The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-05
A PITCHED BATTLE
BETWEEN ANARCHISTS AND 70.
LICEMEN AT CHICAGO.
At Least Six Of the Latter Killed,
Besides q Large Number
Injured.
FIRTY FOONE HUNDRED ANARCH.
RTS WOUADED.
Explosive Bombs the Missiles Used
BY the Miscreants-Cause
Of the TrOnble.

CUIoAao, ILL, May 4.-l0:37 Pm
A report has just been received tina
six policemen have been killed in thr
hay market, where the anarchists sr,
holding messing.
THE FIRST VICTIM BROUGHT IN.
a man who was audiug ia the
crowd received a pistol ball IN hi;
thigh, aAd has jnet b sen brongLt ID
the CsEtla, ponce station. He cay
tina. during Ine frog ess 0t a soc ech
by one OF tue socialists squad Of Off
Gers uaVhed by, close to the speaker 3
siaaQ ScIne one shouted, "kIll the
d-n --l" Almost as soon ss the
words aat been uttered, lhree bones
were drown from In sand into the
m dst II he squad If Cticeyg. They
exploded na,anly, sn five policemen
fell, otneT1 we're wounded, aud several
Of tlg socallss did not eeCaoe. An
officer who ba5 jlsg arrived from the
scene, ssyB lhere is b Udly sny doubt
that at least
FIVE OFFICES WIRE KILLED
Persons living on tle WEST eide,
magy seuNes from the scene of the
dieiurhaoC,P, report that the exDlC-
sion OF jhe bomts, which WAS terrific,
was instantly followed by lusil4de ci
revolver shots.
MORE COHERENT ACCOUNTS
are coming in, and they point to q
much more disastrous stirsv than al
tint epOrtld. About 200 fiictrs had
been detliled to attt nd the NEE ing,
and had been in the vicinity since the
aoclslis,B had begun to asst mble. At
the time of The throwing OF
bombs the crowd had dwindled
down to less than 1000. The ut
terAnceB of the speakers were still OF
a most inhammatory character, how.
ever, and the heares who still re-
mained grew riotous in their de-
mt amor. The police concluded to put
an end to the disturbance, and ad.
vancing, ordered the crowd to disperse.
1T first the SPECIALISTS fell back slowly,
one of the speakers still urging them
to stand firm. Suddenly the bombs
were brown. The police retorted in
SANITY with volley from their re-
volvers. The rioters answered with
theirs, which the sequel shove ed they
were we'll provided with. Tae MOP
Appeared CTss9d with
4 FANATIC DESIRE FOR BLOOD.
Al ! holding i,s ground, poured VOL
ley alter yolley into the midst of the
offiters. Tho latter fought rallsntly
and &c lase dispersed the mob aud
cleared the market place. They are
now guarding every app roach to the
place, and no one is allo e There. In
media,ely after the first explosion, the
officers who were left standing drew
their revolvers and fred round after
r0und into the mob. Large numbers
Of iheRa fell, and as they dropped.
were Immediately carried 10 the rear
and into the many dark slley-ways by
their friends. No estimate OF the
casualties can be given, but
the police at the Desplaines
street station say that fully fifty of
them were wounded. The drug ttores
ia tbs vicinity are crowded with peo-
pie who we're hurt, aud doctors have
been telephoned to in all directions.
Before tie firing had cefssd the
Aeighboring police sa'ions were
turned into temporary hospitals. At
II O'Clock twenty policemen Icy on the
door of the ID, ,splsines street station
all disabled and nearly half that num-
Der seriously 30. others were re-
ported to be ttill lying in the open
square either dead or wounded. A
telephone message from one of the
: hospitals says that a wounded officer
brought there has since died.
LATER REPORTS
at the Deeplaines stleet station indi-
cate that even more than first esti-
mate1 were wounded among the SC
cialiats. The scenes at the station aIe
he attending. In one large room lie
some fifteen officers, and doctols are
dressing their wounds. The wife of
one Of the men has just come in, Rnd
upon learning that her husband was
among the wounded, fell down faint
and had to be carried home.
MORE FIRING.
II 80 P.H-More firing has been
heard near the scene of tho former
trouble, and large forcs OF po-
lice has just left the station
for the place. Some fifteen
shots we're heard. 1t is reported
that August Spies is in a saloon on
Lake street and detail of police have
been sent to arrest him. The relations
of the officers, Timothy Flanin, Geo,
Miller and Rsddin, came to the station
a short time ago. accompanied by
priest, and admin stered the last sacra-
ments to the three men, who are in
dying condition. In the basement of
tne station there are some ten social
lists, who are having their wounds at
tended 10. The following is a list Of
the killed and wounded among the
police:
Ioaanh Stanfon Ioh,, nxar