Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-25
Grand Trunk Determined to
Run Through Trains.
TROUBLE AT SOUTH BEND
Crowd of Strike Sympathizers Gath
ering in Railroad Yards.
STATE MILITIA IN READINESS
Governor Will Dispatch Troops if
Further Rioting Occurs-Strike-
breakers Wounds Fatal.

SOUTH BEND. Ind, July 25.-Although
mob is gathering. officials of the Grand
Trunk railroad are determined to resume
train service through this city today at
any cost. Their plans include the opera
ton of both passenger and freight trains:
1t is also planned to resume yard engine
service The latter measure, 1t is be-
lieved, will be the most likely to incite
trouble. but the yards are glutted with
cars and some switching Is regarded as
absolutely necessary, as many Of the cars
contain perishable freight.
The railroad resumed passenger service
through the city early this morning, the
Chicago-Detroit train due to arrive al
1:34 am. coming into the city only about
thirty-five minutes late.
Armed Guards at Windows.
The train carried force of armed
Pinkerton men, and the detectives sat al
open windows with drawn revolvers as
the train passed through the yards. The
officers stood guard as the passengers
alighted from the coaches, but their
presence was not necessary, as no inter
ference was offered.
The South Bend station was opened to-
day, after having served as an emer-
gency police station and hospital through
out the night. When train service was
entirely abandoned yesterday the stat n
was closed and locked and kept in readi-
ness for the confinement of possible
prisoners or victims OF the fire.
The roads two west-bound trains las
evening were delayed just outside the
city so long the passengers and mail were
to lrnn afR nd fho oivC l1a1
Officials decided to stop the Lehigh Val.
ley express train, west bound, due al
sos o'clock, after it had stood on sid
ing east OF the city for about seven hours
Louis F'reel. a strikebreaking car repair
er, who was shot by a railroad detective
in yesterdays rioting. will die, according
to word from Epworth Hospital thi:
morning.
INDIANAPOLIS. July 25.-Unless ther,
is a request from Sheriff Orr at South
Bend there will be no troops sent there tc
quell the rioting of the Grand Trunk
trainmen, according to q statement from
Gov. Marshall this morning.
The governor said. however, he was
keeping in touch with the situation, and
II there were any further riOting the
state militia was in readiness to be sent
Trains Moving at Detroit.
DETROIT, July 25-Freight traffic was
resumed here on the Grand Trunk rail
road yesterday for the first time since
the strike began. and the company sue
ceeded In running six trains in and ou,
Of Detroit.
Two of these were outbound for Du.
rand. and another for Port Huron. The
third was an inbound train from Por,
Huron. Early in the evening a small
circus train delivered by the Michigan
Central was run to Mount Clemens. An
incoming train from Chicago was also
handled.
A. b. Atwater, assistant to President
Hays, said last night that he expected
the number of freights which are to bt
run would increase daily from now on
and that in a short time the congestion
at all points would be removed.
Contrary to the expectations of the au-
thorities, the freight movements did not
incite the strikers here to rioting. and
the local police had no trouble in main
tanning order.