Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-07-17
THE STRIKE
NO ASSURANCE OF REGU-
LAR MAILS.
Troops are Still Busy with
Oakland Rioters.
A FATAL EXPLOSION.
MEN AND HORSES LITERALLY
BLOWN TO ATOMS.
A Important Suit Begun i'm Los
Angeles to Break the Railroad
Combine.
A FATAL EXPLOSION.
Special to the APPEAL.

San Francisco, 16.-The S p r r
backed by the combined military
forces federal and State governments
continues to maintain fairly satisfac-
tory passenger service in Northern
California, but not outstanding this
formidable military array, railroad
officials are unable to retrieve the lost
management of their freight bust
ness. Their passenger service, too,
is by no means restored, for trains
are still being sidetracked at night as
precautionary measures against train
wreckers.
In Oakland this morning the
strikers formed into several riotDas
mobs of two or three hundred men
each. All coming and outgoing
passenger trains were so strongly
guarded that they were not inter
fered with, but the fury of the mobs
fell upon such luckless non-union
II r men as the strikers were able
to waylay going to and from work.
Several times the troops were called
out to dispense rioters and rescue
non-union men. Shortly after noon
freight train was started from the
yards on the mole. At the Seventh
street crossing the aoE-1nion men
in charge of the train found them
selves at the mercy of mob of
strikers. The strikers managed to
climb aboard and cut an air brake.
The train was stalled and soon the
rioters who swarmed about had
drawn all he'coupling pins. Three
troops of cavalry aud company of
infantry came down upon the mob.
The cavalry men used their sabers
and dubbed with their pistols, and
the foot soldiers prodded freely with
their bayonets. In the struggle two
shots were fired by the soldiers
though no one was hurt The strik-
ers were finally put to flight. A
number of the rioters sought refuge
in cottege of the striking yard fore
man. The soldiers afterwards raided
the house and arrested twenty one
men. Several of the rioters were
severely cut and bruised. The
freight train wrs run to sidetrack
and abandoned. After this occur
red the soldiers going on the trains as
guards were given positive orders
to shoot anyone who attempted to in
terfere with any train, The freight
train was finally sent out under q
strong guard comprising 600 militia.
Out of Sacramento the trains are
| running with less interference. The
r r announces that several fruit
trains will be dispatched from Sacra-
mento tomorrow night or Wednes-
day morning, Owing to the recent
burning of trestle in the Siskiyou
region no trains have been sent out
! on the Oregon branch. A train V i'll
probably be dispatched for Portland
tomorrow. The passenger trains
from the East are now arriving in
San Francisco, Eighteen days of
Eastern mail was received here to-
day. S p officials claim that maj y
strikers are Gpn'cing To he taken
back and say employment Will be
giy en- to all hut those most active in
organizing the strike. At Sacra-
mento several hundred men returned
to work IN the Il r shops this morn
ing. They are compelled to sign an
agreement to withdraw from the \
r. u.
THE report that the N en- had gone
to work was denied later,
Chicago, 16.-Caisson of Battery L
second artillery U S A exploded with
| terrible force this afternoon. Two
artillerymen and one trooper were
instantly killed. Fifteen other per.
sons IN the troop and residents in the
vicinity passing by were injured,
some fatally. The troops left Brigh-
ton Park for a long march around
the city to exerc Use the horses. They
comprise three troops CT cavalry and
one battery of artillery. No Incl
dents occurred ua,l the column
| maached south on Grand Boulevard
just crossing lakewood Boulevard,
Tea the terrific expl sion took
place.