The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-18
The CENTRAL STRIKE
Women and Children Fired Upon by
PllkeTtOn Men.
Five Citizens Wounded-Bad Blood
Between Police and Pinker-
ton Hirelings-Policeman
Badly Beaten.

ALBANY, Aug. 1.-THE most disastrous
day in the history Of the New York Central
strike closed tonight. Fifteen Pinkerton
men are under the care of surgeons and
five citizens are So badly wounded there
are fears for their recovery. Three Pink
erten men were arrested aud one so
severely handled by the mob the police
surgeon had To dress his wounds. Nearly
all Pinkerton men were withdrawn to-day
from duty at the crossing within the city
limits, as their presence serves to excite
the throng. Onlookers and police took
their places about O'clock
James hatton,a Pinkerton man, was pa
trolling the tracks in the vicinity of Van
Woert street. lie claims To have been
struck with stone in the chest while his
companion was knocked down and Sc
verely hurt by gang of roughs. Then he
fired his revolver into the crowd. seriously
woundine Richard Dwyer. aged Is. Hatton
had no time 10 fire another shot. The
crowd surged around him aud before the
police could interfere his clothes were
torn from his back. He was struck with
fists and clubs and presented n pitablc
spectacle when rescued from the angry
crowd by the police, who were obliged to
draw their rcvolyers To stem the crowding
mass of people.
This occurrence aroused the passions of
the spectators, mostly roughs aud hood
lums, and their number increased. The
chief of police, fearing further trouble,
established headquarters in the station
house near by.
About 3 O'Clock freight train passed
through the city and PinkertOn's men say
il was stoned. The police claim such was
not the case. Al any event, when the
train reached Broadway yiaduct Pinkcr-
tons men began a reckless fusiladc on
the crowd standing in the vicinity. Four
or five shots were fired without proynca-
tion. Mrs. Thomas Hogan, standing on
the stoop Of her residence, was shot
through the leg, and small boy was
shot in the thigh.
The crowd was wrought M to "A fearful
pitch of excitement, aud only by the ef-
iiciency Of the local police, aided by "A
committee from the strikers. were they
kept back.
After this incident, Robert Pinkcrton.
who had charge of his forces here in per
son. called on Chief Willard. lie. said
his men had been assaulted continually,
and firearms had been put into their pos.
session only yesterday, that they might he
used when necessary in sclf-defcnsc, and
in the work of protecting the company's
property. lie was sorry innocent partic,
had suffered, and added that il general,
happened that way. Still he would stant
by his men against the wanton attacks oI
roughs.
Chief Willard expressed the belief that
if the pinkerton men had never been
brought here the local police would have
been abundantly able To cope with til,
situation. As il is, lac fears there will bl
further trouble IL these men stay here
and says III that event the local authori
ties could not he held responsible, as b,
had repeatedly inforInsl Superintendent
l5issel the company's property will he wei
guarded 10y his own men il no other forces
were here TO inilame the passions Of sym
pathizcrs of the strikers.
Al 4 o'clock another freight train cam,
through and Pinkcrton men again fire,
into the crowd. A hoy named Franz
Parks received "A bullet in his arm.
The PinkcrtOn man who fired into TN
crowd at Van Wocrt street crossing wa
was pursued up the tracks 10y an office
and captured. As the policeman was bring
ing the prisoner back he was assaulted h.
a crowd of PinkcrlOn men, who rcscuc'
the prisoner and severely beat the officer
All the police are masscd al this point AM
trouble i expected tonight.
The blockade at West Albany is almos
as bad rs on the first day Of the strike.
TERgE llAurE, Ind, Aug. Il. Gram
Master Sargent, of the brotherhood of !,
comutive tircmen, and Grand Chief How
ard. of the brotherhood Of railway col
luctors, left this afternoon for liuilal,
where they will meet the grand officers q
the swiichmen's association aud brother
hood of trainmeu To consider the strik