The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-16

head from the ground. Merry and the
hungarian were carried over the tres.
tle-work to the PemiclSy tracks and
then taken to the office of DR.. Purman.
The doctor after hasty examination
announced that both men would prebs.
bly, die
Before the second attempt was made
to land the officer in charge announced
to the worsmcn assembled on the
bank that his men were Pinker-
tons, and that he would land them
if he had to NOW down every body in
sight. He then ordered his men to ad-
vance. and as they advanced from the
barge they were met by shower of lead
from the rifles and pistols of the scat
tered workmen. The officers fell back
for an instant as if repulsed, but they
were promptly rallied, and marching
eight abreast endeavored to get ashore.
They were driven back again. however.
At 10 a. m. the chief leader of the
workmen, accompanied by a reporter,
went to the front of the line of battle.
The main fight was at that time being
near huge oil tank on the river front,
one mile from Homestead. Here the re-
porter saw one of the workers breath
his last. The man was standing near
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad tracks,
firing 20-pound cannon, trying to sink
the barges on which were the Pinker-
tons. His shots went wide of mark. A
moment later. the mill workers head
was almost severed from his body by a
shot from Winchester rifle in the hands
of Pinkerton.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July AT 1910 a.
m, near the lavatory. one man aimed
his rifle and the next instant a shout
went up and a Pinkerton detective who
had been standing on the barge fell.
The bullet had passed through his head,
and he dropped in the river never to
rise alive. The locked-out men had
gained entire possession of the COM
pany's lavatory and in this their am
munition is stored. The workmen have
at least 500 rifles in their possession.
At II o'clock the men reported that
they were out of ammunition, and the
committee was Immediately sent after
more.
Pinkertons Observation-Disclosures Engage
ment-A Car of Fire.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July AT 11:3O n.
IN. the boat Little Bill, which brought
the bargcs to Homestead, was seen
coming down the river, a large United
States flying from the masthead. The
appearance of the boat was u
signal along the river front for
renewed activity both on and off
the barges. shes coming to take
the barges away" was the cry raised
on the shore. As the boat came nearer
it was seen that she carried squad of
armed men, who were lined up inside
next the Homestead mills. When op-
posite the converting department the
men on board the boat opened fire on
those on shore. For ten minutes the
firing continued, the Pinkcrtons on
the barges joining the men on
the boat in the shooting. The
men on the bank returned the fire from
behind the furnace stacks. which they
used as n shield. So warm was the fire
from the shore that the men on the
boat were driven to cover. Several men
on the boat were seen to fall, and it is
certain that they We're wounded. No
one on shore was injured by the firing
from the boats. The Little Bill made
an attempt to tie up with the barges,
but this was futile, owing to the shower
of bullets from the shore, and the tow
boat passed down the river, leaving the
occupants of the bargcs in very uncom-
Portable quarters.
An attempt to set fire to the barges
did not prove successful by the raft
process. and another attempt was
made. From the converting depart
ment of the mill to the edge of the river
where the barges are moored runs
switch. On this was run n car filed
with barrels of oil, lumber and waste
To this lighted torch was applied and
the ear cut loose. The flames sprang
up distance of 100 feet, while great
volumes of smoke rolled heaven
ward. The crowds on the hill
sides overlooking the scenes sent
up lusty shout as word reached
them of the intended burning of the
boat and all on board. The car of fire
rushed down the steep incline in the
direction of the barges, and the men
on the barges watched its approach
with blanched faces.
Just then the steamer Little Bill
pulled in between the barges and shore.
nut on reaching the water the car of
fire came to stop. The heat was in
tense, and soon the little steamer was
hot. All this time a con-
tinuous fire was kept up, and 1t
is estimated that 1000 shots
were exchanged during this brief
engagement. For some unknown rea-
son those in charge of the cannon on the
opposite snorc did not hre a shot during
the battle
The Pinkertons Surrender Under Prom
ise of Protection.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July I, ) p. m.-The
Pinkerton forces have just surrendered
under promise of protection. Master
Workman O'Donnell has just called a
meeting of the men inside the mills
and stated that he had been requested
by the officers of the Amalgamated
association to ask the strikers to allow