Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-04
RioriNo IN SACRAMENTO.
An Attempt to Move Train Proves
Unsuccessful.

By Associated Press,
sacramento. Cal, July aSacramen-
to was the scene Of violent demon
stFation on the part OF the strikers
this afternoon. The Southern Pacific
company attempted to break the block
ndc here and send the West bound
overland train to san Francisco. Pre-
paratious had been made for this at
tempt for a day OF two past, but the
effort resulted In complete failure.
AS soon as start was made mob
Of 5000 strikers who had been removed
from the immediate vicinity. of tho
train previously, swept down upon the
train and dragged United States Mar
sinai Baldwin from the cab OF the cn.
CINE. The strikers knocked him down
and the deputies aud police who tried
10 Interfere We're powerless. Many OF
the mob shouted: KIN the marshal"
but the latter drew his revolver and
several deputies who had forced their
way through the crowd did the same
The strikers were Obliged TO fall back
and the marshal finally escaped to the
railroad office. The attempt TO move
the traia had to be abandoned for the
time being. The strikers cut the train
In two and they commenced to side.
track the cars and disable the engines
In the yards.
Photographed to the Governor.
Marshal Baldwin. realizing hin utter
helplessness to cope with the rioters
sent dispatch to Gov, Markham al
Pasadena, explaining She situation and
recommending that the National
Guard be called upon for duty at Sac
ramento at once.
All day there has been excitement in
the vicinity OF the Southern Pacific
yards. Early this morning people be-
IA
fore there had been any disturbance
thousands OF people We're surging with
the strikers through the streets, There
are 5000 strikers at this point, inrlud.
ing the men who went out Of the shops.
and nearly all OF them We're In Tho
great throng, Before 10 o'clock thia
morning the marshal ordered the crowd
TO leave the yards The strikers a..
iered no resistance and quietly With
drew. on the street near by Chairman
Knox of the mediation committee I'D
dressed the strikers The powerful
force Of officers, including nfty deputy
mnrshals under United States MnrsbpI
Baldwin, the police force the sheriff
aud AL HIS deputies were then thrown
into the yards.
Guarding the Yards.
All the gates leading to the railroad
yards We're closed and barred The
ropes We're stretched across the en-
frances to the depot and deputies put
there to deny admlttance to everyone,
When these precautions had been taken
General Superintendent Fillmore an
nounced that train would be made
up and dispatched to San Francisco
Inc division master mechanic fired IN
a switch engine and moved slowly up
the yards. This was the signal for n
threatening howl from the mob that
| surged outside the fence The officials
inside ran Pullman down and pro-
ceeded to make up train for San
Francisco. The strikers began To
threaten loudly tina, the train should
not leave the yards EtnSlk when sey-
eral coaches were IA psaltion on the
main track another locomotive that
was TO haul the train TO San Fran
| cisco appeared on the scene ITnlted
states Marshal. Baldwin was In the
car, as was the engineer Al this
/ Juncture an ominous shout went I'M
from the strikers and their SYM
pathlzers and before any resistance
could be offered n mob came 10 and
passed the guards stationed around
the depot The rioters bore down upon
the train In the yards. The officers
and guards made little attempt at re-
hlstance. In the tumult that followed
the police and deputies were driven
from their positions, Marshal Brown
| dragged from the cab. thrown uuon
the ground and trampled upon, and
the train was cut and coaches scat
tered. With great effort Baldwin re-
gained his feet and drew two revolyers
But he was unable to shoot. the rioters
being upon him. He then forced his
way to the district superintendents or
nee. The strikers then applied their
EFFORTS to disabling the engines and
! cars