The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-06
sTohY or rHE DAY.
The situation Turbulent and Critical-The
strike Broadening


strike Broadening.
CHICAGO july 5-Tae sun went down
ou lr tar OH. most turbulent and critl-
cad a.r t.l. ar ia the unparalleled rail-
road -rI.a and boycott. When it open
cd there was a general feeling that us
would 40 far towards clearing
t.- atmosphere. IL indeed it did not
uodlr ltt the embargo on commerce
which BIAS held This city IN its grip, lot
f.. past week. THAT expectation was
chiefly based ou the presence Of Federal
troops ll tAe most dangerous districts.
Looking 90 the situation 3t tie close o.
fl. day. however. 30 must be confessed
f..f the hope INDUCED al the opening lu
f.- regard has not been justified. The
troops We're few in numbers al best
. when they were divided into squads
and distributed AT points, separated hF
t.r. considerable distances. u soon bee
came evident that their prestige as over
Aus bodies had been dissipated AT the
Instead OF fleeing in fear before the
faces OF the veterans. as was expected
r.-l would do. the turbulent thousands
..rgrl about the htue band of soldiers.
..rrcl and hooted az them cast vile
tnithets at them, and literally played
lIle-aud-scek with them, stopping trains
90 will and generally rendering the en-
Uars0 in the military district more ei-
tectlye If possible. than before.
DID NOT H.IsT TIE rEo Ps.
The thrones Of strikers aid not resist
r-ucla Sans police. Again and again
un.n there were thousands OF them
about a. train which IL was sought 70
..Fc, and ON the track IN 'front.' OF H.
t.r gave way like water before the
....IOl bayonets of Il single company OF
infantry or the trampling Of a single
Squad of cavalry. Like water, too, thcy
closed in again at a. point Just beyond
turned switches. derailed ireisht
Of DIo
a. played all sorts OF railroaders' tri Ks
... which the soldiers was undcQuainted.
t was that the troops at the
Yards iu perseverance and pa
f.. spent the entire day I'm vain
t...r.r 10 get one train lead of dressed
..t Of sight of the starting point.
Another and pleasanter thing TINS eN-
showed. and that was the adj
c1oIness. self-posscssiOn ana dis
0f the troops throughout an eNas-
ir tWelV. hours. Not a ShOt was
man was pricked by a bayo-
.t. argues that with force enough
crs would have done the work
Hl. expected of them. The quail
there, merely the quantity was
.L01nsHfp IN TWO lN'T,Ncrs.
from the immediate neignbornood
fle troops were operating, tnere
" plenty of excitement and disorder
mlhs gathered on the Lake Shorc,
d. .k island Alton and Western Indiana
f... and proceeded to obstruct them
d.. forming box ears breaking switch
the like. At one point tney set
." f. switch tower and interlocking
t'|. box. though the names were eN-
she'd before serious damage was
...r
ll ESQ instances there was blood shed
'. Ne Western Indiana tracks a haId-
..I special policeman nrcd al MS
.I.rItis. wouuding "a striker IN the leg
'. f.- Lake shore road an officlM or thdt
Naly iu charge OF a train Whlch ne
Wa. rllcayOring to force through, emp
'I As revolver point blank mo the
i...ed strikers about him, woundlhs Two
W Uirc. 10 IS believed. he was saved
'n the fury Of the mob by ms ehglheeI
".' pat on steam ana ran Dack 10 the
POINT or starting
Shortly after noon mob numbering
-'w started north on the Lake Shore
tracks az Thirty-seventh street, over
turning cars and Obstructing the line IN
every possible way. They were not
ceeked until they reached Twenty-sec-
o.1 street. where heavy force or pohce
vas Inosse ed, and succeeded IN turning
uom back.
During the afternoon Mayor Hopkins
ana Chief Of Police Brennan went down
the Lake Shore road with an Official OF
lhat road intending 10 70 go 70 the
STOCK Yards Their passage was oDstruct-
Co. and they were compelled 10 fnish the
journey on foot.
THE STRIKE HAS BRoADHNED.
OF the strike In general II may be said
mat ~ has brOadened during the day. The
I5g -Four. on which IL was understood
'fahlc was 10 be resumed by agreement
llnS Is ~ d standstill. because the yard