St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-14
SHOWER OF BULLETS.
Many Shots Fired in a Street
Row in the Village Of
Homestead.
Three Negroes Badly Beaten
in a Fraeas With a Lot
Of Strikers.
Several Strikers Wounded by
Revolvers in the Hands
of Negroes.
Seven Of the Africans Ar-
rested--The Town Is Now
Quiet Again.

HOMESTEAD, Pa. Nov. 13.-Not since
she famous 9th of July have flying bull
lets been so plentiful as this afternoon.
Inside of twenty minutes over fifty shots
were fired, and Fourth avenue was in a
state of panic and disorder. Rumors
are plentiful Of persons being wounded,
but the only ones seriously hurt appar-
emily are three strikers named McFad-
den. Jones and Prichard. They have
all flesh wounds. Three negroes are
also badly beaten. The fight started on
Fourth avenue about 4:30 o'clock. The
colored men who work in the mill were
walking toward the mill, when they met
a striker who said something to them.
They replied. and the striker knocked
one down. With the same extraordl-
nary suddenneSs which always charac-
terizes Homestead, so far as the gather
ing of crowds is concerned, rbout twenty
persons, including children and women,
assembled in few moments. Both ne
groes fought hard, but stones began to
fly, and the men were beStlng them,
when one of the colored men drew a re-
Volver and opened fire. BY this time
there were fully 500 persons on the
street, and the bullets whlStlng over
their heads started panic. Three men
knockec down the second negro, and
when he arose he had two reyolyers in
his hands.
He 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 coored men had reached
City Farm lane, six other colored men
came t.iOng and were assaulted. They
all drew guns and ran down Fourth
avenue in the direction Of Mcclure
street. near where their lodging house
Is situated. Some one hurled a BRICK
which hit Washington Paul on the head.
He opened fire and so did the others. In
a minute the air was full of bullets, and
in front of the cOlOred men there was
terrified crowd rushing into houses for
shelter or 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 passed through her shawl,
which she had thrown over her head.
Two bullets went through windows of
residences, and one buried itself in the
window Sill of a second-StOry frame
house, occupied by the Coulter family.
who we're looking out at the time.
While the negroes were running men,
lodging TO alleys, would hurl stones at
them. When the cOlored men reached
their house they ran in and barred the
door. In minute the house was SUI
rounded by
An Infuriated Crowd
who soon tore down the fence and shat
tered every window with stones. When
the deputies and borough officers ar
rived some persons were suggesting
that they leave the house. and some one
began to yell, Lets lynch the niger
black sheep" This was taken up, and
cries OF Hang 'em" were heard on all
sides. The officers went in to arrest
the colored men, and they found them
huddled IN one room, terrified and eX
pected to be killed. One man. however,
was not afraid and said he would be
the first to leave. AS he was taken out
a woman hit him with frying pan.
cutting his head. The deputies lried in
vain 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 o1ncers then drew
their revolYerS ard announced that il
any more stones were thrown they
would have 10 open fire. A Slav threw
rock, which crashed
Through Window
already half shattered. He was arrest
ed, but the authorities seemed almost
poWeresS, for by this time over 1900
persons gathered. Several other col
pred men were beaten on the way to
the lookup. About this time another
alarming report was circulated through
the crowd. 1t was in effect that
the colored nOn-uniOnistS living
on Shanty hill, hearing of the as
sault upon their brethren in town, were
about to come down and rescue them.
This was really the case. Over fifty
colOTed men were ready to make an on
Blaught at moments notice, and the
coal and iron police had much difficnlty
In restraining them. Marion Conrad,
another non-unioniSt owns a house
above Aun street on Fourth avenue.
During the shooting large crowd
gathered in front of his house, and
when he appeared began to threaten
him. Conrad is sworn in as a deputy
sheriff, and lie stood III his door with
revolver in either hand and SAID he
would shoot the first man who entered
the gate. Several deputies then arrived,
thus keeping the crowd back for an
hous, when it dispersed. After all the
colored men had been removed from the
boarding house
The Excitement Subsided
as rapidly as it began, and by nightfall
no unusual crowds were noticeable on
the streets. Peter McFadden, who first
engaged the colOred men in fight, was
shot through the left arm and cut on
the head. James Jones, his friend, who
came to his assistance in the attack, had
Ri escape from death which was marac-
ulous. He had clinched with one of the
coloTed men and struck him. AS he
did so the negro showed his revolver
IN his assailant's face and fired,
the bullet striking Jones on the
forehead above the eyes, and glanced
off, cutting bloody furrow over the
left eye. Jones and McFadden were ar
rested tonight by detectives. Mrs.
Jones attempted to shield her husband
and attacked the officers, but was held.
Ofsthe eleven colored men locked up.
seven have cuts OH their heads where
they were struck with missiles or clubs,
j. Lewis and B. Ford being so badly
beaten that physician was summoned
to dress their wounds. Tonight gnards
are on duty at the lookup and nom
union boarding houses 10 prevent at
tack.