Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-05-07
TWO MORE BLOODY RIOTS,
The Police and Anarchists of Chicago
Meet in Deadly Combat Many OIL
GERS Killed and Wounded.
The Loss on the Side of the Rioters is
Heayy-BrickbatS. Revolyers and
Bombs Freely Used.
The Leaders of the Frenzied Mob Urge
Them 10 Secure Arms and Wreak
Vengeance on the Officers.
TIE DAY At CHICAGO.

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A Bloody Fight Between the Police and An
archiSIs.
CHICAGO, May 4.-10:37 p. m The re
port has just been received that six police
men have been killed on the hay market,
where the anarchists are holding meet
ing. A man who was standing in the
crowd received pistol ball in his thigh
and has just been brought to the Central
police station He says that during the
progress of speech by one of the social
lists, squad of officers marched by close
TO the speakers stand. Some one shout
soon as the words had been uttered.
three bombs were thrown from
near the stand into the
midst of a squad of officers They ex-
fell, others were wounded and several of
the socialists did not escape. An officer
who has just arrived from the scene says
there Is hardly any doubt that at least
FIVE OFFICERS WE'RE KILLED.
Persons living on the west side, many
squares from the scene of the disturb
ance, report that the explosion of bombs,
which were terrific, was instantly followed
by fusilade of revolver shots.
More coherent accounts are coming in.
and they point to a much mure disastrous
atfray than at first reported. About two
hundred officers had been detailed to at
tend the meeting, and had been in the vi
cinity since the socialists had begun to as
semble. At the time of the throwing of the
bombs the crowd had dwindled to less than
thousand. The utterances of the speak
ers were still of the most infiammatory
character, however, and the hearers who
still remained grew riotous i'll their de-
meanor. The police concluded to put an
end to the disturbance and advancing or
dered the crowd to disperse. At first the
socialists fell back slowly, but the speakers
still urged them to stand firm. Suddenly
bombs We're thrown. The police retorted
with volley from their revolvers, the
rioters answering with theirs, which the
sequel shows they were well provided with.
The mob appeared crazed with
DESIRE FOR BLOOD
and holding its ground poured volley af
ter volley into the midst of the officers.
The latter fought gallantly and at last
dispered the mob and cleared the market
place. They are now guarding every
approach to the place and no one is al
lowed there. Immediately after
the first explosion the Off
GERS who were left standing
drew their revoIvers and fred round after
round into the mob. Large numbers of
these fell, and as they dropped they were
Immediately carried to the rear and into
the many dark alleyways by their friends
No estimate of the causalties can be
given, but the police at the Desplaines
street station state that fully fifty of
them were wounded. The drug stores in
the vicinity are crowded with the people
who were hurt, and doctors have been
telephoned for in all directions. Before
the firing had ceased the neighboring
police stations were turned into temper
ary hospitals. At IL o'clock
TWENTY POLICEMEN LAY
on the floor of the Desplaines station, all
disabled and probably half that number
seriously so. Others were reported to be
lying in the open square either dead or
badly wounded.
A telephone message from one of the
hospitals says that wounded officer
brought there has since died.
Officer Joseph Degan died on the way
to the station. Later reports at the Des-
PLANES station indicate that even more
than were at first estimated were wound
ed among the socialists. The scenes at
the stations are heartrending. In one
large room lie some Is officers, and the
doctors are dressing their wounds. The
wife of one of the men has just come in,
and upon learning that her husband was
among the wounded, fell down in faint
and had to be carried home.