The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12
TRAIN DERAILED.
Four Men Killed and Four Wounded
Near Sacramento.


SACRAMENTO, July ia train was de-
rallied two miles below this city this after
noon. Three regular soldiers and the engi-
neer were killed ard four soldiers injured.
The dead are:
PRIVATE BYRNE
PRIVATE LUBBERDING.
PRIVATE CLARK.
The wounded are:
PRIVATE DAUMLER, injured about the
head.
PRIVATE WILSON. left leg seriously
PRIVATE DUGAN, left arm cut off.
PRIVATE ELLIS, internally injured.
Shortly after o'clock this morning the
steamers Alameda and Acme, carrying the
regular troops, steamed up the river and
landed at the levee. They were met by
several companies OF militia, who had been
ordered to keep the crowd back fearing
an attack by the strikers and their SYM
pathizers. Shortly after o'clock the regu-
lars and marines marched to the depot,
headed by Colonel Graham and staff. The
usual rush OF spectators took place, but
they were quickly dispersed The strikers
had abandoned the situation and were no.
where TO be seen. Sentries were at once
detailed to keep the crowd at a safe dis
tance and the Gatling guns were placed in
position.
Shortly after 9 o'clock General Superin-
tendent Fillmore had a conference with
Colonel Graham, and when it was con-
cluded the latter ordered his officers TO
drive every one out of the depot, including
newspaper reporters Division Superintend-
ent Wright, with an engine, then cleared
the main track, and orders were issued
to take the overland train, which had been
delayed here since the Inauguration of the
strike to San Car,ual CLARK
one of the oldest engineers in the employ
Of the company, took charge Of the engine,
acting under instructions of Colonel Gra-
ham. Soldiers belonging to Battery ID,
Fifth United States Artillery, accompanied
the train.
AS the train pulled out of the depot there
was a silence among the strikers, who were
evidently not in happy mood, and fire.
quently limited that the train would not
reach San Francisco. Such proved to be
the truth. Shortly after the train left the
depot word received here that it had
been fired upon by strikers and ditched. 1t
was reported that engineer Clark was killed
by bullet and several regulars perished in
the wreck. Later advices, however, show
that not shot was fired. The strikers had
unspiked the rails for a distance of about
one hundred feet and covered their das-
tardly work with sand. Engineer Clark,
Notwithstanding that he was on the alert
for such cowardly tactics, plunged into the
trap. The engine was overturned and sew
eral cars upset Engineer Clark was killed,
and privates Byrne, Lubberding and Clark
met similar fate. Private Daumler, who
was also on the engine when it upset. was
seriously injured about the head. Private
Ellis was hurt internally and is likely to
die.
SANK INTO THE MUDDY WATERS.
The train consisted of nine cars, five of
them Pullmans. On the engine were pri-
Yates Lubberding, Byrne, Clark, Dugan,
Ellis and Wilson. The engine plunged
through the trestle and none of the men
had time to jump and save themselves.
Those of the men who were not instantly
killed were weighted down with their heavy
accoutrements and sank into the muddy
water. Engineer Clark was pinned under
the engine and his body has not been re-
covered. The trestle was about eighty feet
long and was completely shattered. Fully
one-half of the filling was torn out. The
engine is buried in the mud and water with
the four forward cars Another car is
hanging over the edge of the embankment.
They were all mali cars and none of the
Pullmans was injured.
Shortly after the report that the train
had been derailed Division Superintendent
Wright ordered the wreckng crew to the
scene. General Graham also sent COM
pany of cavalry to head off the strikers.
Soon after o'clock this afternoon two of
the wounded men were brought TO the city
and taken to the hospital, where their in
juries were dressed. The regulars are in
an ugly mood on account of the death and
injury to their comrades and seem anxious
for a skirmish with the strikers. Many of
them claim that Superintendent Fillmore
assured General Graham that the road
had been carefully gone over and further
declared that he knew the strikers would
not resort to any desperate measures to
win the strike. 1t was not until he assured
General Graham of the supposed good con-
dition Of the road that the latter consented
to send his men TO assist the train to San
Francisco.
Harry Knox, the leader of the strikers
has issued the following: II desire to
state in behalf Of the A. r. u. that this
order has not the remotest connection with
the ditching of the train between Sacra-
mento and Davisville this afternoon in
which several people lost their lives. We
condemn this act as outrageous and bar
barous and entirely contrary TO the spirit
of the y. r. L., which is engaged in an
honorable struggle in the interest of labor
and is opposed to violence or the sacrific-
ing of human life. This act was done by
sympathizers and we regret it the more,
as it is calculated to injure rather than
help us. We sincerely trust that this first
act of violence will be the last"
orders were given this evening to ex-
tend the guard lines to Z street, fully
block from the depot. This is to prevent
the strikers from getting near the COM
pany's property. General Graham has de-
tailed l troop, Fourth Cavalry to patrol
the railroad in the vicinity Of the wreck
and arrest all suspicious characters. The
men in the troop bitter against the
strikers since the derailing OF the train, and
their comrades at the depot predict that
they will deal severely with any of the
strikers that they may encounter The reg
ulars say they came here TO do fair fight
ing and not to kill like rats in trap. and
they do not propose to submit TO this kind
of treatment.
An examination of the bridge reveals the
fact that one OF the stringers had been cut
off and small piece of wood substituted
/ in such a way that ii would fail through
as soon as a heavy weight passed over