, 1886-04-10
Riotina at East st. LOUIS.

ST.. LOUIS. Apil "a crowd of strik-
es gathered at the relay depot in East St.
Louis at las this afternoon. and advanced
in the direction of the railroad yards 70
stop work by new men employed there.
They were met by a guard Of deputies,
who ordered them to dispense. The mob
refused and made a rush for the yards
when the deputies leveled their Winches-
ters and fred. killing six of the strikers.
: 100 P. M.-The deputy guards sta
toned at the Louisville and Nashville
yards, near Broadway, fred into a crowd
OF 300 strikers about 2:3o O'Clock this az
ternoon. five men and one woman were
shot; three men were killed and the
woman is supposed to be MORALLY woun-
ded. The killed are Pat Bristol. ~employe
of the water works and not a striker, Os-
car WorthinRton, a painter, John Bob
man. water works laborer, and not a
striker. Major Rychman was shot in the
head and shoulder and will probably die.
Mn. John Pfeiffer was shot in the back
and is probably MORALLY wounded. An
unknown man was shot at the bridge APP
proach. The crowd made no attack on
the yards, as first reported, but were stan
ding on Cahokia bridge, near
the Louisville and Nashville yards,
jeering at the guards, when without APP.
parent ~provocation the deputies levelled
their rifles and fred two volleys. The
crowd Immediately separated, running in
all directions, and the deputies ran over
5 Cahokia bridge to sard the Missouri river
bridge, still holding their rifles and firing
to cover their retreat.
Mayor Rychma was taken into an hotel
near by where physicians are now attend
ing him. The crowd, after the firing be-
gan, ran up Broadway, shouting ITO
arms, to srmsl we will get guns aud re-
turn hat fire. Women and children
ran out Of their houses and met them in
the street. weeping and wringing their
hands. The crowd returned to the scene
and the excitement had abated when
several leading strikers drew their re-
volvers and swore they would drive all
deputies out Of the city, even at the loss
OF their own-lives. II is ascertained an
other man, named T. Z. Plompton, is
among the killed.
3P. M-Great excitement now prevails
in East St. Louis. and the strikers are
fast arming themselves, and are deter
mined to avenge the death of those Of
their number so wantonly slain, as they
say. The local executive COMMITTEES Of
the Knights Of Labor are on the scene at
tempting to restrain the men and trying TO
persuade them to meet in H%annigan's
ball, where they desire to advise them
against all further violence. The men re-
fuse, however, to meet them. claiming
they will be surrounded by deputies and
fred upon again. A mass meeting Of
strikers, however, Is being held in front
Of the city hall. and is with difficulty re-
strained by their leaders from advancing
in a body upon the different railroad yardi
and attacking the deputies engaged.
$3.50 P, M-Guards Of police are nov
stationed at each approach of the bridge
connecting with East St Louis, and nj
one Is allowed to pass over.
3l5 p. M-The deputies who did thu
shooting. eight in number. went to thu
third district police station in this city ant
surrendered themselves and were taken il
a patrol wagon to the four courts, wher
they were taken into custody and relieves
Of their arms. They say the crowd begal
firing on them first and they simply re
turned the fire. Alter the first firing wa
over and the strikers had become bent OF
revenge. a number of them provides
themselves with revolvers and ed
vanced upon the Missouri railroad yard
where they surprised the deputies o
guard and fred into them, killing on
man named +. Thompson, who stoo
between Joycs and CAVITY Some shot
were fired BY remaining deputies at tn
approaching strikers and all started owe
the bridge.
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