Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-07-14
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declining to order the National Guard
to Homestead until Sheriff McCleary
had exhausted all means in his power
to preserve order is generally COM
mended. The prevailing opinion here
is that had the militia appeared on the
scene the bloodshed would have been
much greater. Under these circum-
stances the governors careful survey OF
the state affairs and his conservative
action call for unqualified approval
from all sides.
HOW THE PIEKERToNs SUFFERED.
OF the Pinkertons who have returned
here from the trip to Homestead 143 are
injured, 16 are suffering from gunshot
wounds, but none are seriously hurt.
OF the balance many have simply black
eyes and bruised faces.
CITIZENS CAN PRESERVE ORDER.
HARRISBURG, July 7.-Governor Pat
tison has received but one telegram this
the situation at Homestead is much i'm
proved and that the citizens will be able
to preserve order.
CONGRESS ASKED TO INVESTIGATE.
CHICAGO, July 7.-District Assembly
No. "a, knights of Labor, has adopted
the following preamble and resolutions:
WHEREAS, A serious struggle has been
precipitated in the Homestead iron works
i'll Pennsylvania, caused by general lock-
out on account of general reduction of
wages, tand
WHEREAS, Mr.. Carnegie has, through
his manager, employed Pinkertons to in
timidate and, if necessary, shoot down
American workingmen; and
WHEREAS, II has come to the notice of
u. A. "A, X Of L., through the public
press, that hostilities have commenced
and by the said Pinkerton men firing on
locked-out employees, causing great loss Of
life; be it
Resolved, That we invoke the immediate
action of Congress to investigate the said
trouble; and be it further
Lcsot0ed, That we extend our moral and
financial aid to the men in the struggle for
justice.
SENT BACK TO NEW YORK.
PITTsBURG, July Five carloads of
Pinkerton detectives, who came to Pitts
burg during the night, were sent to
New York by special train on the Penn
sylvania road at 10 o'clock this morn
ing.
After the last lot of injured, rs in
nullbcIf lluh Detl ldktn 10 lne w est
Pennsylvania Hospital, the remainder
lay under the Seventeenth street incline,
in the Union station, securely locked in
their cars with curtains tightly drawn.
AT $50 a. m. an engine and express car
steamed up to Twenty eighth street,
where provisions for the Pinkertons
were obtained. They were fed after
the special train left the yards. The
men inside the cars presented sorry
sight with their bandaged heads and
arms,
CRAZY TO GET AWAY.
Nothing could exceed their impa-
tience TO get away and they were crazy
for papers to get an idea of the situation
at Homestead. "Why can't we get out
of this" SAID one Pinkerton man as he
poked his head out of the window.
"Will we never get away?" The ex-
preston was only one of many. John
Matthews of New York, who was
among the party, said; 81 never want
to go back to Homestead and l hope we
may get out of Pittsburg soon. No de-
scription could fit our condition inside
the barges.
II WAS A yERITABLE HE'LL.
~ laid on my back for four hours in
momentary fear Of getting q bullet
through my head. We expected to be
killed il we had to stay inside until
night. The abuse we got on the street
was the most inhuman | ever expert
enced or Witnessed, and | have been a
detective for 20 years.
A number of city detectives were IN
| the vicinity of the cars all morning not
to make any arrest of Pinkertons but
as Superintendent O'Mara said, to see
that no one interfered with them The
railroad officials denied any knowledge
of where the prisoners would be taken
but that their destination is New York
is certain.
WHAT BECAME OF THE BODIES?
HOMESTEAD, July 7.-Much speculat.
ing is going on here as to what became
Of the dead bodies of the Pinkertons
which were supposed to be on the boat
| when the men surrendered.
The speaker for the workers told the
crowd that there were six dead men on
the boat Only one was taken off and
that was the body of Thomas Weldon,
who was accidentally shot during the
scutfie with one of the mill workers who
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while being taken off.
Burgess McLuckie was seen and said
if there was any bodies on the boat they
must surely be burned, but he does mo-
think there were any dead men on the
boat at the time of the surrender. They
were taken away by the Little Bill.
Some people say there are at least
two Pinkerton men at the bottom of the
river. William Foy, who was sho
through the left side during the frs
skirmish, cannot live through the day
Joseph Ihiho died at the South Side
Hospital to-day.
FUNERALS OF THREE VICTIMS.
HOMESTEAD, July 7.-Ehe funeral bel
toled this afternoon and three of the
victims OF Yesterdays riots, John Morris
| Silas Wayne and Peter Fares, were laic
in their graves.
The funeral of the latter took place from
the Methodist church at 80 O'clock The
| church was crowded with the local lodges
| of the X. of p. and the |. o. Q. f., ol
which the deceased was Il member. The
| interment was made in the cemetery abuu
mile south Of the town.
That of Wayne was held at his home al
4 O'Clock and was largely attended. The
burial was in the same cemetery. Peter
Fares was laid to rest in the Catholic GENE
terry at $50 O'Clock. The services were
held in st. Mary Magdeene Church.
IN CONGRESS-.
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