Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-10

| thing building, and they got out there. That
isthe way that man was killed, out through
one of those windows-shot him through the
head.
q. The man that was killed was shot from
4. Shot from the building Yes, sir.
Q. You saw hinl?
I A. saw him when they carried him in. I
did not see him getting hit. did not go out
after they commenced firing at all. Well,
then we laid there until or 9 O'Clock, sup
pose, and got these wounded men, and the
captain saiu he would take them to Port
Perry-the captain of the steamer.
Q. Was that Rogers?
-. A: Yes, sir. Some of the men wanted to
take them to Pittsburg, and the captain said
he could take them to Port Perry quicker
and get them to the hospital quicker than
he could to tlke the boat to Pitts
burg, so we carried them there and
carried them up and waited on the
and ns went up and got
the river; but We did not get near them
barges: We put the coiors up, the American
and they fired into us from both sides of the
bridge.
They Flow the American Flag.
@. What kind OF colors?
A. The American flag. The way got hit,
was going around on the foreca stle of the
boat and went back on the starboard side.
Q. That was facing Homesteadf
A: oh. no, was on the opposite side, and
just as got hit there was fellow laid
down behind the coal box, but did not fall.
and could walk, and he caught me, and
they all run back in the engine room on the
| Pittsburg side, and ho6bled back and I
laid down by one Of the foot boxes in the
/ engine room, and the rest Of the men all
went back. Captain Rodgers and his pilot,
believe Alex. Nc Michaels, was there They
were all in the pilot house I think. don't
/ know.
O. As I understand IL Won vera .bot nm
the Little Bill without any baryes?
A. without any barges-was not near the
| barges. A
! Q. And in the river4 .
A. Right out in the river. Oh, tell you II
was hot out there for us.
@ You were shot from the Pittsburg slider
side. /! just come along ana just turned
around: II they had shot me from the Pitts
burg side they would have shot me right
about the back.
Q. Could it be possible for Won to be shot
with shot that came from the barges!
A. Oh, no. NO: think we were right be-
low the barges coming from the town OF Port
Q. At any time from the time that the men
had boarded the barges at Davis Island Dam
until you arrived at the point at which you
landed, did you hear of any arrangements
made or orders given by anybody to pre-
pare to shoot?
A. did with that captain in charge Of the
men. He stood Mt the door all the time. He
without they 1.-THE strikers) shot first. This
occurred before we landed when going up
from Davis Island Dam and above Lock No. l.
Their Arms We're Ready for Use.
@. Was this before there was any shoot
ing from the skiffs?
A. Oh, yes. yes, sir We had just got in
sight of Homestead and then we Just fetched
that many men out. do not know whether
they were all armed inside or not but their
vi lar v n
q. And then he gave this instruction.
A. Yes, sir. That is what he said, not to
shoot until they were shot at. Some had
maces and some did not have their guns out
with them there at all.
O. Was there any shooting from the boats
at the skiffs, do you remember. Capiain7
A. There was not q shot fired.
@. Do you recollect when the first shot
was fired from the boats, from the bargesf
A. 1 suppose just after VIC landed That
was the first shooting that came from the
Q. Have you any idea how many people
were there from rough estimatef
A. Oh, my. the river bank was all full; and
then these detectives commenced shooting
after the strikers commenced shooting at
them. l was back aft on the barge at the
time, and did not 20 back out again.
Q. Was the stage then in course OF being
A. think It was, but I would not be sure
whether they hauled it in or not. don't
know: don't think they did, and then the
from the time We got the wounded on the
boat until We went away. We did not hear
any more firing until we came back with
the boat.
@. Captain, was it possible for the Little
Bill to md at the barges again coming back
from Port Perryf
How They Handled the Boat.
A. No, sir, she could not. The pilot was
driven out of the pilot house and tho en-
| gineer had to get down and had to crawl up
| to the throttle, and IL she was thrown into
| the bank he would back her out and the
men that were not wounded, the engineer
| and deckhand, moved the tiller. When
| was shot was right forward Of the fore
| castle. It was getting pretty hot. and was
about the steps, l guess, and some of them
hollered at me and I was starting to 20
| around on the guard, and as turned around
| gotit.
O. Was there still . large crowd on the
warff
A. A bigger crowd in the afternoon than
| there was in the morning.
| @. What time do you think It was whom
| you came back with the Little Bill from
| Port Perryf
A. Well, believe IL o'clock-I guess.
@. We're you near enough to the barges on
| the return trip to see any firing from the
| barges7
A. did not see ary firing. They may
have fired after ws1 wounded, you know.