Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-07-09

track at the Russell street crossing. The
news II the killing spread with remark
able rapidity, and 10 minutes afterward
the streets in the vicinity were filed with
. threatening mob. Major Hart left his
company Tor few moments to assist the
nremen and doctors and was imm ediately
surrounded by a crowd.
Everything at Pullman was quiet.
Riotous mohs, consisting OF men, women
and children, took possession OF tie
freight yards at Halstsad, Morgan an3
Meagher streets I'm the afternoon They
burned cars and had everything their
own way for nearly two hours. All Of
the reserve force Of police Officers ON the
West side had been detailed to the yards
of the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy
and the Wis consin Central roads early In
the day. and nothing lay In the path of
the frensied strikers and their frienfs
Shortly after . o'clock John M Eagan
at the general managers headquarters,
sent the following message TO Ga
Brennani "Is there no way that We c'n
secure protection from the mobs in our
ysrdst They are burning cars and de-
stroying other property In the yards at
Halstead, Meaghsr and Morzan streets,
snd not policeman can be found"
Onltt bT0nuHn NJ oDCt tfhubtn lLtcu Nnc
message to Inspector Lewis, who detailed
q squad Of 90 police officers 10 the scene oil
the disturbances. The fire department
had been called out on three different oc-
casions each time to extinguish the
flames In freight cars Thirteen cars
were burned. The mob gathered about
the fremen when they arrived In response
to an alarm, and greatly interfersd In the
Of ishi ha Hraa
The arrival of the police had but little
effect The bluecoats were hooted at and
peltsd with stones. TIE crowd num-
bered nearly 1000, and were made mp OF
the toughest element Of the city. Well
known thieves and other desperate men
with whom the police of the Maxwell
street station have had considerable trou-
BILE mingled In the mob and took an ac-
tive part Ia the disturbance
The police finally made . determined
charge and drove the mob to the adjoip ing
streets and from the freight yards club
bing the leaders freely. The police re-
mained on duty all the afternoon and the
strikers were kept from doing further
violence.
Ciubbed by Police.
The mobs commenced to collect in the
yards Of the Chicago, Burlington aud
Quincy and on the Wisconsin tracks at
Western avenue and Sixteenth street
Threats against railroads and denuncia-
tion Of the police were heard on all sides,
and It only required the move OF some
leader to start another conflict
The police, mum bering $50, and three
companies Of the Seventh regiment, were
on duty. When the crowd began gather
ing. action was at once taken TO disperse It.
The men were obstinate, and at first re-
fused to move. The police officers used
their clubs with telling effect, and In a
short time the mobs were dispersed. The
militia were camped In the yards at
Western avenue, and the boys were dis
tributed through the yards and INSTRUCTED
to deal severely with any one caught in
the act of burning or uncoupling cHrs
Shortly before noon. smoke was seen TO
come from a freight car on the Wisconsin
Central tracks. The nremen worked un-
der guard of police officers and had difi-
Guilty In eKtinguishing the flames. No
sooner was the FIRE extingulshed at that
point when another was discovered two
blocks away. This was soon extinguished.
Alarms of this sort continued through
the day.
Oficer's Life Threatened.
During the day another mob went to
the yards Of the Pan Hantle road at
Rockwell and Sixteenth streets and set
fire to a mum ber of cara The yards were
poorly guarded by the police, and when
the engine company arrived its work was
hampsred by the mob until the police
force was re- e-enforced
Kill him." "Shoot him down." were
the cries Of several excited men as the
mob surrounded the major. He did not
pay any attention to them and was not
molested. At this point the excite
ment was at it's height. Men ran from
house to house. borrowing shotguns,
rifles and pther 6rearma
"To arms" was the cry heard on every
side aud fully 5000 people responded. Mat
ters looked 30 threatening that a call was
sent TO Chic go for re- endorsements and
two more companies were sent out on n
special train. These additional troops
were stationed at the sosne of the trouble
and effeetually cowed the rioters for the
time being.
Major Hartg arrested four Of the leaders
Of the mob and took them 20 Chicago
with a small detail Of troops While the
train was pulling out Of the city crowd
gathered and stoned IL, but quickly dis
perssd on the approach of q company Of
infantry.
Two more freight cars were fred and
destroyed at Hslstead street on the Grand
Trunk last night, and mum Der Of other
incendiary fires were set
About midnight it was discovered by
the police that = notorious anarchist was
drilling 100 of his fellows In hall at
Ashland and Forty-ninth streets, a hot
bed of foreigners, but they became
alarmed and scattered before a raid was
made.
II Ia estimated that, mp TO date. the
strike has cost In the aggregate, inclusive
of men's wages lost as well as destruction
OF railroad property, some ~, 56b.000
There are now about 0s, $50 men out
The A. n. u. has a IN m bership OF l25, ,0OO
The Presidents Proclamation
WARRINGTON. July AUST before mid
utnht Dra.Sdant Ciavaiaod l.auaa III. faI