Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-07-07
T0-DAY,s TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
aGer the Battle.

LII is Tie Qultu VI thS 80,
The leaders are wondering what Will
be the next step. They propose TO
have the fence on the Carnegie proper
tv rebuilt and also to repair all other
damaged caused by yesterdays riot.
This will be done so as to prevent any
suits for damages from the company.
There is much surprise here over the
reported release by the sheriff of the
Pinkerton guards. When the men
agreed not to kill the guards, it was
with the understanding that the guards
should be placed in jail until informa-
tons for murder could be sworn out
against them. The call of the sheriff
for a posse was received here with
good natured derision. The men are
confident that the sympathy Of the citi-
zens evidently is so much with them
that no good men would volunteer.
They declare that had the guards not
come here there would have been no
violence. A committee of three went
through the works at an early hour
this morning-coilcd up ropes and hose,
took down all barbados and removed
so far as possible all evidences of the
conflict. The barges ofthe Pinherton
men, after having been looted and set
on fire, were showed from the river
banks and the charred hulks tloatcd
down the river. Homestead again is
waiting, confidently and sternly. The
men are confident of their power.
PrrTsBURG, Pa, July The Pink
erton detectives from Homestead ar
rived in this city at 2:40 o'clock this
morning. They will be held under
guard until daylight when they will be
sent away. The prevailing opin-
ion here is that had the militia appear
ed on the scene the bloodshed would
have been much greater. The men
at Homestead are so well organized,
are under such perfect control, and are
SO great in numbers that conflict be-
tween them and the militia might be
long and would certainly be bloody
one. Under the circumstances the Gov
ernor's action calls for the unqualified
approval from all sides.
Sheriff McLeary, in addition to his
proclamation of last evening, calling on
all good citizens to appear armed at his
office this morning, sent out q number
of personal summons TO the same effect
early to-day. Notwithstanding this,
when the sheriff was ready at 8 o'clock
to receive volunteers, there were very
few on hand. But one man not person
ally summoned was on the ground, and
no others have yet reinforced this one.
OF the los men legally called upon, but
IL responded.
As it was apparent that force large |
enough for any practical purposes
could not be gathered in this manner |
to-day Sheriff McLeary decided to post
pone his trip to Homestead. He will
issue more summons to-day and expects
to have a larger force tomorrow.
There is much reluctance on the part of |
many here to go to Homestead, where
a fight would be expected by every |
deputy. In Pittsburg and Allegheny
there are thousands of members of the
same unions as the locked-out workmen
and these men have no wish to bear
arms against their brother workers.
The figures at the sheriff's Office show
that Is were killed and 81 wounded, six
Of whom will die, making the total
much larger than that of the riots of
1877. OF the Homestead workers four
were killed outright by bullets and 9th
ers died in the evening. Eleven were
injured, six of whom may die from the
effects of their injuries One hundred
and forty-fve of the Pinkertons were
injured but all wounds except few
gunshot wounds, were received from
the clubs, bricks, stones and fist blows
from the crowd while the prisoners were
en- route to their temporary prisons.
The strikers are now looking around
for traitors in their ranks and it is stat
ed that at least two have been spotted.
1t is said that a well known citizen of
Homestead, but not an iron worker,
had helped to ship the Pinkerton
guards ON the barges and had come
part way up the river with them. Last
night was one Of watchfulness though
of suppressed excitement in Home
stead. The guards were established,
as usual, but the majority of the men
went home and, practically, peace
reigned.
A deputy returned from Homestead
this morning, and states that the taking
Of a posse to that place will surely
bring about conflict and the scenes Of
yesterday be re-enacted. The men are
flushed with yesterdays success, and are
unreasonable; they will fight to the
end. In accordance with an order is
sued by Supt. of Police O'Mara a dou-
bic force of officers reported for duty at