The sun., 1892-08-05

for n General start on Monday nru-
tnII,y Follows Argument In Most Cases.
hut In Ono Murder seemed To Ne the
Solo Motive for Attack The Homestead
Men Stole Over the Hills In the Night
Two-thIrds or tho Duauesne Mea Rave
Signed Agreements To Co Back-A Fore,
mna Beaten within m Inch OF HIS I.irs-!S
Tho Militia Use Rayonets on tho suIlep
Strikers, and Two Companic. VIII &c
Into Camp Permanently Ia tho Town.
PITTSBURGH. Aug. 4.-That the spirit OF riot
is still uppermost in the minds OF the strikers
at Homestead was proved again to- day. when
a mob numbering half a hundred marched
over the hills to Duquesne and assaulted with
sticks and stones unarmed workmen who were
on their way to the mills. That they did not
commit murder is their good fortune. The
punishment they administered to some OF the
mon was almost sufficient to kill.
Tho mill at Duuucnse began to realize tho
first Of this week that their cause was lost,
and when the company posted notices inviting
them to como back to work. and to signify
their intention Of doing so by appearing at tho
office and signing their names to an agree
ment to be on hand on Monday. largo num-
Der OF them came. They told their compan-
ions what they had done and tried to persuade
them to do the same. Their words were sue
cessful. and. up to last night, not less than 600
OF the 800 who were on strike had come and
signed tho agreement.
The news Of this was sent to Homestead to
the headquarters Of the strikers OF that town.
1t was not believed at first. and emissaries
were sent up the river to investigate. They
reported late last night that tho facts were as
stated. and they also said that there was good
reason for believing that the company in
tended to start tho mills to-day. The outcome
OF this report was n committee sent to the
town for the ostensible purpose OF inducing
the men not to return to work. Whether the
committee was instructed to do any moro than
this is not known. but they certainly did do
more. 1t is not known. either just how many
N en- there were In the committee. but when
they started out and marched over the hills at
the break OF day they made n serious showing.
They we're headed by two Englishmen. neither
OF whom. it is said. was a citizen of the United
States.
The Duauesne steel mill is at the foot OF
the hill in the town Of Duquesne. 1t is over
looked by clusters ef houses on the hillside.
There is a gully through tho hill. and tho
opening OF it is directly In front of the main
gate of the mill. There are paths down the
sides Of this gully to the main road. which
runs along the mill yard. The workmen come
down these paths to get to tho mill. When
the committee from HON ostead got to Du-
Quesne they took UP positions on these
paths so as to intercept the workmen before
they reached tho companys property.
The report that tho company contemplated
starting the mill WAS false. what was intended
was to put from forty to nifty men inside
to make repairs. SO that there would be no
delay In beginning work on Monday. These
men had been ordered to report for work
shortly after o'clock. The committee had
quite time to wait. for the men had not been
ordered to report In o body. They began COM
ing soon after o'clock by twos and threes.
The first pair were half way down the side OF
the gully before they were stopped by any Of
the committeeman. They were asked whore
they were going They replied that they were
going to the mill
II wouldn't 60 there II were you." said ono
Of the committee.
Why not?' asked tho men.
Because" answered the committeeman.
Well. We are going Just the same" answer
ed the men."
We'll. you are not Just the same" said the
committeeman.
By this time a crowd Of from twenty to thirty
OF the committeeman had gathered and stood
between the Mill and the workmen. One Of
the workmen started to force his way through
tho crowd. One OF tho committee stepped up
W AihA odu hip III tIle IdCS WIN NIB
fist The blow staggered the man. but he kept
on trying to reach tho mill. In n moment he
was knocked down and pounded and kicked.
bis fellow workman was also attacked. They
were glad enough to ESCAPE with their lives.
In few minutes another pair Of workmen had
been hold up by others OF the committee. and
they met with the same experience.
success in prev"ntinc Tie men n from rettins
into tho MILL. and they laid in wait for more
named Morrissy was one OF the victims this
ms ss, of H bs @ rGaYs Of snd M0.
struck on the head with brick bats and stones
tbs boy he Esd
anussmsnt p1qsTssssd ,oT at leasstt ton min:
were waylaid and thWmped.
Tho last man was Foreman MiIlstagle. The
the hill. and. wit thout giving him the option Of
going back or being pounded. as they had
sncs S sf 1HSf n him
a dozen lumped on him. Then he was picked
the tef tfP Of SIDE hfh Ssd
Before he had an opp?rtunity to recover hs
fskgf Ss ae tna
lie barely escaped with his life. " '''
kayo be- been M statl9nsd in ths town ever sinSs
lH6 DesluulHb y! lue bLTlhe, leuTn9u OF the
trouble. They marched out Of the mill and
ran ran to l the g. fSseue res ~ The committee did not
deputies and drove them of. After this they
began to realize that they might have gone
t6o 6 Tar IN ~ their zeal to PreyeHt tn. return Of
ed that the soldiers were at Homestead, less
than an hour away, and they dlstributed them
Quiet had been restored apparently for q
time; and the deputies. under Sam Young. took
me nrst train to Homestead to notify Gen.
Wiley. the commander OF the militia as to
what had happened and to get as ssistanee from
him. They got to the Generals headQunrters
about o'clock and reported. In ten minutes
the General had ordered the Sixteenth regi-
ment under arms and ordered them to the
scene Of riot. lie thought it was too longa
march Tor the mon to make on tho short notice,
and that time could be saved by getting o
special train. He sent an order for n train to
Pittsburgh at 10 O'clock.
train OF five cars had been got ready and
was sent to Munhall Station. wIere the rogl-
naI, ment was as waiting The soldiers got to Du'
grnphed ahead by some u tho frnnls ~ tho