New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-07-16
REATEN OFF BY THE POLICE.
RATTLE AT THE CLEVELAND MILLS.
sraIKERs DEFEATED AFTER Dn''
ro-HANp CONFLICT.
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srnIKERs DEFEATED AFTER ptsfE""iN
ro-HAND CONFLICT.
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c,rvrt.ND. O.. July 15.-The Cleveland
-, MN C,ompauy succeeded in starting all .ho
sona, tments of the plate mill this moihihs an" -,
,rac,nitated the most serions disturpahco '""' w
sen between the workmen ana thelf enipos'
quad of patronen guarded the mill all nsn' IA , ".r
srs,on Of An attack the strikers bu' NO
- -, .ov kind occurred. This morning eighty-n'e
.,,.n were set to guard the gates ana pre'oh'
,r,orsercnee with the who might choose W io' ~
,varL Their task cot dihicutl one u'"'"s 49,. -
,,oynng hours, but q the day wore on IL occ""'0 ,
"a those who mingled with the strikers tna' uouoe -
an ore for the blue coats. On every hand 'here VIZ
,os,,,ons Of bitter feeling toward the men VINO "ao
,,rusa 20 work and ~ they made their way NOME" warn
a, ,h noou hour many Of them we're quietly warnea no'
t return to work at peril of their IVES fe"' n'"
eyer needed the warning.
About O'Clock large mass meeting was neia u. 'no
soot Of Fuertons and speeches were made 10 Engnsn,
1,,,.h and Bohemian Tho English speakers counseiiea
deucc but foreigners were In favor OF acuVe anu
violent measures The proceedings OF the meeuhs are
NO. fully the reporters were compeeo 'o 'e"'o
the grounds before 1t had opened. From subsequent
deveopments however, 1t Is evident that an ATTACK Oh
4,e plate mill agreed upon At the Close OF tho
oetne 700 strkcrs nearly all Poles and Bohemlans,
the two nationaties being about equally represented
formed In procession ami marched toward the p'a'e
mill The superintendent Of the latter had beentoid OF
their coming and the at work were quietly dis
,ssed to their homes and preparations made to resist
the attack In the meantime the police had been In
formed that there was mischief In the air. Runners
were sent out and returned with the intelligence that
small army was Yadyancing ON the MILL The pouce'
eicbty-four la number. under command OF sergeans
Dunn and johnson. drawn inside the mill yard
awaiting the attack Word also sent to the central
Station and an extra squad Of police was at once dis
PATCHED to Of the impending conflict Tne mill
ward is separated from St by high board fence
strongly constructed. wide gate afforded the only
means Of ingress At this gate stood Deputy-superin'
,endcnt of the Police Mcmahon while the body OF po-
licemen remained In the yar0 soe oistano" iro 'Ao
fence.
About o'clock the mob arrived at the mill affer
march of two miles The angry and deter
mined All Of them armed with stout Clubs out no
firearms were exhibited. Depdty McMahon stood his
ground and engaged In parley with the ringleaders
He advised tb.m TO go home peaceaby for they would
surely be beaten IL they attacked the police THIS the
mon refused to do. They had come there to aemoish
the ml they would not leave until this was DONE
DEPUTY Mcmahon held back the crowd fully ten minutes
when the onset came, and stones clubs ana other
missiles filled the air. The officers and McMahon re-
treated giving the word for the charge. and desperate
fight ensued few of the strikers rushed through the
gate and met the police inside the yard.
Here the conflict of short DURATION and the for
eigners wero speedily driven into the street. The
stones were hurled the police and stout clubs In the
hands OF brawny did terrible execution but the
policemeu's blies triumphed In the end. The unor-
eanized mob could not long stand the onslaught OF
large body of disciplined men. and hand-to'hand con-
nict OF perhaps ten minutes settled the battle The
rioters scattered and fed In all directions running
fight was kept up for time, but when the reinforce
mcnts arrived from the Central Station the fight was
over
1t has been serious one for both
sides. Four policemen were found to
be wounded, Officers Monzeman. Caldwell Ike and
Fckerts The first named had received two dangerous
wounds in line head. from club, the other from
stone The other three badly cut about the head
and otherwise bruised Many other policemen had been
hit with but only those named were ncapactatcd
for duty The casualties among the rioters were much
more serious but their real exteu Is not yet known
As rapidly the injured they were helped to
the rear where wives and friends received them and
hurried them home Not policeman could be found
whose club did not bear evidence OF contact with the
ekul of striker. Six Of the rioters
were captured In the melee. all OF
them pretty we'll used up. Five gave their names as
James Melkeska. German; John "iiskoisKa' foie /;
James Pollock, bohemian Michael Kobeck, Pole, and
John Lyons En- glishman. The sixth man was too badly
wounded TO give any account OF himself and his COM
panions refused disclose his identity The injuries OF
the men consisted Of and bruises about the head
Their wounds were dressed they brought into
the city and placed In the hospital at tho Central sta-
ton. The unknown Bohemian will probably die
Pollock of the prisoners has been leading spirit
In the STRIKE though up this tno
He says that had nothing do with the attack on the
mill and was merely Spectator but became
involved in the struggle against his will Lyons is not
striker; be has worked the West Side and asserts
that he went Ward Eighteen to secure employment
at the Cataract House he the crowd and Joined
TO learn what was going When the fight was at an
end the strikers returned their homes and this even
ng every thing quiet in the vicinity Of the mills The
police are on alert but trouble is anticipated
tonight. The 9Th Regiment, Ohio National Guard,
Is under the City Armory and other local
military organizations havo been placed in readiness for
action Not forty of the attacking party
mare or injured