The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-05
And Frightened q Number Of Bscksliders
Who Where About to 60 10 Work in the Mills
Yesterday Into Precipitate Retreat.
Foreman Mileslagel Violently Assaulted,
Barely Escaping with His Lite
Two Companies of Homestead Militia Arrive
0ppOrtuney and Further Bloodshed Ceases
Outlook Bad for the Amalgamatsd.
Would-Be Back-Sliders Driven From the
Steel. Worka by Strikers.


would-Be Back-sliders Driven From the
Steel-Works by Strikers.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, Aug. 4-Tho moral
suasion of clubs and stones was adopted by
q few desperate strikers to prevent or delay
. stampede at Duquesne to-day. As result
several persons were beaten and the militia
is In charge of the steel works there. Yes
terday it became evident that o break was
imminent. large number of the strikers
had become convinced that the fight was
lost and went to the mill office. where they
inscribed their names in the application
book. There were q number of departments
out of order by reason of the sudden shut
ting down, and Superintendent Morrison
ordered William MiIeslagel. foreman
of the mechanical department., to
report with thirty men in the
morning for work Notice was given in the
night. and this spread until about sixty
men who had led the strike. hearing of it.
determined to stop the work. Twenty
Homestead men started for Duquesne also,
about daylight TO assist the ring-leaders
in preventing any persons entering the
works. They were In charge of two BROTH
ers named Harris. so il is claimed, who are
not naturalized citizens having only left
England six months ago.
About O'Clock twelve deputy sheriffs, in
charge of Captain Gray. were stationed st
the mill gate, and q crowd began to gather.
By o'clock it numbered three hundred.
About this time members OF the mechanical
department.. In obedience TO the order OF
foreman Mileslagel. arrived with lunch
pals. They were halted by the crowd,
which was armed with clubs and bowldere.
Every man was ordered homo with such
threatening demonstrations that the ma.
jority fed In terror. Foreman Mileslagel
appeared at o o'clock, and was about to
enter the works. hen q number of the men
ordered him to leave.
Il won't 60. Your conduct 10 disgrace
Either you will leave at once or We
shall kill you," somebody in the crowd
yelled. at the same time hundred strikers
arrayed themselves in front of the man.
ASSAULTED THE FOREMAN.
Seeing resistance useless Mileslage
turned and started home by q road skirting
q ravine. Three men, one of whom is sup
posed to be q Homesteader. followed. ours
ing him. and he hurled back q defiance.
Immediately one man struck at him with
o club. which Mileslagel lodged. and as
he did a rock was. hurled by the sec-
Ond. The third man. however, ran MP and
struck the foreman In the back of the neck,
knocking him over the embankmeut He
rolled d distance of twenty feet and re-
ceived painful bruises. Hewas allowed to
arise and proceed uEmolested. The
deputies saw the assault, but were so
hemmed in by strikers that they could
render no assistance. A few moments later
Hugh Boyce, the boss carpenter, arrived.
he managed TO slip through the crowd un-
observed until within ten feet of the mill
gate. Then he was discovered and q saw
age rush was made for him. The deputies
made q sortie and several used their maces
and Boyce reached the gate unharmed.
The crowd then retired to the hillside.
mr. h 1la a fer ri ivodn nrl ha
electric road from McKeesport. The
motorman and conductor tried to notify
| the strikers that q non-union man was on
the car. They failed to comprehend.
| front of the gate. Then, uttering savage
| yell. they charged. The terrified carpen-
| ter dropped his tools and fed TO the gate.
| He managed TO get safely inside. The
storming the works. Then a telegram was
hastily dispatched by Captain Gray TO
Brigadier general Wiley, command
ing ing R1;,,a the battalion .,;ao Of S the Sec
He sent the sixteenth Regiment
4 to the scene or disorder OH "A special train.
1t arrived just in time TO prevent the mill
| gate being stormed. The regiment cleared
the mill road withont having TO use q single
bayonet. It marched up company fr0oa.
and instinctively the three hundred
strikers fell back before it. Details we're
then stationed at the gates. railroad sta
| tione ana tnrouenont tne town. lDe
strikers oOngregated along the hillside. and
further violence was ended. None of the
repair-men were willing TO go ID work in
! the afternoon, as they were frightened.
| The company expects them to report in
the morning. Colonel Hnlings. command.
ing the Sixteenth Regiment, telegraphed
| General Wiley In the evening that he was
confident two companies would be suffi-
cIent to assist the deputy sheriffs In pre-
serving order. The companies Will likely
| remain at DUQuesne several daye.
Treasurer III. NJ. Curry. of the Carnegie
Steel Company, said that $40 of the old en-
| ployes had asked to return to work and
| would be taken back on Monday. There
| are about fifty men who were active in in
| duciEg the men TO join the AmalRamated
| Association, and in the sympathy strike
movement, who would not be taken back.
| In Homestead it is generally conceded
| that, as far as Duquesne is concerned, the
| strike is lost