The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-05

cidentai. A pungIfng militia man from
San Francisco dropped his rife, which was
discharged. The bullet passed through
the leg Of one of the militia mems com.
rades and struck city fireman named
Wing in tho abdomen. fatally wounding
him. Only few minutes afterward, when
all the troops had been drawn up and
were executing an order to load" an.
other youth accidentally discharged his
musket and tore sleeve from the uni
form Of a comrade.
At o'clock the troops moved toward
the depot where large force of police,
deputy sheriffs and deputies under United
States Marshal Baldwin were already on
guard. The strikers and sympathizers to
the number Of several thousand, had pre-
ceded the troops. When the soldiers ar.
rived they were greeted with derisive yells
and harsh comments.
1t became known that General Superin-
tendent Fillmore had announced his in.
tention to start trains under military pro.
lection. The strikers at once became de-
monstrative. Chairman Frank Knox,
one of the leaders. saw the gravity of the
situation and addressed the men, urging
them not to meet the militia. Notwith.
standing his conciliatory talk, the strikers
loudly declared that no Pullmans should
be moved. Finally three companies OF
militia were ordered to drive the strikers
from the depot.
When tho troops had withdrawn to their
armory and the jubiant strikers and their
sympathizers were loudly celebrating
their victory, new source of danger be.
came apparent. A body OF fifty strikers
appeared on the scene armed with rifles
and ammunition. 1t was learned that the
GnrihaIdi Gnnr1 had I'm
over to the strikers. The authorities
and railroad people became still further
alarmed when advised of the warlike pre-
parations of the strikers at various points
north of here on the Oregon branch.
The scene was at once tumultuous and
the situation threatening For few min.
utes the soldiers hesitated then they
wavered, and then came blunt refusal
to move against the excited strikers. A
few minutes later the troops turned their
backs upon the turbulent mob at the de-
pot and quickly withdrew to the armory.
A denfening shout announced the second
victory Of the strikers over the railroad
company and their first victory over the
state militia Soon after this it became
known why the militia had retreated.
United States Marshal Baldwin and the
railroad officials had insisted that the
troops refrain from shooting, and that
they remove the strikers by physical
strength. This plan the officers OF the
militia absolutely refused to sanction.
At Dunsmuir, shortly after noon, body
| OF seventy-five strikers, fully armed and
equipped for battle marched to the South
ern Pacific depot. where other American
Railway union men had a car and loco
motive in waiting, and soon the armed
body of excited men were speeding toward
Sacramento. A United States marshall s
car was copuled behind the coach in which
the strikers were riding. AT Red Bluff a
demonstration which also portends trouble
was made by the strikers The American
Railway union men received orders early
In the day to come to Sacramento, and at
4 once began rustling about the town for
arms. Finally 100 rifles and plenty OF am
munition was secured and placed in ca
boose at the depot. When the train from
Dunsmuir arrived at Red Bluff the roll
Ing arsenal and another band of strikers
\ was taken aboard. At $3.50 the train
stopped at Reddington long enough for
the strikers to purchase all the available
ammunition. Soon they were speeding on
again toward Sacramento.