Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-07-16
POWDER AND BALL.
Brought Into Use at Carnegie's
Mills.
Locked-Out Iron Workers Repel an In
vasion by Pinkerton Men = The Latter
Surrender After Battle in Which
Twenty Men Are Killed.
CIVIL WAR IN pENNsYLvAN1A.

PITTSBURGH, "a, July 7.-PlttS burgh
has had another experience with labor
riots, and this time, as during the fear
full scenes which were witnessed during
the riots of 1877, blood has been shed,
life jeopardized and valuable property
placed in danger. This time the mob
was thoroughly well organized, well
disciplined and had sufficient officers at
the head to conduct the operations.
The force embraced all the men em-
ployed in the extensive plants of the
Carnegie Iron e. Steel Company at
Homestead, some miles east of Pitts
burgh and n battle which for blood
thirstiness and boldness of execution
has not been excelled in actual warfare
waged from 4 o'clock Wednesday
morning until o'clock in the
afternoon, and only ceased when the
force of Pinlertons 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.
A complete list of the killed in the
riots, so far as known, includes eleven
workmen and nine PinlSerton guards
Eighteen workmen and twenty-one
Pinkerton men were injured in the bat
tie. In addition to this at least one
hundred guards were seriously injured
by the strikers while on their way to
the Jail in the evening.
The developments Wednesday showed
that the application made for assistance
of the sheriff was mainly for the pur-
pose of covering what was intended to
be coup de main on the part of the
Carnegie company in clandestinely in
Producing a body of Pinkerton detect
ives into the mill inclosure. The de-
tectives had been held ready about
or 6 miles below the city
on the Ohio river, at which point two
model barges had been prepared for
them. The barges were towed
up the river by towboat, but long be-
stead thousands of strikers had
gathered on the banks of the river
ready to give them warm welcome.
BY 4 o'clock in the morning IN effort
was made to land the detectives, but
the strikers met them and fierce bat
tie was presipitated, both sides ex-
changing n heavy volley of shot. Many
were stricken down by the bullets,
some of them being fatally injured and
others killed outright.
AS the battle progressed the strikers
took up position behind breast
work hastily constructed of steel rails
and billets, and from this place of safe
refuge We're able to pick off the detec-
tives as soon as they appeared on the
deck of the boats. In the meantime
Capt. Hind and Superintendent Kline,
of the Pinkerton men, were dis.
abled, and the fire became SO
fierce that the crew of the tow
boat hastily cut loose from the
barge and steamed up the river, carry,
ing as many of the wounded as they
could reach to Braddock, from which
point they We're sent to the hospitals
for treatment at Pittsburgh. Seven OF
the force were thus cared for, while
the strikers that fell wounded were
carried to their homes at Home.
stead, the dead being carried to
the undertaking establishments in
the town. The news of the riot
reached Pittsburgh as early as o'clock
in the morning, and thousands of mill.
workers who are now idle pending the
conference on the scale congregated in
the streets, while hundreds of others
armed with guns and revolvers and
well supplied with ammunition. took
up the line Of march to reinforce tn.
strikers.
AS soon as day broke the strikers Sc
cured small brass ten-pounder cannon
and planted it within steel billet EN-
brasure, so as to command the barges
which We're moored at the bank of the
river. AT the same time a force of more
than a thousand men took up position
on the opposite side of the river anC
also planted n cannon. which they pro
tected with breastwork of railroad
ties. The fire from both sides was KEEP
up, the barges having been pierced
along the sides. Shortly before oclocl
the cannon was trained on the boats
and for several hours an awfu
bombardment was kept up. The
Stout oakcn timbers forming
the sides of the boat were
splintcred, but the heavy steel plate.
cii shS OHc UhliS
penetrating the interior. Many of tn,
strikers were expert marksmen, ant
they sent shot after shot into the por
holes of the boat and inflicted terrible
injury to the imprisoned men.
When it was found that little i'm
preston could be made by the cannon
on the boats an effort was made to fire
the barges and thus compe. the de
tectives to leave the vessel or suffer the
terrible fate of being burned alive
Hoses We're procured and oil wa.
sprayed on the decks and sides of the
barges. While tins was being done
barrel after barrel of oil was emptiec
into the river above the mooring place
the object being to allow it to tioa
against the boats and then ignite it.
This terrible deed was attempted
several times, but the boats did no
burn, and then the mob became in
furiated and hurled dynamite bombs a
the vessel with great effect. The situa
tion of the detectives was such as Il
appall the stoutest heart. The mel