Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-07-07
TIE ARGUS.
THURSDAY. July z 1899.
ONE DAY OF BLOOD.
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cheers greeted it. They surrender. y
"Victory." ave have them now and
like cries rang out Then Hugh O'Don-
mel, accompanied by two or three of the
old advisory committee, ran down the
steep bank to receive the message of peace
The spokesman of the Pinkertons an
nounced that they would surrender on
condition that they be protected from the
violence of the mob. After short parley
this was agreed to, though a multitude of
enraged people were howlrng for the blood
of the men who killed their comrades.
The Two BHrges Looted.
AS soon rs the committee had arranged
the preliminaries a hundred or more from
the shore climbed upon the boat A re-
porter went into the frail craft and there
found one dead and eleven wounded PINK
erton men. The steel workers did not let
them talk long, but ordered them to hurry
out. The first one to leave had his Win
chester rifle with him The rifles were
then taken away from ALL and became the
property of the man who took the gun.
Then began looting of the boat. The
uniforms the guards had intended to wear
were either thrown into the river or given
TO the Hungarians. Everything of the
slightest value that was portable was
carried away by the crowd
An Account of the Capitulation.
John Martin, ticket agent of the Pan
handle and Pittsburg and Virginia and
Charleston roads, at Fourth avenue, this
city, was spectator of the surrender of
the Pinkertons. He returned TO Pittsburg
At O'Clock last night. Agent Martin said:
The hills on all sides were black with
people massed together. The strikers took
the P.nkerton men from the boat In double
for 4 a l..
TO do with them. Cries of 40 the woodsl"
~To the woodsI" Lynch the dogs!" etc.
were heard on all sides Every striker
seemed rs if he wanted particular man
among the Pinkertons. After considerable
parley some one suggested that the guards
be marched to the big skating rink, and
there tried for murder.
Clamored for Wholesale Slaughter.
Many OF the captors would not listen to
this. Some wanted to take the scared
Pinkertons and shoot them as they stood
Cooler heads, however, prevailed and the
march to the rink began The temper of
the crowd was very much in favor of
hanging at once, and the Pinkerton men
were badly frightened, rs they had a right
be. Severa. thousand people crowded
around them on all sides and demanded
revenge for the killing of the strikers
dreds of women, who seemed worse than
the men. They crowded around and tore
the clothes from the backs Of the guards.
The latter had their Pinkertou uniforms
on over their citizens clothes and these
were pulled off an thrown into the river.
After considerable fighting the leaders
forced passage through the crowd.
Had 20 Walk the Gauntlet
Then the scenes really began. The
poor guards. with most Of their clothes
torn of them, we're compelled to march
through the town to the rink. On both
sides of them stood lines Of strikers and
their friends, hooting and yelling as they
passed. As the men passed through the
gauntlet they were kicked and cufTcd on
ali sides. Their captors tried to protect
them, but it was a physical impossibiity
They might as well have tried to stop
fusillade of bullets. Women and girls ran
out of the two lines and with sticks and
clubs beat the poor wretches. One wom-
an had a stocking filled with iron and she
struck one of the Pinkerton men over the
head with it. do not believe that any of
hem escaped without having been cut
and bruised.
The BarGes Fired and Destroyed.
"The leaders of the strikers could not
keep the people away from the prisoners.
Scenes that almost beCgar description were
enacted all the .way to the rink. 1t was
the general supposition that the men
would be given n speedy trial and con-
yicted by Judge Lynch jury. After the
barges had been looted they were set on
fire and soon they and their freight were in
ashes. The leaders of the mill men final
ly got their passengers safely to the large
skating rink and Opera house where they
were kept under heavy guard. The
leaders then sent word to Sheriff McCleary
to come in person and take care of the
Pinkertons."
The Prisoners Start for Pittsburg.
Shortly after 10 o'clock this morning it
was rumored about Homestead that the
prisoners were to be taken to Pittsburg on
a special train brought up by Sheriff Nc
Cleary. About 1890 President Weihe, of
the Amalgamated association, appeared
on the stage..of the opera house and ordered
the hall cleared of all outsiders. Hugh
O'Donnell, of the advisory committee,
took charge, and formed the men in ranks.
He then informed the waiting crowds that
the outrages of yesterday afternoon were
cowardly, and that when the prisoners
were marched to the station they must be
protected. Hisremarks were received with
cheers.
Hooted at Every Station.
A rev minutes later the procession
started for the station. The wounded
brought up the rear several being carried
in chairs, and no demonstration was made
on the way to the station. The trip down
to Pittsburg was made quietly, but at
every station a large crowd was gathered
and jeered and hooted. En- route one OF
of the men, Peter German, of New York,
had fit, requiring four men to hold him
in his seat On reaching Try street sta
ton, Pittsburg, the wounded men were
taken from the train and removed to the
West Penn hospital The train was then
taken to the Twenty-eighth street station
of the Pennsylvania railroad, another en-
CINE attached and the train pulled out
eastward.
Will be Set Fire.
It is just learned that the Pinkerton
men were shipped out of the state. When
the boundary line is reached, they will be
set at liberty.