The herald., 1894-07-08
A PITCHED BATTLE.
Strikers . nd Militia fe collIsfon -
Last = Dexsn Killed.

Strikers md MtlIfiz In csllisten - At
Lsast = Dsxsn Killed.
CHHcAGo. July The strikers and
the state o. Illinois came together this
afternoon, and pitched battle was the
rsszls- The number Of killed and
wounded may never be known, as the
mob carried = q number OF men who
were seen to ilsi, and whether they we're
dead or wountied, or how many of them
fell, it ia impos fible at this time to ascer-
tain. As lar aB known the casualties
we're as folloSec
Dead-John Burke, striker, killed by
q bsyonet thrut It through the abdomen.
Wounded-Lit l1tenan. Reed, Company
+, Second infantry, Illinois National
s guard, hit on the head by stones; condi-
tion critical.
Thomas Jackman, shot in the back |;
will die.
John Kern berg, stabbed with bsyonet; |;
will die,
Unknown man, shot through liver,
will die.
through abdomen, will die.
Tony Gsjewski, sA OF in right arm.
Henry Williams, shot in left arm,
John Kerr, shot in hip.
Unknown woman. shot in right hip.
Joseph Rhineherg. three bay yonet
wounds, may die.
Anton Kochminski, shot in right side.
Joseph EzrepauHki, shot in shoulder.
Unknown boy, shot in left leg.
The name of the woman shot is Annie
6eigler. The bone of her left leg was 90
baby shattered that amputation was
necessary.
THE SCENE OF BATTLE.
The fight occurred at the intersection
Of Forty-ninth street and the Grand
Trunk tracks, q territory which has
always had An evil name and which can
produce any dsy two toughs for every
square yard Of terratory within . radius
Of half,a . nriae.
Serious trouble was expected here
early this morning. Before O'Clock in
the merning mob had gathered and
made threals of burning the Grand
Trunk reundhouse. Aid was asked from
the authorities and Company F Of the
Second Infantry, 68 strong, commanded
BY Captain Kelly, was hurried to the
spot. Fhe militia Was reinforced by q
number Of deputies. and the mob was
pressed back from the roundhouse. The
mob gathered again at Fiftieth street
and began to turn over freight cars and
tear up the tracks. A squad of police
under Lieutenant Duffy attacked the
mob and several shots were fred on both
Iides, but NO ono was injured.
THE SOLDIERS STONED.
The mob then went back once more
to Forty-eighth street, and while q por-
tion Of the crowd, which by this time
was fully 5000 strong, occupied the
militia and the deputies, others ran @
freight Car into the pit of turn-table
and made the machine useless. Super.
intendent Atwater and Yardmaster Nc.
Kee OF the Grand Trunk, with q gang oi
men, set to work to remove the obstruc.
tione, while the mob, which had now
grown to be very ugly, stood around
bowling and hooting and occasionally
letting fly stone at the soldiers. This
condition OF affairs prevailed for two OF
three hours, the militia behaving with
excellent spirit and showing good disci.
pline.
THE MILITIA HARD PRESSED.
Finally the mob, encouraged by the
fact that the troops did not fire, began
active hostilities. The crowd pushed q
car from the siding on to the track,
where the train which had brought thS
militia wan standing, with the evident in
tention OF blocking the tracks 30 ths
militia would have no line of retreat
Captain Kelly conferred witt
superintendent Atwater and con
cluded it was impracticable tC
clear the track and that a. the moi
was growing wilder every moment, the
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