New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-17
serious Riot It Duluth

There was a brush between the strikers and
police at Duluth, Mimi, but no harm was
done until the second dayswhen two were
killed outright and three more injured fatally
while fully fifteen Others were quite seriously
injured. Superior street, between Sixteenth
and Seventeenth avenues west, was lined with
strikers and spectators-perhaps two hun
dred IN all. This number was gradually in.
creased until the thoroughfare seemed black
with men, Officer Clements recognized many
OF these men as those who were among the
mob that raided the police the
day before, and, anticipating trouble
from them, he telephoned the offers to turn
out and guard the men who were at work
in front of the National Iron works. The
police on duty at that time numbered
twentysfour, the greatest mum Der at one
time during the day being only twenty seven.
From 2:3O until o. clock the police expert
enced no trouble with the strikers, and
many OF the spectators dispersed, thinking
q the trouble was over for the day. At 4
: o clock the head OF a new line of strikers was
seen on Third street coming around the
curve at Sixteenth avenue west Twenty
minutes later they halted on the corner OF
Twentieth avenue and Superior street, where
they were addressed by one OF the ringleaders,
whom they cheered Justify. The police no.
tlclng this marchedin a body from the Ma
uonai Iron works along Michigan street to
Twentieth avenue, where they halted. They
had lett only two or three officers to guard
the workingmen. Soon after reaching Twen-
tieth avenue they heard a yell from the
strikers, who had been watching their move
ments all the afternoo They had taken
advantage of the absence of the police to
drive the workmen out of the trenches.
Theiryell was answered by the larger body
OF strikers at Twentieth avenue, who I'M
mediately started on q run. The
officers also hastened toward the
trenches at Eighteenth avenue. The
first assault of the day occurred when
the strikers began throwing stones at the
officers. 1t is SAID by some that Officer
Walkoyiak was shot in the leg before the
had formed in two squads in front of the
Peterson and Knights OF Labor blocks, com
menced firing with revolvers right and left.
This volley was returned by a fuslade ofshots
from the strikers. Shots continued to be eX-
changed for fully thirty minutes showing that
the strikers were well armed. The police
stood their ground but their opponents
| We're scattered and fired from all directions.
A band OF nearly hundred men were forth
| fled behind the breastwork Of dirt which had
been thrown up from the sewer, and at every
| opportunity they would jump up and fire at
INC PotiSe; VIZ luelue SOOu edISHU anu d
very short range. In short time Capt.
Mclaughlin put them to fight. In the
meantime the police kept up constant fire
| toward the strikers who were on Superior
street, and with deadly effect One man
named George Peterson, who was standing
near the police on Michigan street, was en-
! deavoring to make short work of Officer
Hayden. when blow from the latters club
! saved it's owners life and laid low the striker
| Three other officers at this juncture rushed
up and assisted Hayden to pound Peterson,
whose injuries proved fatal. Many who were
nothing more than spectators received seri-
Gus injuries Aboyof eighteen, named Tom
Fltzslmmons was Shot in the abdomen. He
was picked up by another spectator, and in
another moment the latter had finger shot
off Ed Johnson. who came from Michigan
Just six days ago, had run forward from
Superior street to throw stones at the po-
lice He turned and when nearly a block
away was shot through the brain by a bullet
from a rife in Officer Benson's hands. Houses
for two blocks were simply riaded with
bullets, q pane of glass in many Instances
! having halt-dozen holes.