The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-05-05
with KNIFE AND BOMB TO REVOLUTION p
thousands Of Rioters Surging Through the
Streets Of the Lake City.
HeCOrmick's Employees Attacked by the
nOb-The Windows of the Great Fac
tory Riddled With stones and Bull
lets-Narrow Escape of PO-
Heeman From Being Hung
to Lamp Post by
Socialists.

CHICAGO, May 3.-The day, while filed
with exciting episodes, bade fair 10 close
without any serious conflict between the
strikers and the authorities. A number of
foreign-speaking anarchists, appealing to
large crowd of idle men from the lumber
yards this afternoon, however, succeeded IN
provoking an assault upon a number of
peaceable laboring men, and a serious con-
hict with the police followed. At o'clock
this afternoon over 6,OOO men, lumber
showers planning mill hands and factory men,
assem- bled on the prairie at Robey street and
the Black Road to hold mass meeting. The
meeting was addressed by socialists who
had the matter entirely in their
hands. One German speaker partlcu-
/. lsrly inaamed his hearers. He said to the
men: "Quit the knights of Labor; they will
. never do you any good. Join the Central
Labor Union, which will help you TO your
rights and freedom. Anarchy is the only
way for the workingmen to break the chains
capitalists. 1t is your only way TO freedom
freedom, say. With revolver in one
hand and your knife in the other and bombs
in your pockets, march On to revolution and
freedom. Every workingman must starve
together and stand together and fight to,
gether for his nights"
After listening to the inflamatory harangue
the crowd began to throw stones at the sur
rounding buildings, Then, as if moved by
one spirit, the 6, 900 men started toward che
Mccormick reaper works, half mile west
It was about $50 o'clock when the crowd
arrived there. With yells and fierce impre-
cations the now frantic men attacked the
building with bouldeIs and stones that lined
the railroad track that extends past the
works. Reaching the Mccormick gates the
bowling mob met the workmen coming from
their benches, carrying their lunch pals
the Mccormick employees, applying vile
= epithets and stOning them without
mercy. There were only two policemen
..on the scene. Several revolver shots were
fred, but so far as known no one was shot.
Many were struck with stones The Nc
Cormick crowd then retrested within the
gates, bat one OF their number, who was so
unfortunate as TO be left behind, fell into the
hands Of the assailants and was nearly beat
en- to death. The attacking party now en-
tered the gates and pelted the windows and
walls of the factory, whittier the employees
had retreated.
A little later some Of the imprisoned work
men attempted to escape by the rear, but
were met and baffied in the attempt. They
were compelled to go within the works again
for safety.
Superintendent Averill, Of the Mccormick
Works Immediately telephoned for police.
A patrol wagon full of officers responded
from the Hinman street station. On arriv.
ing at tie scene Of the riot the police charged
upon the strikers, using their clubs and firing
few shots into the air. The crowd scattered
but soon reorganized in force and moved
once more toward McCormick's. The police
telephoDed to Lieutenant Crook, of the West
Thirtee1th street district He soon appeared
on the scene with a wagon load of officers.
Immediately after the arrival of the wagon
the mob again attacked the factory, hurllng
stones AMI bricks shouting aad carrying on
in the widest manner possible. Another
detachment of police came up almost imme-
diateIy and Opened brisk fire with their
revolvers, apparently shooting high and
without noticeable effect The mob, seeing
that none of their number we're injured,
simply jeered at the officer: but Captain
ODonDel and squad of twenty-six men
from Twelfth street appearing on the scene
gave promise Of more business. Firing be-
gan from the mob side. One rioter, bolder
than the others, began shooting at an officer
who was sitting in a patrol wagon. Officer
Brennan turned his attention 10
him, firing his revolver at point
blank range, but apparently without
hitting him. After short, sharp chase the
rioter was captured and taken inside the
factory. Another detail of sixteen officers
81 this time came down Blue Island avenue
a. double quick. and the police then num-
beTiDg over fifty, began firing in earnest, and
tte mob began to scatter. They ran In all
1&ctions for two or three blocks, and then