The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-07-12
RIoTING LABORERS
Striking Street Laborers at
Duluth Have a Pitched
Battle With Police.
The Fight Lasted Two Hours
and the Result Was
Terrible.
Three Men Wero Killed end Navy
Wore Mortaily Wonaded-
Tho Msb La Finally
Dispersed.
Tho work Of a MOB.

DULUTH, July S.-Thc lahoEmcn' 5
strike. which has been in progress several
lsye. eulminated Saturday in a bloody
war between the strikers ard policemen.
Thirty determined policemen were pitled
against 5000 desperate strikers, armed
with pistols, stones and clubs. -Four
thousand men were employed on the
street aud sewer improvements at Sl53
per day till last Tuesday. when 1900
struck for an advance of s5 cents per day
The contractors refused to acccde to the
demand. The strikers had many re-
Gruits each day and the mob finally In
creased to nearly 5000. There had been
ugly rumors Of the determined attitude Of
the strikers all day, and preparations had
been made by the police department for
any emergency. All day long the men hsd
been at work on the Fiflhstrcet contract.
but about s e'clock the strikers compelled
them to desist. At $3.50 o. clsck the cro.ti
Of strikers had reached Third street and
Tenth avenue west, where the shade OF
the trees and the known determination
! OF the police at Garfield avenue maize
them wait. About 4;30 the mob, headed
by number of hat-headed men, rallied
and started back fer the sewer trench.
They were infuriated by the presence Of
the police and their control of the situa-
tion. Half an hstir later they made s.
rush for Gordon of po''ce. The police
drew their clubs and revolvers. Seeing
there was no usa to bother with cluts
they fired into the angry mob volley,
and one striker lay dead while seven
more were wounded, come most seriously.
One policeman was shot in return
through the jaw. Tires men are dead
and twelve or fifteen wounded. The
strikers started iiron Twentieth avenue,
while another body came down trem
Third street by Fifteenth avenue and
made rush with clubs and rocks. Thc
poliee stood their ground. Who di4
the first firing ie not known. As the
strikers made rusa single
Shot was fred aud then crack, crack,
crack went tao rifles of the police, fol
lowed by fusillade from the strikers
revolvers. After the frst fire came an
awful hush as though the conbatants
were appalled, at the awful result Of their
work. On the wslk in front lay msn
shot through the head Several ;siors
were bleeding from CHASTITY wounds. TIE
strikers then stationed themselves around
the buildings in different parts Of tAe
block between Garfield aud Eighteenth
avenue and poured in steady Ere On
the police, who were stationed nesr the
sewer ditch. From o'clock until 5 the
horrible work went on and the battle did
not withhold its fury long enough for the
wounded to leave the held, It was after
when the last shst was fired, and terri,
bio indeed had been the result. Owe,
thirty five men are known to be wounded,
some fatally, and tws killed. At 5945
Company K, of the state militia, arrived,
and with bayonets drove the crowds from
| Michigan street. The mayor then made
q speech, ordering tue crowd to dsperse.
the police and militia then drove the
crowds from all the streets. At 6 O'Clock
the strikers had dispersed. The follow
ing is the list Of dead and wounded:
One striker shot through the head.
Tom Fitzslmmone shot through the back
died.
! Alfred Anderson, striker, shot In the chest
probably de.
George Pel)itier, street car driver, shot il
the head.
Ed Cummings, striker, stabbed in the groil
with hayonet.
York Castigna, striker, dangerously shot /;
the shoulder.
Hokcn Benson, striker. shot in the uppo
leg; may die.
OF the police force the following ar
wounded:
Captain Thomas Mclaughlin, shot In til
hip.
Sergeant Clements, in the head.
Officer O'Donnel, abdomen.
smallet, foot.
Harrigan, thigh.
Hayden, arm.
Donavan, face and hip.
Walkovia. face and thigh.
KiIgore, shoulder.