The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-06

mothers with babes in arm. and any num-
ber of children.
Sheriff McCleary was awakened at 4.30
this morning and asked by whose author
ity armed men were sent to Homestead
by way of the river.
The Sheriff replied: "I understood that
the boat was going up. but It does not go
by authority"
"Then the men are deputized by you."
''No, SIR"
"It is rumored that you have turned
the matter over to the Murphy Detective
Agency. Is that truef"
"No, sir; 1t is not"
'Your next appeal will be to the Gov
ernor. will it not2"
"Yes; this matter is assuming very
serious aspect. Twill hold another con-
ference in the morning."
The Sheriff did not state with whom he
would confer.
THAT QUIET MOVE.
It is stated that shortly after the news
of the departure of the armed force be-
came known at Pittsburg one of the men
from the Carnegie Company hurriedly
entered an Office here, and in nervous
and excit ed manner wanted to know if
any report of a boat with deputies start
ing for Homestead had been received.
At seven o'clock all was quiet. The
Pinkertons have not yet succeeded in
landing. After the first attempt, in
which they were repu lsed, they sought
shelter in the lower decks of the Tide.
The boat is anchored about twenty-five
yards out from the river bank. The cap
tain of the Plnkertons, whose name could
not be learned, was very seriously
wounded. A committee of the strikers is
now securing Homestead for ammuni-
tion,
NAMES OF THE WOUNDED.
The following workmen were wounded:
WILLIAM FREY. probably fatally injured.
MICHAEL MURRAY. dangerously injured.
ANDREW SoURLER. seriously wounded.
JOHN KANE, badly hurt.
HARRY H UGHEs, wounded.
Two unknowns, who were taken to their
homes some di.tance from Homestead,
evidently badly hurt.
the boat, but the number is fully half q
dozen. One man in particular was seen
to drop as if instantly killed, but whether
he was or not cannot be told at this writ
ing, as it is impossible to get aboard the
boat.
THE MEN AROUSED.
The men are thoroughly aroused and
declare that not one of the Pinkertons
will be allowed to enter the works. Be
fore the arrival of the boats the men.
| fearing that the detectives would succeed
in getting inside the works, made an on.
slaught on the fence and 100 feet of the
enclosure was torn down.
voLLEY NO. 2.
About eight A. NJ, second volley
was fired, and six more men were re-
ported killed
Among them are the Captain of the
Little Bill and one Pinkerton man. They
are dead
The second volley was at the second
| attempt to land the men.
Late reports from Homestead give the
result of the Pinkerton-strikers fight this
| morning as five Pinkerton men dead, the
| foreman of the mill killed and another
striker injured.
| PATT1soN ON HIS WAY TO THE SCENE.
| Governor Pattison has started from
Atlantic City for rhe scene of the dis.
order.
BREAKING THE BARRIERS.
Before the arrival of the boats the men
| fearing that the detectives would succeed
in getting inside the works. made an on
| slaught on the fence and 100 feet of thu
| inclosure was torn down.
The moment the people on the bank
caught a glimpse Of the fiotilla crowd ot
them made break down the road to
| wards the works.
| Wien the head of the line reached thu
| city farm fence. which has been built ou
several feet into the water, fifty men o
more used their shoulders as batterins
rams, and almost in a twinkling had bat
| tered down the barrier.
| Once through the fence the GROVE
| poured along the steep embankmen
| skirting the river fence of the Carnegie
Company, and despite the mud and thu
| uneven character of the ground the,
| made rapid headway.
WOMEN FIGHTING, TOO.