Daily Republican., 1886-05-05
THE COMMUNE In CHICAGO
sOCIaLETs Thhow epaps IN
AMONGST PBE PULICE,
Five of Them Instantly Killed-In,
fammatory spoeches-TheC CraE~d
Mob Dispersed.


the hour when the speaking and excite
ment would begin.
The place choeen was the old hay
market, on Randolph street. capable Of
holding from $4,000 to 10000 men.
Touching the square at one corner, n
Halstead street, was this outlet 10 the
lumber yards, packing houses and to
factories sueh rs McCormick's. In close
proximity 20 the opposite side Of the
hay market is Milwaukee, avenue, lead
ing through wide spreading district
densely populated with Germans and
Poles. Surrounding tho squaTe or
every hand are ten.cent lodging houses,
saloons and many OF the lowest dives
In the city.
A tour around the MARKET about 8 p.
m, showed that the scattered RrOups Of
men lettering in tho vicinity would
make q crowd Numbering not TO exceed
1900 From their chance remarks and
unkempt appearance it was easy TO de-
termine that they were Anarchists of
tho most approved type. Nevertheless,
q quieter gathering could Barely be
imagined. Passers-by who inquired the
occasion for the meeting would walt
five OF ten minutes expecting the GRO Wi
10 rapidly increase in numbers. In
this they were disappointed. 1t was
after . p m. before the siolid groups of
Anarchists were cheered by the presesce
Of any leaders. August Spies finally
arrived, and, climbing q wagon in
front of Crane Bros factory, began an
addIess deEounclng capital, claiming
that he was not the cause Of yesterdays
riot, but that 1t was a natural resnlt OF
class oppression. There was no en-
thusiasm created by his Iemarks, and
when he was succeeded By A. K. Par
sons the crowd began to gradually
dwindls away. Within half u block of
the speakers could be seen four patrol
wagons with horses ready, and & ood
sized detail Of police with 1t.
A man who was standing in the
crowd received q pistol ball in his thigh
and has jutt been brought TO the Central
Police Station. He says that, during
the progress of the speech by one of the
ocialsts, q squad Of officers marched
by, close TO the speaker stand, and
-" Almost as soon as the words
had been uttered, three bombs were
thrown from near the stand into the
midst OF the squad of officers. The
bomb exploded instantly and ave po-
lioemen fell. Others ~ere wounded and
several of the Socialists did not escape.
An officer who has Just arrived from the
ecene says there il hardly any doubt
that at le asst Ave officers were killed.
Persons living on the West Side,
many squares frcm the scene OF the
disturbance, report that the explosions
of the bombs were terrific. and in.
stAntly followed by fusilade of re-
! volver shots.
More coherent accounts are coming
in, ard they point TO much more
q isastrOus ARRAY than At FIRST reported.
About two hundred ofiicbrs had been
det1iled TO attend the meeting, and had
been in the vicinity aimee the Socialists
had begun to assem- BILE A. the time
OF the throwing Of the bombs the
lcTowd had dwindled to less than q
Thousand.
Tne utterances of tho speaksrs were
still of most infl3mmstory character,
however, and the hearers who still
remained grew riotous III heir de-
meanor. The police concluded to put
an end 10 the disturbance, and, ad-
Vancing, ordered the crowd to disperse.
At Ii rat tho 6Octd,ists fol back slowly,
one Of tue speakers still urging them TO
stand Arm. Suddenly the bombs were
thrown. This police ratorted instantly
! with a volley from their revolvers. The
rioters answered With theirs, which the
sequel proved That they were well pro-
vided with. The mob appeared crazei
with fanatic d0eire for blood, and,
holding its ground, poured volley after
volley into the midst of tho Off GERS,
The latter fought gallantly, Gnd at last
dispersed the mob and cleared the
market place. They are now guarding
every approach to the place, and no one
is allowed there.
| Immediately after the first explosion
the officers who were left standing drew
their revolvers and fred round after
round into the mob. Large numbers of
these fell, and as they dropped were
Immediately carried TO the rear and
into the many dark alleyway by their
friends.
No estimate of the casualties can be
given, but the police at the Desplaines
Street Station state that fully fifty ei
them were wounded. The drug stoi "a
in the Vicinity arc crowded with people
who were hurt, and doctors have been
| Itelegraphed 10 IN all directions. Before
the firing had ceased the neighboring
police stations Were turned into TEN
porary hospitals.
Al II O'Clock twenty policemen lay
on the floor of the DePpiaines Street
Station, all disabled, aud probably hall
that number seriously 80. Others were
rs ported to be still lying in the open
euuare either dead or badly wounded.
| A telephone message from one OF tho
Hospitals says that an officer brought
there has sincs died. Officer Dogan
died On his way to the station.
Later reports at the Desplein es
Street Station Indicate that even more
than at first estimated were wounded
among the Socialists. The scenes at the
station are heartrepding.
In one large room we're some fifteen
wounded officers, aud doctors are dress
ling their wounds. The wife OF one of
them has Just come in, and upon learn
Ing that her husband was among the
wounded fell down in faint, and had
to bs carried home.
11.30 p. m.-More firing has just been
heard near the scene OF the former
trouble, and large force OF police mas
Ijust left the station for the place. Some
fifteen shots were heard. IL Is reported
that August Spies il In saloon on
Lake street, and Il detail Of police has
been sent TO arrest him.
The relatives OF the officers, Timothy
Flayin, George Miller and Reddin,
Ecame To the station abort time sgo,
accompanied by priest, and admins
tered the last sacraments to the three
men, who are in dying condition. 10
the basement of the station are some
ten Socialists, who are having their
wounds attended to.
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