The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-05
REIGN OF TERROR.
The Streets of Chicago Changed
into q Battle Ground.
TheSOClalists Meeting Turned into
n Bloody Commune.
The Strikers Urged to Deeds Of
Violence by the Speakers
Hurl Bombs into the Midst of the
Police with Deadly Effect.
The Guardians Of the Police Re.
tort with Their ReVOlVers,
A Large Number on Both Sides
Killed and Wounded,
Scenes of Suffering and Death
Mt the Station House,
Hurl Bombs into the Midst of the
Police with Deadly Effect.
The Guardians Of the Police Re.
tort with Their ReVOlvers.
A Large Number on Both Sides
Killed aud Wounded,
Scenes of Suffering and Death
at the Station House.

tS-N'6"t' 4Au Noa'y Ho '"V ANN bSSA ASA'
toned as the hour when the speaking and
exCitementwould begin. The place chosen
WAS the old Hay market, on Randolph
street, capable OF holding from $4,000 to
10000 men. Touching the square
1t one corner Is Halstead street,
he outlet to the lumber yards,
packing houses, and to factories
such as McCormiCk's. In close proximi
10 the opposite side Of the Haymarket il
Milwaukee avenue, leading through .
wide'spreadiPg district densely popu.
ated with Germans and Poles. Surround.
ing the square on every hand are ten.cenl
Iodging houses, cheap saloons and many
II the lowest dens in the city. A tour
round the market about Go'CloCk P. NJ,
showed that the scattered groups
II men lettering in the vicinity would
make crowd numbering not to exceed
900 From their chance remarks and
unkempt appearance 1t was easy 10 deter.
nine tnat they were Anarchists OF the
most approved type. Nevertheless 8
luieter gathering could hardly be imag.
ned, Passerg by who inquired the oCCR.
lion for the meeting would wait five OF
on minutes, expecting the crowd
o rapidly increase In numbers.
In this they were disappointed. 1t was
.iter o p. NJ before the stolld groups Of
Anarchists were CheerGd by the presenCe
II any leaders. August Spies finally ar,
dved, and climbing wagon in front OF
Jrane Bros. factory began an address de,
lounCing capital, and claiming that he
Ras not the cause ol yesterdays riot, but
hat II was natural result OF class
operation. There was no enthusiasm
created by his'remarEs and when he was
succeeded by J, d. Parsons the crowd be-
IAN 10 gradually dwindle away, Within
lalf block OF the speakers could he seen
our patrol wagons with horses ready har.
neesed and a good siz:d detail oil police
with clubs and reVolverB.
THE POWER CT THE BoMB.
A man who was standing in tho crowd
received pistol ball in the thigh and has
lust bsen brought to the Central Station
he says that during the progress Of q
,peeCl by one OF the Socialists q EQuad Of
officers marched by close to the speakers
stand. Some one shouted, "Kill the =
-" Almost as soon as the words had
1een uttered three bombs were thrown
rom near the stand into the midst OF the
quad OF officers. They exploded almost
Instantly and five policemen fell. Others
yere wounded and several Of the Social.
sts did not escape. An officer who hae
| tust arrived FROM the scene says there 10
hardly any doubt that at least live Otil
iers were killed. Persons living on the
West Side, many squares from the scene
Of the disturbance, report that the ex.
olosion Of tho bombs which was terrific,
Yas instantaneously followed bya fusilade
II revolver shots.
More recent reports are coming In, and
hey point to much more disastrous
.tTray than at first reported. About two
hundred officers had been detailed 10 al
end the meeting, and had been In the
vicinity since the Socialists had begun to
assemble. AT the time OF the throwing oi
he bombs tho crowd had dwindlcd down
10 less than a thousand.
LATER ACCOUNTS. ..
Tho utterauces OF the speakers were ot
| ! most inllammatory character, however,
md the hearers who still remained grew
riotous in their demGanor. The police
concluded TO put an end to the disturb.
,nCe, and advancing ordered the crowd to
iisperse. At first the Socialists fell back
lowly, ono OF the speakers still urging
ihem to stand firm. Suddenly the bombs
yere thrown. The police retorted In.
tantly with a vOlley from their revolvers.
The rioters answered with theirs, which
he SEQUEL showed they we're well pro.
yided with. The mob appeared Crazed
with frantic desire for blood, and hold.
np its ground pourOd yoiley alter vOlley
| MO the midst Of the officers. The latter
toupft gallAntly and at last dispersed the
mob and cleared the market place. They
ire now guarding every approach 10
he place and no one Is allowed
here, Immediately after the first explO.
don tho officers who wore left standing
lrew thoir revolVera and fired round aite,
round into the mob. Large numbers oi
hess fell and RI they cropped were imme-
lately Catriedto the rear and into the
many dark alley ways by their friends.
No estimate OF the casualties can be
iyen, but the polics at the Desplaines
street station Blate that fully 30 OF them
we're wounded.
DRUd sroREs CROWDED..
The drug stores in the vicinity are
crowded with people who were hurt and
doctors have been telephoned 10 In all
| directions. Before the firing had ceased
the noishboring police stations were turn.
al into Temporary hospitals. AT II O'Clock
twenty policemen lay on the floor OF the
Desplstnes' station, all disabled aud prob.
lbly bali that number seriously 80.
Others were reported 10 be ptlll lying In
The open square, either dead or badly
wounded. A.,
4 telephone message from one Of the
hoepitAs say that q wouhded officer
brought there has since died.
Officer Joseph Dsgsn died on his way to
the station,
Later reports al the Desplalnes street
station indicate that even more than Of
/ first estimated were wounded among
the Socialists. The scenes at the
station are heatttendlng. In one
latge room lilo hotne fifteen officers, and
doctors are dressing theft wounds. The
wife Of one Of the lnen has Just come In.
Learning that her husband was among
the wounded she fell down III faint and
lad 10 be carried home.
MuRH FiRiNo.
ll,SO y. H,--Mute firing has Just been
heard near Tue scene Of the FORMER trouble
and large tofce Of police has juat left The
station for the scene. Some fifteen shot
were heard, II ID reported that AuguAl
Spies 10 In . saloon on Lake street and
. detail Of police has been sent 10 atfeat
| him, The relations Of oIllgeta Timothy
] Flavin, George Miller and Reddin can't
! 10 the station q bhott time ago
| accompanied by aptlest and Administered
/. the last sacrament 10 the three lnen. who
are In dying condition, In the base