The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-12
TERRIBLE FIGHT N CHICAGO.
USING BOMBS AND FIREARMS.
POLICEMEN MURDERED.
Six Oficers Now Dead, ard Elev-
en- More Dying.

when the speaking anu eAclteMou
weuld beein. The place chosen was
the old hay market. on Randolph
street, capable of holding from To-
600 TO 10000 men. Touching the
square at the other corner is Hal
stead street, the outlet to the lumber
wards, packing houses, and to tacto-
ries. In close proximity to the OPP
posite side ofthe hay market is Mil
waukee avenue, leading through a
wide spreading district densely pop
ulated with Germans and Poles.
Surrounding the square on every
hand are 10-cent lodging houses,
cheap saloons, and many OF the low
est dives in the city.
A tour around the market about 5
p. NJ. showed that the scattered
groups Of men lettering in the VI
cinitv would make a crowd not ex-
ceeding 1900. From their chance
remarks and unkempt appearance
il was easy to determine that they
were Anarchists OF the most APP
proved type. Nevertheless, 3 quieter
gathering could hardly be imagined.
P~a,seu-by who inquired the occa-
zion for the meeting would wait five
or ten minutes, expecting the crowd
10 rapidly increase in numbers. In
this they were disappointed.
1t wa, after 8 p. N. before the stol-
id groups OF anarchists we're cheered
by the presence of any leaders. Au-
gust Spies finally arrived, and climb
ing a wagon in front Of Crane Bres'.
factory began an address, denoune-
ing capital, and claiming that he
was not the cause Of yesterday s rot
but that il was a natural result OF
class oppression. There was no en-
thusiasm created By his remarks,
and when he was succeeded by A.
r. Parsons the crowd began to grad
uslly dvindle away. Within half a
block Of the speakers could be seen
four patrol wagons with horses ready
harnessed and e good sized detail OF
police with clubs and revolyers.
BONES THRowH AMONG THE POLICE.
A later dispatch SAYS A man
who was standing in the crowd re-
ceived a pistol ball in his thigh and
has Just been brought to the central
police station. He says that during
the progress Of a speech by one q
the Socialists a squad of officers
marched BY, close to the speakers
stand. Some one shouted, Kill
them" Almost as soon as the
words had been uttered, three bombs
were thrown from near the stand
into the midst OF the squad of Off
GERS. They exploded instantly, and
five policemen fell. Others were
wounded, and several of the Social
lists did not escape. An officer who
has Just arrived from the scene says
there is hardly any doubt that at
least five officers were killed.
Persons living on the west side
many squares from the scene OF the
disturbance report that the explo-
sion of the bombs. which was terri
fc, was instantly followed by a fu-
SHADE of revolver shots.
More recent reports are coming in,
and they point TO a much more dis
astrous ARRAY than at first reported.
About 200 officers had been detail
ed TO attend the meeting and had
bsen in the vicinity since the Social
lists had begun to assemble. At the
time Of the throwing of the bombs,
the crowd had dwindled down to less
than 1000. The utterances of the
speakers were still of a most inflam-
matory character, however, and the
hearers who still remained grew ri
otous in their demeanor. The police
concluded to put an end to the dis
turbance, and advancing ordered the
crowd to disperse. At first the So
cialists fell back slowly, one of the
speakers still urging them 10 stand
firm. Suddenly the bombs were
thrown. The police retorted instant
ly with a vollev from their revolvers.
The rioters answered with theirs,
which the sequel showed they were
well provided with.
The mob appeared crazy with a
fanatic desire for blood, and holding
its ground, poured volley after vel
ley 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, and no one is allowed there.
Immediately after the first explo-
sion the officers who were left stand
ing drew their revolvers and fired
round after round into the mob.
Large numbers of these fell, and as
they dropped were Immediately car
ried to the rear and into the many
dark alley ways by their friends.
No estimate of the casualties can be
given, but the police at the Des-
PLANES street station state that fully
so of them were wounded.
DRUG STORES FILL or THE WOUNDED.
The drug stores in the vicinity are
crowded with people VINO were hurt,
and doctors have been telephoned
in all directions.
Before the firing had ceased the
neighboring police stations were
turned into temporary hospitals. At
II o'clock 20 policemen Law on the
floor of the Desplaines station, all
disabled, and probably half that
number seriously SO. Others were
reported to be still lying in the open
square, either dead or badly wound
ed.
A telephone message from one OF
the hospitals says that a wounded
officer brought there has since died.
Officer Jos. began died on MS way
TO the STATEN. Later reports at the
Desplaines street station indicates
that wen more than at first estima.
ted were wounded among the Social
lists.
The scene al the station is heart
rending, In one large room lie
some Is officers, and doctors are
dressing their wounds. The wife OF
n of the men has Just come in,
and upon learning that her hus-
band was among the wounded fell
down in a faint and had TO be car
ried home.