Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-07-14

arms we're not equal to the improved WAN
cLessers of their enemy, they drove til I'm
back. The workingmen had won thef1rst
battle. The dead and wounded were Ysss-
ried to the rear and cared for by the women,
while the men TODD their ground and kept
up constant attack upon the boat. TIE
Pinkcrtons' firing dropped eff alter they
we're driven back, and all but q few men
took refuge in the boats cabin. The Others
were soon at their side The cabin was
poor fortress, IS the balls from the few
rifles on the shore penetrated its frail side,
ard the FinkcrtpNs were at the mercy OF
the men until tue boat pulled into the mid
die of the river When ct safe distance
from the bullets OF the Row maddened men,
thcv Looked ait"r
THEIR FALLEN COMRADES.
The dead were laid on the cabin floor,
while the wounded we're placed on cots
and given such mcdica! attention as was at
hand. The sight OF dozens of dead and
wounded seemed to make them more de-
termiNed to accomplish their purpose OF
going into the mill. TIE captain OF the
Pinkertons ordered the dead ana woun ded
taken to B-addock, and the Little Bill
towed the bargcs to the river bank, where
they were moored. The boat then with
drew and was soon on its way to Rraddock
with her load OF mutilated humanity.
No sooner had the boat LETT the barses,
when The second attack vas made. The
barses containing the Pinkertons proved a
vs. lUahie fort, and. with their bodies con-
cealed ana their excellent guns, they had
great advantage over their enemy. The
workingmen were still lined along the river
bank within iuli view of the men in the
barges. The firing was rapid for some
minutes the Pinker,ons getting the best OF
the fight When they saw several men fall,
and many wounded retreat, they
RUSHED FOR THE LANDING.
They jumped over the sides of the barges
and up the banks toward the mill. The
men seemed to expect this, and the report
o: their guns rang out The Pinke-ton
men were scattered, and fell never to rise
again. When they saw their mistake,
alter it had cost the lives o. some OF their
party, stampede occurred. When the
Pinkertons retreated 10 their barges, they
scrambled over the sides !uster than they
left it few moments before. During this
attack at least three Pinkertons met death.
but how many were mortally wounded
could not be learned. The workinGmen
lost but one man, a Slav. Several were
wounded, and were cared for by the women
in the rear. There was a lull Tor many
minutes alter that. 1t was only to refill
| cartridge belts for the fighting blood could
not be cooled.
The sun rose eloriopsly, and from dis
| lance the day in Braddock was as serene
| and quiet as Sunday. Jack Morris stood
| up at the pumping station and looked out
| OF window. 1t was Sis o'clock and not
| shot had been exchanged for thirty-six
minutes. moment later Pinkerton
| ball
PIERCED HIS FOREHEAD
| and he tel! h-aulong out OF the window,
| and forty feet below his bones were broken
| on the shore. Six men rushed down the
| bank and dragged his body up. James
| Ryan was shot in the arm while doing it.
| Then the fight reopencd and continued in
desu!tory manner for an hour ana half.
| Three men were killed and many slightly
| wounded. The men shot often into the
barges and cannon ball struck one Of
| them. The gunner was shot. The men
standing in the mill had entrenchcd
| themselves and when the bullets went
| through they took advantage OF every bar
| OF iron, and every pile had men behind it
| armed with guns and revolvers.
1t was a thrilling sight to witness the
| regular army line move !earlessly to the
rlVer front when the Little Dlll came down.
| Not a man who had gun hung back. and
many hundreds who had only clubs.
| sledges. picks etc, brought up the rear.
| They were shot at by two hundred rifles
and several were wounded. cannon ball
OF their own friends devastated their ranks,
but not one taiteced. And when rcpuIsed,
the Little Bill backed on, into the river,
| IIOAI:-E YELL OF TRIUMPHANT
| defiance went up from the men. None OF
these men were drunk-most of them had
not tasted drop OF liquor. The saloons,
| like other business houses are closed. The
men are Determined and on every side, as
the day grows. the expression is he I'D:
| Before the mills run non union they will
| have to be rebuilt"
Many o! the wounded on the shore were
| spectators, and TWO Of the killed were not
employed at the works. William Poy,
who is dying at DR.. Osbornes office, was
| employed i'll the mines near here and went
| to the river as Spectator, and also TO look
| after his father. VINO was one of the strikers
and who was in the attack Andrew
| Streige!. the twenty-one-year- old boy who
was killed, was driver for a brewery, and
| joined his brother in tie attack. His
brother. Henry SireiGel. and Peter Foster.
the S.av, are al H. Williams undertaking
establishment. 1t had been turned into a
Inorgue S:rciyel lived in the same no Use
which las been turned into a meryue.