Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-05-12
BLOOD! BLOOD!
Chicago Scenee of Riot, Bloodshed and
Anarchy.


Chicago Scence of Riot, Bloodshed and
Anarchy.
MURDERoUs BOMB THROWN AMONG THE
POLICE, WHICH DEALS DEATH AND DE-
sTRUCTIoN IN EVERY DIRECTIoN-A DEs-
PERATE FIGHT WITH THE MOB.
The terrible and fatal collision at Chicago,
on Tuesday of last week, between the
the police and the anarchists was brought
about by the leaders of the latter, August
Spies, Sam Fielding and A. R. Parsons, in
citing a large mass-meeting to riot and
bloodshed.
From the socialistic headquarters there
issued late in the afternoon tho following
circular, which was distributed throughout
the laboring quarters of the city by thou
sands:
Attention, Workingmeni--Great mass
meeting tonight at 7 80 o'clock at the Hay
market, Randolph street, between Des-
PLANES and Halsted. Good speakers will
be present to denounce the latest atrocious
act of the police, the shooting of our fellow
workmen yesterday afternoon.
''THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE"
At o'clock large crowd had collected
on Desplaines street, just north of Ran
dolph, in a limly lighted spot, near which
wore many wagons and trucks. August
Spies was the first speaker. After long
rambling talk on the labor problems, he
asked: ''What means this display of Cat
ling guns. cannon, bayonets, patrol wagons
and clubs? What means the calling opt of
the first regiment? 1t is as an entertain
ment for you, gentlemen. The demand of
the Mccormick men was reasonable, and
yet Mccormick denies that he is RESPONSE
bic for the bloodshed yesterday. 1 say he
lies. He is responsible for the death of our
brothers. Voice, Put him under the
lake.'l The rope is better. Don't make
make useless threats my friends, but when
you are ready act. { A Voice, String him
up.'] There are $4,000 or 10000 families
in Chicago suffering starvation to-day be-
cause husbands and fathers are not men
enough to stand up for their rights Loud
cheers followed this speech, and the cries
Of "The lake." and "The rope' we're heard
from hoarse Threats.
A. r. Pa sons was the next speaker
He went into the labor statistics largely
unionists ard socialists.
Sam Fielding, a socialistic Engl:shman,
was the mex and last speaker He harangu-
ed the mob in loud, blatant, reckless
way, and asked what was the crowd before
him. He lid: ave who come here to ad-
dress you are socialists, rebels to the law
Legislation will never help you-never =
Martin Foran went to Congress in the in
terest of abor, and he tells you that no
legislation can be had for the workingmen.
Can't we find some? When the rich man
understands that it is not healthy to live
among a 1T of disconnected workmen we
shall be alb 9 to get legislation, and not be-
FORE
WAITING FOR THE MOB TO DISPENSE.
That the mob was in sympathy with his
utterances was evinced by the wild APP
plause which was accorded him. While
this was gong ON Captain Bonfield and
Captain Ward, with nearly two hundred
policemen, had been waiting patiently in
the station for the socialists to disperse OF
to attempt some act of lawlessness. When
the officers who had been sent to mingle
with them returned and reported the tenn.
per of the anarchists, both captains came
to the conclusion that prompt measures
The order fall i'm went round among the
lieutenaHts with lightning rapidity. II
was repeat, i to the men and they jumped
to their places with accuracy and precision,
prepared FIR the march on the anarchists
There were companions in all, command
ed by the f flowing lieutenants in the order
named: Lieutenants Bowler, Stanton, Hub
bard, Pe,zsn and Beard Captains Bon
field and W ard took a position at the head
of the line, which was marched to a point
| almost one hundred feet north of Randolph
street. Wien the front column reached the
speakers agon Captain Bonfield ordered
'thalt." and cried: Gin the name of the State
of Illinois | command this crowd to dis
perse.'
THE DYNAMITE BOMB.
AS the words left his mouth splutterine
spark Of FIRE arched through the air from
the opening of the alley and over the speak
rs wagon. 1t was the burning fuse of dy-
Mantle bon b. 1t was well aimed in it's dead
ly mission, and fell directly in the middle Of
the street and between the two first double
columns OF police. The instant it struck
the ground it exploded with terrible sullen
roar, seeming to shake the earth. Men
fearfully wounded and dying fell on allsides,
the death dealing contents of the bomb
reaching almost to the rear ranks. Twenty
nine mangled officers were grooming on the
ground. A Calling gun could not nave cut
wider swath The officers were democrat
lied, and for an instant broke ranks, but al
most instantly recovered their presence OF
mind. Bef IRE, however, they had time to
| realize the destruction which had been
| wrought il their ranks, the crowds of
anarchists in front and on either side of them
opened fire with revolvers at almost point
| blank range. The first volley of the mob
was deadly in its effects, but the officers did
| not lose their presence of mind. Orders flew
| thick aud fast from the captains and lieuten-
| ants, and within the briefest possible space
of time they were charging the murderous
assassins on every hand, dealing death and
destruction to them with their revolvers.
| The anarchists did not sustain the charge an
| instant, but fled as soon as they could dis
| tinguish the blue coats and bright buttons
of the officers through the smoke from their
revolvers. The cracking of these weapons
was incessant for five minutes, and only
once was anything like volley fired by
either side. This was fired by the anarch-
lists, when the bomb exploded in the ranks
of the polica, thus showing that they had
been carefully drilled beforehand to act in
concert. When the officers emptied thor
pistols they used them as clubs, and it is
quite prob bile that numerous skulls were
fractured. With their revolver shots crack
ing like the tattoo of a mighty drum and
the bullets singing in the air, the mob plung-
ed away into the darkness with yell Of
rage and fear. 1t was an indescribable
scramble for life. Scores of men were
knocked down by those behind them and
trampled upon like cattle in car, unable
to rise.
ENOs MARTIN LIBERATED. AS our
readers will remember, in January last a
man named Enos Martin was arrested in
Hughes Draft on the charge of killing his
fve-year-od daughter. He was tried at the
February term of Allegheny Court, and
convicted of murder in the second degree,
the evidence showing that he had brutally