St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-04
ALMOST A RIOT.
Exciting Times at the Depot at
Homestead.

AsfCo tAc oeDOl at
Homestead.
HOMESTEAD. Aug. S.-The arrests of
Yardmaster James Dovey and Superin-
tendent of the OpenHearth Department
No. Mcconnell on the charge of muir
der this afternoon were attended by
turbulent scenes, necesSitating interfer-
ence OF the militia and the additional
arrest OF striker. 1t was 3
O'Clock when Constables Amos Stewart
and Climber reached Homestead with
-FOUR warrants, two for the above Carne-
gle officials, and the others were for
Supt. John Potter and George A. Forey.
The last-named gentleman had gone to
PIttsburg by the time the constables ar
rived. Messrs. DOvey and Mcconnell,
however, were found at the mill and
were taken to their residences, where
they donned street suits In the mean
time rumors of the prospective ar
rests spread through the town and
hundreds OF locked-out and striking
mill men had gathered at the different
stations. At Munhall the crowd num-
bered about 200. The PENNSYLVANIA
Valley & Charleston train is due there
at 4:O5, and about a minute before it
was to come the constables and their
prisoners appeared. This was signal
for great Sh0nt of eXultation, and the
crowd Surged around the station door as
the prisoners were hurried into it. A
patrol OF militia strove to keep back the
men and were aided by few dep
uty sheriffs. The train was twenty
minutes late. however, and every min
ute the crowd increased, while muttered
threats directed against Dovey were
plain to be heard.
As tine time passed the crown became
more turbulent and word was hastily
sent to Provost Marshal Lieut.. Col.
Mechling. He dispatched at once Maj.
Crawford with a company OF the Fiji
teenth reg iment to the station. These
arrived just as the patrol were
fixing bayOnets to repel the people. The
soldiers marched company front, push
ing back the crowd, which retired in
Surly way. One striker, named
Thomas Bowen. became obstreperous
and yelled Three cheers for Dovey.
damn him." Before the crowd could
give them Maj. Crawford signed to two
soldiers, who hastily seized Bowen.
lie had pen knife in his hand at the
time. He was hustled into the station
and placed i'll charge of the two depu-
ties. The stern measure quelled the
hostile demonstration.
On the arrival of the train MesSrs.
Dovey and McConnell. with Bowen,
dioU NSIc. put Oil IL. ana IN ADDITION to
cOnstableS and deputy sheriffs detail
OF soldiers were also appointed to pro-
tect the mill bosses. Al City Farm and
Homestead stations companies of militia
were drawn up i'll line as the train
passed and kept back the crowd. At
the sight of the prisoners, however, the
crowds cheered Justify. Bowen. the
striker who was arrested, will be
charged with unlowful aSsemblage and
dlsorderly conduct, and possibly with
melting the riot.
The news that all the Carnegie Of
ficials were admitted to bail at once is a
great disappointment to the people
here, who hoped that they would be
kept in Jail for night at least. The
arrests apparently did not in the slight
est Interfere with the operation of
the mill, while the turbulent demon
stration of the afternoon has convinced
Gen. Wylie that it would be useless to
remove the militia from Homestead for
the present. Excavation was begun to-
day in the mill yard for foundations for
houses to accommodate 2U0 families.
The work will be prosecuted as rapidly
as possible.
AT the open hearth furnace the heat
started to ''bleed'' over the plate. and
the men could not move the charging
machine. An engine was smashed also
when rolling plate.