The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-07-14


this was not secured without the great
est objection on the part Of the men,
many Of whom have lost friends and
during the day. Besides,
as in all such outbreaks there were
thousands Of turbulent characters at
tracted to the place, and as they owed
no allegiance to any organization, could !.
not be controlled They wanted to see
the carnage 60 on, and IL was not until
some Of the strikers pointed. their guns
at the outsiders that hearing was OBJ
tanned
At o'clock the Pinkerton men hung
out another white flag, and this time it
was respected, and a committee Of
strikers went aboard to prepare terms
of capitulation. They guaranteed safe
conduct for the Pinkertons, provided
they left their arms and ammunition
behind and agreed to leave the place
under guard. The detectives had no al
tentative, and promptly accepted the
terms some OF the men saying that it
was the frst time they had ever sub
mitted 10 such humilisting surrender.
When an inspection Of the boats was
made, II was found that at least seven
of the Pinkerton men had been killed,
and twenty or thirty wounded, many
of'them 30 badly that they Will die. As
they were brought from the boat, they
presented terrible appearance Many
Of them were besmaared with blood,
while all Of them showed signs of exc
haustion from the long confinement in
the close quarters between decks
The most shocking and dastardly
deeds were committed while the prison
ers were being escorted through the
streets BY the escort Of guards appointed
by the strikera An angry mob lined
the street on both sides. As the men
passed by, each in charge of two
deputies, the mill men and their friends
kicked and threw some Of them down
The unfortunate detectives begged for
mercy. Some Of them had pistol shot
wounds In their heads and three were
seen that had their eyes shot out Sew
eral were shot in the shoulders, arms
end legs, and could scarcely limp along.
Blood was running in streams down
their shirts, and they fairly yelled with
pain Full thirty injured men were
taken to the town ball One OF them
had his eye punched out by an umbrel-
Ia in the hands OF woman. Sand was
thrown in their eyes and they were hit
with clubs and other missiles Many
were knocked down with clubs, tramp
led upon, and some were too weak to
walk when they started for the town
hall The mill men used the stocks OF
their rifles and struck the detectives
over the head and shoulders, inficting
serious and in some cases, perhaps,
fatal injuries
As the procession reached the Anal
gamated association building, the de-
tectives 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 10 be q determination to kill
the prisoners, and il WIS with the
greatest difficulty that the demon-like
crowd could Be restrained The men
were finally lodged In the opera house,
whepe they were to be kept for the
night Thousands, however, gathered
around the building, and the wounded
men were kept in q constant state OF
terror, and. It was Long before their
wounds could be dressed
After the prisoners had been removed
from the bargce the rioters had their
revenge They carried oil into the
holdA poured It over the bedding and
furniture, and then set it ON fire, first
securing them so that they could not
float down the river and cause damage
at points below. When the flames
broke through the decks the cheers
which rent the air were deafening, and
the noise could be heard miles away.
The hills on either side of the river
were literally crowded with people who
could witness from this high point all
that was transpiring on the battlefield
and be out of range Of the deadly bull
leta
The day was one that will be remem-
bered with horror by the people of the
borough, as we'll as the citizens of the
entire county, who for the second time,
will be called upon to pay the enormous
amount Of money entailed in the shape
Of riot losses
This was the bloodiest labor battle In
the history of the country and the sec
OAA OhO GhoV noo OCCuITCu III tIllS NlClu
ity. This time there was no property
destroyed, as like there was during the
railroad riot Of 1877. This mob was
thoroughly well organized, well disci-
plined and had efficient officers at the
head to conduct the operations The
force embraced all the men employed
In the extensive plants Of the Carnegie
Iron and Steel o. at Homestead, some
eight miles east OF Pittsburgh, and a
battle, which for bloodthirstiness and
boldness Of execution has not been ex-
celled In actual warfare, waged from 4
O'Clock In the morning until o'clock
In the afternoon. and only ceased when
the forcs Of Pnkertons, brought to the
place to suppress the strike. uncondi-
tionally surrendered, leaving their
arms IN the barges In which they had
been transported to the works