River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-12
THE GREAT STRIKE.
Serious Aspect OF Affairs in Chi
cago and the Country Generally.
Federal Authorities Arrayed Against the
Rioters Scenes of Violence and Arson
fatal Conflicts with the Regulars
Mob Rule at Hammond, Ind.
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THE MOB VICTORIOUS.
CHICAGO. July Chief Deputy Mar
shall Donnelly, backed by a force of
regular soldiers, attempted 20 get a
train of cattle out of the stock yards.
The strikers came out victorious, and
four hours after the start the cattle
were returned TO the yards and un-
loaded.
Battle for a Train.
UNION SToCK YARDS, H., July AT
10 o'clock a. m. the Michigan Central
attempted to run out live stock train
of seventeen cars. This move was OPP
posed by mob of nearly 5000 men and
boys. The police, unabled to command
the situation, sent to Dexter park for
the United States troops. Two com
panies were sent, but were insufficient
Atli o'clock troops b and X of the
Seventh cavalry and light battery +
of the First artillery with three guns.
responded.
The Calling guns were placed in POI
sition so that they commanded clear
space on the tracks for three block
At 1I:45 the train started under mill
tary escort The strikers again OBJ
structed it by overturning three box
cars on the tracks. This obstruction
was removed. The cavalry led the
way while the infantry strung out In
dian file alongside the entire length of
the train. The train was again stalled,
and the troops charged the crowd with
bayonets.
Attacked "A Train.
The mob of strikers and sympathiz-
ers which had been derailing cars in
the stock yards district, after sue
cessfully stalliug the Michigan
Central freight train on Fortieth
street, proceeded to the Pitts
burgh & Fort Wayne tracks at
Fortieth street where they held up
an incoming train, compelled all
passengers to leave the cars and then
dragged the engineer and fireman
from the cab. They then broke all
the glass in the cab and derailed the
engine. The mob then ran up to
Fortieth and Clark streets and set
fire to the Lake Shore signal house.
All this time the United States troops
were up at Halsted street guarding
the Michigan Central train.
Fought Its Way Through.
Fighting every inch of way. the Chi
eago, Rock Island & Pacific railroad
brought three passenger trains through
from Blue Island Thursday. Bayonets,
revolvers and police clubs were used
against the mobs which at times filled
the right of way, and the mob fought
back by overturning freight cars in
front of the line of trains.
Between Fifty-first street and TWEEN
tv-fifth street over twenty-five box
ears were thrown across the tracks,
for the mob ran ahead and upset the
ears faster than the railroad officials
could clear the tracks. The train left
Blue Island at $3.50 o'clock in the morn
ng and arrived at the Rock Island de-
pot at 7:l5 o'clock in the evening. using
over ten hours in travelling less than
16 miles.
Driving Out Tower Men.
A mob numbering 1000 started on
its way north towards the center of
the city and drove all the tower and
signal men out of the towers on
all the roads leading to the Polk
street depot and the Fort Wayne road
which parallel them. The men went
out without exception. Another large
gang started for the Rock Island and
Lake Shore tracks to order out the
signal and tower men of those roads.
Troops are located at the point where
these mobs started from but did moth
ing to prevent their leaving as they
claimed they had to give their atten-
tion to getting out the Michigan Cen
trail train.
The situation.
CmcAGo, July Gov. Altgeld on
Friday ordered out the First and
rlird brigades of the militia to report
10 Mayor Hopkins to aid in suppress
ing riots. The militia were wanted
for police duty, therefore the mayor
turned IL over to the police officials.
Available Force in the city.
Three hundred extra policemen have
been sworn in, increasing the police
force to $500. There are in the neigh
borhood of ZOO deputy United States
marshals in active service, and half
that number of deputy sheriffs. The
Leavenworth regulars, 300 strong. and
those from Fort Brady, $50 strong, ar
rived Friday morning. The force
available in the city Friday night was
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