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

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obliged, boys, for your kindness, and now
] will walk the plank
The Edna pushed off, and the little
crowd quietly dispersed. The Edna re-
turned from Glenwood at 8 o'clock, after
placing the sheriff's men within easy
reach of the electric cars for Pittsburg.
THE COMPANY ASKS FOR PROTECTION.
II was reported that another posse had
been ordered from the city, but UP to mid
night they had not arrived. Tomorrow
the men will go into court and ask that
Chairman Frick he restrained from taking
measures that will result disastrouslv to
the quiet and peace of Homestead. This
is an entirely new feature in labor
troubles, and the action OF the court will
be awaited with interest.
kilograms were also sent to the sheriff
tonight begging him not to send any
deputies, as they were not needed. The
appeal Of Mr.. Frick to tho sheriff, asking
for deputies, is ms follows:
"Uedr Sir: win you please take notice
that at ana in the vicinity of our works in
Miillin township, near Homestead, Allie
gheny county, Pa, and upon the highways
leading thereto, from all directions, bodies
OF men have collected who assume to and
do prevent access to our employees to and
egress from our property, and that from
Threats openly made we have reasonable
cause to apprehend that an attempt will be
mnde to collect mob and to destroy or
damage our property aforesaid, and to
prevent us from its use and enjoyment.
This property consists of mills, build
lhgs, workshops, machinery and other
personal property. We therefore call upon
you as sheriff of Allegheny county, Pa, to
protect our property from violence, damage
and destruction, and to protect us i'll its
Tree use and enjoyment"
woRKMEN EXPECT STRUGGLE.
The members of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation are confident that the firm intends
to make test OF strength within very
short time, for it could not well wait a
year to break down the strictness of the
watch.
1t was stated this morning that Manager
Potter and about 90 of his superintendent
are away in different cities presumably
searching for go skilled workers, without
whom il would be impossible to start the
mill. This ia accepted as u further indica,
ton Of the management desire TO try and
start the mill at once.
PIrTsBuRa, Pa, July CA barge
with about 800 Pinkerton detectives on
board was towed from here to Home
stead this morning, arriving at the
latter place about o'clock.
A large crowd Of locked out worlkmen
gathered on the bank and refused to
allow the Pinkertons to land, where
upon the later fired on the crowd.
The fire was returned and it is re.
ported that about IL men were wounded,
some of them fatally.
SHOTS FROM THE STRIKERS.
$50 a. m.-The boats with the Pinker-
ton men are still anchored in the middle
of the river, opposite the works, and the
strikers are firing occasional shots from
behind trees on the bank.
THE BARGE ON FIRE.
955 a. ma dispatch from Home
stead says the barge with the Pinlierton
men on board is on fire.
PlTTsBuRG, Pa, July Ca fight be-
tween Pinkerton detectives and the
locked.out employees at Homestead &C.
Cured at 4,30 O'clock this morning.
Twelve men are shot and a number will
probably die. Among the wounded, it
is reported, were five Pinkcrton men.
At an early hour this morning 300
Pinkerton detectives arrived in Pitts
burg from the east. They were quietly
marched to the Monongahela river,
where they were loaded on barges and
shipped to Homestead at 2l5. The
NEWS OF THEIR ARRIVAL
spread rapidly and when the steam tug
Tide, towing the barges, arrived al
Homestead, there were 5000 people
waiting to meet them. As soon as the
Pinkcrtons attempted to land they were
met by firm refusal from the men and
Il battle followed.
THE PINKERToNs OPENED FIRE
and at the first volley two workmen fell.
This Gnraged the crowd and they bore
down upon the Pinkertons with resist
less force. Nobody stopped to inquire
whether the newcomers were deputy
sheritls, Pinkerton detectives or non.
union laboTers. After the exchange OF
shots the crowd grouped on the bank,
fell back and climbing over the heap oil
rubbish, rushed toward the big trestle
leading to the Pemicky railroad bridge
Probably 300 of the men stood thell
ground and returned u desultory fire
with their revolvers at the invaders
These shots did little or no apparent
damage and tho plucky band, fighting
with inferior weapons, slowly fell bach
before the witnering fire OF the Win
chesters.
THE FIRST SHOT
of the engagement came from the barge
1t was aimed at a big Hungarian whc
stood at the waters edge. The bal
went wide of the human target, but il
was the signal to the Pinkerton men tc
begin and for full 10 minutes they
continued to fire.
THE FIRST MAN TO FALL
was Martin Merry, heater in one o
the mills. He was shot in the left sid,
and fell face downward on a pile o
ashes. Close beside Merry stood BIZ
Hungarian. He stopped over Merry
PROSTATE body, and, as he was in tn,
act of raising him, he staggered and NJ
instant later fell by the side of his com
radc.
THIS BLOODY SPECTACLE
roused the dropping spirits of the crowd
and with n hoarse cheer half u dozeI
men rushed to the place where Merry
and the Hungarian laid. They PICKED
up the bodies and carried them behinC
| the trestle. One of the rescuers,
Welshman, who refused to give hi
name, was shot in the left leg just as b,
raised Merry's head from the ground
The doctors announced that both Merry
and the Hungarian would probably die
Five more of the strikers were wounded
two of them very seriously. The shot
Of the strikers
WE'RE ALSO WELL AIMED,
as four Pinkerton men are reported
dangerously wounded. The Pinkertor