The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-09

mob with the handful of United States
marshals and deputy sheriffs. Encour-
aged by their success thus far in their
lawless enterprise. the mob attacked the
freight cars standing on the various sid
ings. They first visited the G. H. Ham,
mond company's yard and pulled several
cars on the main track of the Michigan
Central and upset them.
LIKE A CYCLONE.
From there they went to the other roads
and did the same thing, and when the
people woke up this morning the town
looked as If it had been swept by a cy-
clone. Daylight. had no sooner put in it's
a29earance before another mob of rioters
began gathering at the principal railroad
crossing. and by 9 o'clock the crowd had
reached nearly thousand. About this
time the south-bound mail train on the
Monon arrived and was soon disposed Of
About an hour later the first company of
soldiers put in their appearance and drew
in line all along the mail train. guard
was placed around the train and detach-
ment sent to look after the head engine.
Soon as enough steam was up the train
pulled out. From that time until $3.50
o'clock this afternoon the troops were SUBJ
iected to all kinds of insults from the
mob but no attention was paid to them
except to now and then drive the mob
back at the point of bayonets whenever
they would press up too close.
No violence was attempted until the mail
train from the south was DUE when the
mob started to overturn Pullman on the
track. The soldiers were then just round
ing the bend, and seeing what was being
done. the commander gave his orders to
make ready to fire. After warning the
mob the order was given to fire, and the
troops who were on the engine obeyed
Altogether about twenty shots were fired,
and it is surprising that 20 more were in
iured than were. The tracks were packed
with people from Slbley street to State.
Tonight Mayor Reilly has issued an or
der for all saloons to close and remain
closed until tomorrow morning. There is
some talk of putting the city under mar
tial law but it has not yet been done.
An impromptu meeting of the citizens was
held in Germania Hall this evening, which
was addressed by many of the leading cit
liens. Among the speakers was Rev Faith
er Plaster, to whose congregation many of
the strikers belong. He counseled the cit
izens to so to their homes and not congre-
gate on the streets tonight. A committee
was appointed to draw up resolutions con-
demning the actions of the soldiers this
afternoon these resolutions to be sent to
Governor Matthews and Congressman Ham
mond.
GENERAL STRIKE ORDERED.
An order has been given out for every
iaboring man in the city to go out to-mor-
row morning. This means that the Lake
side nail mills, the Tuttle spring works and
many smaller concerns will shut down and
thousands of men will be out of work for
some time. 1t is understood that this order
includes the employees of the Chicago rolling
mills, the Famous Manufacturing Company
and the Grasselli Chemical Company, of
East Chicago, and the Standard Oil Com
pany. of Whiting. The last named com
pany employees about two thousand men,
and is the support of that place.
a report reached here late tonight that
Governor Matthews had ordered out six
hundred of the State militia to this point.
and that they left Fort Wayne this morn
ing. but were laid up at Argus on account
of the engineers refusing to pull the train
because of ''scab" fireman being sent out
be true they will probably reach here to-
morrow.
In interview with Lieutenant Pagne.
of the United States troops, tonight, he
said that all of the officers in command had
received orders before they left headquar-
ters to protect property at all hazards;
that If any Of the rioters were found OBJ
structinG the passage of trains or in any
way destroying property. to fire on them,
and shoot to kill. That the officer in COM
mand of the troops who did the firing to-
day was but obeying the command of his
superior officers, and that il was wonder
that no one else was killed.
At late hour tonight all is quiet al
though several groups of rioters have
made threatening demonstrations at differ
ent points about the city during the even
ing. The officers commanding the United
States forces made public tonight the fol-
lowing telegram received by him from Gen
Miles this afternoon:
Commanding officer of United States
TrOOps-General Schofield wires that Gov
ern0r Matthews, of Indiana. has asked the
President that three companies of United
States troops be sent to Hammond to dis
perse the mob of rioters. This makes Your
duty and that of the troops plain You
are directed to fire any mob or any men
otstructing lines of road and hold the
place until further orders. BY command of
MAJOR GENERAL MILES,
Engineer Mclean and fireman Cooper. of
the Michigan Central. who were dragged
from their engines and brutally beaten by
the mob last night are in a serious condi-
ton and not expected to recover H b.
Miles. superintendent of the interlocking
system, who was badly injured in this
mornings row, will recover.