Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-07-14

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stopped in his tracks and uttered groan
of agony:
"My God ! I'm bIindedm o. he moaned.
"Serves you right, you dirty curl" re-
piled his fair assailant, as She pulled
from the pocket of her gown bit of
Jagged stone and hurled it with crush
ing force at the suffering man. The
stone struck him in the mouth, and
although he was G feet tall and weighed
at least 200 pounds, he fell face down
ward on the road Two Of the guards
raised him to his feet and led him away.
This man was badly hurt, the blood
gushing from an ugly wound in his
right check, and four Of his teeth were
shattered.
A PATHETIC, CORY SPECTACLE,
Despite the pleading of the guards
and the protests of II few conservative
men, the mob vented its spleen on the
dazed and wounded prisoners. Men
were knocked down, pounded with
clubs and stones, and women spat in
their faces and tore their clothing, amid
screams, cheers and Kisses. 1t was u
perfect pandemonium.
Most Of the men assaulted were big, of
bone and had plenty Of muscle; but they
were as infants in the hands of their
frenZied assailants. With tears in their
eyes they pleaded for mercy, but, alas,
none was shown.
1t was plain to everybody that this
mad, blood thirsty multitude was not
composed of the Homestead men who
had at the risk of their lives fought a
battle on the river front early in the
day, but consisted for the most part of
rough, unthinking Hungarians and other
foreigners.
BEGGED IN VAIN FOR MERCY.
The unfortunate Pinkertons begged
for mercy. Some of them had pistol
shot wounds in their heads, and three
were seen who had their eyes shot out.
Several were shot in the shoulders, arms
and legs, and could scarcely limp along.
Blood was running in streams down
their shirts, and they fairly yelled with
pain.
Fully 30 injured men were taken to
the town hall. One of the men had his
eye punched out by an umbrella in the
hands of u woman. Sand was thrown
in their eyes, and they were hit with
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knocked down with clubs, trampled
upon, and some were too weak to walk
when they were started for the town
hall.
The mill men used the stocks of their
rifles and struck the Pinkertons over
the heads and shoulders, inficting
serious and in some cases perhaps fatal
injuries
Murder! murder" shrieked the cap
| tives as the blows rang on their heads.
Men, for the love of God, have mercy
on me; don't kill mew pleaded a gray
haired man, whose face and head was
| flowing with blood from numerous
wounds. The police force of the steel
works tried to save the wretChes, but to
no avail.
One young fellow, on seeing what
was in store for him, dropped to his
knees and begged for mercy, but he was
soon raised to his feet by kicks from all
sides He got up and started to run,
when he was given a terrible blow with
club. Two men ran to him then and
protected him from further violence,
The only Pinkertons that were not
thus assaulted were those that were
wounded the worst. They were greeted
with Kisses and groans.
As the procession reached the Anal
gamated Association building the
prisoners had to remove their hats and
salute the flag. When they removed
their hats men and women hit them
with umbrellas and sticks, and abused
them in every way imaginable. There
seemed to be determination to kill the
! prisoners, and it was with the greatest
difficulty that the demon-likc crowd
could be restrained.
The men were finally lodged in the
Opera House, where they were to be
kept for the night. Thousands, how.
ever, gathered around the building and
the wounded were kept in constant
state of terror and it was long before
their wounds could be dressed.
BURNED THE BOATS.
When the last Pinkerton had left the
barges, some one cried "Burn the
boats !" The suggestion was quickly
followed. All the guns and ammunitior
being taken out, the torch was applied
and the Monongahela and the Iror
Mountain were contiscated. The oil OF
the water intensified the flames, and
the heat soon drove the men back from
the banks.
The steel workers viewed the conHa
grafton with as much satisfaction u!
Nero must have felt at the destruction
of Rome. The men could not restrain
their feelings and shouts and cheers
arose from thousands of throats. They
were triumphant for the present, anc
| since the day had been wrought with 81
much bioodshed, some of them yielded
TO nature and sank down and soon were
fast asleep. They have been livin!
during the past two weeks on three ant
four hours of sleep each day, so vigilan
have they been in their guard and pickle
duties.
ROSTER OF THE PINKERToNs.
One of the first things the workers die
after the Pinkertons surrendered was tt
secure the roll book of the detachment
The details of tho guards duties were
outlined. Each squad, numbering q
men, was to be under the charge of c
lieutenant. The total enlistment was
266 names.
1t was learned from the book thai
these men have been doing guard duty
at Cleveland, o.; Walston, near Punk
sutawney, Pa, and other points af labor
conflicts, and were sort of emergency
company.
In the book were such notes as "Sent
to Cleveland, "Strike ended" "Trans.
ferred to Walston," &c.
The workers propose to keep the boob
and use it as evidence in prosecuting the
Pinkerton men for murder. They say
that the guards fired the first shot and
that they certainly shall have the mer
arrested, if they are allowed to go free
by tic civil authorities.