Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-06
A DAY OF RIOTS.
Soldiers Unable to Keep
Back the Mobs.
TWO STRIKERS WOUNDED.
Neither of Them is Sc
riously Hurt.
California Railroads Absolutely
BIocisnded - An INJUNCTION by
Judge Hos 'ud'ns Railroad
ono, <S Overturned.
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Chicago, July o. @ ent down
ON by far the most I, AT and crit-
cal day thus far in Z unparalleled
railroad strike and boycott. When it
opened there was a general feeling
that its passage would go far toward
clearing the atmosphere. II indeed 1t
dill not practically lift the embargo ON
commerce which has held this city in
its grip for the past week. That ex-
pectation was chiefly based on the pres
ence of federal troops in the most
dangerous districts.
Looking at the situation at the close
of the day. however. 1t must be con-
fessed that the hope INDUCED in at the
opening in this regard has not been
Justified. The troops We're few in
numbers at best, and when they We're
divided into squads and distributed at
points separated by very considerable
distances. II soon became evident that
their prestige as overawlng bodies had
been dissipated at the same time. In
stead of feeling In fear before the
veterans, as was expected they would
do, the turbulent thousands surged
about the little band OF soldiers Jeered
and hooted at them, cast vile epithets
at them and literally played hide and
seek with them. stopping trains at Will
and rendering the embargo in the mill
tary district more effective. II possible.
than before.
Like Volume OF water.
The throngs of strikers did not resist
! Uncle Sans police. Again and again
when there were thousands Of them
about n train which 1t was sought to
move, and on the track in front of It,
they gave way like water before the
levelled bayonets of single company
OF infantry or the tramplng of single
squad OF calvary. Like water, too.
they closed in again AT point just be-
yond. They turned switches, deralled
freight cars in front OF the slow NOV
ing troops and played all sorts Of rail-
road tricks with which the soldiers
We're not acquainted. Thus II was that
the troops at the stock yards in per-
severance and patience spent most of
the day In n vain endeavor to get one
train load OF dressed beef out OF sight
OF the starting point.
Another and pleasanter thing this ex-
perience showed, and that was the nd
mirable GOODNESS, self control and dis
cipllne OF the troops throughout
space of twelve hours, Not shot
was fired. not a man was pricked by n
bayonet. which argues that with force
enough the soldiers would have duna
the work which was expected OF them.
! The quality was there, merely the
quantity was lacking.
Aside from the immediate neighbour
hood where the troops were operating
there WIS plenty of excitement and
disorder Great mobs gathered on the
LIKE Shore. Rock Island. Alton and
Western Indiana tracks and proceeded
to obstruct them by overturning box
cars. breaking switches and the like.
At one point they set fire to swatch
tower and an interlocklng switch box,
| though the flames were extinguished
before serious damage was done.
Two Instances of Bioodshcd.
In two instances there was blood
shed. on the Western Indiana tracks
hard pressed special policeman fred
at his pursuers. wounding striker In
the leg. on the Lake shore road an
official OF that companv I'm charge of a
train which he was endeavorlng IN
force through. emitted his revolver
noirt hia,,, 49, a. 80. -. -,
woundlny two or three 4, "a ho,,a,ad
He was saved iron, Tho ,urv a, ,ho
mob bv bts an.,nao- u,ho ~, On
steam ana nm raj, - ,,a -.
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