Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-13

show that riot in which men were killed
and wounded had recently occurred. Hugh
O'Donnell was asked by the committee tc
point out where the barges were landed
Mr.. O'Donnell indicated the spot, and then
told the story as it has already appeared IN
THE DISPATCH. He described how he hao
hid in sewer trap after he retreated with
the others to the top of the hill. Colonel
Oates, who was a brave officer in the
Confederate army and came within lZO PAGES
of cap~Iring Little Round Top at Gettys-
burg, sized up the short, abrupt ascent to
the works and then said to his side partner,
Boatner: ''Them Pinkerton men, with their
winchesters, if they had been trained and
were determined, could easily have scaled
this hill OF course, some of them would
have been killed, but they could have
gained their point.
Soldiers Would Not Have Given Up.
Mr.. Boatner laughed, and said 800 ex-
perienced soldiers under similar conditions
would have done it. The inference was that
they thought the Pinkertons were cow
ardly.
The port hole in the pump house on the
hill where the little brass cannon was
placed was pointed out to the visitors. An
upright boiler stood in front OF the open
window. and it was full of indentatlonS
from the Winchester balls At this point
one of the workmen was killed. The fortltl-
cations of the men, consisting of piles OF
iron, from which they poured desultory
fire on the Pinkertons, were viewed with
great interest by the Southern members OF
the committee. Colonel Oates remarked
that he wouldn't want better breastworks
than to lie behind heaps of structural iron.
The committee was anxious to see the
armor plate department Bynum tapped
one of the thick plates for the Monterey
with his cane and said if he ever went to
war again he wanted to join the navy. Mr..
Boatner examined the openings in the
fence and tried to find out if they were ln-
tended for port holes When MI.
Childs was asked about it, he replied that
he didn't know. After seeing the battle
ground the committee returned to the Mo-
nongahela House.
Came With His Attorneys.
The partial examination of Mr.. Frick oc-
Cured last evening in the hotel The man.
aeer came in accompanied by Judge Reed
and Phil Knox. His fingers twitched
little and his face was pale, but after Mr..
Knox introduced him to the Congress
men he soon recovered his composure
and was as cool as cucumber. Mr. Frlck
was very polite, and when toward the close
he was sharply cross-examined about the
Pipkertons by Mr.. Boatner, who is rapid
speaker and a shrewd lawyer, he did not
lose his head or his temper Some
questions he parried and few he
declined to answer. He was armed
with documents and figures which he rat
tied off freely MI. Knox sat at his
elbow, but his witness was so cool that he
didn't need much coaching. Judge Reed
cracked Jokes, and occasionally during the
examination made suggestion to his
partner.
The workmen were represented by Presi-
dent weihe, ex-vice President William
Roberts, Oliver Searight, boss armor-plate
roller at Homestead, Daniel Lynch, boss
heater, and Chief Humphreys sat on the
labor side of the house Mr.. Frlck
shook hands with his old en-
ploves as if everything was lovely
utside of the committee, witnesses and
few people were present. Chair
man Oates asked most of the questions for
the committee. This morning the investi-
CATION will be continued, and during the
dav Hugh O'Donnell, President Weihe,
Superintendent Potter and others will be
called
Mr.. Frick was the only witness examined
last night Chairman Oates asked the first
question about 7:3O, and Boatner wound up
the investigation for the day at 10 o'clock.
The testimony of Chairman Frick, with the
questions and answers, follows:
The Beginning OF the Inquiry.
When Mr. II. c. Frick was called by
Chairman Oates, he was asked to give his
name residence, and his business. This he
did as follows: II. C. Frick, Pittsburg,
Chairman Carnegie Steel Company, limited.
Oates-Who compose the company?
Frick-It is not company, but limited
partnership association. Carnegie, Henry
Phipps, Jr., George Lauter, H. NJ Carry.
W. /. Abbott, John G. Leischman, P. f.
Loveioy, Otis II. Chllds, H. C. Frick and
1t is organized under the
limited partnership laws of the State.
We own the Edgar Thomson furnaces,
Edgar Thomson mill, Duquesne
Works, Homestead Steel Works, Lucy Fur
naces, keystone Bridge Works, Upper and
Lower Union mills, Beaver Falls mill,
Scotia Ore Mines, Center county; Laramie
Coke Works, Westmoreland county, and
Coke Works. As nearly as
1 can say we employ about $4,000 men in
these works
Oates-What business is done and num-
Der of men employed In Homestead?
Making of Government Plates.
A. About 3, 800 men, in the manufacture
of structural iron, such as beams, ETC.,
of armor plate of all kinds for
war vessels and miscellaneous business.
oates-Your company makes plates for the
Government?
A. Yes, sir.
Oates-Have you contract?
A. We have.
Oates-Will you furnish it?
A would if 1 had it here. We have |
contracts for 5000 tons.
Oates-Are the vessels specified?
A Yes, but can't name them now
Oates-Wiil you state the different |
classes of workmen and wages paid them?
A. Do you mean those whom the new
scale affects?
Oates-Give us the classes
Boatner-Wouldn' it be better to give |
the classes and the wages paid under the
old schedule?
Oates-Try to give us the classes and the |