The Dickinson press., 1892-07-09

state of terror, and it WAS long before
their wounds could be dressed.
After the prisoners hnd b.en II leased
from the bsr1cs. tho rioters had their
rev,nge. They carried the oil in.o the
holds. poured it over the bedding
and furniture anil then eet it on
tire, first Z, curing them so they could
not II ,at down tho liver aud eause dam
nge ut the points below. When the
Il .mcs hroks through tho decks the
cheers which rent tho air were leafcn
ing aud the noise oont,l I've heard miles
away. The hills on either side OF the
river wero crowded with people WHO
oonld witness from this high point al!
that was transpiripg ON the battle field
aud bs out OF range Of the bullets
From this yisw Of the battle gtound
conld lp obtained without running the
risk of being made target OF by those
on the boas Tho proclamation of Bur.
gess, requesting all the SALOONS to close,
was religiously obtyed but it was i'm
possible to keep the many excited indi.
viduals fiom gathering in the vicinity OF
the works.
COULD NOT SECURE DEPUTIES.
FrrrsnuKu, July G.-Upon receip! Of
tho Governors telegram refusing to
interfere until all means had been ex.
hausted by the county officials, Sheriff
MoClebry wired back the following dis.
patch:
Hon. Robert Il pattison governor, Harrisburg
Pa: After personal visit TO the Homestead
rs to the surroundings cndeavorcd TO gather II
force to guard tbs works. but WAS unable To Oh
tain them. then sent twelve deputies. aim st
driven sS from % the grounds re The mil S ownors @ cary @
Of 300 men by the river. The boats
fon'a n,nE ms guard were rea 3 on while on
10 land at tho ctmpany's grounds they wele
met by IN armed mob which llud taken down
the cOmpany's fences and taken possession OF
he landing. All encounter cnsuel In which
number were wounded Oh both sides. Several
are reported dead. The coroner just informed
have not been able to land, and tho works are
IN tho Possession m OF the mob who are
'sncS %a u have s one cannon na S'Ss Sa s4s Saa
re rev. ualn in nj. The b b,res @ near the landing, HAVING
been abandoned by the steamer which towel
them there. The civil authorities are powcrlCss
| to meet the situation. An armed and disciplined
force is needed ut once TO prevent FUR! her loss OF
IN your part i,gnr,D y i, Mc5'IEAny. w
| Sheriff Allegheny County
As no effort hal been made by the
sheriff to secure force Of deputies after
the failure Of the twelve men sent up
yesterday, the governnr. after con-
snltation with Adjutant General Green
land, sent the following IN. saage to
Sheriff MoCleary:
"lou; tclcgianlS Indicate that you had not
made any attempt To exec ute tls law 10 enforce
ordc . nlll must Insist upon You calling upon
tho citizens Tor an adequate number Of ncpl-
ties"
On receipt of this telegram tho shelf
Immediately issued tho following proola
nation:
| IAN good citizens are hereby summoned to
appear at the slIeri's office tomorrow tIhnrs
,lny) ut q O'clock IL. III With arms aud SuJSist-
ence. TO aid tile ahcrlf In aurprrssins the riot.
now In progress nt Homestead, (,tgncdl, Vim
II. Mcccniy. sheriff.
IN explanation OF his failure to secure
additional deputies, Sheriff McOl.ary
said: IL believe it would be suicidal
hundred deputies could do nothing
to secure men. They all refuse"
AN oNLooKER s STORY.
PIwrsEUHu. July G.-The steamboat
Little I: II came down from Homestead
thia afternoon. Az she steamed into the
landing with o new American flag f)at.
ing from the Flagstaff she showed the
effects of the fusilade OF bullets tlllt she
had gone through. Many panos of
glats in the pilot house and elsewhere
were shattered and the woodwork was
perforated in dozen places. Most of
the bullet holes looked as large as from
a 3S cllibpr revolver. Some went half
through the boat. Oa board was John
4. McCurry, who was shot in tho groin.
A reporter interviewed the wounded
man as lie lay on couch on the lower
deck. McUurry said:
II was down ut the foot of Belver
avenue, Allegheny, yesterday, when
Captain Rodgers employed me to 90 up
the river Oh his boat, Little Bill. Our
boat hal in tow oae barge of Pinkerton
men and tho Tide had another While
going up tho Tide was disabled and we
took our barge up ia front of Home.
stead and tiu II we went back for the
Tide. We made landing at Homo
ste I'd about O'Clock this morning.
Tho shore was crowded With locked ont
men and their sympathizers The armed
Pinkelton men commenced to climb
up the bank when the workmen opened
lire on the detectives. The men shot
tirst and not until th,ee Of the Pinker
tons had fallen did they respond 10 the
tire. Nov, have my God 10 meet and
If am TO die now am willing 10 take
nv oath that tho workmen fired first,
and that the Pinkerton men did not
shoot until some of their number had
been w undtd. The workmen were 80
strong in number that it was usele ss
for three or four hundred Pinkerton
men to oppose tbcm further, so they
retreatel to the bargeg, carrying
their dead and wounded. Ono Pinker.
ton man wss shot through the head and
instantly killed and five were wounded
We backed ont into the river, anchored
tie barges and then took the dead and