Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-07-14

HOMESTEAD, Pa, July 6.-At 4
O'Clock p. N. the men made another
desperate effort to exiinguish the pinker-
tons, and three-inch hose was laid
from the works to the river bank. Force
pumps were then secured, the intention
being to throw stream of oil ont to the
harges and set fire to it by means of
dynamite or fire-brands. Three fire.
brands were thrown, but they failed to
ignite the carbon oil.
More oil was then thrown and set on
fire, The flames crept dangerously near
the barge and burned furiousiy. For q
time it looked as if the detectives would
surely be roasted to death.
BACK TO THEIR cANNoNs.
An hour later the supply of oil be.
game exhausted and their cannoDading
was resumed. The workmen remained
for hours with guns cooked behind the
barricades of pig iron, within Fort
Frick, as the works are called, waiting
for the heads of the detectives to ap-
pear.
The wounded men in the barge must
have suffered terribly. The roofs were
the time. The sun beat down on the
roofs.
Through sheer desperation holes were
chopped in the sides of the barges, but
no sooner did an opening appear than
it was made twice as large by bullets
from the workmen's guns.
ANOTHER OIL BLAZE.
Further efforts were then made. An
old hand fire engine, owned by the Car
negie company, was secured. Carbon
oil was again pumped from tank by
this means and thrown out into the
river. Pieces Of burning waste were
lighted and thrown into the spray.
The oil was of an inferior grade, and
the efforts in this direction again proved
useless. The workers then rested.
o'DoNNELL CAUTIONED THEM.
Hugh O'Donnell, cool-headed and
anxious to avoid further blaodshed
mounted pile of iron and addressed
the 1900 maddened men, He calmly
discussed the situation and cautioned
the men to go slow. .......
"Think what you have done this
day" said he. "Our grievances will
never be righted if we resort to firearms
Come, comrades, show the poor devils
mercy and recognize their flag of truce. u
His words were received with cheers
and, finding he had the crowd with him
he suggested that a truce be fixed uE
until the sheriff arrived. He suggested
raising white flag on the bank and was
going to explain further, when a how
arose.
"Show the white flag Never |" was
the cry. "They shot at one flag thi.
morning, and if there is any white flag
TO be shown it must fly from the barge 7
"What will We do thenl" asked
O'Donnell"
"Wc will hold them in the boats unit
the sheriff arrives, and will then have
warrants sworn out for every man fol
murder"
Shouts Of approval rent the air
O'Dounell, seeing that such was thei
desire, stepped down and cautioned
them>to refrain from further conflict,
In the meantime the imprisoned dc
tectves had raised white handker
chief. 1t was greeted with cheers
"They surrenderw "yictoryw "W,
have them noww and cries OF Il simia
kind rang out.
THE PINKERToNs SURRENDER.
After O'Donnell, the apostle of peac
among the workmen, had carried hi
point in behalf of capitu!ation with til
detectives, he, with two or three of th
old advisory committee, went down til
steep bank to hear what the pinkcrton
had to say.
The leaders of the forces said tha
they wanted TO surrender on conditio
that they were protected from furthe
violence. There were howls Of Xxi
the murdcrersm but cool heads carrie
the day, and the surrender was accepte
upon the terms mentioned.
AS soon as all preliminary arrange
ments were closed, 100 or more from tn
shore climbed up on the boats. A col
respondent went into the boats and ther
found one dead and II wounded. Whe
asked where they came from, one bi
tough said; "Mostly from Chicago an
Boston," but some Were from othe
places. He said his experience in III
boat was thu toughest of his life. ii
said that som of the men cried lik
babies and scarcely any of them eA
pected to get away with their lives.
The steel workers did not let ther
talk long. The Pinkerton men wei
anu w VIC oliOiOs
The boats were then looted, every
thing of the slightest value was throw
overheard or carried away.
MARsHALED THE PRISONERS.
In something less than an hour aftt
the defeated and disgusted Pinkerto
forces had lowered their colors IL
victors marshaled their prisoners of WI
in the yard just back Of the big watt
tank.
The captured invaders were in u ver
bad way, both physically and mental.
and as they huddled together on tt
networks Of tracks they formed gru
some spectacle. Their faces were blacl
ened with dirt and powder and stalne
with blood. Some carried their arms
improyised slings and many were will
out shoes. A majority of the men ca
ried cheap leather travelling bags an
bunllles of clothing.
4 A double guard of Homestead mel
armed with the Winchesters capture