St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-07
KENsINGTON ABLAZE.
Loss of Property Estimated at
Over n Million Dollars.

hOSs Oh properly EStlfnatoQ at
Over n Million Dollars.
CHICAGO, July 6.-About eighty cars
were burnt altogether in the Illinois
Central yards. The flames are yet
smouldering, but no further spread Of
the fire at this place is feared. Much
apprehension was felt this evening
concerning the Pullman shops and
yards. The feeling in Kensington
and Pullman among the strikers was
intense. This afternoon company of
strikers made tour of the works and
ordered the watchmen to leave the
place or suffer- the consequences
Some of these became greatly
alarmed and did so, but later,
being reassured by the company and
the reported arrival of the state militia,
they returned to their posts and during
the sarly evening. 1t is said, the Pull
man plant was adequately manned with
guards. The intention OF the strikers
was not known, but there were those in
terested who feared incendiary work or
the possible use of explosives. After
visiting the watchmen the feeling of
alarm became so prevalent that those in
charge Of the Hotel Florence advised
their guests to move out.
Tonight the hotel Is closed, dark and
apparently deserted. There was a ru-
NOR that strikers had shut off the gas
and water and that this was one reason
the hotel was abandoned
The people of Kensington were loud
tonight in denouncing the action that
had brought troops to Grand Crossing.
Some of them among the strikers de-
clared that the -
TURBULENT ELEMENT
could be kept in check by the police
and deputy sheritfs, and that peace
could not be maintained while troops
remained.
During the evening two reporters who
had been placed under arrest at Blue
Island were brought into the Kensirg-
ton police station. 1t is said that they
had attempted to buy cartridges at
Blue Island, where the authorities had
agreed with the police that no strangers
were to be allowed to carry firearms.
The two reporters revealed their
identity to the police of Kenslng-
on, but they bore no credentials.
and it was three hours before
they could be identified through tele-
phone communication with the office of
their paper. when they were released.
The sight Of fires in the stockyardS and
in the direction of Whiting, Ind, fed
the fever Of the people OH the streets of
Kensington during the evening, and the
arrival of the troops only increased the
feeling to the highest pitch. 1t was
claimed that an outbreak might be eX-
pected at any moment, and the police
and troops rested on their arms all
evening IN anticipation of calls into the
field. The first detachment of the
NATIONAL GUARD
reached Kensington at $3.50 O'Clock.
The train ran down to Riverdale, where
a company was left on guard, and then
returned 10 Kensington. Here the
town seemed full of people, and there
were evidently many strangers. The
people lined up along the tracks where
, the troops were leaving the cars. and
the citizen soldiers were received with
shouts Of derislon and disparaging cries
of various sorts. There was no offer of
violence, however, and the troops soon
completed their camp arrangements
and entered upon the work of guarding
property and preventing riots.
The First regiment, $50 strong, went
to Hyde Park and Kensington this
evening. The Second, with about the
same number of men, followed shortly
after, being assigned to the stockyards
district, under direction of Police In
spector Hunt. The Third regiment, 600
men, will be placed on duty in the dis
trict north Of Thirty-ninth street. The
Seventh regiment, 700 men, is held in
reserve, together with Battery ID, at the
Michigan avenue armory.
At midnight all the cars In the yards
had been destroyed. The mob showed
much method in its incendiarism and
hundreds of cars were ritied and their
contents carried away before the torch
was applied. The loss in this yard to-
night is estimated at S1.2oO.OOO.