Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-06
BEYOND CONTROL.
General Miles Unable to Core
With the Situation.
Calling Guns and Bayonels Have No
Terrors for Strikers at Chicago.
Leading Labor Organizations Of Country Max
ing Ready 10 Join Strike.

CHICAGO, July 5, 230 p. MA large
gang of strikers overturned 90 cars at 39th
street Rock Island & Lake Shore tracks,
and made several attempts to burn them.
The fire aensrtment was called out and
quenched the flames before they gained
much heaiway. A mob numbering 1000 is
now on its way north toward the centre of
the city, driving all tower and signal men
out of the towers leading to the Polk street
depot and the Fort Wayne Road which par
sllels them. The men are going out with
out exception. Another large gang has
started for the Rock Island and Lake Shore
tracks to order cut the signal and tower
men or these roads. The troops located at
the point where these mobs started from,
did nothing to prevent their leaving, as they
claimed they had to give their attention to
the getting out of Michigan Central trains.
A mob of strikers and sympathizcrs
which had been derailing cars in the stock
yards district. today, after successfully
stalling srMichigan Central freight train on
Fortieth street, proceeded to the Pittsburg
& Fort Wayne tracks in North street.
where held up an incoming train and COM
PEELED the passengers to leave the car, and
dragged the engineer and fireman from the
cab. They 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 at
Halsted street, guarding Michigan Gen.
trail train.
Gen. Miles.in command of the troops in
the stock yards district, says he cannot Or
der the troops to fire on the mob without
orders from Washington. He has tele-
graphed the authorities at Washington that
he is unable to cope with the situation here
and asking for rcinforceme
A special train from Blue Island, carry
ing two companies of the 18th Regiment to
the scene of trouble between 43d and 41st
streets on the Rock Island tracks, arrived
there early this afternoon. 1t was found
that Lake Shore through train had been
held there an hour. The train was stopped
at 44th street by mob of sympathizers.
Two got into the cab and one choked the
engineer by tying a handkerchief around
his neck. The other man started the en-
gine ahead. The engine and baggage car
was cut from the rest of the train and was
moved block away.
The call for police was responded to by
60 officers. The train was coupled together
again and moved under police projection to
51st street, where it was held until the ar
rival of the soldiers. Then it was started
without further trouble.
As soon as the soldiers were ordered out
of the car, a mob of several hundred came
towards them. Some of the crowd got un-
der the line Of box cars standing next to the
fence. Lieut.. Jamison of Co. G, led a
squad of soldiers, who quickly drove them
off. The rest of the crowd was driven back
along the tracks by platoon of soldiers at
the bayonets. A few of the crowd were
too slow in moving and we're started by
bayone Some stones were thrown out
of the back yards of houses along the
tracks, but no one was hit. The baggage
of the soldiers was unloaded at 44th street,
and the soldiers will remain in camp at that
point.
The Rock Island express from the West
attempted to follow the train bearing the
regulars from Blue Island into the city, in
the afternoon, but at 40h street the stlik-
ers, who had thrown fiat cars across the
track. The mob induced the fremen to
get out of the cab. Chief Clerk Hubbell
of the superintendent's Office of the Rock
Island was severely stoned while attempt
ing to switch Blue Island special bearing
soldiers. The mob burned Rock Island
freight car at 10th street, and would have
demolished the tower at that point but were
prevented by the police and fire department.