What did the young men do to Mrs. Shachter? What about the environment of the crowded train car likely caused them to do it?

for the first question they bounded her and gagged her

that's the only question that i could answer sorry

atmospheres is the answer to your question.

explanation:

well stockyards mean a large yard containing pens and sheds, typically adjacent to a slaughterhouse, in which livestock is kept and sorted. and i'm assuming that by party you   mean a large group of people which does make sense because chicago is a very crowded place much like new york. stockyards tend to take up a lot of room due to needing the area for pens to keep animals in and the fact that stockyards are usually right by slaughterhouse where they process and distribute the product. so its much like a zoo but with some dead animal products close by.