Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-16
Rl0TING AT CHICAGO.
Trains DeraiIed by Strikers But No
Great Damage Done.
The Expense 81 the Special Deputies Alone
will Be Enormous.

CHICAGO, July Is. = Rioters caused
trouble. last night, in the Belt line yards at
SIst and Wallace streets. They threw the
switches leading from the Western Indiana
main tracks into the yards and two freight
trains went from the main track into sidings
before the engineers discovered their error.
No damage was done but the track was
blocked some time. Afterwards the switches
at several points in the yards were thrown
and for several hours the road was tied up.
Chief Deputy United States Marshal Don
nelly and 25 deputies were on reserve at the
government building, today, but no call for
their services was received. Late last night
Chairman Egan of the General Managers
Association, made requisiiion for 10 men
for service at the yards of the Chicago
Western Indiana at 47th street, at A. NJ,
and for six men at the Erie yards at the
same hour. Reports were received from
the men, today, that they were required to
protect dead freight in the movement east
ward and the work was accomplished with
out trouble. A big crowd assembled at
each of the yards, but no attempt was made
to attack the marshals or interfere with the
dispatch of trains.
1t was ascertained at the United State
marshaPs office, today, that the total num-
Der of deputies to whom the oath has been
administered since the beginning of the
trouble was 3405. OF this number 20O6
were railroad men, watchmen and others
sworn in as special deputies at the request
of railroad companies, on whose account no
per diem will be charged the government.
This leaves about 400 men to be paid at
the rate of So so day and expenses, for
terms of service from six 10 II days. The
total cost of the service rendered from the
marshal's office has not yet been calcu-
lated.
1t is learned, today, that quite a number
of deputies were sworn in at the re quest OF
agents of the steamship docks, ssy-scrap-
ing buildings and big wholesale and retail
establishments This indicates the existence,
during the thick of the troubles, of an I'M
dercurrens of alarm on the part of local
capitalists and business men, that was not
permitted to appear on the surface at the
time. .=-e ....
The leaders of the American Railway
Union devoted the day mainly to encourag-
ing their followers to stand firm, and ap-
dealing to those not in the ranks of the
strikers to join the movement. Railroad
men, employed and unemployed, attended
the meeting in large numbers and there was
no waveIing or lack of enthusiasm, espec-
tally when Messrs. De bs and Howard were
orators. ..<..= #s. 3d..
A brief meeting of the executive board
was held in the morning TO hear reports
from committees representing their respec-
tive roads as to the condition of the strike
and organization. Only a few committees
reported. They claimed accessions to the
ranks of the strikers and many new men,
bers enrolled who were at work but could
be relied on to go out when ordered.
The state and national troops, deputy
marshals and police had little to do except
to rest on their arms and watch the thou
sands of sightseers who congregated wher-
ever there was military camp.
kilograms received by the Railway
Union officers from organizers and strike
leaders in Western states indicated more of
railroad strike on the trans-continental
lines outside Of Chicago than here, and the
strength of the union is expected TO be con-
centrated at those points.