Daily Republican., 1889-07-08
RIOT IN DULUTH.
STRIKERS ATTACK THE PO
LICE.
The Rioters Fired Upon-Two Men
Killed. and Thirty-flve Wounded,
Several of Them
Mortal


Trihune's Duluth special Gays: This
afternoon Mt 4 O'Clock the police were at
Seventeenth avenue and Michigan street
guarding the men who were at work In
the sewer trench. The strikers started
from Twentieth avenue, while another
body came down from Third street by
Fifteenth avenue and made @ rush with
clubs and rocks.
The police stood their ground, and then
the carnage began. The strikers did the
first firing. AS the strikers made rush
si3gle thot was fred, then crack, crack,
crack went the rifles OF the police, fol-
lowed by a fusilade from the stcihers' re-
volvera. Alter the first fire came an aw-
iul hush, as though the cOmbatants were
appalled, at the awful result OF their
work. On the walk In front of Piedmont,
as 1t joins Garfield avenue, lay a man shot
through the heart, and seyera, more bleed
ing from ghastly wounds.
Then the strikers, stationing them
| selves around buildings in different parts
| OF the block between Garfield and Eigh-
teenth avenue, poured in steady fire on
the police, who were stationed near the
sewer ditch. F.om o'clock until after
5 the horrible work went on, aud tho
battle did not withhold it's fury long
enough for the wounded to leave the
field. 1t was after when the last shot
was fired, and terrible indeei had been
| the result. Over fiftesn are known TO
have been wounded, and two innocent
victims who were only there out of Curl
Osity, paid for 1t with their lives.
Following is list of the dead and
wounded: One striker, shot through the
| heart; Tom Fitzsimmous, shot through
back, cannot live but q short time; Kill
gore, policeman, shot through shoulder;
George Costln, street car driver, shot
through head; Nee, policeman, shot
through hip; Donovan, policeman, shot
through fuce; Kondse, policeman, shot
through hip; bystander, fingers shot OF;
Ed. Cummings, cut by bayonet through
groin. Captain Dewitt, Of Company X,
Second Regiment, NJ. N. c., early til 8
morning received orders from Governor
Merriam, in st. Paul, that would al ow
him TO go TO the scene Whenever needed.
The big deep bass whistle OF Elevator
d bad been chosen a signal to call the
soldiers together, and about $50 this was
sounded. In short time they were
llust Ing for the armory aud IN ten min
utes were piled Into buses and on their
way tU the scene of disturbance. A sue
ccssion of taps on the hrs-bell also aided
W tali tOStbHtI. Dy U u tiOCh tut1
were at the trench where the tr gedy had
alrf ady taken place.
AT B. 80 Company X arrived, and with
bayonets drove the crowds from Michi-
gan street. The Mayor then made q
speech from Michigan street sidewalk at
he corner OF Garfield avenue, ordering
the crowd to dsperse. The police al d
militia then dlo7e the crowds from all
| streets. AT 9 O'Clock the strikers had
dispersed.
At least 50 men are badly wounded,
some, 1t Is feared. fatally. Five strikers
were arrested, all being rirgleadere.
DULUTH, Minu., July 1.-THE smoke
Of the battle Of yesterday has cleared
away, but the situation Is still ominous.
There sre rumors that the rioters will be
reinforced from neighboripg towns to-
morrow, and, armed WITH Winchester
rifrs, will again attack tue police.
With 100 well armed special police
men sworn TO duty to-day, 1t is believed
the authoriti 8, with the assistance oil the
militia, will tie able to withstand any at
tack. The militia are lyiug on their arms
ready to move at a moments notice, and
the police are well deployed in the
neighborhood OF yesterdays disturbance.
The Mayor has given orders TO disperse
all assemblases promptly, and there is
little fear Of further trouble. The con-
tractors will resume work tomorrow
morning under police protection at the
former rate OF wages.
1t is a diitlcult matter to get at the
facts concerning the number OF dead and
wounded among the strikers. Many OF
them were taken away during the battle
anu could not be traced to their homes
or boarding houses.
1t is settled to the satisfaction OF
everybody that the strikers were tine ag-
gressors, the police not having fired until
they were charged upon by the strikers.
Late this evening, as an additional pre-
caution, the Sheriff swore in 80 extra
deputies, and the force now numbers
200 determined men.