The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-03-09
RIoTs AT PlrTsBURG.-The 'puddlers" of

strike in consequence of a reduction in wages,
forced upon the proprietors by low prices I'M
der the Locofoco tariff of 1916. The "stri- {
kers'' have been idle now several weeks, pa
rading the streets every few days and growl-
ing at their late employers, but committing
no actual disturbance. In the meantime,
pudders from the Eastern cities, willing and
anxious to work for the wages, which they re-
fuse, have arrived and taken their places
The consequence of the idleness of the 'stri- |
kers," continued for so long time, in Md
winter. has begun TO be seriously felt in their
families, we presume through scant supplies
of food, insufficient clothing, etc; and as the
employment of substitutes from abroad leaves
no hope for them but submission or other en-
ployment, their wives have been made des-
perate, and driven to disgrace themselves
We leave the Pittsburg Gazette OF Saturday
last to tell how:
DiSgrdcefuL Riot.-H is with exceeding
pain we are called upon 10 give publicity to
the details of very disgraceful riot which
occurred in our city yesterday. From the in
formation we have derived from eye witness
! SGS. IL appears lIIdL ABOUT IL OClOCk, n. M.
body oil women, numbering from sixty to
one hundred, entered the rolling mill of
Messrs. Graft, Lindsay, & Co.. and having
previously prepared themselves with stones
and other missiles. commenced an attack upon
the puddlers and boilers driving them from
their work, and severely injured many of
them. They then threw coal and dirt into
the furnaces, running the iron and causing in
| Jury to the furnaces.
The fury Of the assailants may be Judged
of from the fact that number of them sur
rounded one of the puddlers, who was the
last to leave his place, and hurrying him to
the river. were in the act ofthrowing him in
when he was rescued by one Of the women
but only allowed him to escape upon the
promise to leave the mill
After stopping the work, and doing all the
mischief possible, the rioters proceeded to the
mil of Messrs. Shoenbcrger. Here they
were met by an effective and determined po-
lice, and after several desperate efforts were
finally compelled to retire.
From the fact thata large body ofmen and
boys followed the women and encouraged
their proceedings, there can be no doubt that
the women were only put forward as a faint.
to provoke resistance, and thus give some pre-
text for far worse violence by their back
ers.
The Prttsburg Tribune, of Saturday eve
ming, gives the following account of another
riot on the morning of that day:
Attack on Bailey, Bro1cm e Co.'s Iron
WOrkS.-Between 10 and IL o'clock this
morning, Wayne street, below Penn, was
crowded with women. men, and boys-the
former particularly exhibiting disposition to
interfere with the people employed in the
works CT Bailey Brown & Co. This DISPOSE
ton finally manifested itself in acts of open
violence and an assault was made upon the
works.
) Some attempt at defence was made, in
r which Sam. Bailey, Esq, one Of our best citi-
zens and one OF the proprietors of the works,
was frightfully injured by the missiles and
other modes of offence used by the assailants.
While we are writing we feel deep regret 10
be informed that Mr.. Bailey's wounds are con-
sidered to be extremely serious if not danger
, Gus to life.
The works were finally abandoned by most
OF The operatives and completely possessed by
= the mob.
At this juncture the mayor appeared on the
ground. He was very favorably received,
but in the midst of his address rumor spread
. that me of the new hands were still in the
works. when simultaneous rush was made
: after them. One man was caught and so
cruelty beaten by the crowd of men and wo-
r men that it was impossible to distinguish his
features. He was finally dragged from the
:, melee with his face and neck streaming with
blood, amid the taunts and brutal ieers of his
e prosecutors. Another man. while being beat,
f en- promised to leave the city if they would
release him, when he was permitted to es-
cape.
Such an outrage upon humanity and it's
rights we have never before witnessed and
e hope never shall again witness. We left the
2 ground sickened with the sight and hearing
approximations expressed that similar out
RACES would elsewhere he perpetrated.
Still Later.-All is quiet as we are going
to press. The pudGlers are to hold meeting
this afternoon. The crowd was addressed by
] VIM. Matthews, reprobating the course of
the rioters and the puddlers then left the
ground in a body.
We are sorry to add that during the dis
} turbance Mr.. Griesmer the manager of the
works, was painfully though not dangerously
wounded.