New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-06
FIRE IN CHICAGO STRIKE.
BLAZE IN BIG YARDS.
Crisis Expected To-day, When
Troops Nag Be Called.

caal VarG OF the PEABODY Coal Company, at
gstb-st and the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks.
The damage was $500. A large crowd gathered,
nrt 10 one would turn in an alarm because of
=, feeling against the Peabody company which
4. strong factor in the teamsters' strike The
t,.za vas seen from q distance by 3 policeman,
.,o called tire Fire Department The police de-
,.5 that the fire was caused by an incendary.
-rba Peabody company is one of the largest
...1 companies against which the strike Of the
.aa-,srers IS directed, and has yards in various
parts Of the CITY
,-isis in the strike is expected tomorrow.
r,..an merchants have decided 10 send out eleven
...,5re5 wa gons TO make deliveries in all parts
e .bs c+v As far as possible these wagons
-, ~ guarded by deputy sheriffs, and in some
80 Nv policemen II will be impossible for
,u,f +he wagons TO be guarded by deputy sner-
,1s hut II is the intention to place two men or
,o,n v-agor as far as the number of deputies
lrss5v sworn in Will permit. Sheriff Barrett
b.4 Two hundred deputies in service tonight
- ssi5 that he thought this number would he
,-,r)s for the work outlined for tomorrow. If
:, ts not. It is said, he will conclude that the
ens.fs force and the police are not able TO
,oo,roI the situation. and q request will be made
<or the state militia
governor Deneen has said that he will order
,,t rbe troops if a request is made by Sheriff
F7srratt and on the failure or success Of the at
tempt at retail deliveries tomorrow depends
.ss coming Of troops. Fifteen wagons were sent
out today by the large drygoods and depart
-,en- stores. and all Of them made deliveries
with little interruption. On each of these wag-
o7s rode Two deputy sheriffs 1t was the sue
csss Of this attempt AT delivering goods that
r-orngted the stores TO decide to send out to-
morrow nearly all their wagons.
Either because Of the threatened appearance
of the troops or because Of the addition TO the
police force in the shape Of deputy sheriffs, there
was much less rioting and fighting in the down
-o7n streets than on any day this week.
EXPRESS WAGONS LET ALONE
Fxpress wagons. each one Of which carried
guard armed with rife double barreed
shotgun went 10 and fro between stations and
express Offices without interruption other than
that Of an occasional. stone thrown from the
sidewalk or Of some missile hurled from win
dow There was little Of this, however, and the
wagons were almost unmolested-
An order issued early in the day by Chief of
Police ONeiU directing that all persons should
h prevented from following wagons as they
went through the streets. had much to do with
the absence Of rioting. In the early days of the
strike. when the wagons of boycotted firm
r. hundreds Of men and boys anxious TO see any
fight that might occur. Of late, however, these
crowds OF followers have become much more
ugly in temper and have constituted one of the
chief sources Of trouble. The police to-day
turned back all groups OF men that attempted to
follow wagons and there was much less oppor-
tuntrv for riots
While there was less rioting in the downtown
streets, there were numerous assaults commit
ted In all parts Of the city remote from the
principal business quarter. Wherever a crowd
could find q wagon with small police guard
or unprotected there was sure to be trouble II
the driver was q non-union man. In several
cases the drivers were beaten and their wagons
overturned and the goods stolen. In other
Instances the drivers escaped injury only by the
feetness II their horses.
Three coal wagons after making a delivery
~ the factory of selz. schwab & Co. at Ohio
and Kingshury sts. late this afternoon, were
attacked by a crowd. which pursued them for
more than half mile, raining stones bricks
end bottles the police officers and the drivers
The riot began when stones and bottles We're
thrown from windows on the sixth floor of the
Schultz Paper Box Company factory This was
the signal for general onslaught. and missiles
were hurIad from all sides. Several policemen
dashed into the building. but nobody could he
made no arrests. One woman was seen to throw
several bricks and one glass tumbler from
window Of The Schultz factory.
WOMEN LEAD MOB
As The wagons continued down Ohio-st
they were targets for persons in the windows
of all the buildings and for the crowd which
continued 10 follow them. Policemen charged
the crowd repeatedly, but they were unable TO
keep il back. The mob composed almost
entirely Of young men and women the latter
taking an active part in the rioting and urging
the men TO further violence AS the caravan
PASSED Oreans-st. a large cannon cracker
was thrown from the crowd. exploding under
the feet Of one of the teams. The horses We're
held back with great difficulty by she police.
Terrific explosions of large frecrackers occurred
al several corners, but a search among the
crowd by several detectives failed TO find the
rest made. At the Dearborn-st: bridge the
police made z final charge and dispersed the
crowd.
MAY CALL OUT $500 MORE MEN.
The Hide and Leather Associate member
Ct the Team Owners Association to-day de-
cided 20 make deliveries to all firms. regardless
of whether they were involved in the strike.
Tins firm handles all the merchandise Of the
greater part of the drug stores and boot and
shoe manufacturers throughout Chicago, and
Should The teamsters decide to call out the union
drivers employed by the firm it would effect
G50O men.
Furniture nlanufa acturers to-day resolved that
al ieaIlsters employed by them would make
deliveries or be discharged. The Hastings Ex-
fEess Company. employing fifty drivers. to-day
ordered its men 10 deliver goals wherever they
were directed. and. on their refusal. discharged
Them all.
The Employers Association this afternoon
decided u o4fo, rernard nf S5n Cor hn arrest