Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-07-12

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steel. Company g also charged the
MOB, who waited until the points of the
Dayonets were almost at their breast,
then they slowly gave way and in
short time the crossing was cleared.
TO FoREsrAL THE STRIKERS.
CHICAGO, Ill.,, July 6.-Dressed
meat, potatoes and -four lay scattered
over the prairie in the vicinity Of Forty
fifth street and the Wabash track, this
morning. Last night n mob of 1000
marauders marched down the tracks to
where train of IS cars of provisions
and dressed meats lay side. tracked.
The cars were torn apart and much of
the contents carried Away. What was
not coutiscated was dumped out of the
cars and thrown about the tracks before
Lieutenant Kehler, with detachment
Of 90 men, could rdlch the scene of
devastation and disoerse the crowd.
The stock was gathdred up as well as
possible and guart stationed at the
track for the night.
a driver Of Armol llr & Co. was at.
tackled by gang df strikers at Forty
ninth street and Central avenue last
night when returning from the stock
yards with his teah. He was jerked
from his seat add fell into crowd of
young men. A CLUB in the hand of one
Of the men felled him to the ground.
When picked up bleeding and half dead
he tried TO explain, saying: II was
ready to go out, bdt have never been
asked"
Thereupon they upon the man
who had struck tlb teamster and he was
in turn knocked dpwn and kicked and
beaten almost to death by his fellows,
who cSied amid chorus Of curses,
you struck him bo soon." The party
was dispersed ht the police and the
wounded man tafen to the hospital
When the officers arrived they found
the crowd carrying off the sacks of
potatoes, boxes of canned goods, flour
and other .freight contained in cars.
Women had their aprons full of stolen
goods and children staggered under
heavy loads of booty. Barrels of flour
were being roligd down the streets lead
ing from the yards, wagons were on
hand and being loaded, and rich har-
vest was being Ireaped,
On the arrival of the police the mob
started on rub from the yards. Each
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soon had him under arrest. Eighteen
were marchedito the station and locked
up. On the way to the station the
women attacked the officers and tried
to rescue the prisoners. The mob hooted
and yelled that they were starving and
must have food, ever if they had to
steal it. Another detail of police was
sent TO the yards, but the mob had dis
appeared.
Other cars were found broken open
and looted.
General Miles said to-day that the
mobilization of the Federal troops on
the lake front was prompted by belief
that their presence near the business
centre of the city was necessary. The
idea was to foresLal concerted move
ment ON the part Of the strikers against
prominent downtown buildings.
A mob began overturning cars at
Kensington, a suburban station, 10 miles
south, the junction of the Michigan
Central road and half mile from the
town of Pullman. Troops were hur-
riedly dispatched to the scene.
1t was announced this morning that
at II a. m, 43 soldiers from the regular
army would escort the Lake Shore mail
train bound for New York and the east
out of the Van Buren street depot. 1t
was understood that they would have
positive orders to see that the train was
permitted to leave the city promptly and
peaceably. To do this the train would
traverse the most turbulent district in
the city and pass over some 10 miles of
track that had been tampered with and
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KILLED BY MARsuALs.
The deputy marshals at kensington
have fired on the mob al that place.
One man is reported killed and several
wounded. Interfere 70 with the fire
and police alarm system was new and
dangerous feature of the riot to-day, and
the officers were ordered to arrest any
one caught in that kind of work. As
yet the damage TO the wires is not
serious.
Between midnight and morning the
rioters at the stock yards continued
their attempt at destruction of railway
Several freight cars were
fired, but no serious damage was done.
electric light wires near Forty seventh
SlIGtts JluesCh INC llIC ulul III bO5 anu
did everything possible to impede the
work of the department. While work
ing over one fire at Forty-ninth street,
the tiremen were stoned but not injured.
Patrolman Burke went to the police box
to call the officers and was shot at.
THREE NAIL TRAINS SENT OUT.
This morning three mail trains on the
Fort Wayne We're sent through the dis
trict between Forty.tifth and Fifty-tifth
streets, where the blockade existed yes
terday. During the night the freight
cars that had been dumped on the tracks
were removed and the trains were sent
out without trouble.
The Rock Island officials to-day
closed all their offices and locked them
up. Their clerks and office men were
sworn in as United States deputy mar
shals.
POLICE WILL DIsPERsE CROWDS.
Chief of Police Brennan was at his
Office unusually early to-day and at
once began making preparations for
trouble which he expressed the belief
would probably reach its climax to-day.
81 shall go ut onCefto the First pre-
cinct station on the lake 'front.'" said
the chief, "and swear in 100 more po.
licemen. That will make the total of
the police force about $500 men. The
new men were armed and sent out
where most needed. 1t will probably
be impossible to uniform them, but the
strikers will know they are policemen.
"Uuder instructions given me by the
last night, the police will prevent,
if possible, the gathering of crowds, not
only near or on the railroad property,
but everywhere in the public street.
Their instructions are explicit in this
point and they have been ordered to