New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-06
ENGINE UNCoUPLED AND CARS UPSET. De
SPITE THE PRESENCE OF Po-

SPITE THE PRESENCE OF PO-
LICE AND TROOPS.
Union Stock Yards Chicago July 5--At 10 o'clock
this morning the Michigan Central Company at
tempted 10 run a live stock train of seventeen cars
out Of the yards j. G. Riley. superintendent OF the
yards, acted engineer while Tranmaster
Wright did the switching. crowd Of nearly 5000
men and boys surrounded the train. uncoupled II
in three places and boarded the engine. A squad
OF forty police officers sent TO the rail-
road tracks In patrol wagons. and succeeded In
clearing the engine of intruders and call
sent to Dexter Park for the United States troops
Captain Hartz and two companies. numbering
about eighty men, quickly responded and took mp
positions each side of the train. The mob
rounded the engine and the troops were sent for
ward to guard the engineer. While the soldiers
were in front of the train, strikers uncoupled the
train in halfa dozen places and hooted and jeered
At II O'Clock the train side track, and
a mob of nearly 10000 persons in the yards
and bridges. trying TO prevent IT from going out
troops and was responded to by troops b and k,
IN Cavalry and Light Battery r. lst ARTILLERY with
entrance TO the Stock Yards and auicfy mSXXed ne
1fsntrymen TOOK mp position at the ESQ southern end
on the tracks AT that end The Calling guns were
placed in position between Root ana Forty second
hree GEAR The Mhg 5ns cenfs
stock Yards 70 load With eat9e but the empoy ys
Oh the YARDS who handle live stock Immediately
tne strikers and made slow progress In loading the
At ii :45 O'Clock the Michigan Central started It's
train under escort OF United states troops When
the strikers saw the train moving they rushed up
tne tracks ahead of the troops toward Hals,ed-
81, ana overturned three bOX-cars on the main
line. completely blocking the road Officials of the
STOCK ! ards went TO work clearing the obstruction
from the tracks. Orders given by the com
mandng officers Of the regulars 10 fire upon any
cars Imp "'"' INV
Soon after 70 o'clock the officials succeeded in
clearing toe overturned bOx-cars from the tracks
anu the traln was again started for the main line
cavslry troops X and Il led the way along the
tracks. clearing the mob. while the lnfantrympn
were strung out In Indian file alongside the entire
etn-st amid boots and curses from the mob Of
When the train reached the main line the troops
returned to the yards and began work preparatory
TO taking out Nelson Morris d Co s train os dressed
Deet twenty-five special policemen In the employ
OF Nelson Morris & CO. quit work This morning
when asked 10 escort this train which the com
pany has been trying for days 20 send out
The train Is now guarded by q company of United
states troops. The Lake Shore Road refused 10
give Nelson Morris engine with which to haul
the train, saying It would attempt 10 move
any packing house cars until 1t able 10 run
the mall trains.
All of the big packing houses completely shut
down, with the exception OF a few men working
in refrgerating departments The coal supply is
rapidly diminishing. and from present Indications
the ice-making department will close in "A day or
two. This Will involve a loss Of nearly 81 10000
worth Of dressed beef now in the refrigerators