The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-08-19
Fifteen OF the Licensed 0nt-
laws Now Under. the
Care OF Surgeons.
Their Presence at Albany Serves to
Excite the Throng and the
Cause of Riot
Innocent Bystanders Woundsd--'
Serious Phase of the Striks
Situation.

The following dispatch, under date OF
the l7lh inst. gives thu stains q The
strike situation at Albany. N. ~ .s
The most disastrous day In ihs hiasefy
ofthe New York Central strike eioA*8 to-
night. Fifteen PinkeFton men are nader
the care OF surgeons and fys crtizens are
30 badly wounded that there are fesN for
their recovery. Three Plnkerfon5 men
we're arrested, and one was 50 bsdly
handled ~ the mob that the pole sar-
Qeons had 10 dress his wounds. Nearly
all the Pink srton men were wifhdFswn
10 day from duty nj the crossings wxfh1p the
city limits, as thsu presence served Nj e.
cite the throng Of onlookers, and ths police
took their places. About o'clock jAraes
Hatton, Pinkerton mans was pAtrplltfsg
the tracks in the vicinity of Van
woert street. lie claims 20 have
been struck with q stone ia the
chest, while his companion was hacked
down aud severely hurt by gang
OF roughs. Then he fired his revolver anso
the crowd, seriously wounding kirhafd
Dwyer, aged Is. Hafton had no ttnae for
another shot. The crowd surged around
him aud before ths police conld interfere
his clothes were torn OF bis beck and be
was struck with fists and clubs and pre-.
sented pitabIe spectacle when rescued
from the angry ero9d by the police wbo
we're obliged to draw their rsvciytrs 90
stem the crowding mass OF people, This
occurrence aroused the passions ef the
spectators, mostly foushs and h0odlums,
and their number increased, and the chief
OF police, fearing further trouble. astab-
lished headquarters at station house
near by.
About o'clock a freight train passed
through the city and the PinkeTt0ns say II
was stoned. The police claim that sush
was not the case. AT any event, whsn the
train reached the broadway viaduet, tine
pinkertons began reckless fusilade on the
crowd standing in that vicinity. Four q i've
shots we're Arsd without amy provoe&tion
Mrs. Thomas Hogan, standing on tha aaaop
or ner resfauurs, was shut tfmuuRn the leg
and small boy was shot in the thigh.
The crowd by this timo was wrought mp TO
fearful pitch OF excitement, and only by
tho efficiency OF the local police, aided by .
committee from ths strikers, we're they
kept back.
After this ineiIsnt Robert Pinkerton,
xho had charge of his forces here in person,
called on Chief Willard. He said his men
had Lecn assaulted continually and hre.
arms had been put In their possession only
yesterday, that they might bs used when
necessary, In ssif-defense In the work of
protecting the company's property. He
was sorry innoeent parties had suffered
and that II generally happened that way.
stiil he would stand by his men against
the wanton attacks Of roughs.
Chief Willard expressed the belief that
il the Pinkerton men had never been
brought here the local police would have
beon abundantly able 10 cope With the sit
nation. As ID Is be fears further trouble II
these men stay here and says in that event
the local authorities could DO held respon-
sible, as he had repeatedly informed Su-
perintendsnt Bissell that the company :
property will be guarded by his own men
I n NO UtuEr fUrres were brought -hsta tn in=
fame the passions Of the sympathizsrs oi
| the strikers.
At 4 o'clock another freight traia came
| through and the Pinkerton men again fired
into tho crowd, boy named Frank Parks
receiving bullet in his arm. The Pihker'
/ ton men who fred into the crowd at the
| Van woert street crossing were pursued VI
| the tracks By an officer and captured.
policeman was bringing the prisoner bach
when he was assaulted by acrowd OF Pink
erton men. who rescued the prisoner and
severely beat the officer.
All the police are massed at this point
aud trouble Is expected tonight. Ths
blockade al West Albany Is almost AZ bat
as on this Hrst day OF the strike.