▁was ▁away , ▁requested ▁assistance ▁from ▁Mayor ▁William ▁C . ▁Mc Car thy , ▁in ▁clear ing ▁the ▁tracks , ▁dispers ing ▁the ▁crowd , ▁and ▁res uming ▁operation ▁of ▁the ▁rail road . ▁Due ▁to ▁financial ▁problems , ▁the ▁city ' s ▁force ▁had ▁been ▁cut ▁in ▁half , ▁and ▁no ▁troops ▁were ▁available ▁as ▁the ▁day ▁force ▁had ▁been ▁entirely ▁dis band ed ▁by ▁the ▁city ▁council . ▁The ▁mayor ▁however , ▁allowed ▁the ▁dispatch ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁previously ▁dis charg ed ▁men ▁so ▁long ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁paid ▁for ▁at ▁the ▁rail road ' s ▁exp ense . ▁Between ▁ 1 0 ▁and ▁ 1 7 ▁men ▁were ▁provided . ▁ ▁W att ▁and ▁his ▁men ▁made ▁their ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 8 th ▁Street ▁crossing ▁to ▁restart ▁traffic . ▁He ▁ordered ▁one ▁man ▁to ▁take ▁control ▁of ▁a ▁switch ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁train ▁could ▁be ▁set ▁on ▁the ▁correct ▁track , ▁and ▁when ▁he ▁refused ▁out ▁of ▁fear ▁for ▁his ▁safety , ▁W att ▁attempted ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁himself ▁and ▁was ▁struck ▁by ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁strik ers , ▁who ▁was ▁arrested ▁over ▁the ▁protest s ▁of ▁the ▁crowd . ▁ ▁They ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁stock ▁yards ▁at ▁Tor r ens ▁Station , ▁but ▁at ▁ 1 : 0 0 pm ▁and ▁again ▁at ▁ 4 : 0 0 pm ▁they ▁found ▁yet ▁more ▁crow ds ▁of ▁strik ers ▁prevent ing ▁the ▁movement ▁of ▁any ▁trains . ▁ ▁After ▁finding ▁the ▁mayor ▁was ▁now ▁out ▁of