Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-28
BECOMING DESPERATE.
Hungarian Strikers at SteeltOn Place
Ties on the Track.
TRY TO STOP A TRAIN FORCIBLY.
Dissuaded From Their Purpose by English
Speaking WOrkmen.
BOTH SIDES CONFIDENT OF WINNING.
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STEELTON, July 27.-The labor situa-
ton here becomes more strained
every hour and the excitement is
simply intense. The borough is being
flooded with Pinkerton men, and this
afternoon the Councils appointed
ten additional officers, while Sheriff Keller
sharing in the general alarm, has increased
his force by 25 new men. The closed season
for saloons expired this morning, but Bur-
CESS Heagy promptly issued another proc
lamation ordering them to close and to re-
main closed until he gives them permission
to reopen.
EARLY this morning band of striking
Hungarians received a report that number
of their fellow countrymen from other parts
of the State were to be brought into the
mills on the working train in the morning.
This train usually carries from 200 to 300
passengers, and the excited Huns
placed pile of railroad ties
on the track and set red
light on the obstruction, threatening to kill
any one who removed it. They said they
wanted the train to stop long enough to
compel their fellow countrymen to return,
but if the trainmen failed to see the red
light, and to stop the train before it was
wrecked, that would not be their fault.
The Huns were armed with clubs. slaves
and iron bars, and were in an ugly mood.
STOPPED IN TIME.
The English speaking workmen heard of
the matter but short time before the train
was due. They at once secured an inter
prefer, and after great deal of difficulty
and some display of force, succeeded in re-
moving the distractions just before the
work train came around q sharp curve at
that point.
This afternoon an immense open-air meet
ing was held, at which enthusiastic but
pacific speeches were made. After the
meeting fully 1000 of the strikers, pre-
ceded by band, paraded through the streets
of the town, cheering wildly at every step.
AS but small proportion of the strikers
is Amalgamated men, and entitled to
relief, there is already some suffering among
them for the necessaries of life. Harris
burg merchants are contributing literally to
their relief, and this afternoon procession
of wagons containing groceries, etc, were
driven to Steelton, and the food
literally distributed to eager applicants
Even this generous supply did not last
long, and many of the men were turned
away empty handed. The officials of the
steel company claim to have !, 400 men at
the "open hearth" department over 1000
men are at work, and No. furnace was
fired this morning in order to heat pre-
paratory to turning on the gas, which was
done at noon.
SOME DEPARTMENTS WORKING.
The small gas producers were started
to-day, as were also both cranes in the rear
of the open hearths, while sufficient force
of men are at work loading specials.
AT the frog department 16 men who had
applied were compelled to return to their
homes, as one turn is full, but there is not
sufficient force to fill double turn. The
boiler, bridge and machine and foundry de-
partments have increased forces at work,
and the billet mill is to start tomorrow
morning, as sufficient men are listed to
start and run this department.
A great deal of excitement was caused by
the sudden eviction of the families of
number of strikers from the company's
houses to-day, and the constables were
hooted through the streets, though no
violence was offered. A number of
other evictions are to follow tomorrow.
Notwithstanding all these facts, the strik-
ers are confident and claim to be assured of
making them good-natured. but if they
ing fight, the wisdom of to-day's
redoubling of the guards will be
seen. The men have been saving nothing
for a strike, and when hunger begins to
pinch more keenly,. as it will tomorrow,
desperate measures may be resorted to by
the foreigners, who are the most deter
mined and headstrong of the strikers, and
will hardly even now listen to the peace
full counsels of the English-speaking work.
men.