The morning call., 1894-04-29
WON AND LOST
An Engine Captured
and Retaken.
ALL EFFORTS FAILED.
The Army Hauled Back
to Portland.
VICTORY TURNED TO DEFEAT
Oregon IndustriaIs Have Sue
cession of Misfortunes.
EVEN RATIONs ARE EXHAUSTED.
But They Ride a Hundred Miles
Toward Washington With
Stolen Locomotive.
TURNED TO DEFEAT
Oregon IndustriaIs Have a Sue
ceSSion of MisfortuneS.
EVEN RATIoNS ARE EXHAUSTED.

PORTLAND, Or, April 2S.-The Indus
trial Army. numbering about SEQ men,
which has been camped at Troutdale, eight
miles east of here, for the past three days,
captured a Union Pacific train al 9 As this
morning and started on its journey TO
Washington. The train was west
bound special, bearing General Manager
Dickinson, Assistant General Supern-
tendent Baxter and party of the Union
Pacific.
The Industrials were expecting the train
and were ready to act. Immediately upon
arriving at the station the Commonw ealers
by q concerted movement took possession
of the engine and in few moments had
run the coaches on a switch, detached the
locomotive, deposed the engineer and fire.
man, Installed their own engineer and
fireman, and within ten minutes had
coupled to the freight train which they
captured last night and pulled out east
ward, with the army comfort tably settled
in the freightcars. At Bridal Veil the
Union Pacific engineer. who was taken
along. was placed in charge of the engine.
United States Marshal Grady, who spent
last night at Troutdale. Immediately wired
Brigadier-General Otis at Vancouver 10
furnish troops to assist him in arresting
the CommOnwealers. The Union Pacific
officials were al once notified and General
Attorney Cotton went before United
States District Judge Bellinger and pro-
cured a warrant for the arrest of General
Scheff1er and all members of the Industrial
Army for the violation of the restraining
order issued few days aGo. Two engines
were then sent 10 Troutdale. One of
Them was turned over to Marshal Grady.
who with the warrant ,stsTted in pursuit.
of the Commonwealers. The other engine
brought General Manager Dickinson's
special train to this city. All trains on
the road were ordered sidetracked and
gave the Commonwealers the right of
way.
The captured train ran slowly to Bridal
Veil, where a stop was made and engineers
changed. From this point the Common
wealers sent a telegram to the chief train
dispatcher of the Union Pacific, saying
they would cheerfully take care of all
local freight business for the company
along the line If so desired.
When Brigadier-GeneTal Otis received
the message calling for troops he at once
wired an order to Fort Walla Walla 10
Colonel Compton to intercept the train at
Umatilla Junction. A special train loft
WalIa WallR at P. NJ. with 122 men of
the Fourth Cavalry, under Colonel Charles
E. Compton. Officers with the command
we're Captain W. E. Wilder. Captain j.
r. Richards, Lieutenant James Lockett,
Adjutant George E. Cress and Lieutenant
Gordon VOORHEES,. The command had ten
days rations, ample camp equipage and
unlimited ammunition.
The troops reached Umatilla at 4:10, and
as the Industrials had not yet arrived. left
at 4 80 for Willows. At Umatilla, 81. C..
Means, Deputy United States Marshal,
boarded the train. The troops were in
structed to capture the Commonwealers
without bloodshed if possible. and to await
the coming Of Marshal Grady for further
orders. Their orders were not to fire
first, and if necessary to fire and shoot
to kill.
The command was accompanied from
Walla Walla by n. J. OBrien, division
superintendent, Union Pacific; NJ. j. Bis
sell, local agent; w. D. Tyler, president
of the Washington and Columbia River
road, and P. B. Johnson of the Walla
Walla Union.
But the Industrials with their stolen
train were only approaching certain cap
ture as they sped eastward, and finally
came to grief at Arlington, Or. small
town about 120 miles from Portland, at
$50 o'clock tonight.
The train carrying the United State S
troops from Walla Walla, under Colonel
Compton, arrived at Arlington at 5:55
p. n. The railroad company had already
placed heavy freight train on the side
track and the special train with the troops
remained on the main line. thus effectually
blocking the road, making it impossible
for the approaching Industrials to pass.
Danger signals we're put out and were OBJ
served by the Industrial train, which ar
rived shortly sfterward The Industrials
appreciated Sheir position at glance and
surrendered without offering any resist
ance.
a lew minutes later Marshal Grady, who
had oeen following closely in The rear of
the stolen train, arrived and assumed the
direction OF affairs. The train which the
Indusirials seized at Troudale contained
several cars Of local merchandise. The
army permitted the train crew IN pn,oad
this freight at different points and even
assisted them. AT The Dalles where
they took on coal and water, they tried to
proceed with their own engineer, but he
could not handle the train, and Engineer
Barrett was again placed in charge
General Manager Dickinson and assist
ant General Superintendent Baxter ar
rived here this afternoon on a special
train. MI Baxter gave the following ac-
count of the capture OF their train at
Troutdale:
''At The Dalles this morning we had an
intimation that crowd of men were
awaiting our special train to capture our
engine. so we sent the four ladies of our
party ahead on the regular passenger
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