The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-07-09
MODS RUN WILD.
The Rioters Barn Hundreds of Freight Cars
ana Defy TIE HnLiGe.


Chicago Ill, July 6.--Six dead and an in
definite number OF in jured is the record of
casualties in the strike conflicts in Chicago
today Yesterday man was shot in the
leg. II the blood-letting tomorrow shall
show like Increase the coroner Will have a
summers work before him.
The developments Of yesterday went far
to convince all thinking people that the
gravity Of the situation had not been APP
preciated by the authorities or the people
at large Persons who were mere during the
railroad strike OF 1877, who saw the atmos-
phere clear perceptib!y when more than
eighty bronZed and husky regulars from
the plains marched down Madison street and
went into camp on the lake 'front.' Wagged
their heads knowingly when three times
that number were ordered from Fort Sher-
idan, comprising the three arms of the ser
vice. and said they would make short work
OF Mr.. DebS'S followers. But after twelve
hours OF patient and persistent GOODNESS
and bravery, under as trying circumstances
as was ever seen, these same citizens and
officers i'll command were forced to admit
that things Were not as they were in 1916
and that it was still long march to peace
and the resumption OF unimpeded traffic on
any o. the railroads running out of Chicago.
Has Become IA Campaign.
The developments Of the night and those
of today have confirmed the conviction that
nothing short OF an overwhelming armed
settle the trouble, or, as Colonel Crofton
puts it, 1T has ceased to be q mere move
ment of troops and has become cam
paign."
The local and state authorities have awak-
ened to the critically grave nature of the
strike malady which is affecting the nation
generally, but Chicago III particular, and
are taking measures to apply adequate rem
edies. The city police force has already
been recruited uO to over 5000 men, and by
request Of Mayor Hopkins, and by order OF
Governor Mt8eld, two briSades OF state mi
litia have been ordered here to aid in quell-
ing the disturbances.
At the nations capitol also, the fact is
recognized that the conditions entirely
out Of the ordinary and that provisions must
be made for more fighting men as has never
been seen together in the history OF the
nation in time of peace, if the authority and
dignity of the federal government and pro-
cesses of it's courts are not to be laughed TO
scorn for an indefinite time.
Applying the loren.
Riot has been running rampant through
out the day. Cars have been overturned
switches broken and tracks obstructed IN
numerous ways. The torch was applied IN
many instances to cars switch towers ana
the like and an attempt was made TO IRE d
part of the great Armour packing plah'.
In fact at one time the incendlafy plaAeS
followed each other in such quick success
sion that the fire department was put 10
straits to care for all of them.
Late in the afternoon it was found to De
interfering with the police, railroad and fire
alarm telegraph systems, and in two in
stances policemen who We're using the po-
lice telephone calls were stunned.
In general, the order OF things compared
with that of yesterday, was reversed. Then
the railroads were trying to break the block
ade by sending the trains out. Today they
racognized the futility of that method of
procedure and practically gave up any at
tempt at outward movement. But there
were some incoming passenger trains on
several of the roads, together with rev
O., the regular milk trains Between these
two classes Of traffic the strikers managed