New-York tribune., 1886-05-05
POLICEMEN KILLEDBY BOMBS
FIRED ON BY RIOTERS IN CHICAGO.
FIFTY STRIKERS EITHER KILLED OR
WOUNDED.
BLOODY MEETING OF ANARCHISTS IN THE MARKET
PLACE-THE STREETS FILLED WITH DEAD
AND DYING-THE CROWD ROUTED
AFTER HARD BATTLE.

CHICAGO, May 4.-Great were the expectations
of the Anarchists leaders regarding the meeting
called for tonight. As early as 1880 had been
mentioned as the hour when the speaking and
excitement would begin. The place chosen was
the old Havmarket in Randolph-st. capable OF
holding from $1,000 to 10000 men, Touch.
ing the square at one corner is Halsted-
ST., the outlet to the lumber yards, packing
houses and to factories such as McCormck's. In
close proximity TO the opposite side OF
the Haymarket is Milwaukee-ave., leading
through wide spreading district
densely popul ated with Germans and Poles.
Surrounding the square Oh every hand
are 10-cent lodging houses. barrooms and
many of the lowest dives" in the city.
1t was after 0 p. m before the stoild
groups of anarchists were chcered by
the presence of any leaders August
Spies finally arrived and climbing
wagon in front of Crane Brothers factory
began an address denouncing capital, and
saying that ho was not the cause
of yesterdays riot. but that it was natural
result of class oppression. Suddenly there
was commoton, pistol shot, ana
a man who was standing in the crowd received
ball in his thigh. A squad OF officers marched mp
close to the speakers stand Some one shouted:
Kill the
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
OtLers were wounded and several of the Anarchists
did not escape. The explosion Of the bombs was
terrific aud they were instantly followed
with volley from the reyolvers OF
the policemen. The rioters answered
with theirs. which the sequel proved they
were we'll provided with. The mob appeared
crazed with a frantic desire for blood and holding
Its ground, poured vocy after yolley into the midst
of the officers The latter fought gallantly and at
last dispersed the mob and cleared the market place
Large numbers of the rioters were LETT
lying wounded on the ground while
many others were carried to the rear
and into the many dark alleyways by their friends.
No estimate of the casualties can be given, but the
police at he DcspaIncs Street Station state that
| fully fifty of the mob wounded Before
the fling had ceased the neghboring police
st atoms were turned into temporary hospitals.
Later reports at the Despaines street Station in
d.cate that even more ttan at first estimated were
wounded among the Anarchists. The scenes at the
| station were hoartrending In one large room lay
some fifteen officers, and doctors were dress
ing their wounds The wife of one OF
tLe men came in. and upon learning
that her husband was among the wounded fell
down in a faint and had to b, carried home. The
relations OF the officers, Timothy Flavin, George
! Miller aud Re ldn. came to the station accomoa-
MED by priest aud administered the last sacra-
ments to the three men, who were i'll dying con-
(htou In the basement Of the station there were
ten Anarchists having their wounds attended to.
The following is IN incomplete list of the killed
and wounded among the police Joseph stanton
John A. Dyer, John McMahon Miles Murphy, f..
steele. John Reed Arthur Connolly 7. Sullivan,
| Charles Whitney, Thomas Reddn, George Mliier'
| H. KrugeI j. II. Wilson, Joseph Norman. H. Hal
yerson. +. Hada, Ed Barrett, John Henson, }.
Mitchell. A. FiavIn. Charles Fink. n. }. Shannon.
Inspector Bonield says, concerning to-nlshts
trouble in the old Haymarket " After Parsons
had concluded his speech Sam Fielding another
notorious Socialist, mounted the wagon aud began
70 address the crowd. His address was OF the
most inf,mmatory description. lie called on the
men to arm themselves and to assert their rights
He finally became so violent that word was sent
TO the station, which was only a block distant and
with 12j men | marched to the place where the
meeting was in progress. | called upon the crowd
to disperse and Fielding shouted out to them from
the wagon. TO armsv Once more called on them
to disperse when suddenly from behind the wagon,
which was not fifteen feet from our front rank
bombs were thrown in between the second ana
third ranks of the men, with the effect as already
stated"
At the police station at midnight lying on chalrs
and cots. their legs bandagcd up and resting Oh
supports of different kinds, were some hfteen oi
twenty Of the officers who were wounded by the
bombs. Not a groan or complaint was heard from
any of them. Another officer who was found lylnl
in doorway where be had been carried or wher'
he lad dragged himself, was brought IN at tha
! hour frghtfully wounded. Some twenty OF th'
Anarchists were III the cells in the basement
Nearly all of them are wounded, and one Oh thein
I. Young fellow of about twenty, is dead.
: The following persons all of whom are
wounded, have been placed under arrest; Jo
Kucher. Emil Lotze, John Uellund, Peter Lay
John Frazer, August laka, John Lachmann' koDer
q Schultz, Franz Wroch b. Lepant and Charie
a Schumacher. When the news of the killing OF 81
policemen had reached the lst Regime ut armor
,,so, Iehoth a member of Company G, was dir
guised and sent to the scene OF 'he cohc' " '"N
, observations He was arrested, charged with Dem