The morning call., 1894-07-06
NO BREAK YET. !.
Strikers Still Stand
Their Ground.
TROOPS ARE FEARED.
Rumor That They Are to
Go to Oakland.
1T CAUSED GREAT ALARM.
General Dimond Returns and
Makes a Statement
1T CAUSED GREAT ALARM.
THAT HIS MEN BEHAVED WELL.
II. e. Huntington Warns Dow That
He Will Be Held Responsible
for Property Losses.

Proceedings at the Oakland mole yes
terday indicate determination on the
part of the Southern Pacific Company to
force the authorities to appeal for troops.
Following 10 the wake Of similar proceed
lngs on Wednesday night several hundred
strikers visited the mole yesterday morn
ing and completed the work which they
had begun of "killing" engines. Not the
slightest opposition was offered. Some
fifty deputy sheTiffs who the proceeding
day eXerted their brief authority TO pre-
vent a solitary newspaper man getting to
the mole, permitted the crowd of strikers
to enter the mole yesterday and work
their own sweet will. That the strikers
destroyed or injured no property was not
due 10 the activity of the deputy sherffs,
but rather to the restraint which the A.
r. U. men have shown TO remarkable rs
degree ever since the strike began.
The trouble commenced about II O'Clock
in the morning. At that time as if by a
common impulse at least three hundred
strikers started from the headquarters at
Wood and Seventh streets and proceeded
down the mole. 1t had been reported that
two engines were firing up ana would be
sent out with scab firemen on local trains,
and the mission of the men was to prevent
this If possible. And they did prevent it.
They passed down the mole joking and
laughing as some stalled train recalled
other exciting incidents until they reached
the depot. There were lying half c0zen
engines in a bunch, some attached to cars
as iD the case of the Berkeley local, ard
some were standing alone as in the case of
the switch engine. No firemen or engineers
were on these engines, nor had any attempt
been made during the early morning to run
any local train out. At the second tower
a Gordon of deputy sheriffs as motley look
ing as Falstaff's ragged regiment kept the
way. Kellogg. the chief of the company's
watchmen. was in charge of these depu-
ties. He is much disliked by the strikers.
"Boys, you can't rass this way" said
Kellogg in deprecatory tone.
"Oh, yes, we can." cried the crowd. "We
want TO kill those engines down there"
VERY we'll. boys" said kellogg cheer
fully. "Our orders are to protect persons
and property, but 20 use no violence. Ii
you insist on going. very well.
By this time the deputies were In full
retreat toward the depot with the strikers
marching after them. When they arrived
at the spot where stood the engines they
started in to kill them, the deputies looking
idly on and discussing the operation. First
the water was turned loose from switch
engine 1927. Then crowd surrounded
1882 and let the steam off. Some others
did the same thing for 1242 on the same
tracks and in minute the whole place was
do, I'M nndc nf fha hnor
rushing of escaping steam, from the valves
could be heard for blocks. Attention was
next turned to 1856 on the north side OF the
mole and presently he noise proclaimed
that steam was also flying from that switch
engine. The cocks were turned on 1043
switch engine and the water soon formed
a pool about its wheels. Cheers and shouts
followed the accomplishment of these acts
and the mob started down the depot.
The engines being already fired pro-
claimed to them that the firemen were n OF
far off. As they were non-union firsmen
the crowd started to find them. 1t would
have Jared i'll with any unfortuna ate
"scab" had he been found at that moment.
The men were elaled at their success with
the engines. They spread themselves all
over the depot, looking in every hole and
corner for ''scab" fremen. They even
spied into boxes and underneath stair
ways and every place, in fact. that could
have served as a hiding-place for man.
At this point the ferry boat Alameda,
laden with passengers, was seen entering
the slips direct from San Francisco. The
idea struck the crowd that the "scab" fire.
men who were to man the "killed" en-
gines were on that boat. They swarmed
by dozens to every convenient point, ready
to drag the offenders from among the dis
embarking passengers. They were doomed
to disap p2ointment.
AS soon as the strikers were perceived
from the steamer the ropes which had al
ready been made fast were cast loose
again, and the boat backed out into the
bay. A shout OF appointment greeted
the Alameda's retreat. One or two men
who were on the boat managed to jump
ashore before the steamer got out of the
slips, but the faces of the passengers on
deck expressed chagrin at not being
allowed to land. The strikers then
star ted down the WI arf, searching every
where for firemen. Suddenly the cry re-
sounded:
1UeT6 tuey are!
All eyes were turned toward the bay
and saw boat with four men in 1t pulling
rapidly away. Yells. Kisses and groans
greeted this sight, but whether the boat
men were really firemen or not could not
be learned.
All this time the Deputy Sheriffs were
standing helplessly around. Kellogg gave
no order to bis men, but stood looking at
the proceedings. He smiled whom he saw
two hundred men or more start down the
wharf to the coalbunkers to kill switch
engine and the donkey engine.
Up in the superin tendent's Office the
greatest excitement prevailed. MIR. Wilder
was ot yet at his post, but Assistant Joe
Thompson was, and Yardmaster Dillon.
These were probably the only men who
showed no signs of fear. At one mOmen,
it seemed as if the mob would mount the
steps to Wilder's nffices. They halted a,
the foot of the steps and hesitated, then
thought better of 1t and passed. The day
| before some OF them had mounted TO the
superintendents offices and Wilder had
grabbed a gun. he was mad and would
have used it, Probably this little inciden
passed through the minds of the men.
Probably they had no definite Idea OF