New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-06
RTOTING BY GREAT MOBS.
MANY CARS UPSET. SIGNAL TOWERS
BURNED AND MEN ASSAULTED.


THE CROWDS AND AWAITING REINFORCE
MENrs-EXcrTrNG TRIP OF A CATTLE
TRAIN. oBsTRUcTED AT EVERY
BLOCK FOR THREE MILES 81
5000 STRIKERS AND SYM
PATHIzERs-A TRAIN
TAKEN BACK TO
THE YARDS.
Chicago July 5.-The great railroad strike en-
| tered upon its second week to-day, and the tact
was celebrated by an inauguration or mon Ia"
against which the troops at command were ap-
parently powerless to contend. Cars TO total
Of a score or more were thrown across the tracks.
enecting temporary blockade; switches were
rendered useless signalmen driven from towers
! and the property OF various railroads was men
aced with the torch. Tonight the mob Is claim
ing victory. The military are resting on their
arms and are waiting for the rcnforcements
from Kansas which are promised for tomorrow.
Wild scenes were enacted to-day on
stretch of railroad territory occupied by the
tracks Of the Lake Shore and Rock Island
and running south for about three miles from the
Board Of Trade structure. in the heart OF the
business district. Within this strip, hardly more
than a block in width and fr!nged on either side
| with tenements or the homes Of railroad men
and other wage-worlers mob asgregatng
not less than $1,000 men. women and children had
complete control Nearly score Of cars were
overturned on the main tracks, others were set
on fire. switches were unlocked and rendered use
less regular troops were jeered and police hooted
at and dared 10 do their best or worst.
The riotous demonstrations began just before
| noon a; Thirty-ninth-st. and the Lake Shore
tracks at the crossing Of the Union Transit lines,
/ over which trains from the Stock Yards are con-
nected with the Michigan Central on the lake
front for the East, Word came to a mob which
had gathered there that. with the aid OF the cav
airy and deputy marshals, a heavily loaded cat
| tie train for the New-Y Central and Hudson
River road had been moved out Of the yards and
| was on It's way over the Transit Line. With a
yell that was heard blocks away, the mob. at this
time abou, two thousand strong, moved west two
blocks in Thirty-ninih-st. TO Stewart-ave.. where
several empty freight cars stood on the main
track
The mob needed neither machinery tools
nor battering rams for IT'S purpose. It's leaders
possessed a strength born OF frenzy There was
a rush for the freight cars and in the twnking
| = an eye two 4 them had been turned COM
| plotely over trucks upward entcctua,ly blocking
the track over which the cattle train was APP
proachlrg The train was not in sight SO the
mob retrlccd iis steps eastward - the tracks OF
the Rock Island and Lake Shore. Here II pro-
coodcd 20 oycrturn cars by the wholesale TWO
voro placed across the crossing of the helt
Line I'm order - rivet the obstruction ID the cs'e
train ir tho event of the blockade farther west
being raised Then other cars w"re turned over
oa the Lake shore and Rock Island tracks at the
rate Of two 10 A block for nearly mile south-
ward while the mob hOo,el and yelled, cheering
the crash made by each car rs it turned a
somcrsault
\ FREIGHT CAR SET on FIRE.
A. Fortle,h-st little after noon, one Of the
string Of freight cars was set on fire \ ca" was
turned in however, by tradesman on the
corner and on the arrival Of the department the
flames We're soon extnguished.
E,,ol was added 70 the strikers fury about
- m whom three Rock Island trains. one bring
ing the troops and deputy marshals from hiue
Island and the Others day and Pullman Coach"7
filed with through passengers, We're seen III '''
distance No obstruciions on the main uacE
were encountered south of Thrty-ninth-sI
whore the forward train came 10 luH stop
Half A block ahead two empty freight cars were
lying across the track The passengers OF th'
trains in the rear were advised OF the situation
and with one accord thoy decided To disembarf
thor, and trust TO the cable cars 70 reach theil
destinations In the mean time the regular
troons COMPRISING Companies c and d. 18TH In
, fartr, under command respectively OF Captains
Conrad and Cornish, had left the hrst train ah'
t wer, drawn up on either side Of the cars Ih
: mob which by this time had got outside OF th
fences watched the troops IN stclid silence.
TeIecrams were sent to the yards for wreck
ing crew. but the reply came quickly that no' Z
. man could be had for love or money 50 III
, proup of officials who had met the tdlh d' '"'
noint including General superintendent Du"
q lon. Vicc-Presldent Purdy and Superintendeh
q of Terminals Hubbell. Of the Rock lsianu' bN'
= sio, sunerlntendent New Of the Lake Shore
and several attaches Of the law ana olneT re
nartments OF the same roads set themselves l.
+ the task of raising the blockade. II was mar
, work. especially for men not accustomed
mammal labor and II did not improve thei
o tanners to have the on-looking mob hoot an
r ieer whenever they made an unsuccessful enor'
: MORE oRsrRlrcT1ONs OK THE TRACKS
! lust as the first car had been cleared OF IN
a tracks = mighty shout was heard a few block
IS north and Immediately afterward ru'i'o'"s
Z hollow noise told the story that more obstruc
\ lions had been placed in the way OF trains y
4 the request Of Marshal Donnelly. Captain Con
rad s,artod off at double-quick time at the hea
If Company c. but by the time the troop
Is roocbod the scene the mob had moved from IN
it ,,,, % tho roadway on either side. and IN
l. soldiers were treated TO round OF ironical az
- plause. Captain Conrad kept his men arouhu 10
e a few minutes and then. with the remark Una
- u was Ike climbing up tree and down agar
n ordered a march back 10 the train
n II WAS nearly an hour before the main trac
n had been cleared OF the two overturned car
3 and then the three trains proceeded until Thirty
IS nfth-st was reached. Here 1t was the sam
story over again. Two cars were across IN
N track The officials took Off their coats an
n went 70 work with will. Mayor Hopkins VIII
'r Chief Superintendent OF Police Brennan. Lie'
II tenant Kipey AMI 100 officers. appeared at IN
l. tuncture. and the officers did good WORK