New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-10

| be could get down and fell over backward into
Cshoka Creek. His body has not yet been recovered
"P.t" Drscoll had about the full length oil the
ge and just at tie threshold OF saie'',
| when he hit in the abdomen and died IN hve
minutes. Mrs. Mary Pfeer on tho crossing on her
home when she was hit in the back Her bodV lay III
the street for aiteen minutes. Gussie Clinehelm cn
| was playing In front OF the Greentrce Hotel when
spent ball struck her in the hip, inaictng painful
wound
without waiting to learn Of tho casualties, tho strikers
ran tor their arms and minutes laer appeared on tho
crossing, armed with shot guns and revovcrs They
eager for blood The posse had rereated 10 the
Louisville and Nashville yards and when they saw the
strikers approach they fled terror stricken to"an GU
Louis running battle for haf-mile was kept up pus
the great tetweeL the forces hat no Que
hit. BY this time, the posse had "xfaIsted all i's
AMMUNITION and breathless up the roadway to"aru
the bridge. They parted on the Island ana three meh
made tor the OHIO and Mississippi freg lt-house one
OF these Chesney shot IN the lag and was caught Wy
strikers ,ust he reached the freight mouse anu
clubhed almost TO death. The deputies In the employ OF
the Chicago Burlington and Quincy came 10 his rescue
aud dragged him IN, but his wounds are suoh that he Is
not expected to live. Meanwhile the other twelve men
continued their wild fight up tho bridge.
Just at the tower which marks the first pier, they met
Mayor Joyce and City Attorney Canty, returning
from st. Louis. When informed OF what hao
occurred the Mayor SAID Come back come
hack. we will protect you" The posse refused
and were again appealed to- rhey again refused ana
there was struggle between Canty and one OF he dep
ues who aterwsrd evelled gun at the clerks breast
and threatened to shoot Canty that the deputies
were afraid lives he went down the approach
and warned the crowd TO hold back. While Canty was
hurryng back to tho top Of the bridge he met Mayor
joyce walking the approach with two deputies in
| his custody. In moment tne aeP"'ie"
&C the ticket office turned and fired into tho
crowd and ono man fell. The two mon whom Joyce had
| -, nj ahad 0ln
Mayor tho head and then the two joined the re-
treaters A tall. own-bearded deputy hid his gun
in the front Of loaded transfer wagon
and another deputy threw his IN tho
river. There q perfect stampede on tne
bridge the fleeing deputies with guns in hand running
for their lives The strikers had by this time got within
range and they fired volley after tho posse
but without effect They followed the
deputies half across the bridge and then gave up
tho chase The who was shot when tns posse hro"
WAS c. L. Thompson. st. Louis speculator' VINO was
standing i've feet from Mayor Joyce. He died in the
| hospital hour later.
The deputies ran to Chestnut Street Station and
surrendered All we're conveyed at once to the Four
Courts aud were locked up. The names OF the dep
uties who surrendered are r. G. Hewlett John HAGUE
Martin George Marnell. W. F. Lard. The rest escspsa
in other The BODY OF parsuers xarS suu in
| hand, looking for mem oers OF the posse
The bodies picked up from the street and ia'u
side by side Carses livery stable. The foliowng"a
| list Of those killed and wounded:
| KILLED.
WASHINGTON painter age twenythree married. sho
BosRn john empcve Of Clerk age twenty
DKIeoL age sbo Tas as by%s n0
AvenaS Bridge He fell into cahOka creek and his body
1poWrsuy G. e. resident OF ST. Louis shot through the
RicKaAS,Deputy age hytwo was shot through the shou
WOUNDED.
cpvsxyy T. A. Deputy Marshal resident Of Nashville I''
was shot through and skull iraetared IN, moi,
JOYCE Maurice A. collar bone fractured bv the blow OF
The widest excitement prevailed and curses were
called down upon the heads of tho posse epeeches
were male some counseng violence aud otheIs peace
The followng proclamation was inmeuia'eiy i''uu ~
| Mayor Joyce:
All saloons are hereby ordered to close their their
doors and keep the same closed aht, tar.ner anr
| orders Public safety demands this ana any
| nersons violating this will Oe arrested
require all minors ana %Oen 70 do do'w warn ali
persons from congregating in groups or crowdS III OF
about public places.
Threats we're made to burn the Louisville and Nash-
| Vile freight house Tonight
h. Covsrnor ordered the militia and three COM
panies arrived from Springfield by special train at IN
! Half an hour after the shooting one D"yer' WIN
formerly ran variety show aud at present ioio"s "o
other occupation than gambling for livelihood. was
the centre of a wd-eyed paefaced crowd VINO Loudly
cheered every incendiary stateuirnt he utered' ITO
urged the men to aud kill" and was IN the midst
! Of an appeal to the mob to follow MIN 10 'uo
Ohio aud Mississippi depot to "hunt TOT deputy '"o'
| IFS" when John w. Hays. the one-armed meuioer VI
| the General Executive Committee, kdignts OF L*por'
Martin O. Neil and Knight Of LABOR Brown arrived MI
| Rrovn who travels with the General Board IN the
capacity OF Knights of Labor orator anu iec'ure'
mounted the stairs leading to tho police station ana
yelled TO the mob for attention. pu'
! IN. i,,rrated men answered him with " Hang
the cur," "Kil them" and other remarks
NJ the same character Mr. HAYS. who was standing at
Rrovus side turned to q prominent knight OF LABOR
and asked INN to Introduce Mr. Brown to the mop as
the repre- sentative Of the General Executive
The replied. In Fri shtened' nervous n"""oi'
Ell I do, they'll hang me-"
Brown turned on him quick as hash, anu saiu
"Yes. II you don't they ought to hang you
Turning to the mob which kept up the cry to Kill
hang and burn Brown began an inpasSioneu "pP ~, ~
oulet law and ordrr and by the sheer force oi HI.
terrible earnesness caught tue attention of the crown
for a few minutes at tIme when they wouid oreah
,x from .he spell his eoquence aud take up tneir
revolutionary yei!s. He said: . ,
Men and brothers, for Gods sake. keep quiet /
f ine great order OF knights Of Labor IN the name
Of every law, both OF the order and your nm
are our sworn brothers DO not forget that you are are
Knights. and that you are peaSv" ca,"manSs Of YOUR
| committeeman
" ycs WHY don't you talk for Jay Could and be done
with III They shot four men down In c3id oooi' anu
you ask US be quiet. say hang them o..sa than
Ihr crowd took up the wOrds and repeeteu tueui'
Rrovn pointed his fuger at Dwyer and asked nim a.,
"Are you a Knight OF Laborf' D"yec uougou 'no
ona.t,on and yelled out " XII tho - brules
Are you a Knight OF Labor, IasKf sad Brown
NO. answered Dwyer but I'm with them in every
, thing you can bet"
| Then said Brown: 81 know that you are not q
Knignt Ikuow that no Knight would talk as you 40
Ao.in brothers. appeal to you to be calm anu ols
nrr,r 10 your homes. II you Will not OBEY our laws
rremrmbcr that you are forsworn that you arc
~" Innger Knights OF Labor. Brothers. beg OF YOU
Ness do nothing rash What will the knixhts OF tno
conmtrv think OF you What will tho whole woriu lnhs
~ anr ,reat orderi forget how hard we worked
to build up our organization Do not tear IL cow u
, in ruins by one rash ACT All ,n, o0" trns
q ,uc,,a vou to strife arc not truo