The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-07-08
|. A PITCHED BATTLE
Illinois Militia Fire Into the
Strikers.
NUMBERS KILLED AND WOUNDED
Rioters Now Moving on the Town ol
Pullman Regulars Going to
Various Points.
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Chicago, July 7.-The strikers and the
State Of Illinois came together this af'
ternoon, and pitched battle was the
result. The number of killed and
wounded may never be known, as the
mob carried off number Of men who
were seen to fall, and whether they
were dead or wounded, or how many Of
them fell, it is impossible at this time
time to ascertain. AS far as known
the casualties were as follows:
Dead-Johr. Burke, a striker killed by
a bayonet thrust through the abdomen
Wounded-Lieut. Reed, of Company
c, Second Infantry hit on the head by
stones, condition critical.
Thomas Jackman, shot in the back
will die.
John Kringer, stabbed with bayonet;
will die.
Unknown man, shot through the liver
will die.
Unknown boy, II years old, shot
through the abdomen; will die.
Tony GajewslSi, shot in the right arm
Henry williams shot in the left arm,
John Kerr, shot in the hip.
Unknown woman, shot in the right
nip.
The fight occurred at the intersection
of 49th street. The Grand Trunk tracks
are in a territory which has always had
an evil name. Serious trouble was ex-
nected here early this morning. Before
o'clock q mob had gathered-and made
threats of burning the Grand Trunk
roundhouse. Company C, of the Second
1nfontry. 6S strong, commanded by
Capt. Maher, was huliedly sent to the
scene. The militiamen were reinforced
by a number of deputies and the mop
was pressed back from the roundhouse.
The mob gathered again at 5Oth street.
and began to turn over freight cars and
tear up the tracks. A squad OF police
under Lieut.. Duffy, attacked the mob
and several shots were fired on both
sides, but no one was injured. The mob
then went back once Tore to 49th strees,
and while portion Of them, which was
by this time fully 5000 strong, occupied
the militia and deputies. the others ran
a freight car into the pit Of the turn
table and made the machine useless.
Captain Maher conferred with Superin-
tendent Atwater, and concluded 1t was
to Clear the track and that
as the mob was growing wilder every
moment, the best thing to do was to
leave the place before the strikers pros
ceeded to such extremities as would ne
cessitate his opening fife on them.
Finally several toughs made rush at
Yardmaster Mckee, one Of them flour
ishing revolver. Mckee drew his own
revolver and fired, but the bullet flew
wide. The strikers by this time were
fairly wild with rage, and bricks, stones,
chunks of ccal, and coupling pins rained
around the troops Lieut.. Reed was
struck on the head and fell to the
ground like dead man. Maher then
the time had come, and wheel
ing his inen quickly, gave the word to
charge, and q handful of militiamen
sprung forward with levelled bayonets.
John Burke, who was standing in front
Of the mob, was throwing coal as fast
as he could move his arm. One of the
first soldiers in the charge plunged his
bayonet clear through his body, the
point coming out at the back. Burke
went down like log, and died in a
few minutes. The mob broke before the
charge, but quickly rallied and after a
Short pause, came on again, sending a
pattering of revolver bullets before IT,
The troops waited for no orders. but
the rifles came to a level and revolyers
were drawn and a storm of leaden hail
swept into the mob. Men fell right and
left, but the militia, deputies and police
pressed forward, rapidly driving the
crowd back in the widest confusion. 1t
was all over in three minutes. and the
militia marched into train and with
the deputies returned to the city. They
looked as though they had been through
battle when they disembarked.
Il believe" said supt. Atwater. that
at least a dozen men were killed.
At Englewosd several hundred rioters
jeered the soldiers and police. and final
ly fired several shots. The fire. was re-
turned by two or three officers. and al
charge was ordered, which temporarily
dispersed the mob.
The number Of cars on the Panhandle
road burned last night is estimated at
firm 1900 to 1900 The total loss viii not|
be less than si,OeO,ooo. Ten or twelve
miles OF track are ruined 1t IL impos-
sble to place value on the freight
destroyed.
The rioting. firing Of cars and the de-
struction Of property continues. The