The Republican journal., 1892-07-14
HIoody Battle at Homestead.

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t5fH SIDES AND MANY WOUNDED. TIE
.fNkERToNS SURRENDER AND ARE BRU-
ALLY TREATED. GOVERNOR PArTER-
.,N REFUSES TO SEND STATE TROOPS.
.1tEIFF CALLS OUT ALL THE MEN OF
.4fr>BU re.
,trrSBuRG, Pa. July 6. Pittsbure has
I. mother experience with labor riots,
n tIistime, as during the fearful scenes
I;sh were witnessed during the railroad
ID, If 1877, blood has been shed, life
..pudized and valuable property placed
anger This time there was no des-
alton of property. but the mob was
roughly we'll organized, well disciplin-
srd had efficient officers at the head to
rauct the operations. The force en-
i,ad all the men employed in the extern
plants of the Carnegie Iron and Steel
.fllanv at Homestead, some eight miles
.. ot pittsburg, and a battle, which for
.M-tllirstiness and boldness of execution
not been eNcelled in actual warfare,
eO nom i o clock in the morning I'M
clock this afternoon, and only ceas-
., lcn the furce Of Pinkertons, brought
l.eplace to suppress the strike, uncon-
c barges III which they hal been
-rultcd to the works.
LIE COMPANY - PLAN.
.Y Developments to-day showed that
application ion the assistance of the
.e WAS merely tor the purpose of
ug what WAS intended to be a coup
main on the part of the Carnegit Com
4 iu clande>tinely Introducing a body
Fullerton detectives into the mill in
ile The detectives had been rcll-
j>ei some five ar six miles below
tY Oh the Ohio River, at which point
.unodel barges had been prepared for
r.l The bargeS were of the best build,
NAc used in shipping iron rails down
liver from the Carnegie mills at Brad
The holds We're fitted mp with
Vs. cooking arrangements and other
cancellations. and. as an extra precall-
1 were lined with heavy steel plates
lie inside, while the whole back deck
Us protected in a similar manner. 1t
the intention that the men should
.il the works about o clock this
.aIug. but the guards which We're on
dong the river got word of the
,olteucd invasion Of the hated Pinkel-
t men and prepared to receive them.
D., bar@cs were towed up the river by
,5oat, but long before the Pinkerton
cached. Homestead thousands of
5gl> had gathered on the bank of the
r ready to give them a warm welcome.
la the boats attempted to land, the
7uen broke the fence surrounding the
Fl and, intrenching themselves behind
u.s. IF steel billets. prepared to resist
andng of the detectives.
HAD BEEN BHEwINc A MONTH
0, not to-day was the elimination of
uuubles which have been brewing at
utStcad for the past month. The
ucgie Company submitted a scale to
ult their workmen in the steel plants,
announced that it was their ultima
-M The scale made a sweeping reduc-
d il the wages of skilled men and it was
ally announced that unless the terms
ac complied with before July |, the
.rs al the workmen would be filled hv
4c> This was followed by a peremp-
III gctusal on the part of the company to
grile the Amalgamated Association
steel and Iron Workers as such OF to-
7T with any committee of the work
short OF an acceptance OF the terms
erd. The mel stated that they would
.r submit to the proposed reduction,
announced their determination to re-
f.y effort on the part of the Calnegies
yam M their plants with non-union
As both sides were determined.
proceeded to prepare for the contest
A eliminated in violence and blood
'H" l.-day. The contest was precipitat-
~ he workmen nj Homestead, by
ing II. G. Frick, President of the
nanN. in ctfigy In retaliation he ol-
ri An immediate shut down of the big
Is Two days before the time provided
he contract under which the men were
lu4. The employees at once proceed
vrganize for the defensive, and the
plN erected a high board fence
Ind the entire works, giving them the
-arance of an immense stockade, the
"'> icing pierced with port holes.
it~Jerday the Carnegie Company an
leca their intention to proceed to get
ey to make repairs. and the officials
%d the Sheriff to appoint deputies to
"ect their property. The Sheriff sent
snail squad of men to the works, but
strikers assembled in force and Motif
hem to get out of town, as no disorder
is Intended and no damage would be
le 10 any property. They even offered
e sworn in AS deputies and to give
BIDS for the faithful performance of their
'eS as conservators of the peace. When
Us offer was declined, the Advisory Com
''ee which had been directing the
o. of the workmen, and which had
a tlle turbulent spirits among the work
ID ia check, was Immediately dissolved
4a All the records OF the committee were
moltly destroyed.
TIE BATTLE BEGINS.
} clock in the morning an effort
made to land detectives, but the
lHerS met them and a fierce battle was
~lated both sides exchanging a heavy
icy Of shots. The detectives were, al
lNm with Winchester rifles, but at the
0nl here the attempt to land was made
eie vas a steep embanklnent and they
TIE compelled to go in single file and
r" soon driven back to the boats by the
f'll lire from the shore. The noise of
|e spread about the borough like wild
and thousands of men. women and
Nren thronged to the river bank to
hess the fight in progress. The Pink
Oh men were determined to land and
poured volley after volley into the
-'> Of the strikers, many of whom were
ken down by the bullets. some of
l4 'eing fatally injured and others
led outright.
Is the battle progressed the strikers
ul' a position behind breastworlls
'l' constructed of steel rails and bill
- md from this place of refuge were
t 'o pick off the detectives MS soon as
trpeared on the decks of the boats.
" Le meantime Can't. IINnd and Stunt.