The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-07-20

up from Davis Island dam they seemed
more intent on getting somethingto TO eat and
bunking than anything else. Two-thirds
of the men were asleep until the firing on
the boats commenced near Homestead
81 was on the Little Bill and when we
got near the lock, the barge In fact being in
the lock- we heard distress signal from
the Tide, and directed the Little Bill to go
back and ascertain what was :, the matter.
When we got to the railroad bridge we
found the Tides machinery disabled so she
could not proceed. We then took her barge
in tow and proceeded to Homestead with
both IN tow of the Little Bill
Everything was quiet at the lock, and
nothing occurred of an unusual character
until we were within about two miles of
Homestead when we heard many whistles
blowing which impressed us with the idea
We were expected. AS we ncared Home
stead daylight was breaking and we could
see the crowd gathering on the Homestead
shore. When within one inie of Home
stead and until we reached the landing they
were firing into us, the balls striking the
pilot house and chimneys. but hurting no
one up to that time, We proceeded to land,
just above the railroad bridge, on the prop
Crty of the Carnegie steel Company, which
was fenced IN. We went right on against
the shore and were there met by an armed
mob, think about 80 to 100. whose num-
bcrs were being reinforced bv the crowd OH
the river bank following the boat, until
there was probably thousand there within
five minutes after we made the landing.
"The first crowd attacked and tried to
stop our tying up and putting out stage
plank. AS they came IL was something like
a charge over the river bank with the evil
dent intent to get on the barges. They got
on the stage and were met by the Pinkerton
men. One young man threw himself Hat
on the stage when Captain Hines of the
Pinkerton corps went forward TO push him
Off His lying there looked like a piece of
bravado, and the others were trying to
crowd in over and pass him. While another
Pinkerton man was cndcavoring to keep the
crowd back with an oar, the man lying on
the landing stage fired the first shot mt tho
captain-l mean the first shot that
did any damagc-woundng him in the
thigh
Immediately the crowd began firing
from the bank, as well as on the rivers
edge near the barge. Two men of the Pink
ertons were shot ~ this time, nj the head of
the barge, ami one was reported to me to
have been shot at the stern of the boat. All
this occurred before the Pinkerton men
fired, but immediately upon it they fired u
general voley, that is about % at the head
of the boat with rcvolyers principally, and
the crowd retrcated behind the entrench-
ments which they had provided of pig iron
and iron plate
1--WE then put out our stage. and the firing
ceased, With the exception of an oc asional
shot, until we left to 90 b. Port Perry with
the wounded. Our time and theirs the
next two hours was spent in taking care of
the wounded.
"The arms that the Pnkerton men had
were sent in advance, and were put on the
boat with other stores, before they arrived
On the way mp, after the firing commenced,
they unpacked the arms, and were engaged
in II during the firing
About our going to Port Perry, owing to
the condition of Captain liine', who would
have bled to DEATH and others of the
wounded, it was thought we should take
them where they could secure medical aid