St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-16
Strikers at Cleveland Proceed in Crowd
to Shut Down One of the
Iron Mills,
But Are Net by Police and Thirty-ive
of Them Are Badly Pounded
With Clubs.
a Sensational Marriage in New
York Ends With Attempted
Murder.
Richball's Driver, Kelley, Killed at
Pittsburgh Hanging at
Cincinnati.
Conflict with strikers.

CLEVELAND. o., July 15.-The antici-
pated collision between the strikers and pO-
lice occurred this afternoon. At o'clock
q meeting was held in Newburgh and sew
eTal reporters, who entered, were savagely
thrown out. After the meeting several
men, mostly Poles and BOhemianS, 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 foreigners and remained idle until yes
terday, when the mill resumed operations
The mob increased in numbers as it pro-
greSSed, and when it arrived at the mill it
aggregated at least thousand 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
self-acting revolvers. They were stationed
at the Rtna street entrance to the mill
yards. \ picket fence, fifteen feet high,
enclosed 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 cinder Stag from neighboring furnaces.
Thirty-four
ADDITIONAL POLICEMEN
were scattered in the mill. At S:45 the
patrolmen were ordered home TO rest, pre-
paratOry to going on duty tonight They
started down 1Etna street and met the strik
ers, but turned and dOuble-quicked it to the
mill. They were followed and stoned by
the strikers. Deputy Supt. 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 officer argued with them,
but 10 no purpose. The men in the rear
ranks began to throw stones ard there was
considerable hard talk, push forward aud
then rush. The police advanced and the
two forces met. The strikers threw stones,
slugs and cinders and flouriShed their clubs.
The policemen used their maceS and drove
the strikers back inch by inch, The Strik-
erS fell by the score or reeled away with
blood streaming down their faces. They
poured terrific shower of stones, however,
into the police, who would 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 maceS could be
heard for a long distance. The fallen
StIlhtIS llil6tl -TlId SlIcct, dill lllcll 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 ManZleman, two deep
cuts on the head; Pstr0lman Caldwell,
badly cut ON the head: Patrolman White,
hit on the head with a club;
Patrolman Reese, struck on the
wrist and badly injured; Patrolman Keck-
| art, cut over the eye. and Patrolman lea,
cut on the head with a piece of iron.
Thirty-five strikers were lying on the
ground when the SkirmiSh was brought to
an end. but only seven OF them were arrest
ed. The remainder were carried off the
field by their friends. Two of them will
probably die, and others are badly injured.
The fight lasted but five minutes. Tonight
peace reigIs in the infected district, and no
more trouble is anticipated until tomorrow.
GOrSuch. the communist, who was arrested
Monday, was released to-day on $4,000
bail, and it is said that he instigated the
attack.