The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-07

hand cars with waste and oil they would
glide around among the cars In the dark
ness, lighting wads Of the inflammable
ttuff, which would be thrown into the
open doors OF the cars as they passed by
them. Fires sprung up on every hand,
and no organized effort on the part OF tho
police seemed to be under way to inter-
cept them. This is the banner district Of
the city, II not of the COUNTRY, for all
around toughs.
The aggregate of the losses to the rail-
roads will be enormous. Miles OF their
tracks have been ruined by the fires, and
hundreds of switches and signal towers,
with their expensive mechanism, utterly
ruined. Thousands of cars and untold
quantities Of merchandise of every imag-
Unable description have fed the flames and
gorged the larders of thieves. The loss will
reach into the millions.
In general the order Of things, compared
with that of Thursday, was reversed.
Then the railroads were trying to break
the blockade by sending the trains out.
Yesterday they recognized the futility of
that method Of procedure and practically
gave up any attempt at outward move
ment. But there were some incoming
passenger trains on several Of the roads
together with few of the regular milk
trains.
Between these two classes of traffic the
strikers managed to make trouble for
nearly every road running in southerly
direction. The Fort Wayne, Lake Shore,
Michigan Central. Baltimore and Ohio,
the Illinois Central, the Alton, the Pan
Haudle, the Western Jndiann, the Rock
Island and the Monon all experienced
difficulty in greater or less degree nt some
time or all of the time during tho day.
The trick of soaring the crew from train.
cutting the engine loose. running 1t up
the track, opening the throttle and let
ting 1t run full tilt back upon the stand
ing train, was new one and Of char
acter likely to be initiated.
The stoninR OF incoming trains was
common pastime with the mob, and sew
ernl persons were more or less injured by
flying missiles. One engineer on Rock
Island train was SO badly injured that it
was at first reported that he was dead
Tho assaults of the mnbs, however, WAS
not met with the passive resistance which
characterized the course pursued on Thurs.
day. On two occasions Rt least their at
tncks were met with accurately aimed
lead. During riot In the forenoon over
an incoming mill; train at kensington
deputy United States marshal shot and
killed two strikers, ana duriag the after
noon the deputies guarding an incoming
Baltimore and Ohio passenger train re-
piled to the volley Of shots and stones
which the strikers showercd upon them
By turning their revolvers loose, killing
four Of their assailan.s and woucding q
number of Others.
$. r. Ritchic, a special policeman en-
ployed by tho Pittsburg Fort Wayne and
Chicago road. was stoned to death by u
mob at tho Fifty-seventh street crossing
of that road. Ritchie, who was also u
deputy sheriff, caught some boys over
turning switch shanty, and compelled
them to set it upright again. While he
was talking to the boys mob approached
and attempted to burn the shanty. In
attempting to hold them off with his re-
volver lie was so badly beaten that he died
soon after.
A new md grave feature was added to
ths situation yesterday when meet
ing of representatives Of all the bodies of
organized labor In the city. after pro-
tracted discussion in which general
sympathy strike was favored, appointed
a committee of three with full power to
act and at the same time called meet
ing of all organized labor for tomorrow
TO rGti!y their action.
During the afternoon President Debs
sent out large number of kilograms to
various labor organizations and assem-
blies of the A. r. u, urging them to stand
firm for at least twenty-f four hours longer.
If by that time the strike situation has
not improved for the better, Mr.. Debs an
nounccd, organized labor all over tho
country will be called out without any
reservation whatever
Much apprehension was felt last even
Ing concerning the Pullman shop and
yards. The feeling in kensington and
Pullman among the strikers was intense.
Yesterday afternoon committee of
strikers made tour of the works aud or
derod tho watchmcn to leave the place or
suffer the consequences. Some of these
did so, but later returned TO their posts.
OF the situation in general it may be
said to have strengthened its grip. Its
most significant feature is the carrying of
the strike east to Cleveland, tying up all
she connections of the seaboard trunk
lines themselves and so practically reach
the Atlantic seaboard by tying up the
railroads at Buffalo. Tins the strike
would he extended from ocean TO ocean.
Every railroad in Detroit was tied up at
1880 last night, in accordance with the
action Of the joint meeting OF representa-
tivcs of all the local brothrrhoods.
There is no notable relief nt the points
heretofore placed under embargo, and the
situation at Kansas City WAS complicated
by tie tying up of the Fort Scott road,
thereby involving another southwestern
line.
The Pacific coast suffers paralysis from
which there are no indications Of relief,
and significant note comes from Seattle,
L A.. A
out by the chief OF the knights of Labor
to prevent the unloading of steamer
from San Francisco, indicating that Grand
Master Workman Soyereign's promise to
Dehs to mid him in every possible way was
not mnrnlY for ellrrt.