Telegram-herald., 1886-05-04
''K|LL 'EM!'.
AN AWFUL CRY In
CHICAGO.
Twelve Thousand Rioters and
Strikers 10 the Streets.
Five OF the Rioters Shot and
Four Officers Wounded.
Rocks and Revolvers apd Blum
derbusses and Clubs.
A May Day Afternoon With
the Commune.
An Attempt TO Raze the Nc
Cormick Factory.
Women With Eggs Who Cry
Rats" and 'Scabs.
Is IL Bread or Beer or Blood
They Want?
A May Day Afternoon With
the Commune.
An Attempt 10 Raze the Nc
Cornick Factory.
Women With Eggs Who Cry
"Rats" and 'Scabs.
Is it Bread or Beer or Blood
They Want2


CHeAao. May 3-Fully twelve thousand
strikers, composed oi lumber showers.
moaiders. plsniag mill men aud boiler
workers, coosregaled near Clark Bros
planning mill 10 the Tweoty second st. dis
triet this afternoon. They we're nearly all
foreigners and many wore 3lis Of red ribbon
on The Apels Of iheir coats. shortly after
? o'clock mao. eoallsss and bailess,
mounted az enapfy freight car standing near
the throng and proceeded % ssidfess the
men Ia German. stand hrm. be said.
.let every n4an stand shoulder 10 shoulder
and se Sill vim this tght. We must have
our rights. Suike while the iron is hot.
Drive tbe scabs out Of The yards and lee as
show McCormick thar he cannot bfre non
union men and keep them at work while
Ne. The bone and sinew Of Chicago. are
foroed 70 hear our wives and children cry
for bread Arm yourselves aud prepare tor
the worst" The speakers harangue was
greeted With dealeninx cheers. At this
moment one Of ths propristors Of the Hing
linxton planing mill thrast bis head out Of
a window 70 learn the cause Of the
uproar. Almost Instantly thousand
men burst into the yard of the company
aad surrounded the building from which
the head bad protruded. storm Of stones
aud bricks beat upon the roof and the
windows we're demolished as though Sy an
earthquake. This work Of destruction hav
ing sppeased their wrath. the mob turned
70 car. from the top Of which a member Of
the iumberrnen Union wastrying 70 quell
the disturbance. August Spires, the fiery
editor Of the Arbsifv zeifasIg. was then in
tro.laced While he was in the midst of a
virulent attack upon capitalists the tolling
Of a bell in he distant tower of the NJ
Cormick reaper works broke upon tEs ears
OF the txsl7e thousand men. "<ow for the
scabs. shouted one. lets drive 'em out
ofthe building and kill 'em." shocte,i an
other. The excitement was elsc'sic
There we're cheers from thousand
throais and then the noise grew
into a mighty row. "Od to Mccormick =,
rushed down the walks in rcsistiess body
and swept over the vacant lots in solid
phala8x The rosr grew mishtier Ia vol
ums a. The mob poured down upon the
huge sonbr- building at Western avenue
Nyriais az women and children swarmed
from size streets, and were borne along by
the naaddeaed men. AZ $50 the mob inun-
elate,i the lsrgc grass plot in front Of Nc
Cormicks works. Officer Wet. who vas
on dnty At the big xats. warned the
invaders - leave Hs faced The hosting
horsle and plseed his hand upon the handle
Of his revolver in bis hip pocket Before
he hsd time 70 draw The weapon Thousand
rock. illei To- ar and fell about him ike
hail They crushed against the hish board
&nce behind him With terrific noise and
sang ssrninx ks the7 sped past his head.
The storm rss too hot for The oficer He
dosixed the uisseis ths best he could. bnt
the mob dr.wing near hs AZ last bent hi,
hesi and tried % make his escape bs dash
l,x through ne ranks ef his ssssilsnt.. RE
rushed fsrwsri n perfect storm Of stones.
when be rrachcsl the first line of strikers
he wss subjected - a m-rciiess beating. but
being of .piensiid physique he continued ri.
rsce untii hs hld pierted she last ranks Of
the mos. then he started west on Blue Ts'snd
ave. He -ss peItei ~ith st,ne- At every
stride nntil be Sell sxhsuwea nearly block
swav Emsei.lenrsi by ths sisht a the brave
ofHcer. the strikers ssrsesi sesiust the wsll.
of he factory XII the scahs ruarsd ene
~ the lesssers a. he BURIED konaer
.hroush sna II tie -is.iews where a secont
before pals isre rad hen pressed. Tear
aewn the baiiding shouiet another. vhc
"a. saving hnss sisb. Almost instantly
th.eresl fscforv Ess subjected - an Grain.
ous seixe. SHINES crashed shrungh th,
~iraaws and ciats carried away the sash
Nothing e~rsre.l ne fury - TIE slob. rNoe
20 as drixs eat he -ral- rcaresl nsas
With r-.l Asnskrrcbief knetsed shout al
necx The ncb pres>pd ssrvari wish
v-li. Iast e. a VS. sbout b. bnrsf int,
the ysrd the Hinman-st. pst-i wsxn'
3a-h@f aowa ne isssiv rosa- Two afager
rers n ne hss.iv ~ ne wsgon. and siisinl
hs.ide the driver Vas Sesxeaaf Earixhi
Sh.srts ~ 3efiSior xTegfef The sffcerS >
thev clsuisersd sut 81 BE sise vehicle N.
rrew ap "a line befere The strikers. ~.
nss ns~ei On the sssievelks ara IN -
yv,sd The afficetS sfcG8 shceiser Z
shouisier fcr neuent ard her the cou'
nssnd - narch 49, xigen TIE 8oze.
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p-os,ie. Eacb ssau 1srrie.i revolver ia 81
rirht hsnd. The nen r~saaines 8rs
spisre--s 81 se eli FRI sh1at~i serzean
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