The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-09
BLooDsHED AT HAMMOND.

BLOOUSHEJD Al haMmONO'
Unitod Statos Regulars Fire Two Volioys
Into mob of RIoters-Mnuy Fall, but
Only Two Known to bo Fatally shot-A
Battle Similar to the Ono sHturday-ThO
Mob Frcuziod With Excitement ind
Anger.
CHICAGO July s.-A serious fight oc.
Cured ut 8 o'clock this afternoon at
Hammond, Ind, between a mob OF
5000 mon and company D. Of tho
Fifteenth United States infantry, in
which two Of the mob aro known to have
been killed and several others, includ.
ing one woman, aro said to have been
fatally wounded. Tho mob became 30
violent shortly after noon that o
battalion Of the First Illinois militia
was sent down from Pullman. 1t drove
the rioters over tho state limo, which
runs Just west Of Hammond, but were
not able 10 do moro as they could not
move into the state OF Indiana.
Word was sent to Chicago for COM
pany OF regulars who could operate
irrespective OF tho state line. Captain
Hart, with company d Of tho Fifteenth
infantry. was dispatched to tho scene.
Tho regulars were patrol ling tho tracks
in passenger coach when they were
attacked by tho mob with stones, some
shots being fred. The troops at once
returned tho Gro through tho car win
dows, killing Charles Fleischmau, who
was shot through tho bowels, and
wounding W. Fl. Campbell in tho leg.
Several other mon and ono woman
weto wounded, bat their names are not
known. Three additional companies Of
regulars were sent from Chicago on o
special train, arriving at 4 o'clock.
The mob has driven out all the tele-
graph operators in town, and has cut
the telephone wires, making it very
difficult 10 obtain information from the
place, but it is certain that up to 0
o'clock tonight thero were no further
disturbances.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
A later dispatch says: Tho rioting at
Hammond eliminated this afternoon in
conflict between tho mob and com.
pany B, Fifteenth U. S. infantry, In
which Charles Fleischer, u laborer, was
killed; Victor Yacoter, fatally wounded,
and William Campbell, shot through
both lcrs. A number OF other people
wcrc slightly injured, but WeEe carriUd
awav by their friends and secreted, and
1t will bo impossible to learn the exact
number wounded.
Tho trouble began last night as told
in these dispatches. The rioters kept
their work up all night, burning care
and disabling engines. This morning
they burned Pullman chr. Most OF
this work was done inside tho Illinois
state line and rs soon as the Illinois
militia arrived on the scene tho mob
retired into Indiana and ieered the
troops, At about 0 o'clock this morn.
inQ great crowd gathered about the
Monon depot. Several freight cars
wore overturned and tho Michigan Con.
trail tracks bloCkaded. Tho sheriff and
marshals and deputios wore powerless
TO restrain the mob and as thcre was
no homo OF tho Indiana militia arriving
before lato this evening an appeal was
mado to tho federal authorities in Chi
cago. Company B, OF tho Fifteenth in
iuntry, IS men, was sent out at once.
The troops woro stationed about
Monon depot, as that seemed to be tho
contre OF tho rioters attack and their
preBenco qnieted things for while
md tho blockade on tho tracks
wes finally raised at o'clock in tho
afternoon and several passenger trains
pHlIed through. This scOmed to anger
tho mob, and, with IN increased NUM-
bor ia passions grow TO n irOnzy. The
regulars wero greeted with Oaths aud
shouts OF derision and volleys Of sticks
md stons were showcrod upon thOm.
Tho men stood their ground, however,
and kcpt tho mob for sovoral hours
from approaching tho buildings.
Dy 9 o'clock fully 5000 rioters wero
assembled, They had been aroused by
thoir leaders to frenzy sha. made nm
encounter for tho soldiora cerlain. sew
ernl timoa they rushed upon tho COM
pnny OF troops but wcro met by h%eu
bayonets and driven buck. At last,
however, tho entire body OF strikers
made a determined rush toward the
spot, "AIako ready, fire" was the
command. aud thirLy-tivc SDrincliclds
rang out in response. a second volley
nnickly followed. Tho first volIoy
STAGGERED tho rioters and tho second
slooned thom as ellcctually as II they
had run agninOt u stono wall.
Soyoral mon wcro soon to fall, but
,hcy wore tascn away By tloir COM
r" raJ.q and tho extent OF thoir injurio1
conII o not be learned. Floi5cher foil in
tho front raul. OF the rioters, He was
taken to tho hospital, whore he diod In
q short timo. ,.- -,