The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-07-19
serious Riot at Dul nth.

There was brush between the strikers and
police ut Duluth, Minn., but no harm was
done until the second day when two were
killed outright md three more njured fat fully,
while fully fifteen Others were quite seriously
injured. Superior street, between Sixteenth
ana seventeenth avenues west, was lined with
strikers and spnctators-perhaps two hum
dred IN oil; This number wns gradually, in
crensed '.a until tho tloroughtare seemed black
with men. Officer Clements recognized mnny
OF these men us those who were among the
mob that ruided the police the
day before, und, anticipating trouble
from them. he telephoned the offers to turn
out and guard the men who wers at work
in front of the National Iron works. The
twenty four. the greatest number ut one
time during the day being only twenty seven.
From $50 until O. clock the police expert
enced no trouble with tho strikers nnd
many of the spectators dispersed. thinking
the trouble was over for the day. At 1
o'clock tho hend Of n now line OF riEcrs wns
seen on Third street coming around the
curvo ut Sixteenth avenue west Twenty
minutes LATER they halted on the corner Of
Twentieth avenue md Superior strr.t, where
tl'rH were addressed by one of Tho rims glcn,ers,
whom they cheersd Justify. Tho poiirc mo-
ticing this. murrhedin IL body from the Ma.
1ional Iron works along Michigan street to
had left only two or three officers To guard
the workingmen. Soon nfter reaching Tween
tieth avenue they heard yell from the
strikers. who had heen watching their move
ments all the afternoon. They had taken
advantage Of the absence of the police TO
drive the workmen out of the trenches.
Ihrlryell was answered by tho larger body
OF strikers ut Twentieth avenu., who I'M
metliately started on run. The
officers also hastened toward tho
trenches at Eighteenth avenue. The
first assault of the day occurred when
the strikers began throwing stonrs at the
officers, It is snid by some that Officer
police fired ON the mob. The officers, who
Ind formed in two squads in front Of the
Peterson and Knights Of Labor blocks, com
menced firing with ievolvers right md left.
This volley was returned by Il fusiladc ofslots
from the strikers. Shots continued to he ex-
needforfully thirty minutes showing that
tho strikers were well armed. Tho police
stood thei: ground. but their opponents
were scattered and fired from ull directions.
band of nearly hundred men were forti-
fled behind the bretstwork of dirt which Ind
been thrown up from the sewer, md at every
opportunity they would jump up nnd fire at
the M police, who made u good target and at
Mclaughlin put them to flight. In the
meantime the police kept up IL constant fire
toward the strikers who we're on superior
street, and with deadly effect. One man
named George Peterson, who was stnnding
near the police on Michigan street, was GU
denvoring to mike short work of Officer
Hayden. when II blow from the lntter's club
saved its owners lite nn,i laid low the striker.
Three other officers at this juncture rushed
up and insisted Hayden to pound Peterson,
whose injuries proved fatal Many who were
nothing moro than spectators received seri-
0ns injuries. A boy eighteen. named Tom
Fitzsimnons WAS shot in the abdomen. lie
was picked up by another spertntor. and in
another moment the latter had IL finger shot
off. Ed Johnson, who came from Michigan
just six days ago. Ind run forward from
Superior street to throw stones ut the p0-
lice. He turned and when nearly block
away was shot through the brain 10y bullet
from IL rifle in Officer Benson's hnnis. Houses
for two blorks were simply ri,,lIcl with
bullets, n pane oil glass in many iIistancrs
having n halfdozen holes.