful of men and sent 10
Mai. Hertz for reinforcements. They
were promptly sent, and at 1890
! o'clock the train was pulled slowly
out under heavy guard OF troops and
police.
An attempt was made TO start two
engines from the Forty-third street
roundhouse for beef trains in the
yards but the strikers surrounded the
engineers and compelled the crews q
run them back into the stalls.
Artillery aud Cavalry Arrive.
At 1 o'clock train bearing an artil
lery battery OF four guns, in com
mand OF Capt Capron, Lieuts. smith
Harris and Shipton; cavalry troop Is
Capt H. r. Hare, Lieuts. Il. u. Bream
and Scherer, and troop h, Capt. q
A. Varnum and Lieuts. TomplIins and
Fleming, the whole force OF i59 mer
in command OF Col. Oyenshine, left
the Rock Island depot. The train was
cut la two more than a dozen times
before il reached the crowd on thu
Fortieth street tracks. Here il wa
surrounded and held for more than al
hour by the Infatuated throng.
Cared Little for Carbines.
Cars carrying cavalrymen will
loaded carbines were cut from tn
train and freight ears overturned OF
the tracks to block the way TO the un
loading chutes. A gang OF strikers at
tempting 10 overturn car wa
charged by body OF police in com
mand OF Lieut.. Fitzpa trick. Tn
lieutenant was struck by ston
from the hand OF riotcr and knocked
almost senselcss The police the
beat back the excited throng wit
their clubs. striking heads right an
left. The armed train pulled into Tn
yards at o'clock, but could not malt
the unloading chutes, and was slowl
unloaded car by ear.
Warlikc scenes were enacted b,
tween Halsted street and Center az
enue all day gang Of strikers an
residents OF that region numberin
more than "a thousand threatcne
violence TO a crew of Nelson Morri
men that was engaged in re-icing
train OF beef that the Lake Shor
= road failed to pull out. The policeme
detailed were unable 10 cope with th
4 elements encountered. and a detacl
ment of twenty-four infantrymen
r. command OF Lieut. Mitchell were hu
; ried 10 the scene by Capt llartz III
! crowd howled in derision at the troop
but no further threats were made.
Forbearanco OF the Troops.
Dozens OF times soldiers stood wit
their rifles 10 their shoulders, the
: fingers on the triggers, waiting for u
!, word 20 fire Strikers were hemm'
: against box cars with the points
J the bayonet, pressed against the
!, breasts, and 10 the pruden
OF the soldiers alone do th'
= owe their escape from death.
night, however. new order was
=, sued, and II the proceedings
!, Wednesday are repeated rioters W
= be fred upon, they will be bayoncte
y will be trampled under foot by cavalr
= and moved down 10y artillery II III
: exhibit the same defiance for law d
:, count on the same forbearance ON I
a II.