Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-07-06
THE BATTLE FIELD.
Wlrlike Scenes Along tho Railroads
10 Chicago.
SOLDIERS CLEAR THE TRACKS.
The Military Forces Available 10 Call.
iornla.-ilow the Mails are
Seni.-Women Organize.

CHICAGO, July 6.-Warlike scene
attended the efforts Of the Rock lslanS
to move trains between Blue Islan,
and Chicago, according to sloriei
CLEANED from eye.witt essts. Ten hour
were consumed In moving three train
over tho intervening sixteen miles
Bayonoss, Tevolyers aud police club
were used against the mobs, which n
times filled the right Of way, and th'
mob fought back by overturninl
freight cars In front Of the trains
Betweenl Thirty .tiret street and Tween
ty.flith street over twenty-five boz
/ cars were thrown across this rails, the
m0bs ran ahead and upset the carr
faster than the railroad OIL clals could
clear the tracks.
Colonel Bailey, who commands the
troops at Blue Island, received orders
to sond two companies IN Fiity.hrsl
street. lt was decided by the general
superintendent TO take advantage OF
the opportunity AMI move the Kansas
CITY and Omaha trains TO Chicago. A
special was made up for the troops aud
tbs mailB moved Out OF the ynris, tue
troop train leading. The detachment
consisted OF company &, Fifteenth
regiment, u. IS. a, Captain Conrad,
Of company e., Captain Cornish,
Lieutenant Jameson, Of & company,
with four soldiers took petition on
the pilot OF the engine nnd iquad OF
seven Infantry men mounted tue coal
heap near by. The train reached
fiiiy-secOnd street without trouble,
but the sight Of n large crowd at Fifty
nfst street brought the engine 10 a stop
at the crossing. The crowd stood
directly on the track and when tue
engine with it, quart drew near, many
Of the men In the m0b stopped
down anu clulchod pieces Of
rough edged track ballast. The
crossing was fllled with the men, anu as
far down the track ~ could DO suuu.
men were rushing toward tue tram.
The a)liicrs ON the engine had loaded
their rifles when they Jeff Blue Ia'AHd,
but when tho mob was seen, they each
placed some cartridges between their
teeth ready Tor rapid firlug, for the
orders were 10 snoot " shot AZ, and 10
shoot quick anu hard.
Without waiting for tho engine to
stop, Lieutenant Jameson spfang from
the pilot with his long revolver In his
hand and with "cOme on bOyg0
Jumped into the thick, tefoe crowd.
His muu with their bayonos waist
high followed on the run aud tho
crowd broke and ran. One OF them
not moving fast enough received n lab
With cold steel. In the meantime the
soldiers In the car had tumbled out
anu were forming on the right OF way.
The track north were covered with the
men anu boys running 10 tbs scene.
Loud cries OF "fun them out" "kill
tue curl" broke from tho mob, aud
were answered by the commani:
"FOurs lett, charge bAyOnets, mArcnW
Company q swung around aud at
rapid ADVANCE to meet the crowd OF
yelling meu VINO waited until the
points Of the bayoneis were almost at
their breasts anu then slowly gave
way and In n short time the crossing
was cleared.
A large crowd gathered on top OF
the freight cars aud several TevOlvera
flashed Ia the sun. Jameson and a
couple OF seTgeAnis climbed upon the
cars and cleaned them oil. Butler
Hcmphlll Of company q was struck
by u ragged piece Of furnace Stag
which cut his cheek open. Stones
were thrown at the top Of the cars but
the businuss-like click of the ride ham.
mefs as the rhs men drew beads on
the men who diu the throwing cleared
the back yards VI the part OF The mob
which had sought safety there. Leav.
ing a guard At Fiity.nTst street thu
troops moved TO FOrty.hnh street
where another large crowd was
gathered. A quick charge cleared the
crossing and all Of company q Lott the
cara to guard that point and the trains
proceeded under the escort OF company
q, with Lieutenant Blauyolt and a
squad Of men on the engine. As the
train moved north fire was discov.
cred In a merohanps dispatch car
standing In the center Of
long line Of freight cars on the
slide track. Supt. Hulbell kicked
the burning oil waste out Of tho
car. Al Foriy.ssventh street, bar
keeper In white apron ran out OF
saloon aud threw a beer bottle at the
train. 1t lust missed a window, and
the crash ~ It struck tho side Of the car
brough several rifle barrels out Of the
Windows,
The tracks were filled At Thirty.
eighth street by Rn overturned car. II
was one OF nine cars which 5000 men
from the stock yards upset In lees than
twenty-five minutes.
FEDERAL SOLDIERS IN CALIFORNIA.
SAN FRANCISCO, July Gin case
Prtsldent Cleveland should call upon
tho federal troops to quell the riot At
Sacramento he will have about 900
soldiers IN California at his command.
rheas comprise four troops Of cavalry,
nine batteries OF artillery and eleven
companies Of infantry. The present
location Of These troops IL ss follows:
Al San FTRDclsco aud immediate
vicinity, nine batteries OF artillery aud
two companies u infantry; NJ LUs
Angeles, HiN companies Of Infantry; at
Benicia, iva companies OF infantry, at
Sequoia National park, one troop OF
cavalry; at Yosemite National park,
one troop oi oHvalry; al Gilroy, two
troops Of calvary; ~ san Diego, one
company OF infantry.
qUwRE's STATEMENT.
In communication addressed 10
tue ChrOhiolG, General Managef
rowne, OF the Southern Pacific, say:
~ notice statements Ia the daily
papers censuring the Southern PAcino
company tor its alleged refusal to run
any trains because the strikers, now
Ia control OF the load nt many points,
refuse 10 permit trains with Pullman