The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-07-12
AMBUSHED A TRAIN
Strikers Derail the Overland
and Fire Upon the Crew.
FOUR KlLLED--MANY WOUNDED.
Armed Strikers at Sacramento and
Oakland Continue their Acts
Of YiOlenee.
FOUR KlLLED--MANy WOUNDED.
Associated Press.

San Francisco, July 11.-For over "a
hours the United States regulars have
been in the field in Northern California,
but the railroad blockade has not yet
been broken. In fact, the situation to-
night is deemed more serious than it
has been at any time heretofore.
Human lives have been sacrificed at
Sacramento in horror which the strik
ers are accused of having perpetrated.
All the victims but one were soldiers.
As a result the feelings of the strikers
and soldiers in the field have been
wrought upon until the men compos-
ing the contending forces are not only
as determined as before, but are ugly
and desperate. 1t is clear the strikers
fully realize the folly Of opelly resisting
the United States army, from the das-
tardly tactics employed this afternoon
at Sacramento against the regulars and
railroad company, and it Is also apparent
that more barbarous and more deadly
tactics of guerilla warfare are to be re-
sorted to. Twice during the day were
troops ambushed. The first attack from
nder cover was early this morning.
At q o'clock Col, Graham landed at
Sacramento with his force of over 500
regulars. No effort was made to resist
their progress. The troops marched
direct to the Southern Pacific depot and
took possession of the buildings and
yards. At the wharves detachment
of state militia had been left to guard
the waterfront The regular troops were
no sooner out OF sight than this little
band of miliatiamen was fired upon with
rifles by force of some twenty-five
men Wlic were concealed in bushes on
the opposite side of the river. The mill
tiamen returned the fire, and about 200
shots were exchanged before the at
taclking party fled. A Japanese boy who
stood on the river bank was killed by a
bullet from the militia band. None of
the attacking party were apprehended.
Under cover of the United States
troops railroad officials went into the
yards and resumed work unmolested.
Tracks were cleared and trains made up.
At noon a. passenger train was dis
patched for Oakland under a strong
guard. Among the crowds Of strikers
there We're men who openly boasGed that
the train would never reach Oakland.
The disaster at the bridge caused the
railroad company to cease its efforts to
move trains out of Sacramento.
At Oakland, today, the outlook also
was dark. An extra force of $50 specialI
policemen and deputy marshals hail
been sworn in, and railroad offlcialsl
were making preparations carly in the,
day to start rtains, simultaneously with
those sent out from Sacram ento. Be-
band of strikers charged into the yards
on the mole. They were repulsed. Them
they waited for reinforcemenrs from thel
AlameGa mole. When more men had
arrived, the strikers charged again, and
this time the deputies gave way. After
all the engines that had been run out
were killed, the strikers withdrew.
When Division Superintendent Wilderl
heard the train had been wrecked at
Sacramento he stopped further prepara-
tions. "We want to know where we
stand" said he. "before we go ahead.
II bushwhaching is now to prevail, we,
do not propose to send our men out and
jeopardIze their lives"