The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-07-11
Mark the Progress of the Great
Struggle at Chicago.
A Bloody Conflict Between Troops
and Rioters in the Anar-
chistio District.
The Mob Scatters Like Sheep Before
the BaYonets Of the 5luecoats,
Suffering the Loss of One
Killed and Many Wounded.
A Sharp shirmlsh Between Regulars and
Rioters at Hammond, Ind.-Two Killed
and Number Wounded-A Proc
Iamation of Warning Issued
by the President.

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twenty-five freight cars on the Pan
Handle tracks, between Forty-fifth and
Fifty-ninth streets-a distance Of about
one mile-were totally destroyed by
fire between the hours of and s o'clock
last night. Shortly after o'clock i'm
mense crowds of men, women and boys
were seen coming from the stock yards
towards the network of tracks at the
crossing of Forty-seventh street.
The mob was augmented every min
ute by seemingly never-ending string
Of the strikers and their sympathizers
and abont o'clock fully 1000 people
were massed along the tracks. They
were the stock yards crowd, and intent
on repetition Of Thursday nights de-
strucuon and the few police who re-
mained on duty were utterly powerless.
They were not even noticed by the
strikers, who went to work at once.
"Down the tracks" was the cry and
with rush the mob started south
ward. Bunches of waste were stolen
from switchmen's shanties and soaked
with the dope" used in oiling the cars,
made an excellent torch Five cars
standing on the Grand Trunk tracks
were the first to meet destruction.
Some of them were loaded. This did
not deter the frenZied crowd from their
work and the seals were broken and
the doors slid back. A bunch of the
burning waste thrown inside quickly
ignited the contents and in less than
three minutes the FIVE cars were blazing
hercely.
Without waiting TO see that their
work was complete, the crowd surged
on. They kept TO the Panhandle
tracks and at Forty-ninth street came
upon six more cars. These were fred
In twinkling and on went the crowd.
In the Garfield boulevard yards of the
Panhandle four tracks were full of
freight cars, more than half of which
were loaded. At this crossing is To-
Gated switchman's tower and this was
first fired
Then the mob turned its attention to
the cars on the sidings, but for some
reason fred but one of them-a car of
dressed beef which had been started
eastward several days ago. They sud-
denly stopped their incendiarism and
turned their attention to tearing up
switches. After a number had been
rendered useless the mob continued on
its way southward. At Fifty-eighth
street is situated the station house of
the combined roads. This was fired
and quickly destroyed. A strong wind
was blowing and the flames were quick
ly spread across three or four tracks
which were filled with cars The rail-
road people say that there were fifty
cars there, forty of which were loaded
Fifteen OF the cars contained meat
from the big packing houses Of Armour,
Swift and Nelson Morris. BY this time
the fire department had been advised
of the fires further north on the tracks
and had sent their forces there. But
on learning Of the seriousness of the
situation at Fifty-eighth street they
abandoned their fight further north
ward and came 10 the scene of the con-
hagration which promised to be seri-
Gus, Upon the approach Of the fire and
police departments, the mob turned
about and started for the city.
II was noticed that the leaders OF the
mob were mostly foreigners, and us
they retraced their steps Il few of the
leaders started off in the direction of
the stock yards There are $50 cars in
the district now in possession Of the
mob and It is probable that all will be
destroyed. A number of hoodlums
were in the gang and they seemed espe-
cially proficient in the use of the torch.
2 A mob Of about 400 people has held
almost complete sway in the territory
including the towns of Kensington,
on the outskirts of the city along the
Illinois Central tracks since o'clock
yesterday morning. During the day
two men were shot by a railroad detec-
tive, who was with difficulty protected
from the infuriated mob. Upwards of
200 cars, some OF them Pullman sleep
ers, were burned.
Six Of the most prominent trunk
lines served notice yesterday on Mayor
Hopkins and Corporation Counsel Ru-
benB OF their intention to hold the city
OF Chicago, as we'll as the county OF
Cook, liable for all financial loss in
Volved in the destruction Of railroad
property by the rioters. President
Thomas, of the Western Indiana, in.
structed the company's lawyers 10 pre-
pare a bill TO be fled in the United
States court TO recover damages from
the city and county. The bills for
damages ON all roads may aggregate
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CHICAGO, July 9.-The seat Of war in
the great railroad strike was trans
ferred yesterday to Hammond, Ind.
just across the border line and where
from an early hour, mob violence
reigned supreme.
Two companies Of regulars were dis
patched 10 the scene. Late in the af
ternoon there was pitched battle be
tween the regulars and the mob. This
Is the list Of casualties:
Charles Floisher carpenter, married aged 30
resident Of Hammond, killed instantly, bull
let entering his abdomen and passing through
the 3ody.
In. Campbell, shot in right thigh; probO.
byaiatal
hlhctor $. Eitor, also OF Hammond, shot II
,(,ll knee; amputation Of the leg necessary; con
unonal critical.
bliss Annie Fleming. OF East Chicago buile
iund above right knee; not serious.
Unknown man, stranger In Hammond shot In
Rht leg amputation probnbly necessary