New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-10
"HOBOES" STEAL TRAINS.
LAWLESS ACTS OF cOXEY's SO-CALLED
INDUSTRIAL ARMIES.
TRACKS oBsTRUCTED TO CHECK THE TRAIN.
sTEALERs-oNE BAND SENTENCED TO
JAIL IN PITTSBURG.


sTEALERs-oNE BAND SENTENCED TO
JAIL IN PITTsBURG.
| Pueblo Col, May 9-"Gelerar' j. S. Sanders
and his army Of Commonwealers who had been
| encamped on "the Vacant Lot" here for several
days. departed for Washington last night in
| highly sensational manner
| At half-past o'clock D. m. they seized
switch engine standing on the Denver and Rio
Grande track. moved 1t up to the Missouri Pa
ciflc switch and backed down on ten empty coal
cars standing on the Missouri Pacific side track
belonging to that company. and started East.
The Missouri Pacific officials failed to check
the "Industrials' in their journey eastward with
| the stolen engine and coal cars. At Olney.
| thirty-nine miles east Of Pueblo. box car and
an engine were dltched in a cut to stop the train.
but the army built track around the obstruction
and continued on its way The engine is a
powerful switch engine not built for speed. yet at
| times the train went at the rate Of fifty miles
hour Superintendent Derby ordered all the water
to be drawn from the tanks. hoping to kill the
| engine in that way.
| At 930 o'clock this morning General" Sanders
| and his army passed Kburn station. seventy
miles east of this city. They proceeding
| slowly, but 50 far had not been checked in their
progress. Drawing water from the tanks had no
| retarding effect. for the army formed bucket
| brigade and scooped water from the irrigating
canals. The west-bound passenger train was
| held back at Arlington awaiting developments.
The "Industrials" met an engine on the main
| line westbound. ''Genera' Sanders ordered the
engineer TO 90 back. After brief parey the
engineer reversed and started back Sanders
told his engineer to pay attention to the en-
Gine ahead as It would have TO keep out OF the
way At II o'clock the runaway train passed
| Galatea. 100 miles from this city. Traffic along
the entire division has been suspended
Chlvlngton. Col. May 9-The Sanders In
dustrial Army which started out of Pueblo last
night on a stolen Missouri Pacific train pulled
by Denver and Rio Grandc engine. came to
sudden halt four miles west OF this city about
4 o'clock this afternoon. l26 miles nearer Wash
ington than they were last night. After build
Ing tracks around two obstructions which the
railroad officials had thrown IN their way. the
'Industrials" came upon one In a deep cut west
II here. which could not be moved. nor could
track be constructed around it. The men gave
up the struggle abandoned their train and strug-
gled into Chivingion about dark.
Superintendent Derby. a Pueblo, was advised
u the abandonment OF the train about clock
and Immediately made preparations for the re-
sumption OF trafic. which had been entirely sus-
pended since last evening. lie ordered
glne from Scott CITY Kan. to pick up all the
section men obtainable and proceed at once to
Ch.v!ngt0n and put the track In condition. Dur
ing the afternoon work train was sent east
from Pueblo 10 repair the track torn up BY the
''Indusirials" and trafnc Will doubtless be re-
sumcd before midnight. The regular eastoound
passenger will be sent out from Pueblo some
time tonight II a locomotive can be borrowed
to haul It. as the Missouri Pacinc had sent all
their engines out Of town. The army contains
many practical railroad men. and. notwithstand-
ing the tremendous speed made at different
points target men report that all crossing sig
mails were scrupulously obeyed 1t is feared here
that the army Will capture the train coming
from Scott City and proceed East with H. No
arrests have yet been made.
Denver Col MAY 9-United States Marshal
Jones ordered Deputy Massingale to secure a
porse ~ deputies and arrest Sanders and MS
men. warrants having been sworn out this morn
ing before the United States Court for interfering
with the mails. Brigadier-General McCook' COM
manding the Department Of Colorado has been
advised. and holds himself In readiness 10 act
when proper for him 10 do
Atchlson. May 9.-B. II. WaggOner, general at |
torney Of the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company. |
left here by special train this afternoon 10 meet
the Colorado Coxeytes with the stolen train. lie |
expected United States Marshal Neeley and 200 |
deputies 10 accompany him from Topeka. lie |
has instructions from the general manager 10 |
have every man in the party arrested.
Pittsburg, May 9-TWenty-three members OF
Galv!n's army were arrested at Elrod eighteen |
miles from Pittsburg at II 80 o'clock last night. |
They had boarded an eastbound Baltimore and |
ohio freight train and practically taken posses
sion Anticipating this move. the Baltimore and |
Onto officials hal stationed detectives along the !
route east Of McKeesport The officials and de-
trctlves also climbed upon the train. which was |
well under way before they attempted to make |
the arrest. The Calvin men scattered all over |
the train. some getting into box cars and others
riding on top The men riding on top OF the |
train were completely taken by surprise. and |
did not offer fight. Several tried TO jump from
the train. but prevented from doing
II took some time TO gather them up and lock |
them In box car which stood on n siding. The
doors were securely fastened n special engine at
tached and the carload OF prisoners was brought
TO Pittsturg. arriving at O'Clock this morning.
Two patrol wagons conveyed the men 10 Central
Police Station. where they were locked up on u
charge ~ trespassing on railroad property.
Alderman Reilly. who presided at the Police
Court sentenced the trespassers each 10 twenty
days imprisonment in the county Jail to-day
Calvin says the men were deserters from his
army having left him yesterday morning
Cincinnati May 9.-The Cleveland passenger
cxpress on the Baltimore and Ohio Southeastern
Railroad. leaving Cincinnati at 8 O'clock was
held up near Wyoming last night by about
twenty tramps The train crew drove the in
tridcrs Of but as soon as the train was started
they boarded IT again. The tralnmen informed
the Lockland police and stopped the train just
outside that town. The police were about TO at
tack when the tramps began to brandsh
yolvers and clubs. The terrified passengers per-
sUaded the police to make no attempt To drive
off the tramps and the train proceeded Its
way with the unmolesed "hoboes.'
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