Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-07-19
SHOT by THE TROOPS.
The Regulars Finally Fire upon the
Strikers.

The Regulars Finally Fire upon the
Strikers.
Chicago, July "a tight occurred yes
terday afternoon at Hammond, Ind, be-
tween mob Of 5000 men and Company
L, Fifteenth infantry, in which one of
the mob is known to be killed, and sew
eral others, including one woman. are
said to have been injured. The mob be-
came SO violent shortly after noon that q
battalion of the First Illinois militia was
sent down from Pullman. It drove the
rioters over the state line, which runs
just west of Hammond, but were not
able to do more, as they could not move
into the State of Indiana. Word was
sent to Chicago for company of regu-
lars who could operate irrespective of the
state line. Capt. Hart, with Company B,
Fifteenth infantry, were dispatched to
the scene. The regulars were patrolling
the tracks in passenger coach when
they We're attacked by the mob with
stones, some shots being fired. The
troops at once returned the fire, through
the car windows, killing Charles Fleisch'
man, who was shot through the bowels,
and woundiEg w. H. Campbell in the
leg. Several other men and women were
wounded, bat their names are not known.
Three additional companies of regulars
were sent from Chicago Oh special trains.
Earlier in the day the rioters took pos
session Of the town, sacked the telegraph
Office, overturned f1eight ears, burned o
Pullman and beat five railroad men, one
fatally.
Saturday evening the strikers and the
State of Illinois came together and q
pitched battle was the result. The mum.
Der of killed and wounded will never be
known, as the mob carried off a number
of men who were seen to fall, and wheth-
el they were dead or wounded or how
many of them fell it is impossible at
this time to ascertain. AS far as known
the casualties were as follows:
Dead-John Burke, striker, killed by bay
onet thrust through abdomen.
Wounded -. Lieut.. Harry Reed, Com
pany 9, Second infantry, l. N. G., struck
on head by stones; condition critical.
Thomas, Jackman, shot in back; will die
John Kanderg, stabbed with hayonet; will
die. Unknown man, shot through liver;
will die. Unknown boy, seventeen years,
shot through abdomen; will die. Tony
Gajenski, shot in right arm. Henry
Williams, shot in left arm. Unknown
woman, shot in right hip. Joseph Rhine
berg, three bayonet wounds; may die.
Anton Kocminski, shot in right side.
Joseph Sxcepanski, shot in shoulder. Un.
known boy, shot in left leg.
st. Louis, July 9.-The great railroad
strike SO fur as St. Louis is concerned
may be said practically to be approaching
an end. and the only desideratum now Is
ability to transfer to outlying railroads
traffic originating here and hauled over
divisions having st. Louis as the orig
mating point.
Chicago. July 10. - Peace reigns in
Warsaw! The Inc cannot be safd u
Chicago, for the tresd of armed men is
still heard in her streets and the wheels
of commerce still lag. Nevertheless the
war cloud which has overhu,g this city
and this land for the past ten days shows
distinct signs of lifting. Instead Of
stories of additional railroads tied up at
various points hr1ught ut the country,
to.day's dispatches. almost without ex.
csDtion, bring advices of strikers return
Ing to work aad IN increased resumption
Of traffic amounting in some places to a
retLrn to normal conditions.