The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-09

eOloioru Snon took up Posiston on tuc
track 1T the Russell street crossing. The
news Of the killing spread with remark
able rapidity. and 10 minntes sfterward
the streets IN the vicinity were allied with
. threatening mob. Major Hart left his
company for few moments to assist the
nremsn and doctors and was imm ediately
surrounded by crowd.
EVERYTHING at Pullman was quiet.
Riotous mobs, consisting OF men, women
and children, took possession Of the
freight yards at Halstead, Morgan and
Meagher strests in the afternoon. They
burned cars and had everything their
own way for nearly two hours. All of
the reserve force of police officers on the
West side had been detailed to the yards
of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
and the Wisconsin Central roads early in
the day. and nothing lay In the path of
the frsnsisd striksrs and their friendA
An Appeal For Protection.
Shortly altar o'clock John M. Eagan,
at the general managers headquarters,
sent the following message to Chief
Brennans 'Is thsre no way that we can
secure protection from the nohs in our
yardsf They are burning cars and de-
stroyisg other property In the yArdr at
HalsteAd, Mesgher and Morgan streets,
and not policeman can be found"
Chief Brennan at once transmitted the
message TO Inspector Lewis. who detailed
. SQUAD Of 30 police officers to the scene OF
the disturbances. The fire department
had been called out on three different oc-
casions each time to extinguish the
flames ia freight cars Thirteen cars
were burned. The mob gathered about
the fremcn when they arrived in response
TO an alarm, rnd greatly interfered In the
work of extinguishing the fires.
The arrivalof the police had but little
eject. The bluecoats were hooted at and
pelted with stones The crowd num-
bered nearly 5000, and were made up of
the toughest element Of the city. Well
known thieves and other desperate men
with whom the police of the Maxwell
street station have had considerable trou-
BILE mingled In the mob and took an ac-
tive part in tne disturbances
The police anally made q determined
charge and DR. ove the mob to the adjoining
streets and from the freight yards. club
bing the leaders freely. The police re-
mained on duty oil the afternoon and the
strikers were kept from doing further
violence.
The mobs commenced to collect in the
yards of the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy and ON the Wisconsin tracks at
Western avenue and Sixteenth street.
Threats against railroads and denuncia-
tion of the police were heard on all sides.
and IL only required the move of some
leader TO start another conflict.
The police. numbering $50, and three
companies Of the Seventh regiment, were
on duty. When the crowd began gather
ing. action wasn't once taken to disperse IT,
The mon were obstinate. and At fret re-
fused to move. The police officers used
their clubs with telling effect, and in
short time the mobe were dispsrsed. The
militia were eamped in the yards at
Western avenue, and the boys were dis
tributsd through the yards and instructed
TO deal severely with any one caught In
the act Of burning or uncoupling cara
Shortly before noon. smoke WAS seen to
come from freight car on the Wisconsin
Central tracks. The fremen worked un-
der guard of police officers and had diff
Guilty in extinguishing the flames No
sooner was the fire extinguished at that
point when another was discovered two
blocks away. This was soon extinguished.
Alarms Of this sort continued through
she day.
An Infuriatsd Mob.
During the day another mob went to
the yards Of the Pan Handle road at
Rockwell and Sixteenth streets and set
are to number of cars The yards were
poorly guarded by the police, and when
the engine company arrived lis work was
hampered by the mob until the police
force was REINFORCED.
Kill him" ,""Shoot him down." were
the cries of several excited men rs the
mob surrounded the major. He did not
pay any attention to them and was not
moleoted. At this point the excite
ment was 1T its height. Men ran from
house to house. borrowing shotguns,
rifles and other firearms
ITO arms" was the cry heard on every
side and fully 5000 people responded. Mat
ters looked 90 threatening that call was
sent to Chicago for re-enforcements and
two more companies were sent ont on q
special train. These additional troops
were stationed At the scene of the trouble
and cffsctually cowed the rioters for the
time being.
Major Harts arrested four of the leaders
Of the mob and took them to Chicago
with small detail Of troops While the
train was pulling out of the city crowd
gathered and stoned it, but quickly dis
persed on the approach of = company Of
infantry.
1t IL estimated that, u3 20 date. the
strike has cost In the aggregate, inclusive
of mems wages lost as we'll as destruction
Of railroad property. seme "a. 565. 900.
There are now about 6s. $50 men out
The A r. U. has a mem bsrship Of l25. 600
Anarchists Were DPiiiing.
Two more freight cars were fired and
destroyed at Halstesd street on the Grand
Trunk last night, aud . number Of other
tncendiary fires were set.
About midnight IL was discovered by
the police that . notorious anarchist was
drilling 100 Of his fellows In . hall at
Ashland and Forty-ninth streets, hot
bed Of foreigners. but they became
alarmed aud scattered before . raid was
made.
The Conference Failed.
CHICAGO. July O. - Vice President
Wickes In accordance with his promise
to Woe President Lawrence OF the Safe