The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-08

NY Ssk buy QuebUOnB Chupo why, We puL men
out for asking too many questions Just say
a. The depot ssss Just showed man out
ESCAPE OF THE PIyKHRroyA
TIE Ds.oraiissA wateh..H Sent sserstiy
Away fron Pittsburgh.
PrTmBuRoH. July THE Pinkerton mon
who escaped from HON estead with Just their
lives wore secretly removed from this city at
IL o'clock this morning. All night they stayed
In the cara in which they had been brought
from tho scene Of the battle. The car doors
were locked and the cars were guarded by
dozen Pittsburgh policemen. Their daredevil
courage was gone. They were almost In
state OF frenzy from hunger. as they said they
had nothing to eat for thirty-six hours. They
did not even have any water until the police
this morning at o'clock procured Ice and
water and put It In tho tanks. Many Of the
men. as they took peep from under the
edge OF tho blinds. showed faces black
and SCARED from last nights battle.
Whom brought In this morning they were in
terrortzed state. as they had no idea what was
to be done with them. or whether they would
receive protection in tho city limits Tho
mon were kept in suspense all night and they
did not know until ton minutes before the
train. on which they were. was made up that
they were not under arrest to answer the
charge OF murder. Their train was sent out
as special 1t started for the East, but no
Information was given BY tho railroad officials
as to It's destination. 1t lie believed that It 10
going straight through to New York.
Some OF the men talked to reporters about
tho terrible fight and OF their treatment after
they had surrendered. Ono Of the more In
telligent Of the men who talked said: I'VE
were subjected to tho most horrible abuse
after We surrendered yesterday afternoon.
We were knocked down and beaten with the
butts Of rifles and shotguns. and many OF us
were robbed OF our money. watches. and othcr
valuables. while we wore being driven like a lot
OF sheep to slaughter through the streets from
the boat to the rink and Opera House. With
the execution Of crusts Of bread given us last
night. not one Of us had tasted food since
Tuesday evening. We had not a ghost Of .
show in that boat. and 1t was simply choice
between surrendering or being killed like rats
in q trap"
Are you regular Pinkerton menr" was
asked.
No only fcw OF US Tho remainder Of the
men arc from New York. Philadelphia. and
Chicago who responded to advertiseme nts
placed in the daily papers Of those cities one
day last week. In the Philadelphia papers
the advertisement read: Wanted. four men to
do private guard duty From what can learn
tho advertisement in the other papers were
similar. and OF course the Pinkerton authori-
ties received hundreds Of answers. They then
simply selected what men they wanted with
out telling them what they were to do or
where they were to CO. The New York mon
were kept in house In the downtown por-
ton Of the city until Monday evening. whom
they were shipped on here. and boarded tho
barges near q station below the city.
Mo- ~ tbo pof
where they were going. We are not tho
bloodthirsty wretches that We have been re-
ported to be. For the most part we are simply
workmen who are out OF a Job. and were will
Ing to engage In any honest business When
our barGes reached the steel work and we were
Immediately fired upon. some Of tho men re-
fused to return the fire. and not much shoot
ing would not have been done had 1t not been
for the fact that We were concerned and had to
protect ourselves.
80 far rs l nm concerned am In sympathy
with tho strikers in their refusal to accept less
| money. but. as you con readily understand.
VIC do not feel very kindly toward them now.
| Had they been pack OF wolves they could not
have shown US less mercy. We have suffered
| everything since wo came here. As I said
| before. most OF US are half starved. and last
SH d nS tSey to o
| but know have had enough private guard
duty In mine. and it will be some time before
| am again caught in such trap"
| DRAGGED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
N. K. Francis. who said he lived at 412 Sixth
avenue. New York. and was salesman by oc;
th9 mar the place be SSns to HE
ssrs s or sst fS sG f pa
Gpsdk U.S. s' nd on MoSsy at
! 40 In the party loO being from Now York
and sixty from Phiad eiphsia: We tried to
soe n Bao Of stned put f9s
%'H the chicago party Of rs mem mem This
out OF work. and the promise Of 81. so per day
meanta great depl.
train. which we did and then occupied the
| boats. We were towed up the river to Pitts
tie at oFs
the river that VIC were to become watchmen:
Nothing occurred on the boat we, occupied
right The u ew York, and Philadcphia people
were on ono boat. and the Chicago people &C.
guns. and ammunition on their boat. unknown
tous.
was no trouble and told to ask no 9Hse ayes
refused to wear either the suits or badges.
| tHeIo uIo noI eeem " 10 enough "inchesteFo
THE Chicago men made the attack on land
| ing at the Homestead works. Cnpt Frederick
Hinde. the New York agent Of the Pinkertons.
led them. We were TO be used as reinforce
but mnny Of ne New t iorE Kan ana bd
under their hunks. Many Of the men say
they did not see the uniforms. guns. or badges
until the morning OF the attack
CHICAGO MEN DID THE SHOOTING.
The Chicago men. 1t Is claimed. were mostly
trained men. II !; said they led every attack
ingmen. Thomas Clifford, man 20 years old.
reading In Hoboken. N. j.. was a picture to
W SS from badly i injurinc him Wills on
the, way to the rink. He is short. fat man,
with red face. and has snow-white hair and
they would get out alive. He said :" was
personally acquainted with Capt. Fred Hinde
erton agent One day last week he sent me u
letter asking mo to 20 to Ohio as a Waterman;
| ] was ignorant OF such thing as this. and
| would not 60 through It again for Q corner lot