The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-07-16

| to the scene OF war III Une AFTERNOON.
Through their efforts it was agreed to
allow the detectives to surrender, but
this was not secured without the great
est objection on the part of the men,
many of whom have lost friends and
acquaintances 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 go on, and it 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 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 first time they had ever sub
mitted to such humiliating surrender.
When an inspection of the boats was
made, it was found that at least seven
of the Pinkerton men had been killed,
and twenty or thirty wounded, many
of them so badly that they will die. As
they were brought from the boat, they
presented a terrible appearance. Many
] of them were besmeared with blood,
while all of them showed signs of ex-
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 strikers. 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
and 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 hall. One of them
had his eye punched out by an umbrel-
la 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, inflicting
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 to be determination to kill
the prisoners, and it was with the
greatest difficulty that the demon-like
crowd could be restrained. The men
were finally lodged in the opera house,
where they were to be kept for the
night. Thousands, however, gathered
around the building, and the wounded
men were kept in constant state of
terror, and it was long before their
wounds could be dressed.
After the prisoners had been removed
from the barges the rioters had their
revenge. They carried oil into the
holds, 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 We're 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
lets.
The day was one that will be remem-
bered with horror by the people of the
borough, as well as the citizens of the
entire county, who for the second time,
will be called upon to pay the enormous
amount of money cntailed in the shape
of riot losses.
This was the bloodiest labor battle in
the history of the country and the sec
ond one that has occurred in this vicin-
| ity. This time there was no property
J destroyed, as like there was during the
railroad riot of 1877. This mob was
thoroughly we'll organized, we'll disci-
plined and had efficient officers ut the
head to conduct the operations. The
force embraced all the men employed
in the extensive plants of the Carnegie
Iron and Steel Co. at Homestead, some
eight miles east of Pittsburgh, and a
battle, which for bloodthirstiness and
boldness of execution has not been cX-
celled in actual warfare, waged from 4
o'clock in the morning until o'clock
in the afternoon, and only ceased when
the force of Pinkertons, 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.
The riot of Wednesday was the cul-
mination of the troubles which have
been brewing at Homestead for tho
past month. The Carnegie Co., sub
mitted scale to govern their worlmen
in the steel plants, and announced that
it was their ultimatum. The scale made
a sweeping reduction in the wages OF
skilled men, and it was officially an,
nounced that unless the terms were
complied with before July the places
of the worlSmen would be filled by
others. This was followed by premp.