The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-16
SKIRMISH WITH STRIKERS.
The Striking Poles and Bohemians Meet
the Cleveland Police andGet Drubbed.
The Lumbermen of East Saginaw and Bay
City Find No Solution of Their Troubles
The Mills Guarded by Soldiers
LIVELY TIMES IN CLEVELAND.
The Strikers Attempt to Close the Plate Mill
and Are Dispersed by the Police.


CLEVELAND O., July 15.-The anticipated
collision between the strikers and police occurred
this afternoon. At o'clock meeting was held
in Newburg, and several reporters who entered
were savagely thrown out After the meeting
seven hundred men, mostly Poles and Bohemi-
ans, formed into line and marched to the plate
mill, which was in operation The men IN the
plate mills are not affected by the reduction and
were opposed to stopping work in the first place
They were forced out, finally, by the foreign
ers, and remained idle until yesterday, when the
mill resumed operation. The mob increased in
numbers as it progressed, and when it arrived at
the mill it aggregated at least one thousand men.
The strikers were armed with clubs, studded
with nails in the ends, pieces of iron and large
stones. The fifty policemen on duty were sup
piled with maces twenty-five inches long, and
self-actng revolvers. They were stationed at
the Ktna-street entrance to the rnill-yards A
picket fence, fifteen feet high, encloses the
grounds. The gate was open and near it were
the police. H1tna street, at this point,
is sixty feet wide, and is paved with cinders and
Stag from the neighboring furnaces. Thirtyfour
additional policemen were scattered in the mill
AT 3:45 the patrolmen were ordered home to rest
preparatory to going on duty tonight. They
started down Etna street and met the strikers
They turned and doublequcked 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 deter
mined to close the mill. The police
officer argued with them but to
no purpose The men in the rear ranks began
to throw stones; there was considerable hard
talk, push forward, and then a rush. The
police advanced, and the two forces met. The
strikers threw stones, Stag and cinders, and
fourished their clubs. The policemen used
their maces and drove the strikers back inch by
inch. The strikers fell by the score or reeled
away, with blood streaming down their faces
They poured terrific shower of stones, how
ever, into the police. but could not use their
clubs to any advantage. Finally they fell
back very rapidly, and the police, seeing
their opportunity charged on run, yelling as
they went. The whack of their maces, could be
heard for long distance Fallen strikers lined
Ktna street. and their wives and sweethearts
bore them away as fast as possible. The mob
broke and run, so hard was it pushed, but the
police kept upon their track until every striker
was driven out of sight of the mill.
The result of the battle IS as
follows: Patroman Marshman, two
deep cuts the head Patrolman
Caldwell, badly cut on the head; Patrolman
White, hit on the head with club; Patrolman
Reese, struck on the wrist and badly injured;
Patrolman Eckert, cut over the eye. and Pa
trolman lies, cut on the head with piece of
iron. Thirty FIVE strikers were lying on the
ground when the skirmish brought to an
end, but only seven of them were arrested.
The remainder were carried off the field by
their friends. The names of those ar
resed were Thomas Sander. Charles Doolittle,
James Mulkeska, John Wieskofka, Joseph Pal
lock, Mike Kobeck, and John Lyons. Mukeska
and Wieskofka will probably die, and Kobeck is
badly injured. The fight lasted but five minutes
Tonight peace reigns in the district and no
more bloodshed is anticipated until tomorrow.
Gorsurh, the Communist who was arrested on
Monday, was released to-day on So 900 bail, and
it is said he instigated the attack