The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-04
RIOT At SACRAMENTO.
Federal Marshal Dragged from n
Southern Pacific Engine.

SACRAMENTO, Cal. July S.-Sacra-
mento was the scene of a wild demonstra-
ton the part of the railroad strikers
this afternoon. The Southern Pacific COM
pany attempted to break the blockade here
and send the west-bound overland train
10 San Francisco. Preparations had been
made for this attempt for a day two
past, but the effort resulted in complete
failure. AS a start made
mob of 5000 strikers, which had been Ie-
moved from the immediate vicinity of the
train previously. swept down upon the
train and dragged United States Marshal
Baldwin from the cab of the engine. The
strikers knocked him down and the depu-
ties and police who tried to interfere were
powerless. Many in the mob shouted:
xiii the Marshall but the latter drew his
revolver. and several deputies who had
forced their way through the crowd did
the same. The strikers were obliged TO
fall back and the marshal finally escaped
10 the railroad office. The attempt TO
move the train, however, had to be aban-
doned for the time being. The strikers cut
the train in two; then they commenced
TO sidetrack the cars and disable the
gines in the yards. Marshal Baldwin, real
izing his utter helplessness to cope with
the rioters. sent a dispatch TO Governor
Markham at pasadena explaining the SIT
uation and recommending that the National
Guard be called upon for duty at Sacra-
mento at once.
All day there has been the greatest ex-
element In the vicinity of the Southern
Pacific yards. Early this morning thou
sands of people were surging with the
strikers through the grounds and the
streets. There three thousand strikers
at this point including the men who went
out of the railroad shops, and nearly all
OF them were in the excited throng. Before
10 o'clock in the morning the United States
marshal ordered the crowd 10 leave the
yards and the depot. The strikers offered
no resistance. and quietly withdrew. On the
street near by Chairman Knox, of the me-
diation committee. addressed the strikers
advising moderatio The powerful force OF
officers, including fifty deputies under United
States Marshal Baldwin. the entire city
police force and the sheriff and all his dep
uties. was then thrown into the yards. All
the gates leading to the railroad yards
were closed and barred. The ropes were
stretched across the different entrances to
the depot. and police put there TO deny
cautions had been taken General Superin-
tendent Fillmore announced that a train
would be made up and dispatched to San
Francisco. The division master mechanic
nred up switch engine and moved slowly
up the yards. This was the signal for a
threatening howl from the mob The Off
GERS proceeded TO make up a train for San
Francisco. The strikers began TO threaten
loudly that the train should not leave the
yards. Finally, when several coaches were
In position on the main track, another To-
connective that was TO haul the train TO
San Francisco appeared on the scene. United
States Marshal Baldwin was in the cab
as the engineer. At this juncture ON
inous shout went up from the strikers and
their sympa thizers. and before any resist
ance could he offered a mob came up and