New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-05
DISORDER AT DUQUESNE MILL.
VIOLENT ATTACK ON MEN WHO WERE
RETURNING TO WORK.
A REGIMENT OF SOLDIERS RESTORE PEACE AT
THE POINT Of THE BAYoNET-EvIDENCE
THAT THE GREAT STRIKE AT PITTS.
BURG Is BEING DROKEN-oF.
FICIALS RELEASED on BAIL

THAT THE GREAT STRIKE AT PITTS
BURG Is BEING DRoKEN-OF.
FICIALs RELEASED on BAIL.
Homestead, Penn. Aug. 4.-The moral suaslon OF
clubs and stones adopted by Il few desperate
strikers to prevent or delay stampede at Duquesne
to-day. As a result several persons were beaten,
and the militia is In charge of the steel works hee'
Yesterday 1t became evident that b'cah was
imminent. A large number OF the strikers hd be-
come convinced that the fight was lost, and went
to the mill Office where they inscribed their names In
tho application book. There number OF de-
partments Of order by OF the sudden shut
down. and superintendent Morrison ordered William
Milesagcl, foreman of the mechanical department.
to report with thirty men in the morning for work
Notice was given in the night. and this spread unui
about sixty men, who had led the strike hearing OF
1t, determined to stop the work. Twenty Home
stead men started for DuQuesne also about day
light To assist the rngleaders In preventing any
persons entering the works. They were in charge
Of two brothers named Harris, 1t Is said, who are
not naturalized citizens. having only left England
six months ago
About O'Clock twelve deputy sheriffs, In charge
of Captain Gray. stationed at the mill gate and
Il crowd began to gather. BY O'Clock 1t numbered
300. About this time members OF the mechanical
department. In obedience to tho order OF Foreman
Milasagel. arrived with lunch pals. They were
halted by the crowd. which armed with clubs and
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threatening demonstrations that the majority fed in
terror Foreman Mleslage appeared at O'Clock.
and about to enter the works when a number Of
men ordered him to leave.
" won't go. Your conduct Is dlsgraceful.' he ex-
| claimed.
Either you Will leave at once, shall kill
| you" somebody in the crowd yelled. At the same
time hundred strikers srrayed themselves In front
the man. Seeing resistance useless Meslagel turned
and started home by road sirtng ravine Three
men, Of whom is supposed to be a Homesteader,
followed, curslng him, and he hurled back defiance.
Immediately struck at him with club,
which Mleslage doiged. and as he did a rock
| hurled by the second. The third man, however,
up and struck the foreman in the back Of the neck,
knocking him over the embankment. lie rolled dis
tance Of twenty feet and received painful bruises. lie
was allowed +, arise, snd proceeded unmolesed
The deputie, the assault, but hemmed
in by strikers that they could render no assistance.
4 few moments later Hugh BOyce the boss carpenter,
arrived lie managed to slip through the crowd un-
Observed until within feet Of the mill gnte. Then
| he WAS discovered and savage rush made for him.
| The deputies made sortle, and several used their
maccS. Boyce reached the gate unharmed.
The crowd then retires to the hillside, and while
there carpenter arrived the electric road from
McKeespor. The motor man and conductor tried TO
| inform the strikers that "A nOn-uni0n the
The strikers failed comprehend, though, un-
| I'll the carpenter dismUlnted IN front Of the gate.
| Then utterng savage yell, they charged The
terrified carpenter dropped his tools and fed TO the
gate. lie managed to gct safely inside. The foiled
| strikers Immediately proposed storming the works.
\ telegram was hastily dispatched by Captain Gray TO
| Hrigadc-Oe Wiley, commanding the battalion of
| the second Brigade, stationed at Homestead lie
sent the 10th Regiment to the OF disorder
| on special train. II arrived just in time to pre-
| vent the mill gate Deng stormed. The regiment
sulesrcl tiIe mill rood wthoat having - use n
| sin iay snet Cled
lnstinctively the 800 strikers fell back before IT,
| Details then stationed at the gates, railroad
| stations and throughout the town. The strikers
| c0ngNgated along the hillside, and further violence
| wa, ended. None Of the repair men would 90 to
work in the afternoon. they too frightened
The company expects them 10 report in the morning.
! Colonel Iuing,. commanding the 10th Regiment,
! tclegrlphed Genctal Wiley in the evening that lie
VA, coniiden; two companies would be sufficient to
assist the deputy shcriGs In preserving order. The
companies will probably remain at DuqucSnc several
days.
Treasurer II. NJ Curry, Of the Carnegie steel Com
| pany. Limited who AZ Duque,ne stated that
nfty one of the old employees had asked 10 return to
work and would be taken back on Monday. There
are about fifty men who were active In Inducing the
men 10 Join the Amasamated Association and 20 out
on the sympathy strike movement. who would not b.
taken back
I'm Homestead 1t Is generally conceded that far
us Duquesne Is concerned. the strike Is lost
There was little change In the Homestead fight THIS
evening Manager Potter Snid that on Monday tho
Bc,smcr converting mill would be- started and then all
department, would be partially In operation during
m, past two days the Advisory Committee has been
clustering the works with notices To the non union
mon thar IN. ,orirs of violence untrue. and that
u they desire TO get away they will not be moleSted
| by the strikers.
The hearings in Pitsburg the application for re
,,s. ON hail cf Messrs Doycy Mcconnell. Cory and
.upe,ntendent Potter. OF the Carnegie steel Company
WIS held before judge Ewing this morning when
| c,urt opened the plaintiffs attorney said
| After n careful examination Of the facts In this
case have come 10 the conclusion. after consultation
with the private counsel, that there Will b" no Cd
ertlon to these defendants being released on bai!
I'm view Of Your IIonor'> view Of the law In this case
and YOUR ruling as to the rights of the respective
,aile, I'm this we feel constrained 10 hl'hc "'
| obicction 10 their release on ball
| Iudcs Ewing then admitted them to ball In the
un, Of $4,000 cach Il. b. and \. W. Mellon going on
the bonds.
| All the members OF the Carnegie Company ana
the empoyc, charged with murder by liush hos'
are now BAIL The seven Hnkcrion men named
in the information, however. have not Yet been
arrested Alderman King stated to-day that he Is
awaIting Instructions before making any more arrests
Mr. Ercnnen The strikers attorney said the mforma-
tions had been made and the Alderman would be
compelled to make the arrests.
In SpetKIls OF the unrest ol u' '"H'h' o"'''''''
one OF company's attorneys said they DID not
anticipate any trouble In clearing their clients OF the
charge As to their course In defence. he could not
| say what would be done
! Mr. Biemnen stated this afternoon that the petition
TO restrain the company from Bringing men here under
! false prctences would not be presented Just now.
| lie ,aid they might try another plan to stop this.
President Weihe reports that contributions 10 the
| vorkingmen's fund at Homestead are coming in
| RAPIDLY. lie also states that while he believes that
there are 200 workmen IN the Homestead mill. he
has II from good authority that not 100 OF them
are actually and constantly employed. These 100
rn n.illeI wnrkmen and The remainder az there 10