St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-01
PRICE FIVE CENTs.--NO. 182.

OF Receivers ii. K. Whitcomb and how.
ard Morris, and were curiously read by
a few strikers. who had gathered about
the cars when they first were pulled in
from Minneapolis.
Deputy United States Marshal Short
all was on hand and placed number Of
marshals on the train who will accomT
pany it as far as Trout Brook.
Supt. MCMILLAN had very close call
from being killed by a passing traia
about Z O'Clock. He was ct the lower
end of the train sheds where switch
engine of the Union Depot company had
become stalled for want of switchman.
The engineer and fireman sat serenely
in their cab, waiting for some one ID
turn up and turn the switch. A train of tho
st. Paul & Duluth was stalled in conse'
queuce directly behind the engine.
Mcmillan rushed down TO set the switch
aud in stepping back stood upon the
Great Northern track. Al that moment
the Breckenridge train came rushing
in. One of the men assisting tha
superintendent saw the danger Just in
the nick OF time and pulled Mcmillan
of the track by his clothes. The super
intendent looked around and then reaI-
lied for the first time how near lie came
TO losing his life. Thanking his rescuer,
both men mounted q switch engine and
proceeded about their work as if moth.
ing had happened.
The first really exciting incident Of
the evening occurred when Train No. 8,
Of the Kansas City road, arrived. This
train should have arrived al 1880 yester-
day morning, but did not bring up here
until 8:20 last evening. when it crossed
the bridge and proceeded slowly to
enter the yards. 1t was pulled by
Engine 75, with John Purdy at the
throttle. When the front trucks of the
engine struck the switch at the foot Of
jackson street 1t left the track. Some
how the switch had becoma
partially turned, leaving just room
enough for the front wheels 10 get of.
Immediately there was a rush OF sew.
eral hundred strikers who were
gathered in the neghborhood. Tie
police were block further east, watch
ing the entrance to the yard. a com-
nittee at once boarded tue engine and
induced the engineer TO leave his post.
He Was gathered up by the crowd and
carried on the shoulders of the men up
the street, Purdy proudly crying out
that he would DIN the A. r. U. before
morning. at this remark the crowd
became bOisterOus and cheered Justify,
ana for few moments excitement be-
came high.
The Off cials of the union depot be.
came alarmed at the gathering crowd,
and held hasty consultation with
Capt. SchweitZer. A call was sent to
the central police station, and in few
moments the patrol wagon came thun-
dering down Third street, carrying all
the reserves held at the station. The
entire force was turned into the yard,
/ and the tracks were cleared OF all on-
| lockers before the committee had tine
TO induce the fireman to leave his post.
The train was fairly well filed with
| passengers, who got out or the cars aud
made their way TO the city.
Tnen matters began To warm up IN
earnest. General Manager Slickuey,
whose car was attached 10 this train,
was standing near the engine. Near
him was his assistant, Mr.. Mead, and
but few feet away stood Dan W. Law.
| Ter, the general counsel of the company.
| All at once man attempted 70 IuuuuE
| the cab, when he was Immediately COL
Jared by General Manager SticKuey,
who shouted out: Officer, arrest that
man." Immediately several policemen
showed up. Said one of them: "Who
will appear against him?" "I WILL"
replied Mr.. Stickney. But as the man
had really done nothing, he was not ar
! rested, as Mr.. Lawler afterward stated.
| At this moment the order came from
Supt. Mcmillan that the trans
fer tracks must be cleared. Then
a man was found to take Engineer Pur,
dy's place. Word was passed among
some of the a. r. U. men that if any
attempt was made 10 move the train
that they would pursue the same tacucs
as i'll the case of The Northern Pacidc'S
train for Fargo-cut of the air brakes.
This information was quickly given Mr..
| Lawler, who said: well, guess they
will not" Policemen mounted every
car, and others stood around
to keep the, crowd back. AT.
ter while the signal was given,
| ana the tram, INSTEAD OF gong FORWARD,
moved backward. Bat it did not re-
treat far before it came to dead stand
still. The great drive wheels reVolved
with tremendous velocity. The friction
against the rails caused q shower of
electric sparks. In vain was the at
tempt made to back. There was evil
dent reason for all this. The train was
long one, the track was curved
and the grade little heavy.
The fires, TOO, were little low.
1t was thought by some that the
track had been soaped, and an eXamna-
tion proved that this was true, as the
rails had been smeared from the foo: of
jackson to the compauy's railroad
bridge. The train then moved forward
to get little momentum, ana again
failed to reverse. After several trials,
however, it made good its retreat, and
finally backed out OF sight over the
bridge. AS each failure was noted by
the crowd jeers and taunts were shouted
out. When the tinal retreat was made.
and not till then, did the crowd dis
perSe.
THE 4. K. u. SIDE.