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

The captain Is an intelligent cool and cour-
ageous man, and IL would have been better
all around had he not been stricken down.
lie merely said to me, 81 don't feel like "
ing here and bleeding to death" There
w,re five Others besides the captain, one of
whom died before he got to the hospital.
AFTER we had put them on the train at
Port Perry and made arrangements for them
ut the hospital we stayed at that place two
hour and for breakfast There were at that
time on boat, when we started back, a crew
ct six men, Colonel Gray, one Pinkerton
man and myself We went back with the
intent to land with the barges and stay with
them, or 90 on to town for further commits
ssry supplies which had been left behind In
anticipation we would be fired on we de-
termined to fight under tn, colors and so
ran up two flags one at each end. When
we attempted to land alongside the barge we
were met with heavy 'ollcys from both
sides If the river, particularly the Home
stead side, and from behind entrenchments
The firing was SO heavy the pilot and en-
gineer were compelled 10 leave their posts
and we were compelled to stop the boat
which drifted around at the mercy of the
mob which continued firing. This lasted
until we driftcd away from the point and
to some extent ont of the range of the guns
The shore was lined with thousands on the
Homestead side, and good number on the
opposite side, all of whom seemed bent on
destroying our lives and our boat. Holes
in the boat show missiles were fired from
artillery. This firing gradually died away
until we wee Il miles from Homestead
when il ceased.
when we were opposite the barges our
Waterman, John McCurry, was dangerously
wounded by shot in the groin, and is now
in the Allegheny hospital.
II can only say in conclusion that | have
never heard or read of any such inhuman
action as that OF this mob, or part OF il, in
shooting at wounded men and doing it with
tiendish delight.
when We were drifting to the point, in
point blank range of the mob and only 30
or 40 feet away our destruction would have
been inevitable had we not used means of
defense we found on the boat. We did
this with such effect that the mob scat
tered and We were enabled TO put the
pilot and engineer at their posts and so got
away
Sheriff McCleary was then called and
sworn.
Chairman Oates-State what You know as
to the strike at Homestead, and what course
you pursued?
Sheriff McCleary-l was notified by Mr..
Knox, attorney for Carnegie. He said 800
men, Plnkertons, had been employed as
watchmen. He asked if would deputize
them. told him would consult my attor-
ney. Later ] stated that | would depu
tize the men III contingency arrived when
l thought there was danger of damage to
property or injury to people. told Mr..
Knox Thought it would be best TO get some
men from home detective agencies. On
July 4th was called upon by the Carnegie
firm for protection. | went TO Homestead
and had a talk with the strikers. The men
told me that ii was not necessary to place
watchmen in the mills, as the propcrt ywould
not he destroyed.
Sheriff Mcceary then told about issuing
the proclamation on July 5; his visits to
Homestead; the treatment of his deputies
and his futile efforts to raise posse. He
said % citizens reported OH Thursday morn
ing and 20 on Friday.
The sheriffgave a history of his correspon-
1t was impossible to raise u posse, he per-
mitted affairs TO remain quiet during Saiur-
day and Sunday, when he tcegraphed to the