New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-07-03
DISORDERLY STRIKERS.
STOPPING woRKMEN BY FORCE.
RIOTOU- BoHENIANs AND POLES IN THE CLEVE'
LAND IRON MTILs-TwO MEN HURT
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RIoToU- BoHENIANs AND POLES IN THE CLEvE-
LAND IRON MTLIs-TwO MEN HURT.
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CLEVELAND, July 2.-The great mills of the
Cleveland Rolling Mill Company stood idle this morning,
tho yaswere closed and deserted and the streets In the
vicinity throngcd with the striking worknen, clad
and In holiday attire The that OF Sunday
or holiday with the workpeopc enjoying an outing
Every mill hand who had not yet Joined the strike was
stopped and In instances prevented by force from
returning to work. The general manager, Mr. Chisholm.
and his assistant Mr Walker, cndeavored to retain tho
who had not yet stopped work The plate mill and
the rail blooming mill up with all hands at
work. and an attempt made to run the brick rod
mill and the rod mill with q few each. The
backsmiths, machinsts, yard brakeman and the COM
mon laborers about the yards at work rs usual
About o'clock two three hundred men, chiefly Bo-
hcmaDs and Poles, employees OF the wire mills, who
Joined the strike last night gathered outside the yards
beat down the gates and marched in, compelling all tho
laborers and they stop work at
One teamser whipped up his horses and attempted to
drive through the crowd shower OF stones was
hurled down upon bin and his horses One Of tho mis-
sIles struck the the head. inhcting serious
wound Mr. Walker wished to order the strikers lack,
but Mr. Chisholm armed him not do it, lest he should
be killed. The first place visited tho brick rod mil
where the forced to quit work and the engi-
vas compelled to draw tho fires from beneath tho
boilers. The new rod mill men approached with
the same The strikers then went to the engine
rJomyf the blooming mill. The engineer fatty refused to
stop his engine, but reconsidered his determination
whom tho crowd threatened to throw him
into the fly wheel. The engineer at the
plate ,nil had rigged up the pumps with hose aud was
evidently determined give the men ducking that
they withdrew without molesting him.
Shortly after meeting was held In the Crystal
Palace Rink. when the word passed that force OF
Gas work IN the boilerh-ousc OF the wire ms1
wild -ush for that building made, but Captain
Hochh and squad OF ptrolmen held the men in check
and Shcn 1t explained that The fires were kept
burning there to be prepared for such emergency as
nr6 among tho buildings. the departed satisfied.
This siternoon procession OF 1000 men marched up
Broadway to Mcadc-st where meeting was held
which decided upon meeting vacant lot in
the vicinity evening. When 1t reported
among the strikers that supcrin Walker had
agref the old wages, the refused to en-
torian tho proposition and will now demand 20 per
Increase and weeks pay In advance before re-
turning 10 work. Tho police were called upon this
Aiesoon 10 nsperse the strikers who had gathered on
the eoDroad tracks obstruct the engines This was
done without incident though In the face OF muttered
thr0t OF violence stephen Harrington, an empoye or
this rail mill announced his intention OF returning 10
work to-day when Polack strikers seized him and threw
him from the Connoton Valley Railway Bridge. lIar-
jurIcs There out about 200 men. This ID.
cudes all the employees except those In the plate mili
wha working under The amalgaatcd scale ana nave
cause 10 quit.