The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-09
TROOPS FIRE AGAIN.
One RiOter Killed and Many
Wounded at Hammond.
q. S. Infantry Fires Two Vol
legs Into the Mob.
BURNED A PULLMAN.
A Mob of Five Thousand Rushed
on the Soldiers.

CHICAGO. July 9--The rioting at
Hammond, Ind, eliminated yester-
day afternoon in a conflict between
the mob and Company 3, Fifteenth
United States insanity.
Killed.
CHARLES FLEIscHEK laboreE $50
Wounded.
Victor Vacter. fatally
William Campbell, Shot through both legs
Mrs. Fleming. shot in knee
Victor Bite. shot in leg.
Unknown man, shot through the waist
A number of other people were
slightly injured, but were carried
away by their friends and secreted
and it will be impossible to learn the
exact mum Der of wounded.
The trOu BILE began Saturday night
The rioters kept their work up all
night, burning cars and disabling en-
gines- Yesterday morning they
burned a Pullman car. Most of this
work was done inside the Illinois
state line, and as soon as the Illinois
re tired into Indiana and jeered at the
troops
About o'clock a great crowd
gathered again about the Monon
depot Several freight cars were over
turned and the Michigan Central
ties were powerless to restrain the
mob, and as there was no hope of the
Indiana militia arriving before late
an appeal was made to the federal
authorities in Chicago and Company
B of the Fifteenth infantry was sent
out at once
The troops were stationed about
the Monon depot, as that seemed to
be the center of the rioters attack,
and their presence quieted things for
a while. and the blockade on the
tracks was finally raised at 1 o'clock
in the afternoon, and several passen-
ger trains pulled through.
This seemed to anger the mob, and,
with an increase in numbers, its pas
sions grew to frenzy The regulars
were greeted with Oaths and shouts
of derision, and volleys of sticks and
The men stood their grounds, how
ever, and kept the mob for sew
eral hours from approaching
the buildings. By o'clock fully
5000 rioters were assem- bled. They
had been aroused by their leaders to
a frenzy that made an encounter with
the soldiers certain Several times
they rushed upon the company of
troops, but were met by fixed bayO-
nets and driven back At last, how
ever, the entire body of strikers made
a determined rush towards the depot
Make ready, tret' was the con
mand, and the thirty-6ve Springfelds
rang out in response A second vol
ley quickly followed the surging
crowd. The first volley staggered
effectually as if they had run against
a stone wall Several men were see
to fall, but they were taken away by
their comrades and the extent of their
injuries could not be learned.
The news of the killing spread with
III u
afterward the streets in the vicinity
were filed with a threa tening mob.
The excitement by this time was in
tense. Men ran from house to house
borrowing shotguns, rifles and other
firearms ITO arms was the cry
heard on every side, and fully 5000
people responded Matters looked SO
threa te ming that call was sent to
Chicago for reinforcement and two
more companies were sent out on a
special train. These addition al troops
were stationed at the scene of the
trouble and effectually cowed the
strikers for the time being.
Major Hartz arrested four of the
leaders of the mob and took them to
Chicago with a small detail of troops.
While the train was pulling out of the
city a crowd gathered and stoned it.
but quickly dispersed on the approach
of a company of infantry
At late hour last night all was
quiet, though several groups of riot
ers made threatening demonstra tions
at different points about the city
during the evening.
The officer commanding the United
States forces made public the follow
ing telegram received by him from
General Miles:
Commandin OnHcer Unite d States Troops:
General Sch0feld wires that Governor Mat
thews Of Indiana has asked the president hat
three companies of United States troops be
q
rioters This makes your duty and that OF
the troops plain You are fire upon any
mob men obstructin the line OF road and
hold the place until further orders
by command OF Major General Miles.