The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-17
RIoT1NG AT HOMESTEAD.
BATTLE BETWEEN LOCKED OUT MEN
AND NEGRO wORKMEN.
Two Negroes Assaulted by Strikers Open the
Ball With Six shooters-Much Blood
Spilled but no Lives Lost-Author-
tiles Hold the Fort.

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since the famous 9th of July have fly
ing bullets been so plentiful as thi
afternoon. Inside of twenty minutes
over fifty shots were Fred and Fourth
avenue was in wild panic and disorder
Rumors are plentiful of persons being
wounded but the only ones seriously
hurt apparently, are three strikers
named McFadden, Jones and Pritch-
ard. They have all flesh wounds.
Three negroes were also badly beaten
The fight started on Fourth avenue al
430 O'Clock; two colored men who
work in the mill were walking toward
the mill when they met striker who
said something They replied and
the speaker knocked one down with
the same extraordinary suddenness
which always charaeterizes Homestead
SO far as gathering crowds.
About 20 persons, including cnll-
dren and women, assembled in few
minutes. Both negroes fought hard
and stones began to fly and men were
boosting them when a colored man
drew revolver and began firing. By
this time there were fully 500 people
ON the street and bullets whistling
over their heads and started a panic.
The negro started to run shooting
wildly backward as he did so. 1t is
said boy received a flesh wound in
the leg but his name is unknown. BY
the time the colored men had reached
the city farm lane six other colored
men came along and were assaulted.
They all drew guns and ran down
Fourth avenue in the direction of Nc
Clure street, near where their Lodging
house is situated.
Some one hurled brick which hit
Washington Paul on the head. He
opened fire and so did the Others. In
minute the air was full of bullets
and in front of the colored men there
was a terrified crowd rushing in houses
for shelter and lodging up alleys, A
woman, too frightened to run, stood
on the street and as they passed one
of the non unionists shot at her three
times, one bullet passing through her
shawl which she had over her head.
Two bullets went through windows of
residences and one buried itself in a
window sill of the second story of a
house occupied by the Coulter family,
who were looking out at the time.
While the negroes were running, men
lodging into alleys would hurl stones
at them.
When the colored men reached their
mouse they ran IN and barred the
doors In minute the house was
surrounded by the inluriated crowd
who soon tore down the fence and
shattered every window with stones
When deputies and borough officers
arrived some persons suggested that
they leave the house and some bagar
to yell, Let's lynch the niger black
sheep" This was taken up and cries
of hang them" were heard Oh all
sides. The officers went in to arr st
the colored men and they found them
huddled in one room terrified and eX.
pecting to be killed. One man, how.
ever, was not afraid and said he would
be the first to leave.
AS he was taken out woman hit
him with frying pan, cutting his
head. The deputies tried to keep the
crowd away while they took the man
to the lookup, but he was hit several
times. Stones were also hurled and
Deputy Montgomery was struck. The
officers then drew their revolrers and
announced that If any more stones
were thrown they would open fire a
Slav through rock which crashed
through a window already half shat
tered. He was arrested, but the au
thorities seemed almost powerless, for
by this time over 1000 persons had
gathered. Several other colored men
About this time another alarming
report was received through the crowd
1t Was in effect that the colored non
union men living ON Shapty HILL
hearing of the assault on their breth
rem in town were about TO come down
and rescue them. Over 100 men were
in the factory and the coal aud iron
police had much difficulty in restrain
ing them. Marion Conrad, another
non union man, was threatened. Con
rad is sworn as a deputy sheriff and
stood in his door with a revolver in
either hand and said he would shoot
the first man who entered his gate.
Several deputies then arrived, thus
keeping the crowd back for an hour,
when it dispersed.
After all the colored men were re-
moved from the boarding house the
excitement subsidized rs rapidly as il
had begun, and by nighttal no un-
usual crowds were noticeable on the
streets. Peter McFadden, who first
engaged the colored men in the fight
was shot through the left arm and cut
on the head. Jas. Jones, his friend
who came to his assistance in the at
tack, had an escape from death which
was miraculous. He had clincheo
with one of the colored men and
struck him he did so. The negro
showed revolver in his assailant's face
and fired. The bullet struck Jones
forehead above the eyes and glanced
off. cutting bloody furrow over his
left eye. Jones and McFadden were
arrested tonight by detectives. Mrs
Jones attempted to shield her husband
and attacked the officers, but was
withheld.
OF the eleven colored men locked
up seven have cuts on their heads
where they were struck with missiles
or clubs. j. Lewis and b. Ford were
so badly beaten that a physician wa
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