Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-11

setting FIRE to the railway property.
Barrels Of oil were emptied upon cars
of coke and set into disastrous blaze.
The 500 mllitiamen now found them.
selves surrounded by flames and forced
to fight their way out. BY fortunate
oversight the Philadelphia companies
were able to make their way into rem
avenue, but here their escape was dis-
discovered and they were at once
charged upon by the mob. They re-
torted with their Calling guns, but con-
tInued their fight until they reached
Sbarpsburg, six miles up the river.
Eight of their number fell in the hight.
FIRES RACED UNCHECKED.
The fire ragged all that Sunday, spread
oy the rioters, involving in its ruin the
Union depot and all the off1ces OF the
Pennsylvania Company, its sheds, ana
the buildings OF its leased lines. besides
hundreds of cars full OF valuable
freight. The citizens of Pittsburg STOOD
by stunned, watching without attempt
at interference men, women and cnllo'
rem OF the unruly orders piliaglng cars
aud carrying away their loot 10 their
arms. By Sunday night the fires and
the mobs had spent their fury, and Gen
eral Hancock arrived tardily on tne
scene with a large federal force-oniy to
find there was nothing for him to do.
The scenes of violence and murder at
Pittsbnrg were copied In small in every
important railway center OF Pennsyl-
wants, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, New
York and Illinois. There was violence
at Buffalo and along the line OF the
Lake Shore road. The fever spread
from Boston to san Francisco as the
people realized for the first time The
meaning OF anarchy.
Violence in Chicago was postponed oy
some timely concessions made TO thelr
men by the railway companies, ou'
Monday night, July %, one week after
the outbreak 10 Marttnsburg, w. va,
the strike began in this city: The hrst
trouble occurred with the Michigan
Central switchmen. They were joined
the following morning by the hremen
and brakemen Of the same road. Tues
day morning the Michigan Central
strikers visited the yards of other roads
and induced the employees OF all, except
ing the Northwestern, TO join the strike.
AT noon of July "a no road but the
Northwestern was moving freight.
Here. as in the East, mob Of disrep-
utable agitators took advantage OF the
strike and marched from factory to
factory, compelling employees to go out
on strike. The strikers joined the pro-
cession, and on Wednesday the manu-
featuring and railway district OF the
West Side was practically Invested with
an army that grew more noisy and tur-
bulent as the day advanced. A mob
numbering 1000 visited the Northwest
ern yards to compel the employees OF
that company TO join the strike. Before
pightfall they succeeded, and the par
slysis Of traffic was complete.
CHICAGO TAXES PROTECTIVE MEASURES,
Mayor Heath was not idle on this
eventful day. Ali the afternoon he was
engaged swearing In picked men as
special police. He conferred with the
militia commanders, and, with their
help, induced the federal authorities to
order to Chicago the Twenty-second
United States Infantry. The regiment
had been doing duty In the Indian
wars In western OdhObds
Wednesday, July 25, dawned in mist.
There was no abatement OF the pubic
Early in the morning it was announced
that the Union Rolling Mills and the
Malleable Iron Works on the North
Side had closed, and their employees
were on the street.
nThs first violence occurred before
noon. A crowd OF roughs marching on
Vest TWepty-second street met de-
tail OF police and assaulted them with
stones. The police replied with clubs
and pistols, firing blank cartridges.
The mob dispersed.
In the afternoon the City Council met
and adopted measures supporting the
action OF the mayor and authorizing him
TO spend what money might be needed
to preserve the peace. In addition, a
measure was introduced authorizing his
honor to borrow $500, 900 to be expended
In public improvements TO furnish en-
plovment to the idle. The order was
referred to the committee on finance.
The mayor issued proclamation order
ing the curious and idle to keep off the
streets, and the police and their citizen
Aus 10 arrest al uloOlOCAiI pOASOb o.
The merchants met and organized q pa
troll of their own number and their en-
ployes.
The morning Of Thursday, July &c,
was damp and hot. 1t found the city
pretty we'll prepared to cope with vio-
tepce. thanks to the forethought Of
Mayor Heath. Fortunately so. AS
early as o'clock reports came into po-
lice headquarters of violence on the
Halsted street vladuct. The north ap-
proach to that structure was invested
with a mob which by 3 o'clock number
ed 1000. Sixty police officers under
Lieutenant Franer arrived to disperse
the crowd, and by rare display OF
courage and forbearance partly
succeeded for a time. But only
for time. The mob reformed
and marched to the Chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy freight house at Six
tenth street, which was under the pro-
lection of the police. Without much
delay the mob charged the police hurl-
ing stones and bricks. The police with
stood the attack manfully until it be-
came evident that they were outnum-
bered, when they retreated over the
viaduct A wild chase for life snsued,
the mob gathering courage as the police
yielded.
At Fifteenth street relief force Of
police came up with their fleeing broth.