The morning call., 1894-07-07
BEAT AN ENGINEER.
How Northern Pacific Strikers Dis
courage Scab Labor.

TACOMA, July 6.-Fifty or sixty strikers
this afternoon attacked and severely beat
A. b. Todd, one of the citizens of Tacoma,
this making the fifth citizen that has been
SO far assaulted since Wednesday noon.
Todd was the founder of the Todd Foun-
dry and Machine Company, but business
being slack accepted position with the
railroad. He was an old engineer, and for
several days has been pulling a train to
and from Portland. He arrived back at
p NJ. and walked up Pacific avenue. By
evident prearrangement several dozen
strikers wearing white ribbons surrounded
him and when near Thirteenth street he
was attacked ON all sides, sand bags being
freely used. He was pounded and kicked
besides. He caught one of the sandbags
in his hands and pulled his revolver, but
being daZed shot into the air instead uf
into the mob, as he intended. He ran into
bank building, the strikers yelling
Murder himw xiii himW The mob
hung around the building for two hours.
awaiting his appearance. Instead a sur
geon was called. his injuries dressed and
he was sent home in hack. II. A. Fair
field, striker, was arrested tonight on
suspicion of being implicated in the as
sault.
Twenty shots were fired by ambnshed
men at the Carbonado passenger train,
which left the city at 8 P. NJ. as it passed
through The Puyallup Indian reservation,
three miles from the depot.
The men in ambush are supposed TO
have been strikers. The bullets whizzed
about the head of the engineer, Afford,
a non-union engineer and apparently the
chief object of the attacks, and imbedded
themselves in the cab wood work. Others
struck the passenger coaches. One went
through it,
Sheriff Matthews. who was aboard the
train. thinks there we're three men, one
armed with Winchester rife. one with a
shotgun and the third with a revolver.
Marshal Drake was notified and is endeav-
oring to ascertain who composed the at
tacking party.
Many of the strikers are in an ugly mood
and thirty additional deputy marshals and
sheriffs have been placed on guard at the
roundhOCse.
Coal Inspector Ames, a railroad en-
ploye. who has been teaching non-union
firemen their duties, was followed by a
dozen strikers this evening. He entered a
saloon and called for police protection by
telephone.
SPOKANE. Wash, July 6-Neither side
has moved here to-day. Assistant General
Superintendent Dckinson's train is still at
the depot blockaded by three engines and
two cars.
Chief United States Deputy Marshal
Vinson is advised that troops will not be
sent until the local authorities have ex-
hausted their authority.
He has been directed by the United
States court at Seattle 10 arrest members
OF last nights mob and take them to
Seattle over the Great Northern.
Assistant General Superintendent Dick
inson was in conference to-day with Mayor
Belt and the City Commissioners. The
Mayor has taken control of the police force
and calls upon all citizens to assist the
officers to enforce order.
Tonight one hundred leading citizens
declared for law and order and pledged
their services to the authorities. The day
passed quietly.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. July 6.-In
response to a telegraphc request from
Government judicial officers at Seattle, the
revenue cutter Grant went to Seattle to-
night to assist Federal officers.