The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-07
CHICAGO, July 6.

NhlSAOOb Ouiy "
n MOB of about 500 people mas held
IAN almost complete sway In the ter
IL\ ri,ory including the towns OF
Ii U Keusington. Burnside, Fordham
and Grand Crossing, on the outskirts
Of the city along the Illinois
Central tracks since 8 o'clock
this morning During the day
two men were shot by a railroad
detective, who was with difficulty
protected from the infuriatel mob
upwards OF 200 cars, some of them
Pallmau sleepers. wsr, burned, Those
depredatioas continued late into the
piQht, The force OF deputies and the
one company Of regulars were totally
mad, quate to afford protection to the
immense amount of railroad property
10 which tie incediaries held free ac-
cess.
AT o'clock tonight Captain De ia
mnr, of the United States troops, who
had been sent to Kensington at noon
with Company F of the Thirtee tn
infantry aud a small body of deputy
United States marshals. telegraphed
the headquarters OF the department OF
the Missouri in this city, notifying the
officers in charge there that he could
not maintain order after nightfall with
the force at his command Mean
while the First regiment. Illinois
National guards. in command Of
Colonel Turner, which he'd been or.
dered to the scene. covered the distan ce
by 8 p m. and detachments were sent
to Kensington, Burnside. Fordham and
Grand Crossing Tue First battalion
with gatling gun detachment reached
Burnside at $50 The mob, however,
had changed their base Of operations,
ready TO re.appeor Al some point where
they are not expected and where they
are not in danger from bsyonets or the
gatling guts.
TOWN OF PULLMAN PROTECTED.
The Third battalion under command
OF Major Talman. numbering about
200 men. arrived at Pullman shortly
before o'clock Great anxiety has
been felt for the safety of this erst-
while model" village, all the hotels.
stores, residences, light and power
manufacturing plants In which are
owned by the Pullman company.
That the crowds of anarchistic strike.
sympathizers who have applied the
torch right and left for the past
few days should confine their
operations to the switch towers and
box cars OF the railroads, neglecting
the rich establishments Of the men they
seem to regard as their arch enemy,
has puzzled the peace officers of the
city and the United States, and it is
probably wise precaution to thus pro.
tect the town of Pullman before any
actual attack has occurred, especially
in view Of the growing excitement
among the law breakers who have thu
far bbfflsd Uncle Sans regulars, the
city police aud the state militia.
That this move was taken none toe
soon was demonstrated early this eve
ming by the appearance on the north
ern end Of the city Of crowd Of pso.
pie. composed largely of those who
have caused the trouble In neighbor
ing yards and suburban towns. The
town was on the alert, especially
the office force and the foundry men,
who are about the only employees
OF the Pullman company at work al
that place. AT the first sign OF trouble
the foundry men quit and hid. The
Office force put their books in the safe
and made their escape in hurry. Ths
marauders had been warned of the sp-
proach of the militia, however, anc
they confined their operations TO the
employees of the West Pull
man street railway employees
Conductors and gripmen were driven
from their places and the com
plete tie up OF the system was ef-
fected. The strikers from Pullman
proper took no part in the work of tn,
moD. The Hotel Florence, the princi
pal hostelry Of the place, was aban-
donsd tonight by its employees who gen
orally sleep in the building A mum bsr
OF toxss Of guns and ammunition were
received here this afternoon in expsc-
tation of an attack. but owing to th
presence of the Third battalion Of tn,
First regiment this is not likely to oc
cur tonight The battalion will q
into camp on the open square in from
Of the Hotel Florence.
TROOPS ORDERED TO THE SPOT
The Fifteenth regiment was ordere
to the scene as soon as the news reache
headquarters Company G was sent t
Fifty-first street, as there is a larg
number Of pullman cars at that poin'
Other companies were placed at Fifty
eighth, Garfield boulevard and Fort,
seventh streets. 1t is thought ths
this movement will effsctually ehec
any attempt of the strikers to retur
and finish their destructive work.