The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-05-15
WAR WITH BOMBS.
Encounter Between the Police
and Socialists at Chicago.
Two Policemen Killed and Thirty-four
Woundod-One Socialist Killed and
Fifty Wounded.

Two Policemen Killed and Thirty-four
Woundod-One Socialist Killed and
Fifty Wounded
CHICAGO May This afternoon in a rain.
storm about TW strikers marched upon the
paint works Of Cary, Ogden Parker, Nos.
27e 70 SS4 West Eighteenth street The four
stones and bricks, and soon fed for their
lives. One of them stumb ed and fell, and,
while lying on the ground, fred into the ap.
preaching rabbe.
The rioters halted for moment until one
of tho leaders waved rusty saber over his
head aud urged his companions TO kill the
PROSTATE officer. About this time the Den.
nlled with officers ratified down the street
When the blue yehic es neared the rioters
the officers took aim over each others
shoulder and fired yolley after volley over
the strikers heads, The effect feet was ,s smnsing
and men with SlavOnic boards and wooden
swords huddled behind barrioades no more
| substantial than picket fence; tho others
darted down Eighteenth street to Center
avenue, near which is strong rendezvous
| for the Thousands of foreign strikers in the
neighborhood. Here the mob made despe.
rate stand. Officer Small, of the Human.
started after one Of the leaders Of the riot,
who was yelling to his comrades to blow up
the police with dynamite. He ran into the
crowd and grabbed the Anarchist by the
neck. The latter screamed for help The
rioters surged about the, officer, and
his struggling prisoner and then fell upon
the former with stones and clubs. Officer
Small, to defend himself, fired several shots
into the crowd, but without effect The shoot.
ing then became hot and indiscrmnate.
Small's comradc ran to his assistance, but be-
fore he was rescued from his perilous posi-
ton he was shot through the hand. His pris-
oner ESCAPED; Reports of exploding cart 1T.
was filled with smoke.
kill the hirelings" bawled man with
red whiskers as he pointed an ancient revol-
yer at Ofticer Small; Before he could pull the he
hand. The weapon fell to the ground. The
mob then bounced upon Granger and dragged
him into the muddy street. A rock as large
as a cocoanut whizzed past his cheek, and a
brick hit him in the forehead. The detective
fell to the ground with stream of blood
pouring from jagged wound The remainder
of the officers, becoming exasperated at the
resiis resistance displayed by the rapddly-growing
bowling mob. One man was seen to drop,
but his comrades picked him up and buried
him through neighborng alley.
The sight of anarchist blood seemed to fill
the rioters with fear, for as soon as they
learned that one of their number had been
shot they tied precipitatey. The officers then
charged upon them and captured seven of
the leaders. They were taken to the Twelfth.
street and Hinman.street stations. Rain fell
necessarily during the fight.
At $3.50 O'Clock two of the men EN- plOyed
at the Mccormick Reaper Works had the
temerity to walk east on Eighteenth street
to Center avenue. Two of the prowling An.
archists recognized them. The "scabs" did
not know this. When the men reached
the corner the two Anarchists bounced upon
them and threw them to the ground Other
Anarchists then came up and began to beat
the PROSTATE men with clubs. The screams
Of the unfortunate men were heard by Officer
Quigley, of the Twelfth-street station. He
ran to the rescue, but was driven back by 9
shower of stones, A shot was fired by one OF
the rioters, and then cObble-stone struck
the officer In the breast, fellin. him TO the
ground. He regained his feet, however, and
turned in an alarm to the Tweifth.street sta
ton. Five minutes later twelve officers leap
ed out of patrol wagon and cleared the
street. rr.
meeting of Socialists was held at Hay
market Square tonight, which started out
tamely, but became more heated as the even
ing wore on From their chance remarks and
unkempt appearance 1t was easy to deterni1n ne
that they were Anarchists of the most ap
ering could hardly De imagined Passers-by
who inquired the occasion for the meeting
would wait five or ten minutes, ex
pectinx the crowd to rapidly increas,
pointed 1t was after p. m. before tn,
.tolid group of Anarchists we're cheered bS
2 | the presence Of any leaders. August Spie
, finally arrived, aud, climbing wagon il
front of Crane Brothers factor +, began al
. address denouncing capital and claiming
{ that he was not the cause of yesterday
riot, but that j was natural result of olas
oppression. There was no enthusiasm ere
ated by his remarks, and when he was sue
ceeded by A. X. Parsons the crowd began t,
< gradually dwindle away. Within halfa blocl
q of the speaker could be seen four patro
:. | wagons, with horses ready harnessed and
| nnn 6.siy hntQil w In he q nd ro
vovers.
0 AT 1O:3Op. m. man standing in the crowd re
ceived pistoball in his thigh, and has jus
been brought to the Central Police Station
4 He says that during the progress Of speed
n by one OF the Socialists squad OF officer
q marched by, close to the speakers stand
Some one shouted, XIII the d. Almost a
r soon as the words had been uttered thre
2. bombs were thrown from near the stand int
Ne midst of the squad OF officers. They eN
,, ploded instantly and five policemen fel
e Others were wounded, and several of the SC
v calsts did not escape. An officer who ha
- just arrived from the scene says there
3 hardly any doubt that at least FIVE officer
" were killed.
q Persons living on the West side man,
o squares from the scene of he disturbance
report that the explosion of the bombs, whic
/ was terrific, was instantly followed by
tusilade of revolver shots. The rioters al
& swered with theirs, which the sequel shove
h they were well provided with. The mo
a appeard crazed with fanatic desire for bloc
and, holding its ground, poured volley afte
!. vollcy into the midst of the officers. Th
n latter fought CALAMITY and at last dispense
;. the mob and cleared the market place. The
PLACE, and no one is allowed there. Immed
- ately after the first explosion the officer
who were left standing drew their revolver
IS and fired round after round into the mol
n Large numbers of these fell, and as the
:. dropped were Immediately carried to the req
~ and into the many dark alley-ways by the
Q, friends. No estimate of the casualties can
a given, but the police at the Desplaines stree
Station state that fully fifty OF them wer
a wounded. The drug stores in the vicinity al
crowded with people who were hurt, an
doctors have been teephoned to in all dire(
g tons. Before the firing had ceased the neigl
10 boring police stations were turned into ten
"a porary hospitals. At eleven o'clock twent
~ policemen lay on the floor of the Despaint
10 station, all disabled, and probably half tha
le number seriously so. Others were reporte
". 70 be still lying in the open square eitht
dead or badly wounded. A telephone mes
age from one of the hospitals says hat
- wounded officer brought there has since die
" Officer Joseph began died on his way to II
t. station.
ns Latest reports at the Dcsplaines street ST.
ton indicate that even more than at first e
timated were wounded among the Socialist
"a The scenes at the station are heartrendini
In one large room lie some fifteen officer
and doctors are dressing their wounds. I'll
wife Of one of the men has just come in. al
% upon learning that her husband was amor
the wounded fell down in faint and hal to
=. carried home.
OF CHICAGO, May So A. M-The list of ca
e, ualties, so far as can he learned, foots up
follows: One Socialist dead: two officers dea
four other officers who may not survive Il
* morning; and thirty more police who ha,
III wounds, many of most serious chara
ter. In addition to this probably IF
people, nearly all members of the Social
~ crowd or citizens of the vicinity, were shot
otherwise wounded. The compilation of