The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1892-07-09
rHE BAr7AE Ar HOMESTEAD

to make terms tor putting
deputy sheriils in tie works, had Sc
crctly prepared two harges lined with
steel plates, and In which there We're
500 phkerton men, These men We're
tn bc placed IN the works by daylight .
Wednesday, n tow boat towing the bar
yts to the works, The locked out Ia +
bovcIs discovered the scheme, and at .
once prepared to resist the attempt, .
The following is the account OF the bat .
tie as told in the dispatches;
TnE ATTEMPT no LAND,
BY 4 o'clock in the morning an cf. /
fort was made TO hand detectives, hut !
the strikers met thrlu and Il iicue hat- F.
tic was precipitatrd, both SIDES eN' f,
changing heavy NOilcys rt shots, the
Pinkertous ueiug armed With wlnthes-
ter rifles At the point where the at
tempt TO land WAS made, there was u
steep cnbankm ut. IGeN were COM
PEELED 10 60 in single file, aud were
soon driven back To their boats 10y ~
steady fire from shore. The noise of
the battle spread about the bnrough
like wildtire, and thousands OF men,
women and caildrrn th0ngcd the river
bank to witness the fight IN progress.
The Pmkertoa men were determined
to land and they poued NoIley after
volley into tIe rluNS Ut the strikers,
many of WHOM were stricken flown oy
their bullets. Sulue werr iItaiiy injured
and Others kliied uutn-nt, As the
battle progressed the strikers TOOK up Il
position Uehr,d bleaStworks hastily
constructed o. steel rails, aud from this
place of safe refuge We're able to pick oil
the guards as SuuH as they appeared
on the decks nt the hoaIs. Ia the
mean time Captain Hind and Supern-
dent Kline, al the Piukertous, were
disabled, and The tire Nvcs,ntc So herce
that the crew OF ,ue luWbolt hastily
cut loose from ,ilc barge and steamed
up the river, carrying as many OF the
wounded as they could reach 10 Brad
dock, from which point they were sent
to the hospitals at PltlsburS The Strl-
kers wounded wele carried to their
homes at Homestead, the dead being
carried tn the undertaking establish
ments i'm the town. The lIeWs OF the
riot reached Pitsburg as early as u
O'Clock IN the morning, aud thousands
of mil-workeIs NOW Idle c0hsregdted
in the streets, while hundreds ot oth-
ers, armed with guns and reNolVerS ana
we'll supplied with ammunition, started
to reinforce the strikers. 80 soon us
day b. ole the strikers secutr ri small
brass lu-puund cannon, aud = ahed IL
within tine stoe -Jiliet embrasu.e, 80 AZ
to command tAe Oarges. Al the sdiiie
time force uf more than 1000 men took
up position on the opposite SIDE oi
the river, and also planted cannon,
which they protected with breastwork
of railroad ties Just before 9 O'Clock
the ctnnon rained OH the boats, and
for several hours an awful bOnlhard-
ment was kept up. The boat was splin-
teled, but the heavy steel plates on the
inside prevented the balls from enter
ing the interior. Many of the strikers
however, were expert lnarksmen, ana
they sent shot after shot through the
pprIh0les of the boat and inflicted ter
rbla injury tn the imprisoned men.
ATTEMPT TO FIRE THE BOATS.
Nnen 1t was found that little inn
preston was ma1e with the cannon on
The boats. All effort was made 10 flre
the barges. 4 hose was procured ana
oil sprayed OH the decks and sides OF
the Darges. Barrel after barrel OF oil
was emptied INTO the river above their
mooring place, The OhJect being to let
it float against the boats, and then ig-
mite it. Ihe terrible deed was attempt-
ed several times, but tile boats did not
and hurled dynamite bombs ut the
vessel with great effect. The situation
of the de ectlNes Was such as to appal
the stoutest hearts. Ihree times ala
they run UP u flag Of truce, but as
many times it was stricken down Dy
bullets fired by the strikers. Then 1t
became evident that the ammunition
of the beseiged detectives was either eX-
hausted or they were too much worn
out to continue the fight. T0waLds
dusk efforts were again made 10 burn
| the boats with their living freight, and
| they doubtless would have succeeded
had it not been for the interp0sltlOn
of the leading officers of tue anlalGalna-
| ted association vino went TO the scene
of the war. Through their etjurs it
was agreed to allow the detectives 10
surrender; but this was secured with
the greatest objection OH the part OF the
men, many OF whom had lost friends
and acquaintance during the day; be-
sides there were thousands Of turbulent
characters attracted 10 The place who
wanted to see the carnage 20 on. 1t
wss not until some Of the strikers had
pointed guns ut the outsiders that a
nearing was obtained. AT 5 O'Clock
the Pinkertons hung cut another white
flag. This time it was respected, and
committee of the strikers went aboard
to prepare terms OF capitulation. They
guaranteed q safe condlct for the Pin
kertons, provided they left their arms
and ammunition behind and agreed to
leave the place under guard. The de-
tectiyes had no alternative, and prom
pity accepted the terms of the men,
Some saying it was the first time they
had ever submitted to such humilia-
ting surrender. When an inspection Of
the boat was made, it was found at
least seven Of the Pipkerton men were
killed and 20 or 80 wounded, many SO
badly that they will die. AS they were
brought from the boat, they presented
a terrible appearance. Many were be-
smeared with blood, while all showed
signs of exhaustion.
White Salmon Side.