The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-05-12
Socialist Leaders and Anarchists Lead the Mob
10 Violence
FIightfuI Casualties Among the Police
Twenty-Five Killed and Wounded
Heartrending Scenes ut the Sta
Observation-Disclosures Social
lists Under Arrest.

ing the meeting they had called for
tonight. As early as 80 had been
mentioned as the hour when the speak
ing and excitement would begin. The place
chosen was the old hay market on Randolph
street, capable of holding from $1,000 to 20,
600 men. Touching the square at one corner
in Halstead street, the outlet to the lumber
yards, packing-houses and to factories such
as McCormick's. In close proximity to the
opposite side of the hay market is Milwaukee
avenue, leading through a wide spreading
district densely populated with Germans and
Poles. Surrounding the square on every
hand are ten-cent lodging houses, cheap sa-
looms and many of the lowest dives in the
city. A tour around the market about D.
m. showed that the scattered groups of men
lettering in the vicinity would make a
crowd numbering not to exceed 1,500.
1887 p. ma report has just been re-
ceiyed that six policemen have been killed
in the Haymarket, where the anarchists are
holding meeting. About 200 officers had
been detailed to attend the meeting, and had
been in the vicinity since the Socialists had
begun to assemble. At the time of the
throwing of the bombs the crowd had OWN
died down to less than 1000. The utter
ances of the speakers were still of a most in
flammatory character, however, and the
hearers who still remained grew riotous in
their demeanor. The police concluded to
put an end to the disturbance, and, adj
vancing, ordered the crowd to disperse. At
first the Socialists fell back slowly, one
of the speakers urging them to
stand firm. Suddenly the bombs were
thrown. The police retorted.
A policeman standing in the crowd re-
ceiEed pistol shot in his thigh and has just
been brought to the Central Station. A
squad of police marched by the speakers
stand and some one yelled: xiii the ID
id Almost as soon as the words were
uttered bombs were thrown from near the
stsnd into the squad of officers They ex-
p, dtG Immediately and FIVE policemen fell
OiheIs were wounded, and several of the So
C al:sts did not escape. An officer who has
just arrived from the scene says there is
haIdv any doubt that at least five officers
wsre kille.l. Persons living OH the West
Side naI.y squares from the scene of the dis
IL rtsnc's report that the explosion of the
be NIB. Which was terrific, was instantly fol-
loved hy fusilade of revolver shots.
More CT Ient accounts are coming in, and
thy po;1t 10 much more disastrous ARRAY
than at fist reported. Instantly with a vol
ley from their revolvers the rioters answered
with theirs which the qlel showed they
v ere well provided with. The mob appeared
cIsz, d with a fanatic desire for blood, and
20 eng is ground poured vOlley after volley
- ~ the midst OF the officers. The latte.
! ught calamity, and at last dispersed the
mob and cleared the market place. They
ale cow guarding every approach to the
place, and no one is allowed there. I'M
me diately after the explosion the officers
who were left standing drew their Teyolvers
and fred round after round into the mob.
Lsree numbers of these fell, and as they
ped were Immediately carried to the
r and into the many dark alley ways
sy tier friends. No estimate of
the casualties can be given, bat
the police at the Desplaines Street Station
that fully fifty had been wounded. The
drug stores in the vicinity are crowded with
people Hko were hurt, and doctors have been
telepkoned to in all directions. Before the
- 2 had ceased the neighooring police sta
-, we're turned into temporary hospitals.
A :. o'clock twenty policemen lay on the
;,ccl vi the Desplaines Station, all disabled
probably half that number seriously so.
ers we're reported to be still lying in the
en- square either dead or badly wounded.
n ul, phone message from one of the hOspit-
all s5ys that a wounded officer brought
H., has since died. Officer began died on
-. sav to the station.
Later reports at the Desplaines Street Sta
ton state that even more than at first re-
tOried were wounded among the Socialists
The rsnes at he station are heart-rending
n, large room lies some fifteen officers
~. o.. ctors are dressing their wounds. Th'
w., or of the men has inst came in, anC
49, EARNING that her husband was amoni
o.. VI. ~ ded, fell down in faint and had t
u e. d home.
1I:0t. n,.-More firing has just bee:
le-.. hesr the scene OF tie iorn.sr tr1u0ie
stoslsree force Fas inei IN Tie station -
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