Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-14
A sLOODY RIOT.
Non. Union Men Attacked at
Springfield, Illinois. (
ApI1TsBURGHER RIDDLED WITH SHOT.
Several Others Wounded-The Condl-
ton Of the Iron Market at Pitts
burgh, Philadelphia and in
Foreign Lands.

SrRINGFIELD, April 1S.-The situation AZ
the rolling mill is becoming very serious
The mill has been filling up with non
union men quite rapidly of late and mem
bers of the Amalgamated Association seem
TO be getting desperate. and assaults on
men who have taken the place OF strikers
are of daily occurrence. Several OF them
have been badly beaten. To-day party
of two or three who left the mill ior
walk into the country were followed oy
gang of strikers, and when about two miles
distant were beaten and thrown of OF the
bridge. Two OF the number have not re-
turned and are said to be very seriously IN
iured. Two or three physicians lett 10.
night to attend them, but became alarmed
and returned before reaching the spot. Ina
croyning infamy is a series OF outrageS
heaped upon workingmen was perpetrateu
tonight. A party of them leaving the
mill about half past seven O'CLOCK, ana
soon after getting outside the enclosure
a gang of strikers opened fire upon them
with rifles, shotguns and pistols. 1t Is
aud scarcely less than fifty shots were fred.
John Waldron, a young man recently ar
rived from Pittsburgh, fell dead; II AFTER
wards appeared that thirty.four buck shots
Brainard Mulkurn was shot in the chest
and erm. His wound is serious, bat 1t IS
thought he will survive. Sam Brttln re-
ceiyed a slight wound in the hip. Great
excitement prevails. No arrests have as
vet been made. The murderers are un-
known, as they fired from ambush. The
yorkingmen are unawed and express de-
termination to run the mill.
The Killed and Wounded.
Thomas Walden was lying on the ground
dead, pierced by thirty-four balls. Samuel
Butten had received slight wound in the
lip, and Bernard Milliken had received
wounds in the breast and arm, while
another shot grazed his side, making deep
flesh wound. The widest excitement pre-
vailed in the vicinity and reports were ex'
aggerated, and a force Of deputies, police
men and citizens proceeded to the
mill. but on arriving there everything was
found to be quiet, the murderers having
made good their escape. The dead and
wounded men had been removed TO the
boarding house, where their wounds were
examined by Drs. Knerder, Ryan, A. {.
James and Sturn. Walden, 1t is stated,
was found to have received thirty four
balls. His head, shoulders and breast were
literally shot TO pieces and it is doubtful If
he lived moment after being struck.
Britton's wound was considered trihing
and Milliken will, 1t is thought,
probably recover. The reporter circu-
lated among the men inside
the enclosure, but little could be learned.
The dead man lying in the house, the
groans OF the wounded seemed to have
dispiriting effect on the men. They stood
about in groups conversing in whispers
and hardly seemed 10 know how to act or
which way to turn, while there is no doubt
that the bloody deed was committed by
union men, and bad been premeditated and
the plans carefully prepared there seemed
to be some doubts about being unable to
identify the aSsasSins