Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-07-07
A FUTILE EFFORT.
A Puny sheriff's Posse Detailed to
Homestead.
IT IS QUICKLY COBBLED UP.
Thousands OF Brawny Miilmep Surround
the Deputies and Tell Them Their
Services Are Not Nesded--Es-
sortsd Out Of Town.

HOMESTEAD, Pa, July 6.-The news |
that the advisory committee had been |
dissolved and that the sheriff would at |
tempt 10 place his men inside the Car
negie works before night caused ex-
element, and in less than an hour n
petition was in circulation among the
leading merchants Of the town, pray
ing Gov Pattison 10 repair TO Home
stead Immediately, and take some steps
towards averting trouble, and possibly
bloodshed, which appears near at hand.
A few minutes after 4 o'clock word
was received that seventy-6ve blue
coated Pinkerton men had just landed
at the Union station, Pittsburgh, on
their way to Homestead, and fully 1000
men within few moments were dis.
tributed along the railroad track near
the station in readiness TO receive the
Pinkertons should they attempt TO land
at Homestead
Although the workmen were disap-
pointed regarding the Pinkertons they
soon had excitement enough. At $3.50
o'clock word was received that ex-
Sheriff Cluly with eleven deputies was
rapidly nearing Homestead on the Pitts
burgh, Virginia & Charleston railway,
due at 4:4s. A rush was made toward
the city station and when the train ar
rived about 5000 people had congre'
gated about the depot, but the deputies
did not appear. A few moments later
q mighty shout came from |, 800 people
gathered at Munhall station, about
which Is the main entrance TO the mill,
telling the crowd below that the depu-
ties had landed.
| The scene which followed Is indie
scribable. The crowd at Pennington
was compelled TO come up alongside Of
the fence about 800 yards before getting
onto Eighth avenue, leading TO Munhall
station, and as every man wanted TO be
the fret TO get TO Munhall, the narrow
passage way was crowded TO suffocation
by the struggling mill workers, all
tumbling over each other in their great
haste When the crowd reached Eighth
avenue 1t was Joined by n larger crowd,
all pushing toward Munhall, and the
sixty foot street was hardly able to
hold them
In the meantime the deputies in
charge Of ex-Sheriff Cluly were having
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gate. As soon as the train stopped the
deputies, headed by Cluly, started to-
ward the gate, against which stood sew
eral hundred brawny mill men. The
deputies came close up TO the deter.
mined mill workers, who looked them
square in the face without fiinching OF
moving an inch. Ex-Sheriff Cluly adj
vanced and in n clear voice, said:
Men, we command you to fall back
and give us entrance to the property Of
the Carnegie Steel Co, which we have
been detailed to guard"
There was silence for q moment
when one of the workers stepped for
ward and said: I'VE cannot permit yor
to enter the mill. The mill property /:
\ not in danger, nor does IL require YOU
guardianship, and we think that should
we admit you to this mill IL would b,
against our interests, so we will not al
low you TO enter. Should you wish Il
return to Pittsburgh we will see tina
you get safely out OF town"
Acting Sheriff Cluly, after few mo
A ments consultation with his aids, said
1--WE will go back TO Pittsburgh an,
E will depend on you for safe escort on
Q Of town" A large guard Of working
4 men formed about the deputies an
Y started towards Amalgamated head
9 quarters, where the men were to b
=, kept until the little steamer Edna coul
be summoned TO transport the deputie
e to Glenwood. There was but littl
: demonstration.
Z Half an hour later the march to tn
e Edna, a quarter of mile distant, wa
: begun. Each deputy was escorted b
@ n workman, and none were permitted
G follow in their rear Not loud wor
8 was spoken. Acting Sheriff Clul
d brought up the rear Of the processio
d with Burgess McGluclsie, of Hom'
y stead, and when the river bank wa
o reached, each deputy shook hands
q turn with his escort, thanking him an
o stepped on board. As Sheriff Clul
n stepped upon the gang plank he turne
y and said:
h 81 am much obliged, boys, for YOU
E. kindness, and now | will walk u
plank" The Edna pushed off ami
dead silence and the little crowd quiet
= dispersed. The Edna returned fro
Glenwood at o'clock, after placing Il
:. sheriffs men within easy reach of Il
70 electric cars for Pittsburgh.
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