The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-08-19
Strikers Desperate.
They Assemble in Large
Numbers and Stone
the Military.
CHARGED BY TIE TROOPS.

BUFFALO, August I7th--A meeting
between the police and strikers took
place early in the evening in which
one man was badly hurt and several
received injuries from the clubs Of the
police. A crowd collected about s
o'clock along the railroad tracks near
the spot where the two regiments were
encamped and the police drove them
back several times. Each time the
strikers returned in greater numbers,
and each time they grew bolder. 1t
was a nondescript mob, made up of
switchmen, tough characters; attracted
to the scene by the prospect OF an en-.
counter, women, the wives OF the strik-
ers, and citizens drawn there by curios-
ity.
But the toughs were in the majority
and demonstrated it first by jeering at
the soldiers and finally by pelting them
with stones, pieces Of turf, chunks of
clay and anything else that came to
hand. About o:so o'clock between 500
and 900 men were gathered along
William street engaged in this pleas
ant pastime.
As the stones began to fall thick
and fast Colonel Welsh ordered the
regiment to present arms and line
was formed ready to charge on the
crowd, which undismayed refused to
fall back at these significant prepara-
tons.
CHARGED BY THE POLICE.
As Colonel Welsh was about to give
tie word Captain Patrick Kilroy, in
charge of the police force, rushed for
ward and asked him to stop, saying ::
'Wait a minute. I'll settle them with.
out any trouble. The Captain called
out twelve of his best men and they
charged on the crowd, using their clubs
vigorously. The mob was completely
routed and fled precipitately. .
Some fell down and were bruised
by others falling over them. A num-
Der of broken heads resulted from this
encounter, and Philip Day, a coal and
wood dealer, living in the neighbor-
hood. who was particularly obstinate.
was badly beaten by the police. His
head was cut open in several places
and he was unconscious when taken
to his home. Dr. Barton, who attend
ed him, does not consider his In
jurles dangerous.
The police have established a patrol
and allow no one near the yards, while
outside the city line the militia is on
picket duty. Two arrests were made
early in the evening, just in time to
prevent bloodshed. Philip Slater, a
brakeman, and James Hanlon, switch
man, tried to intimidats some men
who were at work in the yard.
The men refused to quit work. Sla
ter and Hanlon drew revolvers ane
were driving the men out OF the yards
when Pa.rolmen Patton and Detec
tive Kranz, hearing the loud voices o.
the men, ran to the scene. Pattor
knocked Slaters revolver from nj:
hand with his club and Krantz dis
armed Hanlon. The prisoners were
hurried to the station and locked up.
MORE TROOPS WANTED.
Brigadier General Doyle became
alarmed at the state of affairs tonight
He has had 800 men on the seem
during the day, but he considered tn
force inadequate. At o'clock to
night he sent out a general order t.
the Fourth Brigade to report TOR dut
with all haste. The number OF mel
called out by the order of Genera
Doyle is 1000. In speaking to IN
Times correspondent respecting tn
necessity for reinforcements, Genera
Doyle said:
THE property of the railroad GOV
ers such territory that it is imposs
bic to properly protect it with tn
the force we have now on hand.
have Just heard that the Erie train
were stopped by about forty striker
fully twenty-five miles from this cit,
We will have to get sufficient men o
the scene to cover all the territory
Colonel Welsh of the Slxty-hit
Regiment, said, in reference to IN
clash of one of his companies with tn
strikers: The lieutenant tells me tna
the men were obliged to charge wit
their bayonets. The strikers resiste
and thee bayonets were used very e
fectively. When the blade entere
the person of one of the rioters and
uttered yell, then one soldier Kne
that he was producing an effect In
lieutenant told me that his only caus
for sorrow was in the fact that the Da.
onets in each case stopped at deeP'
of six inches, when they desired the'