The record-union., 1894-07-13
The Railroads viii All Soon
be in Running Order.
Colonel Graham is Master of the
Situation Here.
How the Soldier Boys Deal With Men Who
Ignore Orders Number Of
Arrests Made.

Those who few days ago scoffed at the
idea of the Federal troops restoring law
and order here have had cause to change
their tune.
No trains were sent out of this city
yesterday. The fendish outrage COM
mitted on Wednesday has had the effect
of causing Colonel Graham, who is now
directing all the railroad operations here.
to act cautiously. He is perfeeting his
plans for q thorough opening of the vari-
Gus roads, and woe be to the man or men
WHO offers the slightest interference with
or opposition to the movement and rum
ming Of trains.
Even Division Superintendent Wright
can act only under Colonel Graham's
orders so far as the operation Of trains
are concerned.
"When I ask for crews to run trains,"
said the latter, ST want you to provide
the men, and it will not be healthy for
any man who may seek pretext to
desert his post"
A few exciting incidents occurred dur
ing the day. Quite early in the morning
big bully undertook TO pass the guard
line beyond l street. He was stopped by
a sentry, who told him he could not pass.
With an oath, the bully declared that no
such blue-coated shrimp could stop him,
and proceeded. as be supposed he could,
to walk over the little soldier.
Instead OF running the fellow through
with his bayonet, as his orders required
him TO do, in such an emergency, the
soldier stepped back, dubbed his musket
and brought it down with Knockout
effect on the bully's head, laying him flat
on the ground and killing" the musket
just as the fellow got upon his feet to
renew the attack the sentry's superior
officer ran up and told the would-be
blockade-runner that ii he advanced an
other step he would shoot him. Seeing
that the officer meant business, the fellow
backed away.
The officer turned to the sentry and
said: young man, bullets are cheaper
than muskets; break no more guns, but
shoot the first man who refuses to obey
orders ]"
ANOTHER FOOLISH MAN.
A little later the guards arrested a
young man who could find nothing bet
Ter TO do than insult the sentries on duty
and endeavor to obstruct them in their
duties He was taken to the guardhouse
and hand-cutfed, after which ne was per-
nliIted to sit all day on the soft side of
sheetiron box, a sentry in front of him
with loaded musket carrying a wicked
looking bayonet.
The man proved TO be an employe of
the Sacramento Transportation Com
pany, bat that made not particle of diff
ference to Colonel Graham. he had de-
termined that all persons caught OBJ
structing or resisting the troops in the
discharge of their duties should either be
shot or arrested, according TO the nature
of the offense.
At last accounts last night the man was
still in the guardhouse awaiting Colonel
Graham's determination as to whether or
before the Federal courts in San Fran
cisco.
TWO BODIES RECOVERED.
Early in the forenoon the wrecking
crew was sent out to the scene OF the
wreck to recover the cars thrown from
the track. Lieutenant Skerritt and a de-
tachment OF Lwenty-one men from Bat
terry L, Fifth United States Artillery,
went along TO protect the crew and deal
with strikers or others who might at
tempt 10 interfere with the work.
While the railroad men were perform
ing their work some of the soldiers as
sisted, while others looked alter the
crowd that gathered in the vicinity of the
wreck. These soldiers were comrades of
the brave men who had been so foulIy
murdered on the preceding day, and it
would not have been safe for anyone to
give them the slightest provocation to use
their guns.
lnSH buOS6 WIZ Sdlu0IeQ
in the vicinity two suspicious looking
men, whom they placed under arrest.
one had been employed in the round
house at the railroad shops. He was
searched and found to be armed with a
pistol. The other had pocket half-filled
with cartridges, but had thrown his
weapon away. The men were both
brought to the city on the return trip and
turned over to the tender mercies" of
the grim sentinels who were guarding
two other prisoners in the baggage-room
at the depot, which was being utilized as
a guard-house.
The bodies of Privates Clark and Lub-
borden were recovered from the water
where they had gone down with the ILL
fated train, and their bodies brought in.
They will be sent by boat to San Fran
cisco to-day.
Among the many incidents that oc-
Cured while the wreeking crew was at
work was one that showed the patriotic
and determined spirit of the soldiers.
One of the crowd Of outsiders present
was overheard TO remark that the Gov
ernment would soon be in about the same
fix as the wrecked ears.
This brought Lieutenant Skerritt to his
side in an instant. The officer told him
he would not be allowed TO talk in that
way, and leading him off some distance
told him to clear out and not return. The
fellow went.
TO CLEAR THE ROAD.
The order of the Government, issued to
the military authorities a few days ago,
was to open the overland railroads from
san Francisco to Omaha, and Colonel
Graham proposes to see that this is done
as far East as Ogden, the Union Pacific
road being looked after by Federal troops
beyond that point
As evidence that operations are about
to begin, the First and Third Infantry
Regiments of the Second Brigade, Ma
tional Guard, commanded by General
Dickinson, were called in yesterday AFTER
noon by Colonel Graham from their camp
in Capitol Park and stationed in the de-
pot and railroad yards. This is supposed
to be for the purpose of relieving por-
ton of the regular troops, who will be
sent along to clear the road from here TO
Reno, from which point eastward regu-
lar troops are being placed, several COM
panies having started west from Ogden
by passenger train a couple of days ago.
The three Sacramento companies in-
cluding Battery b and the two Stockton
companies will remain in camp in Capl-
tol Park for special duty. Among the
regulars to remain here will be the cav
airy.
UNCLE SAM,S BOYS.
AS Fine Lot of Men as Eyer Shoul-
darad MuSI<etS.