Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-28
REFUSED TO GO TO HOMESTEAD.


PrrrsBURo, Pa, July GA riot occurred
this morning on Baltimore and Ohio train
on which party q fifty-six non-union men
were being transported from Cincinnati
10 Pittsburg to work in the Carnegie
steel works at Homestead. In the melee one
man was stabbed in the forehead with bayouet
In the hand of an armed guard. Another bad
thumb chewed of, and nearly . score Of
others were badly bruised in an attempt to re-
gain their liberty. When the train reached Pitts
burg there we're only twenty-one men aboard
in addition to the armed guard. the other
thirty-ive having escaped from the car between
White Hall station on the Wheeling division,
and the depot in this city. When they left
Cincinnati the men did not know that they
found IL out they rebelled. That il how the
riot had its inception
Joseph Manning il the name Of young man
who viii make affidavit to these facts. Man
ming is q resident Of Cincinnati and Is about
twenty eight years Of age He Is q printers
ployed on the Enquirer. He said: ION last
in the Enquirer Offering employment
at easy labor and good wages I called at the
Office Of F. W. Nye, ITO Longworth street. and
was offered work ct Pittsburg. Nye said that it
was easy and that would be paid II cents an
hour and get my first months board free and
would have three months in which to pay back
stead
yesterday, with fifty-fvs others, started
to Pittsburg. There were seven puddlers and
q number Of steel workers from Covington and
Newport, Ky, in the party, and they too sup
posed that they were to get work in Pittsburg.
After leaving Cincinnati all the doors we're
locked and windows fastened down, and we were
not allowed to open them. Mr.. Nye was in
charge personally. Early this morning-we
had oil been sleeping-when we swoke we we're
surprised to fnd both doors to our car guarded
By watchman with gun on his shoulder We
then became suspicious and some Of the puddlers
sized up the situation. and, approaching one OF
, ao.t '"'o'' A'1'0' "n''s are We gong TO
AT Homestead was the reply.
The puddlers gathered around the guard and
demanded that the doors be unlocked and that
they be allowed to leave the car. The guard
refused to let them pass and then the puddlers
jumped on him.
"Then there was a terrible scene. Every man
in the car jumped from his seat, some making
for the doors. others tried to break through the
windows and some got into fight. The guard
struck one Of the pudd1ers with the bayonet of
bis gun and cut long gash across his
forehead. In the frantic efforts to get out Of
the car the men got into the fight between
themselves and for about half an hour there
was perfect reign Of terror, and many heads
and noses were broken.
"At White Hall the guard was thrown from his
position and the door was burst open. The
men commenced to jump of and they kept
dropping of all the way to the city. l escaped
In the crowd at the depot The other men,
suppose, went on to Homestead. The
guards made no attempt to shoot, but used
their guns clubs. Several Of them were
severely injured, one losing thumb. do not
think that q man on the car knew that we were
destined to Homestead, for when that place
was mentioned this morning they became as
frantic as animals"
Young Manning is now at Amalgamated As
sociation headquarters and has related his story
to the officials. He will make affidavit to the
above statement which will probably be used
in legal proceedings TO prevent the transporta-
ton of men under similar circumstances.