The evening world., 1894-07-07
34| FIRES
IN SIX DAYS,
ChiCago'S Flame.Fighters In
Danger Of Being Utterly
Worn Out.
CALIFORNIA At WHITE HEAT.
President Scored and Pullman
Denounced at Mass
Meetings.
THE OUTLOOK IN THIS STATE.
Buffalo and Rochester A. R. U. Men
Are Ready for Orders to
GO Out.
THE OUTLOOK IN THIS STATE.
CBy Associated Press.

CHICAGO. July 7-To-days incendiaf-
ism began in brand-new quarter, the
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy switcAs
ing yards at Crawford, just west OF thS
Hawthorne race track. Fully q dozen
freight cars in the yards were burned
this morning at daylight. The destruc-
ton of the cars was complete.
To-day at the stock-yards brought ~
receipts of live stock and no prospect u
shipments. The paralysis Of railways
and packing-houses continued complets.
Despite the presence of United Statso
troops and the mobilization of five regi-
ncnts of State militia; despite threa.s
Of martial law and bullet and bayonet.
the great strike inaururated by the
American Railway Union holds three
fourths of the roads running out Of Chi
csgo in its strong letters, and last
night traffic was more fully paralyxed
than at any time since the inception Of
the tie-up.
Dearborn street station Closed.
The Dearborn street station last night
was closed to traffic and practically de-
serted, the roads running out of the sta
ton being completely at the mercy OF
the strikers. The Michigan Central was
forced to abandon all trains, and 1t II
doubtful II any will be run for several
days. The Illinois Central Is In the came
fix. The Rock Island and Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern lines are COM
pletely tied up. their tracks having beea
blockaded by wrecked cars strewn along
miles of the two lines by the mob which
for two days had possession Of the terri
tory traversed by the tracks.
The Chicago and Alton road Ia run.
ming occasional trains to this end oe
the line, but 1t is blockaded at Kansas
City and intermediate points. The Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy SYSTEM
alone was doing comparatively unin-
terrupted business. Up to this morning
suburban traffic remains In complete
state OF asphyxiation, and there is M
immediate prospect Of resumption.
34I Fires in Six Days.
For the twenty-four hours ending this
morning there were sixty-two fire-alarm
calls from burning railroad property,
nearly all being on the South Side.
This is a remarkable record. according
TO Chief Swenzie Several times rail.
road shops were fired. The strain was
great on the Fire Department, and At
the headquarters in the City Hall Q
double force of operators were at WORK.
The number OF alarms from July -
10 o'clock last evening was 34l. the larg-
est ever recorded in the history of the
Department in that time. Chief Swen1to
said last night 1t was question whether
the firemen on the South Side could hold
out II such wholesale incendiarism COM
tinued.
Regulars Maddened by Insults.
Stories are beginning to float into
military headquarters which will il
lustrate the fury to which the regular
troops have been worked up by the in
suits of the crowd. A cavalryman at
the stockyards who had been howled 1T
| by a crowd for three hours, made .
protest to his Captain. One hulking
rioter in particular had planted himself
in front of the trooper and hurled at
him every epithet he could think of.
besides daring him to fight. The troop
err turned to his superior:
! Captain. for heavens sake let me
take my uniform off and lick that fell
( low. I'll do 1t without any help"
The officer refused, of course. While
that soldiers noisy assailant was around
| the former never took his eyes on him.
| Had the order to fire been given 1t was
quite certain that rioter would not have
been among those who escaped.
An officer said last night: 1.-The troops
are worked up to frenzy. which has
been held back by excellent discipline.
II they get an order to fire a good
many of them will fail to hear the COM
mand Cease firing IL 1t is given, after
the first volley. and will get in an extra
shot or two"
Accidental killing.
Richard Zen. B. and o. employees.