The morning call., 1894-07-13
OVER AT VALLEJO.
Strikers Order a Crew Away and
Kill an Engine.

VALLEJO, July Il. - The train came
down from Santa Rosa this morning and
az soon as she had reached the tankhOuse,
between North and South Vallejo. a dead
engine was found on the track. Several
strikers appeared and ordered the crew
off. They at once blew off the steam. let
out the water and dumped the fires. No
officers were present at the time and the
strikers had their own way. The AmadOr
was an hour late in leaving for San Fran
cisco and carried but few passengers. She
returned this evening. The passengers
found no trains awaiting them, so were
forced to remain In town. The Sheriff
and a special officer were at the wharf.
No strikers were to be seen, though some
thirteen of them were up in the vicinity of
the engine-house and turntable watching
the dead engines on the various tracks.
The mail for Napa. ST. Helena and Calls
toga is still at the Vallejo postoffice
awaiting transportation. SO far there have
been no acts of violence. The leader Of the
strikers regrets exceedingly the occurrence
up at the trestle bridge.
Considerable interest was manifested
this morning when it was learned that an
additional force had been ordered from the
nayy-yard to cooperate with General
Ruger's forces and that the steamer Ala
media would reach the island about half
past 1 o'clock to take the sailors on board
and carry them to the Oakland mole. Word
was at once sent to the commanding officers
of the Monterey, Charleston, Indepen-
dence and Thetis TO call the landing parties
to the number Of 300 odd to quarters, armed
and equipped for duty. On the Charleston
and Monterey those that had been selected
for duty were soon mustered, several
boats we're hauled alongside the gang
ways and into them the men went with
their rifles, knapsacks, mess kettles, etc.
Each one Of the officers, besides his sword.
had a large navy revolver slung at his
waist belt. The sailors and the officers all
had brown leggings strapped to their legs.
The boats were manned and the forces
pulled ashore. From the Thetis the men
marched along the water front. around
their waists double belt of rife cartridges
strapped.
Early in the forenoon Lieutenant-COm-
mander Fred N. Simonds, U. S. NJ, the
ordnance officer at the yard. had four Cat
ling guns, with a lot of ammunition,
brought up from the magazine, and one of
the same style of guns taken down from
the ordnance building. The guns, with a
lot Of gear and provisions, were taken past
south of the stone dock to await the arrl-
val Of the Alameda. A number Of the
officers from the yard, even TO Lieutenant
Stone, the aid to Commandant HOwison,
had been detailed to the battalion which
was under command of Lieutenant-C Com
mander William III. Reeder. u. ). n, ex-
ecutive officer of the cruiser Charleston, who
for the past twenty-four hours has been
putting the men through all manner of
drills.
Along with the little army of blueiackets
is a Quartermaster department and medi-
cal staff, stewards and cook. Including
officers. there were $50 men IN the bat
TALON. All were in the best of spirits,
and the officers hopeful that no serious ac-
cdent would befall any one, more espe-
cially the men comprising the forces
under them.
About II o'clock the various COM
nanders of the ships held consultation
in the office of the commandant of the
yard. At about 1890 O'Clock the ferry
steamer Alameda ran up alongside the
wharf and threw out her lines and N ade
fast. At about the same time the yard
tug came up from the ships lying at the
buoys loaded with meu. They were mme-
diately marched on the steamer and the
guns, provisions and equipage put aboard.
1t being noon hour at the navy-yard, a
large crowd of workmen were assembled
10 see the army off. 1t took but few
minutes for the tars to be distributed
about the ferry-boat, and as she pushed
away from the wharf cheers went up in
true sailor style, handkerchieis were
waved and every whistle blew its loudest
and shriIlest blast. Soon the Alameda
was rounding the lower end Of the island
on her way TO Oakland direct. On arrival
the sorce will be under command of GEN.
eral Ruger.
Three men came over from Selbys this
morning In fisherman's boat with the in