Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-05
DEATH DEALTIN A RIOT.
ANARCHISTS OPEN THE WAR BY
HUBLING BOMBS.

Five of Chicagos Finest Bite the
Dust-Blue Coats Return the Com
pliment With VoIleys of Bullets
Police Station Floors Strewn With
the Wounded - Frequent Out
breaks in Various Parts of the
City.
CHICAGO. May 4.-The rioters arrested
yesterday are Bohemians, Poles, Germans
and Irishmen, two being Irishmen out
Vi dozen arrests.
THE PACKING HOUSE TROUBLES.
The packing.house men have gained the
greater part OF their demands. Some OF
the employers pay nine and others ten
hours wages for eight hours work.
There was no effort to dispute their
claims.
McCOrmick's Reaper Works opened as
usual this morning, fully one-half of the
worklngmen returning to the factory,
despite tine intimidation and bloodshed OF
yesterday afternoon. A special force of
police was on duty to protect the men on
their way to work, but their services, APP
parentlY, were not required, as the
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preceding were not to be seen.
ARIoT QUICKLY oUELLED.
Threatening indications appeared in
many quarters of the city this morning. A
crowd of BOhemians, Poles and Germans
began to assemble on Prairie avenue, In
the south western portion Of the city this
morning. where incendiary harangues
were uttered, which provoked riot
later on but the police raided and
etectually scattered the rioters, without
making any arrests, however. These men
then proceeded southeast, forming "A
column three or tour thousand strong.
They directed their march toward the
large glue factory near the crossing of
the river, at Thirty-ffth street, with the
intention of closing down the works. A
strong force Of police arrived and arrested
nine of the ringleaders and Overawed the
crowd, which moved of without making
an attempt to rescue their fellows. The
size OF the crowd was such that the chief
OF police directed reinforcement Of the
officers on duty in that district.
THE INCREASED PRECAUTIONS.
The knowledge that such "A large gath
ering was being kept together and appa-
rently urged by the leaders to acts OF
violence, caused more thorough prepare
tiOns to be taken TO guard against
troubles. The commanders of the several
State regiments have largely reinforced
the guards AZ the armOries without
specific orders, but simply as precau-
ti0nary measure. A crowd Of strikers
attempted an assault on the Milwaukee
and St. Paul shops at Western avenue
this forenoon, but were driven from the
scene by the police.
BRICKBAT AND BULLET.
The southwestern section Of the city
was this afternoon the scene Of another
riot. crowd OF anarchists and their
friends assembled on the corner of Eigh-
teenth and Morgan streets for the purpose
of holding a meeting. 1t was also said
that they intended TO renew the attack on
McCormick's reaper works. The police,
VINO had been notified Of the affair,
kept close watch on the proceedings.
| hOsulities soon commenced. The
crowd numbered nearly 1000. De-
tective Mike Granger, OF the Central
station attempted to arrest one OF the dis
orderly men. The detective was immedi-
Rtely set upon by a bowling mob. Before
be could escape be was struck in the
| forehead by a brick, knocked senseless
and very badly injured. Then revolvers
we're drawn and indiscriminate shooting
| began, during which Officer John Strong,
| Of the Hinman street station, wac shot in
the hand. A number of rlotous persons
were also injured. The police charged the
crowd and made seven arrests, capturing
! the man who threw the brick at Detec-
| tive Granger.
ANARCHISTS AT THE HAYMARKET.
Great were the expectations OF the So
cialists' leaders regarding the meeting
called for tonight. AS early as. 1880
O'Clock had been mentioned as
the hour when the speaking aud excite
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the old Baymarket on Randolph street.
capable of holding from 1900 to 10000
men. Touching the square at the corner
is Halstead street, the Outletto the lum-
Der yards, packing houses and 10 the
factories, such as MoCOrmick's.
In close proximity to the opposite side OF
the Haymarket is Milwaukee avenue,
leading through widespreading district.
deuseiy populated with Germans and
Poles. Surrounding the square on every
hand are 10-cent lOdging-bOuses, saloons
and many OF the lowest dives in the city.
A tour around the market about O'Clock
showed that the scattered groups Of men
lettering in the vicinity would make
acrowd numbering not to exceed 1900.
TYPICAL FIRE-EATERs.
From their chance remarks and I'M
kempt appearance IL was easy TO deter
mine that they were anarchists OF the
most approved type. Nevertheless, u
quieter gathering could barely be i'm
agined. Passers-by who inquired the Oc-
CASTOR for the meeting would wait five or
ten minutes expecting the crowd to rap
idly increase in mum Ders. In this they
were disappointed. IL was after . O'Clock
before the stolid groups Of anarchists
were cheered by the presence OF
any leaders. August Spies finally
| arrived and climbing wagon in front OF
Crane Bros factory began an address
denOuncing capital and claiming that he
was not the cause Of yesterdays riot,
but that IL was the natural result OF class
oppression. There was no eDth asiasm
created bv his remarks, and when he was
succeeded by A. n. Parsons the crowd
began gradually to dwindle away.
BOMBS AMONG THE POLICE.
Within half a block of the speakers
could be seen four patrol wagons with
horses ready and a good sized detail OF
police. A man who was standing In the
crowd received pistol ball In his thigh,
and was taken 20 the Central Police sta
ton. He gays that during the progress Of
a speech BY one Of the Socialists, q squad
OF officers marched by close 10 the speak
er'e stand. Some one shouted "kill the
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Almost as soon as the words had been
uttered bombs we're thrown from near the
stand into the midst OF the squad OF officers.
The bombs exploded instantly and i've
policemen fell. others we're wounded and
several OF the socialists did not escape.