The herald., 1894-07-07
FIREANDPILLAGE
A Fiery Festival
in Chicago.
Incendiarism Rampant in the
City.
Maddened Mobs Burning and
Pillaging.
South Chicago the Scene Of
Destruction.
Nearly All Railway Property
Destroyed.
Nearly All Railway Property
Destroyed.
Thousands of Cars, Signal Towers,
ETC., Burned.
Police and Military Unable to Quell
the Riots.
A vsritabls Reign Of Tsrror-Dlx Dtrik
srs Killed and A Indsfaits Num-
bsr Wouudsd-The Pullman
Works Threatened.
By the Asaociatad Presa.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 6.-Six dead and sn
indefinite number injured is the record
OF casualties in the strike conflicts in
Chicago today. Yesterday one man
was shot in the leg. If the blood.letting
tomorrow shall show like increase the
coroner will have all-summer's work be.
fore him.
The developments OF yesterday went
far to convince all thinking people that
the gravity of the situation had not been
appreciated by the authorities or the
people at large. Persons who were here
during the railroad riot of 1877. and who
saw the atmosphere clear perceptibly
when no more than 90 bronzed and
husky regulars from the plains marched
down Madison street and went into
camp upon the lake front, wsgged
their heads knowingly when three times
the number were ordered from Fort
Sheridan, comprising three arms Of the
service, and said they would make short
work Of Mr.. Debs' followers. But after
IL hours Of as patient and persistent
coolness and bravery under trying cir-
cumstances as was ever seen. these same
citizens and officers in command were
forced to admit that things we're not a.
they we're in ", and that 1t was still .
long way to peace and the resumption Of
traffic on any of the roads running out
Of Chicago.
BLooDsHED UNAVOIDABLE.
The developments Of the night and
those Of the day have led to the firm
conviction that nothing short OF an
overwhelming armed force with instruc.
tions to shoot to kill can settle the
trouble; or as Colonel Croiton put it.
"It has ceased to be a mere movement
of troops, and has become campaign"
The local and state authorities have
awakened to the critical gravity Of the
situation which is affecting the nation
generally and Chicago particularly. and
are taking measures to apply adequate
measures. The police force has already
been recruited up to over $500 men and
at the request Of Mayor Hopkins and
by order OF Governor Altgeld, two bri.
gades Of state militia have bsen ordered
here to help in quelling the disturbance.
FEDERAL AUTHORITIES AROUSED.
At the national capital the fact ia
recognized that the prevailing conditions
are entirely out OF the ordinary, and
that provision must be made for such
number of fighting men as never has
been seen in the history of this nation
in times OF peace. il the dignity OF the
United States and processes Of its courts
are not to be laughed to scorn for an in
definite time.
Tue strike infection is widespread and
so menacing at many points that the
president and his advisers believe 1t
would be urwiae to withdraw any more
regular troops from the country west OF
Chicago. 1t 10, therefore, in contempla.
tion, should the forces. federal and mu-
cipal, already here. lie unequal to the
sk OF keeping order, to send here the
npanies stationed on the Canadian
rder in the state OF New York, with
intention. il circums,snces demand,
u exercising his right to call for u, GUu
Of the crack militia regiments Of New
York and Pennsylvania.
CoNsTs mt ALARMS.
The day has been one Of constaR
alarm and calls for police, deputy msx
shals and the soldiers here. svssywhefp