The Yellowstone journal., 1894-07-09

others ran freight car into turn table,
tendent Atwater and Yardmaster Mckee
Of the Grand Trunk. with a gang Of
men, set to work to move the obstruc-
tions. while the mob stood around howl
ing and hooting and occasionally letting
fly stone at the soldiers. This condi.
ton OF affairs prevailed for two or three
hours. Finally the mob, encouraged by
the fact that the troops did not fire, be-
pushed freight cars on the track
where train which had brought
the militia to the scene was standing.
with the evident intent OF blocking the
Of retreat. Capt. Kelly conferred with
Supt Atwater and concluded it was i'm
practicable TO clear the track. aud as the
mob was growing wilder every moment
the best thing to do was to leave the
place before the strikers proceeded to
such extremities as would necessitate
opening fire. He detailed half of his
company to move the cars which blocked
ing and with the balance held back the
crowd which began to press closer and
closer as il saw signs Of the troops max
ing retreat. The mob. shouting, howl.
ing and using violent language. made
rush, but everytime Capt. Kelly met
them steadily with his men. and the
crowd paused before the threatening
rifles. Finally several toughs on the
Yardmaster Mckee, one Of them -four
ishlng a revolver. Mckee drew his re
volyer and fired. but the bullet flew wide.
The strikers we're by this time fairly
chunks Of coal and coupling pins rained
in on the troops. Lieut.. Reed was struck
twice on the head in quick succession
by stones and fell to the ground like
dead man Capt. Kelly then concluded
that the time had come, and wheeling
his men quickly, gave the order to charge
with fixed bayonets and a handful Of
militiamen sprang forward with leyelled
bayonets. John Burke, standing in front
OF the mob, was throwing coal. A bay
onet was plunged clear through his body.
Burke went down like a log and died in
a few minutes. The mob broke before
the charge. but quickly rallied, and after
short pause came on again sending a
pattering Of revolver bullets before il.
Troops. deputies and police waited for
no orders. but rifles came to a level, re-
volyers were drawn and storm Of lea
den death swept into the mob. Men
fell right and left, but the militia. depu.
ties and police pressed forward, rapidly
driving the crowd before them in the
minutes and the militia marched into
their train, and the deputies returned to
the city. They looked as though the!
had been through battle when they
disembarked Their uniforms were
torn. hats gone. and were covered with
dust, dirt and blood. many OF them hav
ing received numerous wounds by fly
ing missiles.
believe. said Supt. Atwater. thai
at least a dozen men were shot dead.
saw men strewn all over the tracks anC
they were dead men to. The mob wal
not far away when we began to fire, ant
for about the space of three minutes the
militia and police fought like devils
simply pouring lead into the crowd. w
were close enough. and / don't thinl
many bullets went wild. There wer'
more killed than We will ever know
about.
At late hour Chicago was com
paratively quiet. Federal troops ar
! ordered out all over the country. IN
government Is going to assume the re
sponsibility Of moving trains.
At Cheyenne. Wyo., all classes OF Un
: ion Pacific employees passed resolution
not to strike. At some points elsewher
A. X T. men refused to obey Debs' OF
; ders to strike. Trains are moving unde
a heavy puard in California