The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-07-16
DTTCED THE TRAIN.
Strikers Remove Spikes and Wreck
Train Transporting Soldiers.

Sacramento, July IA train loaded with
eolders was dftched by the rioters near
this city and two soldiers killed.
The wrecked train bound for San
Francisco Regular troops were stationed
On the engine and upon each car. Reports
dlffer-one is that the fish plates had been
removed from the rails. allowing them to
spread and the other is that the timhers
OF a treste had been sawn nearly through
causing il to collapse under the weight or
the train. The engine and four cars went
down. There was no shooting at the
train, as first reported.
The killed are: Engineer Clarke and
Privates Burns Lubbarden and Clarke.
Private Dugau lost both arms. and is likely
10 die. All belonged to Battery l., Fifth
artillery. Private Clarke was drowned;
the others were crushed in the wreck. An
other private. named Smith, IS missing.
The disaster occurred only a short dis
tance from Sacramento. Two companies OF
cavalry thoroughly skirmiShed the vicinity
afterwards. but made no captures, and met
with no resistance. The train was DfouSht
back to Sacramento.
The disaster was caused by the removal
rf the spikes from the rails for a hundred
feet The miscreants had covered up their
work with sand. While the train was be-
tng made up the strikers in the crowds
around the yard were loud in their predic-
tions that the train would never reach
Oakland and as it moved towards the
bridge it was greeted with shouts, yells
and curses
The scene Of the wreck Is only two miles
from Sacramento. on the YolOe side of the
river. The soldiers are saVaSely bitter
over the outrage. and if they are called
upon to meet the strikers in conflict there
will be none of the patient endurance of
obnse that has characterized their conduct
elsewhere in dealing with violent mobs.
Two strikers have been captured who are
suspected of knowing all about the loosened
rails. The strike leaders are busy repudi-
ating the act, which they say was not the
work Of strikers, and they recount all the
precautions they have taken to prevent vio-
lence.
Soldiers tonight raiding various sec
lions of the city a hunt for strikers with
arms. They have found many guns and
other weapons, and what is more of a dis
appointment than anything else to them, Is
that they have not been resisted.
FOiice OveraNe Strikers.
Oakland Cal, July 1L-News reached
strikers headquarters about 10 oclock this
morning that smoke could be seen issuing
from the funnel of a narrow gauge locomo-
tive, and that it was evidently the inten-
ton of the railroad company to send the
train out. Large numbers of strikers left
3n haste for the scene, where they found
the grounds in possession OF the sheriff S
deputies and large squad of policemen.
I'VE want to XIII that engine" said the
leader.
The chief of police thereupon cautioned
the strikers as follows:
81 am here to protect this property. You
will advance at your risk. AS long as
can stand, I will protect this property
You had better retire peacefully, and cause
no trouble"
The strikers were completely overawed
BY the number of officers and the determin-
ed words of the chief and retreated without
further parey.
The receipt of the news from Sacramento
of the deraiing of the overland train
caused the railroad people to decide tC
not send out trains.
Rioters Arrested.
Sacramento July 12.-Ofiicers have found
The concealed tools with which the rails
were loosened from the track of the South
ern Pacific railway, near Washington
yoleo county causing the Wreckng las
evening of a train from this city for Sar
Francisco and the killing of the engineer
and three privates of the regular army
The officers know the persons to whom
the tools belong.
The locomotive lay this morning on IT
back in the slough. by the side OF TN
broken bridge, with three of the cars o
the train. Under the wreck in the stag
uant water are the bodies of the engineer
who held the throttle and the three pr
Yates OF the four men VINO were injured
one. Wesley Dugan, a private IN battery