The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-07
Pinkerton Men Shot Down and
Captured by the Strikers.

the Men Firm. and the Military May SIN
be Rcsorted To to Settle the struse,s.
HOMESTEAD. July 6.-Dawn was Just break.
ing this morning when the first gun Of tho
second bloodiest battle between labor and
capital that has ever been fought in America
was fred Since then. with no color OF right
on either side. with no justification for the use
Of extreme and brutal measures By either
side. the work OF death has gone on withou
ceasing. and at this writing the record standsi
KILLED.
WILLIAM Fey shot the
Henry streiger: shot through the neck.
j. Il. Klein. fnkerton man. shot through the
Joseph shepa, shot through tho breast
Silas Wayne. bullet through his neck.
Thomas e. Wsyne shot in the stomach
shot and fe ever6osrd and tSeiP nam men
could not be learned.
INJURED.
Andrew sular shot in the leg.
Miles Lhsnghin; shot through the body.
"Ttn ss s61 IN tSe es sHSs knee
David Lester. Pinkerton man. arm broken.
George Butter. bullet in the hip.
John MGCurrs. shot IN the groin:
Andrew Andrew Sehuyhir. shot thraugh tho kneecsp.
" llllHn JOunStOIls SuOt III tIlO nlp.
In addition. not less than twenty five Home
stead men are slightly wounded. Nine other
f1nkerton men arc also wounded.
This. however. is not a complete list. and IL
is reported that at least twelve men have been
killed and twenty woundedlon both sides.
About 2K o'clock this morning word was
received ut Homestead from the scouts sta
toned at Lock No. / on tho Monongahela
River bank that two boat loads of strange
men had arrived there in charge Of the
steamer Little Bill. and were on their way to
Homestead.
The information had no sooner been re-
ceived than tho large steam whistle at the
electric light plant was blown. and its mourn
full. far-reaching voice rose and fell on the
morning air. waking the weary sleepers with.
in q radius OF many miles. and telling them
that the Pinkertons we're coming.
The perfection OF the unparalleled system Of
signalling which has been adopted BY the
Homestead men was we'll demonstrated for
the moment the whistle was hoard flash lights
were brought into play from different points
on the surrounding high ground.
The little baltic ship Edna. which is ever
ready for duty. joined her shrill. small voice
in tho call to arms but after shrieking for
few seconds put Off down the river in search Of
her enemy. The sentinels on the outposts In
the mean time were not idle. rs hundreds Of
rockets were sent toward the heavens to mako
assurance doubly sure that no man. woman or
child in Homestead would sleep while their
town was menaced.
Within two minutes after the first blast Of
the large whistle 1000 half-clothed but wide
awake people were on the streets hurryin9
toward the river. jostling each other In their
eagerness to get tho first glimpse Of the Pink
erton fleet. They peered into the dense fog
which overhung tho MononRahela waters In
vain. and no sound was heard save tho calls
and answers OF the water scouts who were
plying the river In skiTs searching for the
enemy For fully an hour 1t seemed as though
the people had been hauled from their beds
for no purpose. and many Of the tired ones re-
turned to their homes
At o'clock the streets Of Homestea were
almost deserted. when three horsemen. their
steeds bathed in foam came flying up the
river road into Homestead and separated In
different directions. shouting wildly:
ITO tho river! To the riverl The Pinker-
tons are coming"
At the same moment the whistle for the seo-
ond time since the sun had set sent out Its dis
NAL warning. this time sounding the death call
Of many Homestead men who had sprung from
their beds two hours before. This time the
alarm was genuine. and rs the people scurrled
through the streets toward the river q shrill
whistle from the bend below the town an
nounced tho coming Of the little boat Edna.
and her peculiar, plaintive cry carried with 1t
an awful significance.
Nearer and nearer came the little boat.
Then 1t was seen that she was followed closely
by u long low-lying float being pushed rapidly
up stream by q steamer. The army OF men.
women and children on shore were not long
In learning the character Of the strange craft.
and the cry OF Two model bsrges full Of
Pinkertonsl" was soon raised.
Then there was q mad race toward the MILL
fence. Rushing. screaming. and falling over
each . other the crowd reached the twenty
and the advance guard began tearing down
sse b"ad They G5 to the
landing aside tho works. Eysry nerve Of the
toward reschbing the only landing place In adj
IN less tim time than takes to tell 1T. great
holes were tori. In the, fence. through which
tho, iootpath skirtipg tho river bank they
rushed pcll NELL. and though. In some, places,
BE IL. a. the S
the pa path il rolled into the river ~ 'D
rumbing Of a storm. Tho shrill cries d. the
foremost ones were answered by shouts OF on
sourageme,n a,,b by those behind; Every man
Of every ton carried reyolvers. Women with
bales in arms ran lieetly along tho footpaths.
bent on reaching the scene OF tho struggle.
THE PISKERTOSs COME OUT.
Lite Bii saw with that tSor purpose SOC was Known
every pound OF available steam was brought
guards shot through the water with surpEIs-
ing speed but the strikers won tho rae rae BE- s,
t%F' th the LANDINGS sshTss sat S So4@n fss
river bank WA literally covered with
to intimidate the ooeu pants Of the boats Up