Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-08-05
CLUBS AND STONES
Take the Place of
Moral SuasiOn.
DIRTY WORK OF STRIKERS.
Situation at Duquesne Means Defeat
for Homestead Strikers.

Jury Of about fifteen men. Foreman MIL
slagle aud another workman wero fear
fully cut about the head, and about
dozen others received bruises and many
were knocked kown.
The property is now In possession OF the
Sixteenth regiment Colonel Hulings, who
ia In command. said "Most of the Du-
quesne Norkmen having signihed their in
tention OF returning TO work. detacb-
ment of them was ordered to report foi
repairs yesterday. AS they approached the
gate the mob met and drove them back
with clubs The nine deputies In charge
Of the mall rushed TO the spot but were
powerless. The men about TO enter ran
for their lives, and the deputies dis
patched to General Wiley who ordered the
Sixteenth regiment here" Colonel HUI
ings reported to General Wiley that two
companies would be sufficient guard.
The assailants are said TO have been
strikers from Homestead.
The trouble began shortly after 7o'clock,
when thirty men In the mechanical de-
partment put i'm an appearance. Near
TIE entrance to the mill they were met b3
crowd of nearly 600 Duquesne and
Homestead strikers, the latter having
gone from this place during the night
Twelve deputy sheriffs endeavored to keep
back the mob In order that the thirty mo
chanics might pass into the works, but
They Were Soon Overpowered
and compelled to retreat. In the struggle
some Of the deputies had their maces
taken from them. Seeing that to further
resist the mob would result in bloodshed,
the little band Of workmen retreated.
EThis victory encouraged the strikers
and when Foreman Milslagle came upon
the scene few minutes later. end at
tempted 70 reach the mill gate, M found
him self.surrounded By bowling, lawless
mob, but the brave foreman. With club in
hand. defed the strikers. Near the gate
ne found himself confronted by a dozen
men. They told him that II he did not
turn back he would be killed. Half q
dozen OF deputies tnen ran to his rescue
They begged OF Milslagle to return to his
home. Reluctantly he consented, and
started for his residence, which stands on
the side of hill back OF tho works. He
was followed by three men, one OF them o
Homestead steel worker. When he
reached narrow pathway running along
the edge Of deep ravine, the Homesteader
ran up behind him and
Dealt Him n Terrible Blow
on the top of the head. Milslagle was
bott ON Of the ravine. lie was picked up
by friends and taken to his home where
he soon recovered. The assault was wit
messed by the mob of strikers, who cheered
when they saw Mllslagle knocked down.
While they were still gloating over the
victory, the strikers caught sight Of Boss
Carpenter Hugh Boyce fastening toward
| the mill gate. With wild yell they
| started for him with upraised clubs, but
the deputy sheriffs promptly executed
flank movement, surrounded Boyce, and
succeeded In getting him In the mill un-
injured. The crowd surged about the
gate, which they threatened TO break
down II Boyce was not brought out Do
for they could carry out their threat the
strikers caught sight of several companies
of militia swooping down upon them In
double-Quick time. The sight OF the
bluccoats and the glistening bayonets
caused the mob TO scatter In all directions.
In few minutes tho entire Sixteenth
regiment, under command Of Colonel
Hulings, was In possession OF the place,
having arrived on q special train few
minutes after General Wiley had been
apprised Of the serious situation of
affairs.
Colonel Hulings ordered the captains Of
the respective companies to place men on
all streets leading TO the mill. with orders
TO nllow no one TO pass without written
orders, Details were also sent TO Oliver
and Cochran stations, while full com.
pany took possession OF the road In front
Of the works. Finding themselves at bay,
| the strikers gathered on the hill above the
town, where they contentcd themselves
with hurling vile imprecations on the
heads of those below.
A Blow to Homestead Men.
Cnrnegis's employees have lost the strike
In Duquesne,as 5l0 of the men have signed
agreements to return TO work next Mon
day. Fully half this number are Anal
gamatcd men, who in order not tn lose
their places have deserted the organiza-
ton.
This IL q severe blow to the Homestead
strikers who have 40 confidently relied
upon tho Duquesne men 10 help them out.
Some OF the leaders here are frank enough
to admit that the dcsertion of NO many
men Mt this time will aid the Carnegie
company IN Its Homestead fight. Every
effort will be made to keep the Duquesne
contingent from returning to work Mon
day morning, but the leaders acknowl-
edge they have very little 70 hope for 80
lon ms the military remains.
Superintendent Potter of the Home
stead mill said last night: 1--WE have not
taken back any Of the old men today for
the very good reason that we do not need
them We have n full complement OF er-
perienced workmen now, and by next
Monday we will have every department
running full time double turn. We will
board our men free Of cost as long as IL IL
necessary-thst may be for month aud
- =