The herald., 1894-07-01

their meetini al the den-
erai Manager eliae- Va, question
of srrestiug lc trs fe iuting him
under the Uri.ea ~rase1 relating to
the detention Of the malls. 1t was
finally decided not to arrest him, thus
iorestalling any claim to martyrdom.
PAN HANDLE TRACKS TORN UP.
General Superintendent Lore OF the
Pan Handle road received a Dispatch
while in attendance at the meeting of
the General Managers association. stat
ing that strikers were tearing up the
tracks at Ons Hundred and Thrtioth
street. he at once took a special engine
to the scene of the riot. Mr.. Lore in
sists that the company ia not givcu AIDE
quate police protection ct that place.
The Ann street trouble on the Pan
Handle was precipitated by brakeman
drawing a revolver when strikers under
took to interfere with him. The fellow
was badly handled before he was req
cued by the police. General Superin-
tendent Lore, on his arrival at One
Hundred and Sxtieth street, telegraphed
that the mob drove the station agent at
Riverside from his Office just as he had
summoned Lors by telegraph, and then
began general demolition Of the tracks.
The station agent barely escaped with
his life.
A MOB IN POSSESSION.
Superintendent Lore of the Pan
Handle received reports from Riverdale
at O'Clock tonight. which said that a
mob seized freight No. 20. chased the
engineer and fireman Off the engine,
took the crew away from the train and
put all Of them under guard. Tho mob
then ran the train on the eidetrack, cut
off the engine and caboose and put the
engineer and fireman back on the engine
and the crew in the caboose and ordered
them to pull out-they did not care
where, but to ''eet out OF there" saying
they would kill any man that came
down there and wanted to run any
trains while the strike was on.
Riverdale is practically in the hands
of q mob, without protection from the
authorities. The Pan Handle fast trains
from Cincinnati, New York, Louisville
and Indianapolis are all in the hands OF
the mob. A Especial train has been made
up to carry 80 deputy SHERIFF. to the
scene, and it will reach Riverdale at
about IL O'Clock. Serious trouble is ex-
pectsd.
ROCK ISLAND TRAIN DITCHED.
The Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific
train No. 10. outbound, after picking its
way successfully over the city tracks
this evening, was ditched by striker
ct Blue Island about $3.50 p. m.
Trouble had been feared at
Blue Island oil the afternoon.
The train was made up with Pullman
car next to the engine. As the engine
approached the station at Blue Island,
James Marvin, a striking ewitchman,
rushed forward and threw the switch.
There was no time to stop the train, and
the engine and Pullman were thrown
off the tracks. Deputy Sheriff Nicker-
son at once placed Marvin under arrest.
No one was injured.
BELT LINE BLOCKADE.
About O'Clock this afternoon num-
Der of men in the employ of the Belt
Line railway at Burnside, where that
road crosses the Central, turned the
gates across the track and struck.
Tne crossing is an important one
and many trains pass each way
every hour and before word could be
sent to the Belt Line offices an immense
blockade was established at this point
while the gatemen stood by and refused
to liberate the incoming trains. The
blockade was finally raised by Train
master Warney, with some detectives
and police officers.
ANOTHER TRAIN DERAILED.
The Illinois Central Diamond special
from st. Louis that LETT Chicago al
8 O'Clock has been dersilsd at Crane
Crossing by mob.