The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-07-14
DAY OF BLOOD
A TERRIBLE CONFLICT NEAR
PITTsBURG BETWEEN THE
STRIKING CARNEGIE
woRKMEN AND
P1NKERToNs.
FORTY KILLED AND WOUNDED
-THa BLooDIEsT RIOT EVER
ENACTED ON AMERICAN
soIL-pINKERToNs COM
PLErBLY ROUTED.
PRISONERS SHAMEFULLY TREATED
The Battle Ragged From Daylight Till
Dark, the Strikers EntrenChed Behind
Breastworks of Pig Iron, the
Pinkertons Imprisoned in Iron
Clad Barges in the River.
Burning Oil and
Dynamite Used.
PRISONERS SHAMEFULLY TREATED

PIrTsBURG, July G.-Plttsburg ha
mad another experience with labo
riots and this time, as during the fear
full scene which was witnessed dur
ing the railroad riots of 1877, BLOOD
has been shed, life jeopardized ant
valuable property placed in danger
This time there has been no destruc
ton of property but the strikers are
most thoroughly well organized, wei
disciplined and had efficient officers
at their head to conduct operations
The force embraced all of the men en-
,ployed at the Homestead Carnegie
Works some eight miles east o
Pittsburg, and battle which
for bloodthirstiness and bold
ness of execution has never
been excelled in actual warfare was
waged from 4 o'clock in the morning
until o'clock this afternoon and only
ceased when the force of Pinkertons
brought to the place to suppress TIE
strike, Internationally surrendered
leaving their arms in the barges in
which they had been transported to
the works.
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE,
The riot today was the culmina-
ftion of troubles which have been
brewing at Homestead for the past
month. The Carnegie company sub
United scale to govern the working,
men and announced that it was their
ultimatum. The scale made sweep.
ing reduction in the wages of skilled
men and it was officially announced
that unless the terms were complied
with before July the places of work
men would be filed by others.
This was followed by peremptory
refusal on the part of the company tC
recognize the amalgamated associa-
tion of steel and iron workers as such
or confer with any committee of work
men short of acceptance of the term;
offered. The workmen stated that
they would never submit to the pro
posed reduction, and announced theil
determination to resist any effort or
the part of the Carnegie company tt
start up the plants with non-unior
men. AS both sides were determined
both proceeded to prepare for the con
test, which eliminated in the deeds o
violence and bloodshed witnessed to
day in the big hive of industry on thu
Monog ,hel&. The contest was pre-
cipitated by the workmen a
Homestead hanging H. G. Fricl
president of the company in efligy
and in retaliation the company or
dered an immediate shut down o.
the big works two days before the
time provided by the contract under
which the men were working. The
employees at once proceeded to organ
iZe for the defensive and the company
erected high board fence around thu
entire works giving them the APP ear
ance of an immense stockade the
sides being pierced with port holes
Yesterday the Carnegie company an
nounced its intention to proceed tt
get ready to make repairs and the OF
ficials asked the sheriff to appoint
deputies to protect their property
The sheriff sent small squad u
men up to the works but the strikers
assembled in force and notified then
to get out of town as NJ
disorder was intended and no damage
w ould be done any property. They
even offered to be sworn in as depu
ties and give bond for faithful per
Torrance of duties as conservators o
the peace. When this offer was de
clined the advisory committee which
was directing the action of the work
men, and which held the turbulent
spirits among the workmen in check
Immediately dissolved and all record.
of the committee were promptly de
stroyed.
THE STRIKERS WERE POSTED.
Developments today show that ap
plications made for assistance of the
sheriff were merely for the pourpose
of covering what was intended by 9
coup de main on the part OF the Car
negie company in clandestinely
introducing body of Pinkerton
detectives into the mill enclosure
The detectives had been
rendezvoused some five or six miles
below the city on the Ohio river at
which two model barges had been
prepared for them. The barges were
of the best build and are used in ship
ping iron rail down the river from the
Carnegie mills at Braddock. The
holds were filled with hunks, cooking
arrangements and other accommoda-
lions and as an extra precaution as if
Incorporation for the seige to which
they were subjected today they were