The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1894-07-14

SACRAMENTO, July 11.-Shortly after 6
o'clock this morning the steamers Ala
media and Acme, carrying regular troops
steamed up the river and landed at Y
street levee.
Shortly after 7 o'clock the regulars
marched toward the depot, headed by
Col. Graham and staff. After them
came the Hotchkise and gattling guns,
guarded by the foot battery and
marines. The cavalry was in the rear.
Alter an interview with Superinten-
dent Fillmore, Col. Graham ordered his
officers to drive everyone out of the de-
pot, including newspaper reporters. Di-
vision superintendent Wright then pro-
ceeded with the aid of q switch engine
to clear the main track. After this had
been done orders were issued to take the
eastern overland, which had been de-
layed here since the Inauguration of the
strike, to San Francisco.
Sam Clark, one of the oldest engineers
in the employ of the company, took
charge of the engine and a man named
Denekamp, q railroad employee, acted as
fireman. Sam Reynolds was conductor,
acting under instructions from General
Graham. Nineteen regulars of Battery
L, 9Th Artillery, accompanied the train.
As the train pulled out of the depot
there was an ominous silence. The
strikers were evidintly not in a happy
mood and frequently limited that the
train would not reach San Francisco.
Such proved to be the truth. The strik-
ers had unspiked the rails for a distance
Of about 100 and covered their distardly
work with sand. Engineer Clark, not
withstanding that he vas on the alert
for such cowardly tactics, plunged into
the trap. The engine was overturned
and several cars were upset. Clark was
killed and Privates Byrne, Huntington
and Clarke met with q similar fate.
Superintendent Wright ordered the
wrecking crew to the scene. General
Graham also tent a company of cavalry
to head off the strikers. The regulars
are in an ugly mood on account of the
death and injury to their comrades and
seem anxious to skirmish with the
strikers.
Many of them claim that General
Superintendent Fillmore assured Gener-
al Graham that the road had been care
fully gone over and further declared
that he knew that the strikers would
not resort to any desperate measures to
win the strike.
Harry Knox the leader OF the strik-
ers has issued the following: II desire
to state in behalf of the American Rail
way Union that this order has not the
remotest connection with the ditching
of the train between Sacramento and
Davisville this afternoon by which sew
ersl people lost their lives. We con-
denim this act as outrageous and
barbarous and entirely contrary to the
spirit of the A. r. U. which is engaged
in an honorable struggle in the interest
of labor and is opposed to violence or
the sacrifice of human life. If this act
was done by sympathizers we regret it
more, as it is calculated to %injure rather
thar nelp US. We sincerely trust that
this first act of violence will be the last"
Sheriff O'Nieil arrested s, d. Worden
On suspicion of being implicated in the
derailment of the train, also A. q. Green
valid, William Burt and H. E. Bender,
asged strikers for completely in wreck
las the train. They will be held pend
ine an investigation.
Acting under instructions of Gen.
'aham adetachment OF soldiers tonight
Visited the headquarters of the strikers
SUI sliced q number of rifles and about
0ue hundred shot guns.
Aa'e this evening the officers repor