The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-07

Fort Scott road. thereby involving another
southwestern Line.
Two strikers we're killed oatrisht and
Others seriously Ini1red in riot N sne
Illinois Central yards At kensington 10
dav. At 10 O'clock 500 men were rushing
up and down the yards, overturning
freight cars sad destroying tracks. Abont
$50 United States deputy marshsls and
Cook county deputy sheriffs charged the
mob at various places. The strikers
forces were rapidly increased. and By l0s5o
loo frenzled men were bowling and throw
ing stones over a stretch Of track q mile 10
length. At that time an Illinois Central
milk train came steaming slowly mp from
the south. The mob charged IL. and IN
trlce the engine Was detached and the cars
overturned. The train crew fed. sirik-
ers, mounting the engine. carried II back
quarter Of q mile. when, opening tne
throttle, they Jumped from the cab. Inc
locomotive rushed forward at full speed,
crashed into the wreck and tore through
the deraiied cars until the engine vas
thrown upon its side. The crowd mounted
the wreck With exnltant cheers ana nela
high carnival until force Of deputies Pre-
pared 10 charge. AS they came on the run
they were met with shower OF stones ana
coupling pins. and. hating, they hreo.
For q moment the mob wavered as the
bullets cut through their ranks. and then
with howl they charged the little force
of deputies, who retreated 70 a safe dls-
lance to await rcinforcements- Police de-
tails we're hurried to the scene, and the
rioters continued dsrailing cars while
waiting for the expected attack, carefully
concealing the dead and injured men.
Gen. Miles said today: III the order Of
Mayor Hopkins is carried out. there will
be in my opinion, no further trouble. 1t
Is plain and unmistak able order 20 the
police to suppress riotiug. disperse mobs
and stop destruction Of property. We are
certainly not doing police duty for the city
of Chicago, and until the police fail We
cannot be expected TO disperse these moos
except when We come in contact with
them in protecting moving trains. Our
action now depends on the railroads. Our
troops are here to protect them when they
are ready TO move trains"
There are now masscd on the lake front
five companies of the Fifteenth infantry.
fiye Of various regiments from Fort
Leavenworth, two from Fort Brady,
Troop K, Seventh cavalry and Battery +,
First artillery, about 600 officers and men.
At $50 this afternoon passenger train
on the Baltimore & Ohio. which had been
held at South Chicago all night, was
started for the city under guard OF several
deputy marshaIs. at Forty-third and Ash
streets a mob stood and fred on the train.
Trainmen and deputies returned the ire,
and for five minutes a lively fusillade
was kept up. No trainmen were hurt,
and the train proceeded TO the depot with
out further interruption. 1t was reported
that four strikers were killed and several
Others injured. The tram was compelled
20 stop at Thirty-ninth street by long
line OF blazing cars. which had been fired
by strikers. Several cars had also been
thrown across tho track aud set on fire.
The train returned 10 the depot.
A mob attempted this afternoon TO over
turn cars Of the Panhandle road at Brigh-
ton Park. They were resisted by deputy
sheriffs, and Charles Foote, q striker, was
shot in the neck by deputy. the wound
being fatal. One of the men arrested when
a Rock Island train was stoned this morn
ing. near Fortieth street. was son of ex-
Judge Moran.