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on pile OF ashes Close beside Merry
stood big Hungarian He stopped
over Mcrry's prostrate body and. N he
was in the act of raising him. h. stag
gcred and an instant later fell by the
side of his comrade.
This bloody spectacle reused the
drooping spirits of the crowd and with
hoarse cheer half dozen men rushed
to the place where Merry and the Hun
garian lay. They picked up the bodies
and carried them behind the tr.stle.
One Of the rescuer>. welchman who
refused to give his name. was sho, in
the left leg Just n he raised Merry's
head from the ground. Merry aud the
Hungarian were carried over the tres
tle-work tn the Pcmiclsy tracks and
then taken to the office of Dr Purtnan.
The doctor after hasty examination
announced that both men would proba-
bly, die.
Before the second attempt wa. made
10 land the officer in charge announced
TO the workmen assembled on the
bank that his men were Pinker-
tons, aud that he would land them
II he had Ia NOW down everybody in
sight. He then ordered his men to ad-
vance. and as they advanced from the
barge they were met by shower Of lead
from the rifles and pistols of the scat
tered -erknseu. The officers fell hack
for an instant as II rcpulsc,i. bus they
were promptly rallied. and marching
eight abreast cndeavorcd to get ashore.
They were driven back again. however.
At 10 a. m the chisf leader of the
workmen- accompanied by reporter.
went tn the front Of the line Of battle.
The main fight was at that time being
near n huge oil tank ON the river front.
one mile from Homestead. Here the re-
porter saw one Of the workers breath
his last The man was standing near
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad tracks.
firing n 20-pound cannon. trying 10 sink
the hprges on which were the Pinker-
tons. His shots went wide Of mark A
moment later. the mill workers head
was almost severed from his body by a
shot from n Winchester rifle in the hands
Of PiulSertou.
HOMESTEAD. Pa. July T-At t0.lG a
| m. near the lavatcry. one man aimed
his rifle and the next instant a shout
went up and a Pinkerton detective who
had been standing on the barge fell
The bulle, had passed through his head
and he dropped in the river never ~
rise alive The locted-out men had
gained entire possession of th. com-
pany's iavatOry and in this their am
munition is stored The workmen have
at least 500 rifles in their possession.
| At IL o'clock the men reported that
they were out of ammunition, and the
committee was Immediately sent after
more.
/ The Ftnkertons surrender Under Prom
/ ise ef Pros~esi.n-
HOMESTEAD. Pa. July I. sp. m-Th~
Pinkerton forces have just surrendered
under promise of protection. Master
Workman oDonnell has Just called a
meeting of the men inside the mills
and stated that he had been requested
by the officers Of the Amalgamatssl
association To ask the strikers to allow
the Piukerton men II leave, as they
had hois.ed fiag Of truce. Cries OF
Let them leave their guns and this is
| all right" were heard II Is now proha-
BILE that the men will b. allowed Ia
leave, but must resign their weapons.
The Pinkertoas Allowed to Land-sIs-
Dead
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July The strilx-
ers allowed the Pinlsertons 10 land.
they leaving their arms on board the
barges. Hugh O'Donnell held five
minutes conference. and the detectives
stated that they would go to Pittsburgh
with Sheriff McCleary. who is expected
TO arrive Mt o'clock Six Pinkerton
men have been killed. and their bodies
are being taken from the boat amid the
| widest excitement
| The Surrender OF the finkertons-In the
Hands OF the Mob.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, July John Mar.
tin. ticket agent of the Panhandle and
Pittsburgh. Virginia & Charleston roads
ut Fourth avenue. this city. was a spec.
tator of the surrender of the Pinker.
tons. He returned TO Pittsburgh abou,
s o'clock tonight.
Agent Martin said: THE hills ON
all sides were black with people massed
together. When the cannon was placed
in front of the barge the Pinkcrton',
knew IL was all up with them, and
they tried to make the best term.
possible with the determined work.
men. The latter took them from the
boat in double file, and for a
moment did not know what to do with
them Cries of To the woods" ''rc
the woods" Lynch the dogs" etc,
were heard on all sides. Every work.
men seemed as IL he wanted particular
man among the Pinkertons. After a
parley some one suggested that the
guards be marched TO the big skating
rink and there tried for murder Many
of the captors would no. listen ie this
Some wanted to take the scared PIN
kertons and shoot them as they stood.
Cooler heads, however, prevailed, and
the march TO the rink began.
The Pinkertons were scared half To
death, as the looks of the workmen were
not calculated 10 inspire them with
any hopes of mercy. Many of them
qualSed with fear and had TO be sup
ported to keep them from falling tc
the ground
Several thousand people crowded
around them, on all sides, and de.
manded revenge for the killing Of their
friends during the day. In the crowds
were hundreds of women, who seemed
worse than the men. they crowded
around and tore the clothes from the
backs Of the guards. The latter had
their Pinkerton uniforms on over their
citizens clothes and these were pulled
OF and thrown into the river. All