The evening world., 1894-07-05
RIoTINGs At THE YARDS.
An Uniuiet Day, but with No Seri-
Gus Collisions VI Eofce.
tBy hssoclsted t'resa.l

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CHICAGO. July 5.-Deputy EniteA
States Marshais Pick and Mccain. on
duty at Grand Crossing. saw. Or taid they
saw. d striker approach q switch on the
Illinois Central tracks to-day. with the
evident purpose Of derailing an APP
preaching train. They called TO him n
halt, but he ignored the command and
they fired at him. One shot took effect
In the fellows leg. -. Is
City policemen in the vicinity heard
the shooting. came up and placed the
deputy marshals under arrest. Some
conflict Of authority Is likely to ensue.
as Grand Crossing is within the city
limits. and the police have been In
structed that their authority Is para
mount. The wounded striker was taken
TO hospital
5000 Dispersed ~ Nthety.
Pc yular troops made charge on TIE
strikers at the stock yards this morning.
Ninety o. the Fifteenth Regiment. under
Major Hurtz and Cap.s Chaplin. Com.
puny d. and Mitchell, Company p. dis
pers, Ii 1900 men that were blocking the
pass ,ge of meat train near the rnaiA
entrance to the yards.
Swift G. Co. were starting q meat
train for New York. 1t was ready to
leave the yards. but the crowd prevent.
ell It's departure. and refused to move
from the tracks. Troops were sent fo-.
and the detachment under Major Hartx
was soon on the ground.
A short distance from the scene OF
trouble. the order to move on the dou-
ble-auick with fixed bayonets. was
given. Through the crowd the soldiers
moved without resistance, and the
strikers and their sympathizers ned
without reforming.
Mob After n Meat Train.
The rout OF the strikers did not make
all plain sailing for the meat train. and
al | o'clock this afternoon II had moved
rs far only as Fort Wayne crossing, a
short distance outside the yards.
Through its short journey the men In
charge had been harassed by the strik-
ers, and continually increasing crowd
made the situation serious. Several
times the SO diers were compelled to
drive the men from the tracks.
Many women were in the crowd, and
their voices Joined those OF the inch In
deriding the troops and peace officers
Forty-third street viaduct, under which
the train passed was crowded vita
angry spectators. but at this time thu
opposition confined itself to noise. AZ
Wallace street the train stopped while
an attempt was made to replace q
switch that had been thrown.
knocked Scnseless by stone.
StCuc-throNing for the first time In
terrup:ei tn: work, N. $. Wright. an
g.'iyer o. the Packing Company. was
struck ANA knocked senselesa by a rock.
lie had been trying to throw the switch.
Its tiil was the signal for an order TO
the cavalry in advance OF the train.
It the first move OF the horscmen, the
rioters turned back, ana the railway
men threw the switch. Without further
trouble, the train proceeded to poles
& Shepard st9ck-yards. Again the
crowd closed in on the engine. aud the
threat of charge by cavalry did not
restore order The order to clear the
tracks was given. aud the ,horssmen
rode into the crowd. The rioters scat.
tered, without being harmed.
No One q" Op,n Gates.
From this point to this Fort Wayne
crossing the train made GOOD head,
way. Closed gates 1T the crossins