New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-05

an eastbound express train at Hammond, Ind.
The remainder Of the train proceeded on It's
trip.
The action Of the Government in ordering out
the regular troops has had a salutary effect,
although up TO a late hour no necessity FOR call
ing them into active service had arisen at any
local point At Blue Island. the appearance OF
the regulars completely overawed the mob ana
the Rock Island was enabled 10 partially lift the
passenger blockade
ARRIVAL OF THE REGULARS.
With rifles levellcd and revovers drawn, half
OF the Second Battalion, 18th Regiment,
United States Infantry. proceeded through
dense mob Of than 5000 men,
boys. women and children to their camp in the
stock Yards to-day. The train left the Lake
Shore depot early this morning, but at 8 O'Clock
tonight was still on a side track not where the
managers intended 1t to be- but close enough Tor
the bows in blue to unload their horses, ammuni-
ton. four Hotchkiss rhed cannon and supplies
and 20 into camp wearied and jaded lot OF
men, not having slept for twenty-four hours ana
without food with the exception Of a single
hastily snatched meal. during that time
The day was a trying one for the troops and
tho noce and one Of intense excitement from
davbreak until night. Besides the $50 men COM
posing Companies c and ID Of the 18th Infantry,
there were the cavalry and artillery and squad
of seventy-nve policemen. On the latter fell the
brunt Of keeping in control a crowd wild with
excitement inhamed by passion and frequent
draughts from the neghbOrng saloons, which
did the most phenomenal business they ever
knew. and ready 10 do almost anything
The trouble began early in the morning AT
& o'clock Swift & CO. tried to move their stalled
meat train. eastbound. which the strikers had
held IN durance for forty-eight hours. Every
obstacle was placed in the way Of the employees
OF the big packer. and it was ll:3O before the
train could be started out on its long journey.
Even then the troops were obliged TO charge the
crowd with bayonets, before which, Ike a flock
of frightened sheep. It fell back and permitted
the train to move
TOO AGILE FOR THE SOLDIERS.
Then came the worst part Of the day. The mill
itary train on the Lake Shore road. which left
the Rock Island depot at an early hour this
morning with the cavalry. artillery. horses and
supplies Of the 18th Regiment on board. pulled
into the yards at Forteth and Halsted SITS. at
2 D. m There IT continued to switch up and
down until twilight. when the attempt 10 move
1t further was abandoned. six times the train
was uncoupled by the strikers or their sympa-
thlzers In spite II the fact that on every car sat
the bronzed and seasoned army men. who had
seen service and knew how to shoot and who
declared they would do SO II any man attempted
% interfere with the train. This they would
have done but the strikers were too agile Tor
them. Before the rifles could be aimed the Of
tenders would be- back in the mlds; of the crowd.
vh.r. il would have been worse than folly to
shoot, Jeering and hoouns at the discounted MIL
.tary only once did the soldiers look calmly
on at Two persons uncoupling the train. ana, al
though they had plenty Of time TO shoot. failed
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The scene was noteworthy when Engineer
wrenn and Fireman Culp. both employees of the
Lake Shore road who had been running the
engine pulling the military train all day. con-
cluded 10 quit with Wild cheers the crowd
rushed al the two men and despite their resist
ance picked them up and bore them aoft for
distance II three or four blocks. OF course this
settled the question Il moving for the night
The men walked the remaining distance % D-N~
ter parN. where they had bite To eat ana
well-earned rest carrying their baggage with
them. The horses were put up IN the stock
Yards -
some trouble occurred AZ Rootn and Thlrteth
sts Lake Shore passenger udla which leit lhe
Rock Island station AZ 3.u4 o'clock was detained
hy the strikers. who cawberel upon the riF''1r
anl tried 10 induce Engineer Weber 90 qull D.
& Harris an rmplOye ~ tnr railroad. started To
tuu 4 revolver American Railway Union drie-
gates demand, II the police mat they disaiin
the man. which tho officers refused to do. anu
M this the mob took matters into their own
lands and threw The man beneath a freight
rain and would have killed him mad not the
police nterfered
\ REPORTER ATTACKED
4 Young man named Miller. reporter for
mornln, paper would have suffered a similar fate
,,ut for A similar Interference. The young man
was mot choice in his criticism of the mob and
this added to the fact that the paper In ques-
tlon has taken a partisan view OF the strike sld,
ing with the railroads. was more than the crown
c.uld bear They seized him and struck MN
several times and he was rescued with diinculty
There were about 5000 persons IN the MOB
While the military train was moving IL was
guarded part of the time on both sides 10y sl1idS
- armed men in addition to those who rode on
ton Nothing was done at the stock Yards ex-
cept the moving of Swift Co.'S train OF meat
After the troops had abandoned their train ana
gone into camp the crowd deralled the TWO rear
cars Of the train and then, satisfied with their
days work. and finding no more soldiers or po-
nccmcn to harass. they quietly dispersed.
Lake Shore train NJ. % was detained by a
mob at Forty-third-st in the Rock Island yards,
Tonight. II was a passenger train bound Tor
El>hart. Ind The engineer and fireman were
forced to leave the train. the engineer being
hit by a bottle thrown from the crowd and the
train was. sidcracked. The passengers came
downtown on street cars. Train No. Z, due
here at p m. was also held at the same place.
CARS BURNED BY STRIKERS.
Fifteen Pan Handle freight cars were burned
at Forty-seventh-st. by a crowd OF strikers
and their friends tonight
Trains on the Northwestern were run close to
schedule time to-day and tonight. The return
Of the engineers has made matters much easier
for the Northwestern officials. and they assert
they will be able to run all trains on time within
IA dav or two. The night trains are made up
and include several Pullman cars.
Trouble broke out anew at Hammond Ind. to-
day in connection with the boycott. As train
No on the Erie pulled In from Chicago on time
at D. IN. it was attacked by about 100 men and
cut in two. Two Pullman cars were cut off, and
unlike the case of last Friday. the balance Of the
train was taken east Tho parties attacking the