The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-23
A sAITLE WITH STRIKERS.
The Police of Cleveland Encounter th~
Strikers-The Result.

| Strikers-The Result.
CLEVELAND, o., July 16.-The antici-
pated collision between the strikers and
police occurred yesterday afternoon at
four o'clock. A meeting of the striking
iron workers was held at Newberg yester-
day afternoon and several reporters who
entered were savagely thrown out. After
the meeting 700 men, mostly Poles and
BOhemians formed into line and marched
to the Plate mill, which was in operation.
The men in the Plate mill are not affected
by the reduction and were opposed TO
stopping work in the first place. They
were forced out by the foreigners and re-
manned idle until yesterday. The mob in
creased in numbers as it progressed, and
when it arrived at the mill it aggregated at
least !, ZOO men. The strikers were armed
with clubs studded with nails, pieces Of
iron and large stones. The fifty
policemen on duty were supplied with
maceS twenty-five inches long, and with
self-acting revOlvers. They were stationed
at the Etna street entrance to the mill
yards. A picket fence fifteen feet high en-
closes the grounds. The gate was open
and near it were the police. Etna street
at this point is sixty feet wide, and is
paved with cinders and Stag from the neigh
boring furnaces Thirty-four additional
policemen were scattered in the mill. At
3:45 the patrolmen were ordered home to
rest, preparatory to going OH duty at night.
They started down 4Ftna street and met
the strikers. They turned and double
Quicked it TO the mill. They were
hooted and stoned by the strikers.
Deputy Superintendent Mcmahon gave the
order to fall in. and line was formed about
thirty feet from the mill gate. The mob
approached, and Mcmahon asked what was
wanted. One of the leaders replied that
they were determined to close the mill. The
police officers argued with them, but to no
purpose. The men in the rear ranks began
to throw stones. There was considerable
hard talk a push forward and then a rush.
The police advanced and the two forces
met. The strikers threw stones. slags and
cinders, and flourished their clubs. The
policemen used their maces and drove the
strikers back inch by inch. The strikers
fell by the score and reeled away with
blood streaming down their faces. They
poured terrific shower of stones, however,
into the police, but could not use their clubs
to any advantage. Finally they fell back
very rapidly. and the police seeing their OPP
pOrtunity, charged on run, yelling as they
went. The whack of their naces could be
heard for long distances. Fallen strikers
lined 1Etna street and their wives and
sweethearts bore them away as fast as
possible. The mob broke and ran, but the
police kept up an untiring whack until
every striker was driven out of sight of the
mill. The result of the battle was as fol-
lows: PatrOlman Manzelman, two deep cuts
on the head; PatrOlman Caldwell, badly
cut OH the head; Patrolman White, hit on
the head with a club; Patrolman Reese,
struck on the wrist and badly injured
PatrOlman Eckart, cut over the eye; Patrol
man lies, cut on the head with piece of iron.
Thirty-fve strikers were lying on the ground
when the skirmiSh was brought to all end
but only seven of them were arrested. The
remainder were carried off the field by their
friends. The names of those arrested
were: Thomas Sanders, Charles DOolittle,
James MulkeSka John WeiskOfska. Joseph
Pollock, Mike KObeck and John Lyons
Mulkeska and WeiskOfska will probably
die, while KObeck is badly injured. The
fight lasted but five minutes. GOrsuch, the |
Communist. who was arrested Monday, was
released on $4,000 bail, and it is said that
he instigated the attack.