The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-07-11

Shepards stone yards. Again the crowd
closed in on the engine. and the threat of
a charge by the .avalry did not restore
order. The order to clear the tracks was
given and the horsemen rode into the
crowd The rioters scattered without be-
ing harmed
From this point to the Ft. Wayne cross
ing the train made good headway.
Closed gates at the crossing barred
further progress. and the train came to
standstill No one would open the
gates and the delay was prolonged. Be
yond the crossing several freight cars
were dumped Sideways on the tracks
and IL was impossible to remove them.
Neither police nor the soldiers would
touch the cars. Al other points along the
line the same blockade was made and the
afternoon was spent in an attempt TO
straighten up the roadway
About 10000 people gathered around the
stalled train and any move by the rail-
way officers il was expected would meet
with violent opposition. Leaving the
meat train at the crossing the m"D
started down the tracks intent upon mis-
chief
Rioters fired a switch tower and inter
locking boxes near FOrtieth-st. and
SteWart-ave. They drove the operating
gang from the tower and when the
structure was deserted il was set on
fire. a switch box controlling the inter-
locking system was fired. but in both
cases the flames We're extinguished with
out causing the destruction OF the prop
erty.
A dummy train on the TT. Wayne from
East Chicago stopped near the crossing 1t
which the meat train was standing. 1t
was the object OF an attack by one sec
ton Of the mob. The engineer and fire
man were driven from the cab and the
windows were smashed in. The conduc-
tor and passengers abandoned the train,
and it was left 10 the mercy of the
strikers. When ii seemed permanently
abandoned the strikers stopped their at
tack and continued their march along the
tracks. Other freight cars were dumped
across the tracks. The regulars remained
with the meat train.
Intoxicated with success the big crowd
rolled back to the stock train where the
soldiers were under command OF Mai
Hartz. Men. women and children got so
close that time and again they collided,
and then the soldiers used the butt ends
of their guns. In the meantime the Mich
igan Central officials were trying to get
Wreckiug train to remove the overturned
cars They failed and at 4 o'clock it was
decided 10 take the train back To the
stock yards. The soldiers were about to
form when a VenturesOme fellow showed
q ear across Stewart-ave-, at Forteth-st
An old man tried u stop IL and the
soldiers. thinkin. he was trying TO do
ing him down and cutting him badly on
the head. The car was allowed TO stand.
and formed the nucleus for the barri-
cade thrown up when the shooting be
gan. After that episode the train was
again backed into the yard. and un-
loaded. the thousands following It and
exuldng over the victory won after a
hard days battle. 4 train Of meat,
valued i'm New York at $l5000O. had
pulled out but was compelled to 60
back. a Rock Island train, carrying
troops from Blue Island. was stopped
at Fortieth-st. The engineer was inn
plored to quit and promised TO do so
after he had carried his load to its des-
tination 4 Rock Island passenger
train. from Rock Island, was stopped
at the same point and ears were cut
from it and left on the track. Several
cars and switch shanties at Forty-ninth-
ST.. the property of the Grand Trunk
company. were set on fire this evening
and destroyed.