Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-09

CHICAGO, July s.-Comparative quiet
prevailed as rule within the city to-
day, though there were, as might have
been expected, a number OF sporadic In
stances where little knots OF maleon-
tents gathered. became boisterous and
were finally scattered by charge from
the police.
A number OF small mobs formed, went
rioting, firing and oyerturning cars;
heads were cracked. ana small brawls,
mostly the result OF too much bad
whisky, were frequently reported at
police headquarters. There was, how
ever, no concerted effort az incendiar-
Ism or violence, although at number
OF places. individual cars were fired,
several OF which were destroyed.
A coal train on the Eastern Illinuis
was ditchsd AZ Root street by a switch
being misplaced after the engine and
four cars had passed over.
The work OF clearing the tracks in
II
and Ashland, where debris from the
hundreds OF burned cars Uttered the
tracks, was completed to-day uDder
police and military protection, the mo-
notony, however, bsing enlivened by
occasional police sallies when the gath
srings OF idlers watching the work be-
came too large aud threatening.
At4 D. nD., when the finishing touches
had been put to the work. nearly ali the
onloOkerS had disappeared, and the
troops, labOrers aod police we're with
drawn. No sooner had they got we'll
oUt Of sight, however, than
y A GANG OF 500 MEN
SHddenly appeared, and with crow bars,
picks and shOVels tore up about an
eighth OF a mile OF track before word
could be sent TO the police department.
They 6ed before another charge of the
police, aud she work OF repair is again
L .fug pushed forward.
81 Hammond, Ind, adjoining the
4 n on the southeast. was the theatre
ofTO-day's greatest excitement Here
the rioting OF last night was resumed,
aud finally became so serious that y
company Of United States troops went
out there. They preserved peace for
several hours, but the mob increased 10
size, and finally became demonstrative,
so that It neceSsltated firing upon them
by the troops, with the result that one
man was killed, two badly wounded,
and a number OF others received seri-
Gus injuries
Everything at Pullman was quiet to-
dav.
Rlotous mobs, consisting OF men,
women and children took possession OF
the freight yards az Halsted, Morgan
and Meagher streets this 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 earlier In the
day, and nothing lay in the path OF the
frenzied strikers and their friends.
shortly after 4 o'clock john NJ. Egan
Al the General Managers beadQ Quarters
sent the following message 10 Chief
Brennan: "Is there no way that we
can secure protection from the mobs in
our wards? They are burning cars and
destroying other property in the yards
n Halsted. Meagsr aud Morgan streets
and not a policeman can be found"
Chief Brennan at once transmitted
the message TO Inspector Lewis, who
detailed q squad Of thirty police officers
to the scene OF the disturbance. The
FIRE department had been called
casions. each time 70 extiu-
guish flames in freight cars. Thirteen
cars were burned. The mob gathered
sbout the firemen when they arrived In
response TO an alarm and greatly inter-
,ered with the work OF extinguishiug
,be Ares. The arrival Of the police had
hnt little effect. The bluecoats were
booted At and peted with stones. The
crowd numbered nearly two thou
sand and was made up Of the toughest
element of the city.
wELL-RNowS THIEVES
md other desperate men with whom
r. notice OF the Maxwell Street sta
- have had considerable trouble,
Rinyled ln the mob aud took an active
rart in the disturbance. The police
fnaUy made a determined charge AID
Srove the mob 70 the adjoining streets
and from the freight yards, clubbing
the leaders freely. The police remained
=, dntv all the afternoon and the
-Ssrikers were kept from doing further
Violence.
The mobs commenced to collect early
,bis morning ia the yards at Chicago,
harrington and Quincy and the Wis
coosin Central tracks at Western ave-
80 and 10th street. Threats against
10 railroads aud denunciation Of the
,'oIice were heard on sll sides, aud il
p0lv required the move Of soma leader
- start another conflict. The police
.rr, herring $50 and three companies OF
80 tzrh Regiment were on duty all last
.iobt and this morning when the crowd
Ian gathering action was a. once
,aEeu TO disperse it.
Srba men were obstinate and at 6rst
-.f,sed 10 move. The police officers
- tbeir clubs with telling effect and
short time. the mObS were dis
arsod. The militia were camped in
- vards az Western avenue snd early
es,srday enS morning, the boys we're dis
J.,nnted through the yards and in
'.-,,cted 10 deal severely with any one
,bt IN the act OF burning or un-
coupling ears.