Evening journal., 1892-07-07


cautiously showed out of an opening and
cheers greeted It. "They surrenderp "Vic-
tory,' eve have them now and like cries
rung out. Then Hugh O'Donnell, accom-
panied by two or three OF the advisory COM
mittec, ran down the steep bank TO receive l
the message Of peace. The spokesman OF
Che Pinkertons announced that they would
surrender on condition that they be pro-
tected from the violence Of the mob. After
q short parley this was agreed 10, though a
multitude Of onraged people were bowling
for the blood OF the men who killed their
comrades
As soon as the committee had arranged
the preliminaiies a hundred or more men
from the shore climbed upon the boat. A
United Press reporter went into the frail
craft and there found one dead and eleven
wounded Pinkerton men. Asked where
they came from, one big fellow, who looked
like tough, said Boston and Chicago had
furnished the most Of them, but there were
some from other places Not more than
couple Of Pittsburg men were in the gang,
he said His experience in the boat was the
worst he eyer had, though he had been in
some warm places. Some Of the men, he
said, even cried for fear, and but few Of
them expected TO get away with whole
skins.
The Guards CIubbed.
The steelworkers did not let them talk
long, but ordered them TO hurry out. The
first one TO leave had his Winchester rifle
with him. "Disarm them,p cried the mob,
and the rifles were then taken away from
all, and became the property of the man
who took the gun. Then began a looting
of the boat. The uniforms the guards had
intended to wear were either thrown into
the river or given 10 the Hungarians
Everything of the slightest value that was
portable was carried away by the crowd
When the boats had been looted the march
Of the captured crew began. Down the
gangplank, one by one, they came, and that
they might be distinguished from the men
on the bank, so that none would get away
they were forced TO walk with uncovered
head
And such a gauntlet as they had 10 run.
For distance Of GOO yards or more one was
formed, and through this the Pinkerton
men walked, ran or crawled as best they
could. The first to leave got only hoots and
& jeers. Then with open hands the men who
formed the gauntlet began to strike them
on their uncovered heads. The leaders
We're unable TO do anything with the crowd,
and soon clubs were introduced. This was
The rule was "When you see an uncovered
head, hit it," Murder" murder" shrek
ed the frightened ones as the blows rang on
their heads
"Men for the love Of God, have mercy
on me. Don't kill me-" pleaded a gray
headed man from whose head and face
was flowing blood from many wounds
Their hats their satchels and even their
coats were taken from them and either
torn to pieces or carried Off The police
force Of the steelworkers tried to save
them, but IL was no use. When n man
reached the top of the bank he would re-
ceive a blow from a club which would
knock him down When he got up be al
ways ran, and blows from clubs and fists
rained on his unprotected head. One young
fellow with blanched face saw what was
awaiting him and he burst into tears.
Dropping on his knees, he begged for
mercy, but he was soon raised TO his feet
by kicks from all sides. Then he started 10
run, and as he did blow from a blood
stained club laid him low. Two men ran
to him and escorted him safely through the
rest Of the line
Women, too. We're in the line, and they
piled clubs and stones as vigorously as did
the men. They made more noise, for they
were continually hooting at the Pinkerton's
and urging the men on in their terrible
work. The only guards not assaulted while
running the gauntlet were the wounded
and they were greeted with howls and
cries that must have made them pray FOL
death.
"You blanl5ety blank, it's a blank pits
your blank head was not shot of was q
: sample OF what the wounded heard. The
only one that was not hooted was the dead
! man. "Good for the biankety blank" was
the greeting he got but it was not spoken
loudly
The Boats Burned.
Through the gauntlet at the mill the un
happy Pinkerton men had another one {,
run On the streets We're women. children
e and a few struggling steel workers As the
wounded men ran, mud, stones and othei
e missiles struck them Following them wa
I a crowd OF men whose duty it was 20 SCI
that none got away, and so far as can bI
S learned none did get away. They werl
q rounded no like frightened sheep in n corne
S Of the town and then driven to the operi
r house There they were locked in and gla,
d they were to be of the streets, for SCENE,
d that every man. woman and child felt it
o duty to add TO the misery of every mai
Y whose head was cut and every one Of th
e heads owned By the Pinkerton guards wa
q bleeding After placing the guard on tn
o opera house the majority of the workme
t withdrew and a message was sent to W. J
O Brennan asking him to come TO Homestea
e and advise the victors as TO tho disposal O
o the prisoners Of war.
q When the last Pinkerton had left th
e barge the mob cried, "Bum the boats.
n The suggestion was a taking one, and the
only waited long enough 70 unite severa
@ boxes Of Winchester rifles and ammunition
e md then satisfied they had all their arms
d the torch was applied TO the Iron Noun
il tain and the Monongahela simultaneously
j. Aided 10y oil and fed by the dry wood q
d the inside it was not long until the fame
II were leaping far above the high river ban
j. and tho mob was driven back by the in
e tense heat
If Nero could not have been more happ!
4 when he saw Rome in flames than wer
n those steeiworkers when they beheld th
e fire destroying the harges which only
o short time before sheltered their foe.
y They shouted joyfully, cheered Justify, an
e their cries of delight were re-echoed by I'll
'e men on the other side Of the river VIII
were standing by now silent cannon; nc