Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-09
CRISIS IN CHICAGO.
Continued Rioting Brings Troops Pouring
Into the CITY,

are in readiness to follow. AS the hour
of noon approaches every one feels that
the crisis of the great railroad strike is at
hand.
All night long the lawlcssncss hero con.
tinucd. Early this morning il was re-
ported that a big shooting ARRAY was in
progress ut Forty ninth street and the
Grand Trunks tracks, south and west OF
the stockyards. There was great excite
mcnt. The cause is not yet known.
The General Managers association Is
sued the following bulletin: A Panhan-
die wrccking train bearing 20 deputy mar
shals WAS stoned by n mob at Twenty sec
ond street last night. and the deputy mar
shals arrested two men. The mob still
threw stones and fired on the marshals,
who returned the fire, killing one man
and wounding several others. Five cars
and the Oilhousc were burned at Twenty
second street"
Two moro freight cars were fired and
destroyed at Halstead street on the Grand
Trunk, and n number of other small in
ccndiary fires We're set. About midnight
1t was discovered by the police that no.
torious anarchist was drilling hundred
of his fellows in hall at Ashland and
Forty ninth streets, a hothcd of foreigners,
but they became alarmed and scattered
before a raid WIS made.
At = o'clock this morning the mass
ing on the question of going on a general
strike. The feeling was very strong in
favor Of a strike unless the Pullman com
pany will agree to arbitratc.
John Mcbride, president OF the Miners
National union, is in the city comforting
with the leaders of the strike
Rioting In Indiana.
At late hour last night the regular
nightly procession OF wagonloads of meat
i u
dist rict. \ small mob charged on the
wagons and underworld to dissuade the
men from proceeding ON their routes. \
squad Of police rushed up and drove tho
crowd away after n sharp skirmish with
clubs 1t had been reported earlier in tho
night that all drivers of meat wagons
would strike but none of them cvinccd
any desire to leave their wagons when APP
preached 10y the crowd
Tho rioting ut Hammond, Ind, culmi-
mated in n conflict between the mob and
Company Il, Fifteenth United States in
fantry, in which Charles Flcischcr. "A la
borcr was killed, Victor Nacetcr fatally
wounded and William Campbcll shot
through both leg y number of other
people Wen slightly injured, but wcrc
carried away by their friends and secret
cd, and II will bc impossible To learn the
exact number wounded.
The trouble began Saturday night. The
rioters kept their work up all night, burn
! ing cars and disabling engines. Sunday
| morning they burned u Pullman car.
! Most of this work was done inside the IL
| linois state line. and rs soon as the I'LL
| nnis militia arrived ON the scene the mob
retired into Indiana and jcered at the
| trOOps.
About 81 o'clock Sunday morning q
! great crowd gathered again about the Mo
non depot. Several freight cars were over
! turned and the Michigan Central tracks
| bluckadcd. The shcriff's and marshal 5
deputies wcrc pUwcrlCss to restrain tho
mob, and us there was no hope of the In
diana militia arriving before lnto in tho
evening an appeal WAS made u the fed
cral authorities at Chicago. )mpany b
of the Fifteenth infantry, 81 men. was
sent out at once
The troops were stationed about the Mo
non depot, a. that seemed To bc the cen
ter of the rioters attack, and their pres
| CnCe uuiCtcd things for awhile, and the
blockade ON the tracks was fairly raised
at o'clock in the afternoon. and several
passenger trains pulled through.
make Ready. Fire.
This seemed to anger the mob. and with
an increase Of numbers its passions grow
into frenzy. The regulars were greeted
with OathS and shouts of derision, and vol
legs of sticks and stones were showercd
upon them The men stood their ground,
however, and kept the mob for several
hours from approaching the buildings. By
3 o'clock fully =. 900 rioters were assem-
bled They had been aroused by Their
| leaders to "A frenzy that made an encounter
with the soldiers certain. Several times
they rushed upon the company of troops,
but were met by fixed bayoncts and driven
back. At last however, the entire body
of strikers made determined rush to
ward the spot.
Mako ready. fire." was the command
, and the 30 springfelds rang out in 10
sponsc. A second volloy quickly followed
, The first volley staggered the rioters. ant
, the second stopped them rs effectually "A
II they had run against IA stone wall.
Several men We're seen to fall, but the.
were taken away 10y their comrades, an
, the extent of their injuries could not b
learned. Flcischcr fell in tho front ran
of the rioters. He was taken to tho hos
pital, where he died in u short time. i
| | the rush that followed SCORES of wome
= and children wcrc tramplcd under foot
and half "a dozen tainted. The soldier
then took up position ON tho track ut til
Russell street crossing. Tho news of th
killing spread with remarkable rapidit,
and 10 minutes afterward the streets 1
: the vicinity were filed with thrcatenin
. mob. Major HartZ left his company for
few moments to assist the nrcmcn an
, doctors in placing Naccter on the patr'
wagon and was Immediately surroundc
by u crowd.
d, XIII hint" ''Shoot him DOWN. wei
: tho cries of several excited men as q
mob surgcd around the major. Hs how
ever, did not pay any attention to tho
and was not molestcd.
Tho excitement by this timo was Il
Is tense. Men ran from house to house no
q rowing shotguns, rides and other tirearm
pt To arms!'' was tho cry heard ON eyel
Id side, and fully 3, 300 people rcspondc
=. Matters looked so threatening that n ca
III was sent to Chicago for reinforcement
and two moro companies were sent out {
~ n special train. Those additional troo
he Were stationed at the scene of trouble M
v effcctually eowcd tho rioters for the tin
d, being.
e Major Hartz arrested four OF the lcade
ps of the mob and took them to Chicago wi
Is a small detail of troops. While the tri
was pulling out of the city crowd Rat
to cred and sstoned IL, but quickly dispers
o. ON the approach of n company of infa
he try.
nd Many Mobs Scattered.
CHI Comparative quiet prevailed rs q ~
by within the city. though there were,
al might have been expected. n number
So sporadic Instances where little knots
~ malcontents gathered. became boistoro
he and wero finally selttored by q char
from the police. a numbCr Of small mo