New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-12
RlOTOUS STEELWORKERS.
a NOISY DEMONSTRATION BY STRIKERS
AT HOMESTEAD.
NoN'oNloN IMPORTED MEN DRIVEN TO THE
HILIS-oARNEGIE, PHIPPs & co.
WILL NOT YIELD.

"''ourgi July IL Srecian.-A train carrying non-
u'oh men 10 Carnegei Phipps Co.'S Steel Works at
ohes'ead, In this county, where a big strike against
"uucUoh OF wages has just begun was attacked by tho
'"lheis The new men, WHO started from Plttsburg
u"uor mo protection of Alexander A. L. McCandlcss
sheiln OF Allegheny County, were cut and bruised
ny nylhg MISSILES and some, in their fright Jumped
''rousn the windows Of the cars. They were driven
out OF town. The Sheriff VIII take big force Of
ucpuues up to Homestead, and tomorrow another
attempt 10 Ill the places of the $500 strikers will
10 hiane' The Amalgamated Association Of Iron and
o'oci WORKERS Is preparing for a long struggle and
socrctary William Martin has removed his head
quarters from Pisburg to Homestead for the present
when the train arrived at Homestead 400 or 500
lneh were on hand TO meet It. There thrty-one
hoh-unlon men aboard, Italians Hungarians and
negroes When the train stopped several strikers
Jumped aboard. The door was locked and they failed
to get IN Then some one shouted Get out of this
car Immediately there was a scramble and four or
pVe man Jumped through tho windows Sheriff
McCandless stood at door The train proceeded to
Munhall Station, where 1900 men were waiting. AS
soon as 1t stopped the crowd closed in about the
smoking car The Sheriff stood on the steps with the
new men behind him. Tho strikers began to hoot
and several non-union men jumped from the car
and escaped TO the hills, followed by a shower Of
stones. The Sheriff. with the order "Follow mo-"
jumped to the ground and started toward the mills
a distance Of 300 feet, through dense lines Of the
stfikers August c. Geizer employment agent, and
two non-union men made rush inside the inclosure
before they could be stopped. The remainder wero
chased down the railroad. One succeeded in
catching the rear car as the train pulled out, and
begged the conductor TO land him in some place
where he could escape. Two of the refugees stayed
In Homestead until the return train arrived at IL 20
a. nj. and came to the city. At stations nearer the
city five Of the thrty-one got aboard and tho rest
are still in the woods.
Secretary William Martin, OF the Analgamated AS
sociation Will have charge Of the strike. From him
all orders will be issued, and he viii direct every
movement personally. His first move on taking
charge, telegraph all the country to men,
bers OF the order to stop all from coming here
committee sent east, west and ono north, to
prevent from going TO Homestead. No committee
sent south. for the that that district Is
thoroughly organized, and 1t is thought that no one
from there will come up here to work
Chairman W. L. Abbott, of Carnegie, Phipps Co.
said to-day: We advertised in forty papers for men
and will bring them from all parts of the United States
to operate Homestead plant under our SCALE
What we want lust now Is laborerS 10 clear up and
then We shall put skilled men 10 work. We shall
operate the Homestead plant under our scale, IL II
takes a year and half tO get started"
Mr.. Abbott ordered the employment agent Ge!zer,
10 quarter all men who had been driven away from
Homestead to-day at the Centennial HotoL In Pits
burg and have them In readiness to 60 to work To-
morrow again. Yesterday Gezer was assaulted in
his Office by several OF the strikers, and received a
black eye