The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-05

out Ile DAY the must lllbSilSS eAOleCIiCAI
has prevailed here.
The celebration of the nations natal
day was completely overshadowed by
the stirring events arising from the
desperate struggle between the South
ern Pacific and the a. r. q.
At 10 o'clock this morning two regi-
ments of state militia from San Fran
cisco and two companies from Stock
ton marched into the city.
~ They had abandoned their train two
miles out of the city. The troops
marched direct to the 2rmory, around
which the local militia companies had
established a strong guard.
Soon after the troops had break
tasted the city became wildly excited
over report that several men had
been shot.
Many of the strikers were wild with
rage.
It transpired, however, that the shoot
ing was accidental During drill a
militiaman from San Francisco dropped
his rife. which was discharged. The
bullet passed through one leg of one of
the militiaman's comrades and struck
a city fireman named Wing in the abb
domen, mortally wounding him.
Only a few minutes afterward, when
all the troops had been drawn mp and
were executing an order to load" an
other youth accidentally discharged his
muSket and tore a sleeve from The Uni
form Of q comrade.
At l o'clock the troops moved toward
the depot, where large force Of police,
deputy sheriffs and deputies under
United States Marshal Baldwin were
already on guard.
The strikers and sympathizers to the
number Of several thousand had pre-
coded the troops.
laden with his instrument cases and q
bundle Of bandages had not helped TO
Improve the temper of the strikers.
The Soldiers Jeerca-
When the soldiers arrived, they were
greeted with derisive yells and harsh
comment.
One body of troops passed into the
railroad yards and took up position
along the main line. The rest OF the
soldiers were massed outside the depot.
It become known that General Super
intendent Fillmore had announced his
intention TO start trains under military
protection. The strikers at once become
demonstrative. Chairman Frank Knox,
their leader, saw the gravity of the
I situation and addressed the men, urging
them not to mcleSt the militia. Not
withstanding his conciliatOry talk, the
great body of strikers loudly declared
that no Pullman Should be moved.
Finally three companies of militia were
ordered TO drive the strikers from the
depot.
The scene was at once tumultous and
the situation threatening.
For moment, the soldiers hesitated,
then they WaTered, and then come a
blunt refusal to move against the eX-
cited strikers. A few minutes later,
all the troops turned their backs upon
the turbulent mob at the daoot and
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A deafening shout announced the
second victory Of the strikers over the
railroad company and their first vic
tory over the states militia. Soon after
this it become known why the militia
had reiterated.
United States Marshal Baldwin and
the railroad officials had insisted that
the troops refrain from shooting, and
that they remove the strikers by pnySi-
cal strength. This plan the officers OF
the militia positively refused to sane
cion.
When the troops had withdrawn to
their armory and the jubilant strikers
and their sympathizers were loudly
celebrating their victory. new source
of danger became apparent. A body of
fifty strikers appeared on the streets,
armed with rifles and ammunition.
j., was learned that the Garibaldi
guard had turned the contents of its
arsenal over TO the strikers.
still Further Alarm.
The authorities and railroad people
become still further alarmed when adj
Vised Of the warlilxe preparations Of
the strikers at various points north OF
here on the Oregon branch. At Duns-
muir. shortly after noon, a body of
lseventy-fiye strikers fully armed and
equipped for Battle, marched TO the
Southern Pacific depot where other A.
r. u. men had a car and locomotive in
waiting, and soon this armed body of
excited men was speeding toward Sac
ramento A United States mail car is
coupled behind the coach in which the
warlike strikers are riding.
At Red Bluff, demonstration, which
also portends trouble, was made by
the strikers.
The A r. u. men received orders
early in the morning to come to Sac
Tamento and at once began rustling
about town for arms. Finally, one
hundred rifles and plenty of ammuni-
ton were secured and placed in a ca
boose at the depot.
When the train from Dunsmuir ar
rived at Red Bluff. the rolling arsenal
and another band Of strikers were tax
en- aboard. At $3.50 o'clock this after
noon, the train stopped at Redding
long enough for the strikers to pur-
chase all the available ammunition
Soon they were speeding on again to-
wards Sacramento It is believed that
the train viii arrive here before mid
night.
The addition of these excited and
desperate men from the mountain re-
gions of The north to the riotously-in-
clined strikers already here portends
grave consequences, and the whole
populace is not unreasonably anxious.
General Sheehan, when ordered to
clear the depot of strikers, asked for a
written order to fire, but United States
Marshal Baldwin refused. 1t was then
the officers declined to act, and the
Stockton comp nies followed their ex-
ample. Baldwin then ordered the sol
diers to return to the armory.
"A large Funber of soldiers from San
Francisco have been overcome by the
intense heat
Mayor Steinman has issued a proc
ianation. commanding the people to
keep away from the scene of the dis
turbance.
The strikers are masters of the situa-
ton tonight
They have complete possession of the
depot. The troops, with the exception