The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-05-03

Steadily, silently. omtnouslu, the train
rolls along.
cred on the track. No warning whis-
tie sounds, and the changing bell is too
far to the rear to attract their attention.
"Out of the way there!" is the blunt,
roughly spoken order. No time this
for standing on ceremony. Vengeful
and scowling the men spring aside,
some STOPPING to pick up rocks, others
reaching into their pockets for the
ready pistol, but rocks are dropped and
pistols undrawn as the train whirls
rapidly by, and wrath gives place to
mystification. Who-what are these
strange, silent, stubbly bearded, sun
tanned fellows in slouch hats, flannel
shirts and the worn old black belts over
the shoulder? Even the engine has its
guard and half dozen of them, pexch-
ed upon the tender, have leveled their
carbines to flank and rear, ready to let
drive into the crowd the instant brick
is heaved or trigger pulled.
And so into the great stone station
they roll, and here they find the plat
forms jammed with citizens-some
old"h " SullOolty, oouiO uS1iNo oy III
pathizers in the strike. and many of
them prominent leaders of the mob surg
ing in the crowded thoroughfare with
out. The train has hardly come to a
| stand when from every direction the
mass of outsiders is heaving up around
| it.
"Now, Feeny, clear the platform to
the left. Take the other side, Wing"
, says Drummond quietly to the officer
| at the front door of the next car.
In the very fraction of second the
| first sergeant and dozen men have
leaped from the deck, and straight into
the heart of the crowd they go. Back
! with ye! Ont o. thiG.'' are the stern,
! determined orders, emphasized by Wig
orous prod3 with the heavy carLine
| butts. Astonished at methods SO prompt
and decided, there is only such resist
ance as the weight and bulk of those in
rear can offer, and that is but moment
airy. The sight of those cleaning gat-
ling barrels, the stern, brief orders and
the rapid, confident advance combine
to overcome all idea of resistance. On
! both sides at the head of the train, the
huge crowd, half laughing, half suffo-
i eating, is heaved back upon itself and
sent like great human wave rolling
up to the iron lattice at the Office end.
Meantime, without an instant s delay
the battalion springs out from the cars.
forms ranks ON the north platform,
| counts fours, and then. arms at right
shoulder, away it goes with swinging,
steady tramp around the rear of the
train, across the parallel rows of rails,
and in another moment, greeted by tre-
mendous cheers from the occupants of
long lines and high tiers of stores, offices,
business blocks the grimy, dusty, war
worn campaigners come striding down
the crowded street. Heavens, how
the people shout! Staid old burghers,
portly business men, trot painting along
side, waving their hats and cheering
themselves hoarse. 'Them fellers
hasn't no bouquets in their guns, " is the
way street gamin expresses it.
Whittier are they going?" "What
have they first to do?" is the cry. Po-
lice officials ride now with the captain
temporarily in commands; a carriage
has whisked the colonel over to head
quarters, but haste! haste! is the word
On they go, silent, grim, with the al
kali dust of the North Platte crossing
still coating their rusty garb. A great
swing bridge looms ahead; dozen po-
lice deploy on either side and check the
attending crowd. Over they go at
route step, and then, turning to the
right, tramp on down roughly paved
street, growing dim and DINNER every
minute with sitting smoke. Presently
they are crossing snakelike lines of
hose, gashed and useless; passing fire
apparatus standing unhitched and neg
lected; passing firemen exhausted and
llstless. Then occasional squads of
scowling men give way before their
steady tramp and are driven down alley
ways and around street corners by re-
viving police. Then the head of col
umn turns to the left and comes full,
upon scene of tumult-a great build
ing in flames, "a great mob surgine
about it defying police interference and
bent apparently ON cutting the struc
ture from roof to cellar and pillaging the
neighboring stores. Now, men of the
Drive that mob, bloodlessly if you can
blood letting if you must!
The colonel is again at the head. AL
are on foot. LEFT front into line
double time;" the first company throws
its long double rank from curb to curb
Drummond, its commander, stridine
at its front, Wing, his subaltern, anx
iously watching him from among the
file closers. Already they have reach
ed the rearmost of the rioting groups,
and with warning cries and impreca
tions these are scurrying to either side
and falling into the hands of the ac
companying police. Thicker, densel
grows the smoke; thicker, denser thu
mob.
Clear this street! Out of the wayl'
are the orders, and for hall block o.
80 clear it is. Then comes the first op
position. On pile of lumber tall
stalwart man in grizzled beard ant
slouching hat-evidently leader o
mark among the mob-is shouting or
ders and announcement. What he say