Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-05
BLOOD AND THE BOMB.
Conflict Between Chicago officers and
Socialists Armed with Pts
tolls and Bombs,
Fifty Socialists and Over Half as Many
Policemen Wounded-A Dozen
People Killed.
The ourtin Investigating Coumitses to 81,
az Denisoa xo-Day--A Letter
from Hoxie.
nuI.lETIN

BuIIE1IN.
CnIcAGo, Ill, May 4, : p. Report
has just been received that SIX policemen
have been killed In the hay market,
where the anarchists are holding meet
ing.
AMERICAN NiHItlsM.
CHICAGO, III, May A.--Great were
the expectations OF the socialistic lead
ers Of running the meeting they
had called for tonight. As early
as 1880 O'Clock had been mentioned
for the speaking, when the excitement
would begin. The place chosen was the
old hay market on Randolph street, capa.
bic of holding from 1900 to 10000 men
Touching the square at one corner is Hal.
stead street, at the other corners
are the lumber-yards, packing-houses and
factories, such as McCormicks. la close
proximity to the opposite side OF the hay
market is Milwaukee avenue leading
through wide spreading district dense
ly populated with Germans and Poles.
Surrounding the square on every hand
are l0-cent lodging-houses, cheap saloons
and many OF tue lowest dives in the city
The scene round the market about D
m. showed that the scattered groups Of
men lettering In the vicinity would make
q crowd numbering not to exceed 1900
A man who was standing In the crowd
received pistol ball in his thigh and has
Just been brought 10 the Central police
station. He says that during the progress
OF the socialstic meeting a squad of
officers marched by close to the speakers
stand. Some one shouted, "kill the did
81 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. They exploded instantly
and five policemen fell
Others were wounded, and several Of
the socialists did not escape An officer
who has just arrived from the scene says
there is hardly any doubt that at least
five officers we've killed. Persons living
ON the West side many squares from the
scene of the disturbance report that the
explosion of the bombs was instantly fol-
lowed by u fusilade Of revolver shots
LATER-More coherent accounts are
coming in and they point TO a much more
/ disastrous ARRAY than was at first re.
ported. Two hundred officers had been
ddetsiled to attend the meeting, and haC
/ nesn III tussssFs--'.. $50 nfcvinS ~
gan to assemble. At the time of tn,
throwing of the bombs the crowd hnc
dwndled down to
LEss THAN a THOUSAND.
| The utterances of the speakers wer,
still Of most inflammatory character
however, and the hearers who still re-
NAMED grew rlotous In demeanor. The
police concluded co put an end to the dis
turbance, and advancing, ordered the
crowd 30 dispense. At first the socialists
1 4. ...uI~ 1arr a. Ia
speakers stlll urging them "a
thrown. The police Tetorted instantly
with a volley from their revolvers. The
rioters answered with theirs, which
shots showed they were provided with
pistols. The mob appeared crazed will
a frantic desire for blood, and holding
Its ground, poured voley after volley
into the midst OF the officers The latter
fought calamity and at last dispersed
the mob and cleared the market place
They are now guarding every approach
TO the place, anu no one is allowed II
there. Immediately after the first explo
sion the officers who were left standin;
drew their revolvers and fred round ate
round into the mob. Large numbers o
these fell, and as they dropped were i'm
mediately carried to the many dark alley
ways by their friends. No estimate Of tn
casualties can be given, but the police q
the DE- splaincs station state thatiully eft,
OF them were wounded. All the druI
stores are crowded with people who wer
hurt and doctors have been telephoned Il
, Ia all directions. Before the firing ha'
ceased the nelghboring police station
& were turned into temporary hos
pitfalls. At II o'clock twenty police
men lay on the floor OF tn
Desplaines station all disabled an,
probably half that number seriously
Others were reported to be stili lying Il
/ the open square either dead or badl
4 wounded. A telephone message from on
OF the hospitals says that the Wounds
officer brought there has since died.
officer Joseph Degan died on his wa,
! to the station.
Later reports at the Desplaines Stree
station Indicate that even more than a
iirst estimated were wounded among th
socialists. The scenes at the saiion ar
1 heartrending. la one large room lie SOM
II fifteen officers, and the doctors are dress
ing their wounds. The wife OF on
wounded man has just come in, and upoi
4 learning that her husband was among thI
wounded she fell down In a IT., and has
TO be carried home.
1880 P. M.--More firing has just beei
heard near the scene u the f0rme
I trouble, and a large force OF police ha
liust left the station for that place
i Some fifteen shots were heard. 1t Is re
\ ported that August Spies Is Ia salool
4 on Lake street and detail Of police ,hn
| been sent 10 arrest him.
The relations Of Officers Timoth
j Flayin, Geo. Miller and ReddiD came Z
The station short time ago, accompa
MED by priest, and administered th
4 last sacrament 10 the three men
who are IN dying condition. II
the basement Of the station are some lei
socialists who arc having their wound
attended TO. The following IL list OF IL
wounded and killed Of the police;
JosEPH STANTON.
JOHN A. DYER.
JoHH MCMAHON.
4 M. MURRAY.
y. STEEL.
j. REID.
A. CoSSELLy