The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-05-19
SHOT DOWN BY MILITIA
A Milwaukee Mob Fired Upon
by the Military.
Four Persons Killed and Five
Wounded, Three Fatally.

Milwaukee, Wis, was on the 5th ths
scene Of terrible disturbances and bloodshec
similar in character to the affray m Chicago
on the previous day. In the case of the Wis
consin city, however, the mob were the
principal sufferers. A Milwaukee dispatch
gives the following account: -
Lincoln avenue, the boundary line between
the south end of the city and Bayvlew, was
spinkled with the blood of Polish rioters at
o o'clock this morning. The crowd started
from the corner of Grove and Mitchell streets,
few hundred strong, but gathered strength
as it marched along Kinnickinnic avenue and
Bayview street. One Of the men carried q
red flag. By the time the crowd reached
Dayyiew street there were perhaps 1000 ;5?s men
and cheering increased, and a
Building of the great rolling mills
became visible down on the lake shore. The
mob swung into South Bay street and rap
idly approached the stationary bridge
crossing Deer Creek, at the same
time, the military companies in the
yards of the rolling mills bestirring
themselves under command OF Major
panies constituting the Fourth Battalion
and the Bower City Rifles and Janesville
Guards, of GAINESVILLE. The GAINESVILLE Guards
were stationed on hill to the north, and
south of them were the Bower City Rifles, Of
the same city, and the Sheridan Guards,
of Milwaukee. When the head Of
the mob got across Lincoln ave
nue. into Bayview the crowd was
ordered to STOP No attention being paid
to the request, Major Trenmer repeated the
order aud gave them all fair warning. Again
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distant, ignored the caution and pressed for
ward toward the bridge. Major Trenmer
had his orders, and they were to keep any
crowd from approach the mills and to fire
upon them as last resort if the order could
not otherwise be enforced. Accordingly,
when no attention had been given to the
second warning he gave the order to fire.
Two companies emptied their guns with a
stea1y aim into the throng.
The shooting had a terrible effect on the
men. Seeing several Of their number fall
wounded or killed, they threw themselves
fiat on the ground and sought the shelter of
South Bay street and Lincoln avenue,
being higher than the marsh, was
also Sought by the frantic men, who tumbled
headlong into the water There was every
evidence on surrounding objects to show that
the military had fired low and with
intent to KILL" as one Of them ex-
pressed it. The result of the first volley
having had such salutary effect,
the military companies again stacked
their arms and portions of the routed mob
returned to the scene of tho shooting. A
squad of police also put in an appearance,
and began to assist the wounded. Several of
the latter were taken to the neighboring
saloons and dosed with whiskey, after which
thew were conveyed to their homes
Casimir Dudek, who had carried the red
flag, was the last one to receive attention.
Two bullets had carried away his lower jaw
and two others had passed through the upper
portion of his left arm, showing beyond
doubt that he had been made target Of more
than one rifle
The dead numbered four men, all foreign
ers, and five more were wounded, three of
them so badly that they we're not expected to
live. Two OF the men killed were innocent
victims, one of them being an aged man,
who was feeding the chickens in his yard
when stray bullet laid him low.
Among the 5000 strikers gathered at Mil
waukee Garden in the morning and refusing
to disperse until attacked by the police with
clubs were many Socialists armed with re-
volvers, and probably hundred shots were
fred without any serious effects. The
crowds were finally dispersed, but
and the situation was often
critical. At night Paul Grattkauf, the So
cialist leader of the city, was placed under
arrest, and the mob threatened to storm the
iail AMI secure his release before morning.
Governor Rusk with the entire First Regi-
ment was in the city, ready to call out the
entire militia of the State if it proved nec-
essary.