The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-07

could conveniently stand on tho little forward
d,%es crowded quickly out;
the most conservative 81 men. as through %r The
snnGIy sSEIns daysht vas the
held in his hands deadiy double. barrellod
,Winclhs.stsr rife and though thrseiscore o!
not a man retrcated. but rather pressed closer
Tho S din was tcrrls lie as 'S The usy
iu,gsa mil men vented their rage upon the
Done come on land or we'll brain you."
a.,sIfy SHt y 70, work work for your living like
=, Not word answered the Pinkertons. but rs
the boat touched the shore and gang plank
ps many men as possible with his Winchester.
Rage had now TRANSFORMED the usually pacific
Homestead men into demons. They knew no
death-dealing rifles from the hands OF their
the iirst shot which started the slaughter that
has rnsdc 90 many homes Of mourning; The
,ed g. the rnSGr
WHO was q" sftsrwsra r' Killed. The last last mo@snt
downward against six OF the leading mill
workers. whS stood with their backs to the
to Escp Sr SS III sn om
what soomed certain death. Clear as. a bell
far above thr roar 81 the angry crowd. came
coatless. he tried to check tho angry mon;
In Gods name" he cried. my good fcl-
lews, keep back; don't press down and force
too late tho was dro%ned by
death before It was followed by sheet Of fame
William Foy. who stood at tho front with His
foot on the gang plank staggered and Tell. his
blood a 9S BY ho S Only SF9 tSa
gronns Of several wounded mon were heard.
The echoes Of tho rifles hnd hardly reached
Out irom the semi-darkness OF the morning
flashed a wall Of fire Tho men, on the bank.
toT sa1 e.ar o Tsri nfnF nm sapped his
hand to his breast and fell overheard, sinking
Eeneath the waters. while several other Pink
ertons staggered back and wore carried inside
the boat by their comrades.
the rst fash q the pnsGr ems. rifles fss
close to tho waters edge stood about 800 Of
1t the Mnkertons. Soon the latter. unable to
Withstand the firing. retreated into their cabin
aud fred from under cover as quickly as pos:
si5le. When the, mon on shore had em,ptied
greeting every shot from their enemies with
defiant cheers.
STRIKERS GOT THEIR GUNS.
= It is remarkable that among that vast lot OF
the frst attack ss low widy to the
town. and in a quarter q an hour. armed with
rines. shotguns muskets. and everything in
to the scene OF battle. The Pin! ;ertons Kept
rather close under cover but when nth, the IN, mil
eonier s ons was "a readily given them s' ''
The spoSesmen q the Pinkertcns said they
did not working and e SDce vna the
viii y ssss SSSf ghs as tho
;. You fellows have been blowing through
the MnSt y9% MsFe going to de-
This was greeted with defiant cheer on the
man shouted to the rinkertons:
Our hoys have iust Whipped YOU. and we
snd q he down. 9oaro araG
Nothing further, was done by the .Pinkertons
boat. when at $3.50 they made another attempt
to land on the comnany's grounds. but were
For hours the strikers behind the barricades
Of structural iron within, the walls watched the
barges with guns cooked. waiting for n head to
detectives. but had not been needed. Now
there Tas S6s s9T w,b thu lo
the 30 Pink orton guards. Tho sun was beat at
tho air within them must have been stiilins.
o.. as it. would only attract a storm
OF bullets from the angry men outside The
have been awful. and as tho sun grew hotter
s OF an axe At work within the 69nt told
taking desperate chances to prevent sufioca-
ton. Soon q hole was cut through and a mo-
pept later It was made twice as large from the
wounded. and no further attempts were made
atmosphere was better. the linkertons thought.
than from the guns of the mob.
PLANS TO FIRE THE boats
All sorts OF plans were tried to fire the boats
hand fire engine owned by the, steel com;
with a big oil tank. The oil was pumped down
into the river and burning waste WAS thrown
after It. This did not DO and the stores with
drawn upon: rockets. Roman candles. aud the
Nike were used. but without effect The oil
uiahle ms other grades. Had tho mill men
snsfeeded an A. nppEan,G fate must have been
selves from death In fire they would havo had
to face the rifles Of the mob. and the escape OF
any Of them alive would almost have been be-
- Seeing their efforts wcrc in vain, the steel
workers rested and discussed the situation.
ana
the att snton Of the ZOO ned mem mem Who Who
discuss the situation. and to caution the men
to move slowly, His words we're received with
he suggested that truce be arranged until
tho ARRIVAL OF the Sheriff He said White Nag
should be carried to the hank. and he was go
Ing to explain his plan further when a howl
arose FROM thousand throats.
SHOW the white flag? Never!" was tho cry
"Thsy shot at one flag this morning. and II
there + any white flag to be shown it must fly
What will We do then ?" asked ODonnel
=, We will hold them In the. boats until tho
Sheriff comes and we Will have wnrrants
sworn out for every man for murder. The
Sheriff will then have to take them in charge"
said ono man. and shouts CT approval rent the
air
oEseing that this was tho desire OF the men.
ODonnell stepped down and went to work to
keep them to that and prevent further con-
hict While meeting was in progress In tho
phil. another was being held Ivy the be-
leaguered ones in the boat. Ihs result was
soon shown by u white handkerchief being
cautiously showed out OF an opening. and
.,"They surrender" Victory" I'VE have
Hugh O,Donnell, accompanied by two or three
81 the Advisory Committee. ran down the
steop bunk to receive tho message of peace
The spokesman Of the Pinkertors ann on iced
Tint they would surrender on condition that
they be protected from the violence uf the
mob. Alter short harley this was agreed to.
though a multitude Of enrDged people were
bowling for the blood OF the men who killed
their comrades.
As soon ma tha com m itfoc had ,-r,pyaJ the