Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-14
THE BLUE BULLETS FLEW.
Leaden Missiles in the Air at
Homestead.
Over Fifty Shots Fired Sunday
Afternoon.
COl0red Non-Uni0n Workers At
tackled by Strikers.
A Mob Of 1000 People Soon Engaged in
the MeIee-Several Persons seri-
Ously Wounded-Intense
Excitement.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOMESTEAD, Nov. 13.-Not since the
famous 9th of July have bullets been 30
plentiful as this afternoon. Inside of 20
minutes over 80 shots were fred and
Fourth avenue was in wild state of
panic and disorder. Rumors were
plentiful of persons being wounded and
killed, but the only ones seriously hurt,
apparently, are three strikers, McFad-
den, Jones and Prichard, all of whom
have flesh wounds. Three negroes were
also badly beaten.
About O'Clock this afternoon two
colored men who work in the mill were
met by strikers, and after some words,
the latter knocked one of them down.
With characteristic suddenees about 20
persons assembled in Jew moments.
Both negroes fought hard, but stones
began to fly, and they were being bested
when one of them drew revolver and
opened fire. By this time fully 800 per-
sons were on the street and panic
started. Three men knocked down the
second negro, and when he arose he had
two revolvers in bis hands. He started
to run, shooting backward over his
shoulders in wild manner. AS re-
suit, boy received flesh wound in the
leg.
When the fleeing negro reached the
City Farm lane six other colored men
came along and were also assaulted.
They all drew guns and ran down the
street. Some one hurled brick, which
hit Washington Paul on the head. He
opened fire, as did the others, and in a
moment the air was full of bullets, and
the terrified crowd were rushing in all
direction to seek shelter in houses and
alleys.
A woman, paralyzed by fear, stood in
an alley, and one of the non unionists
shot at her three times, one bullet pass
ing through shawl she had thrown
over her.
The colored men finally reached their
boarding houee, rushed in and barred
the door. In a minute the house was
surrounded by an infuriated mob, which
soon tore down the fence and shattered
every window WITH stones. When dep
uties and borough officers arrived some
one began to yell: "Let's lynch the mig
ger blacksheep!"
The cry was taken up and heard on all
sides. The officers broke in the house
to arrest the colored men, and found
them huddled in one room, terrified and
expecting to be killed.
Finally the men were brought out and
the fret man, az he passed through the
yard, was hit over the head with fry
ing pan by an infuriated woman. The
deputies tried in vain to keep the crowd
away while they took the men to the
lookup, but the prisoners were hit sew
eral times. One of the deputies was
struck with brick. The officers drew
revolvers and announced that if any
more stones were thrown they would
open fire. A Slav who then threw rock
through window. was arrested, but the
authorities seemed powerless to intim-
idate the mob of 1000 persons which had
gathered by this time.
When things were quieting somewhat
a rumor was circulated that the colored
-unionists, hearing of the assault on
their brethren, were about to come to
the rescue. This was really the case, fol
over 80 colored men we're preparing to
make an assault, and the Coal and Iron
police had much difficulty in restrain.
ing them.
An incipient riot also occurred before
the residence of non uniOnlst named
Marion Conrad, who is also deputy
sheriff. When the crowd began to gath
er in front of his house and threaten
| him he appeared with a revolver ir
each hand and said he would shoot tht
first man who entered the gates. Sew
eral deputies arrived opportunely ant
restrained the crowd, which dispersed
after an hours angry muttering.
After all the colored men were safely
in the lookup the excitement subsidet
as rapidly as it began, and by nightfal
no unusual crowd was noticeable on the
streets.
Peter McFadden, who fret engaged
a colored man in fight, was sho
through the left arm and cut on the
head. James Jones, who came to Nc
Fadden's assistance, had miraculous
escape. The negro showed the revolver
into Jones' face and fired; the bulle
struck on his forehead, but glanced off
cutting bloody furrow over his eyes
Jones and McFadden were arrested to
night. Mrs. Jones attempted to shiell
her husband and attacked the officers
but without effect.
OF eleven colored men locked u,
seven have cuts on the head where the,
were struck with missiles or clubs. To
night guards are on duty at the lookup
and the non-union boarding houses t.