The herald., 1894-07-07

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will probably be total loss.
At Hyde park, near the worlds fai
grounds, the ashes OF 40 cars are nov
smouldsriun. and word has just come il
that after Numerous efforts the mob hs
succeeded in firing the Illinois Centra
shops at Burnside.
sKULKING INcENDIARIEs.
At the stockyards tonight about 81
toughs, some OF whom are railroad men
were skulking from point to point and
set large number OF fires. Their
methods were thoroughly unique.
Loading reveral handcars with buckets
OF waste and oil, they would glide
around among the cars in the darkness,
lighting wads of the etuff, which would
be thrown into the open doors of the
cars as they passed by them. Fires
sprung up on every hand, and no organ
lied effort on the part OF the police
seemed to be under way to intercept
them. This 10 she banner district of the
city, il not of theenti country. for all
round toughs, and it is IS much as o
mans life is worth to interfere with
them.
Troops are hurrying south; company
after company in heavy marching order
are moving to the turbulent district
from the center Of the city.
ENORMOUS DESTRUCTION.
The aggregate losses of the railroads
will be enormous. Miles of track have
been ruined by the fierce heat; hun
dreds OF switch and signal towers, with
their expensive mechanism, are utterly
ruined thousands of cars and untold
quantities of merchandise of every inn
aginable description have fed the flames
and gorged the larders of thiever; val
uable locomotives have been wrecked
and disabled. Miles of tangled wires
and PROSTATE poles litter the ground.
Telephone, telegraph. electric light and
fire alarm wires are now the apecial OBJ
jects OF attack. The plugging Of fire
alarm boxes constitutes q new and
doubly dangerous element in the trs-
mendous wave of incendisrism sweeping
over the southwest portion of the city,
preventing as it does the notice being
received of the starting OF the fires until,
with the poor water supply in these
outlying districts, fire has attained
such headway that it cannot be stopped,
except through lack of fuel on which to
feed.
THE MADDENED MoB5.
The maddened mobs, now worked up
tie highest pitch of fury, are psralleling
the scenes of the com mmune, and at this
hour it appears as though nothing short
OF the miraculous can prevent an armed
demonstration against them and eacri-
fee of many lives.
About 80 cars were burned altogether
in the Illinois Central yards, and at 10
p. N. the ruinH we're yet smoldering, but
no further spread of the FIRE at this point
WAS feared.
PULLMAN SHOPS THREATENED.
Much apprehension was felt this even
ing concerning the Pullman sheps. The
feeling among the strikers Ia intense.
This evening committee of the strikers
made a tour OF the works and ordered
the watchmen to leave the place or suffer
the consequences. Some of these be-
came greatly alarmed and did so, but
later being reassured by the company
and the arrival during tine evening Of
the state militia, they returned to their
posts, and during the early evening it
was said that the Pullman plant was
adequately manned with guards. The
intention of the strikers was not kno wn,
but those interested fear incendiary
work or the possible use OF explosives.
TROOPS REACH KENsINGToN.
The first detachment OF the National
guard reached Kensington ct $3.50
O'Clock. The train ran around to River
dale where a company was left on guard
and then returned to Kensington. Here
the town seemed full OF people, and
there were evidently many strangers.
The people lined up along the tracks
where the troops were leaving the cars,
and the citizen soldiers were received
with shouts of deriBion and despairing
cries. There was no offer of violence,
however, and the troops soon completed
their camp arrangements and entered
upon the work Of guarding property and
preventing riots.
METHoDICAL INCENDIARIsM.
At midnight all the cars in the yards
have been destroyed. The mob showed
method in its incendiarism, and hun.
dreds of cars were rifled and their con.
tents carried away before the torch was
applied. The loss in the Pan Handle
yard alone is estimated at 81 ,200, 900.
Lster.-The fire in the Illinois Cen.
trail property at Burnside was subdued
with slight loss.
At 2:15 this (Saturday) morning
about 40 freight CARS are burning in the
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy yards
The firemen are at work, and it is moi
thought the flames will spread any fur
! ther.
A crowd OF 200 and 800 people gath
cred about watching the work OF tn,
fremen, and 40 policemen have jnsl
been sent from the nearest station tt
prevent any rioting.
| THE FIRE UNDER CONTROL.
CHICAGO, July 7.-At 8 I'm. the FIRE il
the Burlington yards Ia under contro
and the crowd dispensing. Report
from other parts Of the city are to thu
effect that it is quiet. No furthe
trouble is anticipated before morning.
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