Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-08
AFTER THE CARNAGE.
The Town of Homestead
Impressively Quiet.
Workmen Efface the Traces of
Wednesdays Riot.
A State of Armed Peace Prevails in
the Hamlet.
The Introduction of Nom Union Men
Will Be Resisted to tho Death.
The Pinkertons Released
From Arrest.
By the Associated Press.l

By the Associated Pressl
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July AFTER the
carnage yesterday and last night, the
town Of Homestead today was almost as
quiet as asleepy country village, and the
sad duty Of the decent interntent of
three of the five striking workers, who
were instantly killed in the battle that
ragged fiercely along the beautiful banks
Of the Monongahela, was the chjef evi-
dence of the storm of yesterday. The
strikers were master of the situation to-
day, and the best evidence that they
could possibly produce of. their inten-
ton to protect property and not turn
the town into hell where anarchy and
destruction rule, lies at the scene OF
yesterdays battle, where the immense
plant of the firm shows signs of the
fearful work of the preceding twenty
four hours. The ruin incident to yes
terday's preparation for warfare has
been repaired, the dismantled fence re-
built, the yard cleared of all debris, and
inside the works the old watchmen OF
the firm peacefully perform their GUS
tomary patrol. The striking men as
sert that, except in defense of what they
claim to be their right-that is, to pre-
vent the introduction of non.union
workmen, who will dispossess them OF
their homes and means of livelihood
they are orderly and careful observers of
the peace.
THE DARKEST STORY
of the whole affair is that of the running
of the gauntlet after their surrender,
and the brutality inflicted upon the de-
fenseless Pinkertons. Bareful inquiry
among eye-witnesses shows that the re-
ports of it were not exaggerated, and all
that the men can say cannot extenuate
it. Women were the moet violent and
savage after the surrender, and it was
largely to their acts and their goading
of the men that the leaders were unable
to restrain the mob.
While peace reigned today, it was
armed peace, truce forced by the fact
that there is nobody to fight, rather than
permanent cessation of hostilities. No
reasonable man doubted for momen MT
that the fighting would be resumed at
once if another attempt was made to in
troduce PinKerton men iuto towst
Homestead, as far as the introduction
OF these men goes, is
IN A STATE OF SIEGE.
The town IS picketed, and no man can
enter without his presence being noted.
The men intend that the Carnegie works
shall not be taken by surprise. They
are stronger now in numbers and death
dealing equipments. Besides this they
are reinforced by the prestige of yester-
days success and the arrival of num-
ber of fellow workmen from outside
towns, bring the assurance of sympathy
on the part of their co-laborers, and as.
sistance, physically and financially, if
needed. A large number of men,
estimated as 500, arrived late in the
night from Pittsburg, and today small
numbers came from various places.
What would happen if an attempt was
made to secure possession of the works
of the firm, with other than Pinkerton
men, is question to which
answer cannot be made. Some
men say it has been for long time the
purpose of the firm to make the mills
non-union establishment and break
down the workmen's organization.
They charge that the Pinkertons, noto-
riously regarded with the most bitter
enmity by organized labor throughout
the United States, were sent here in the
expectation that they would fight and
for the purpose of killing, if need be, in
order to carry their point. The ex-
preston of the men found backing from
the aged pastor of one of the
Methodist churches here, who, in
A REMARKABLE SERMON
Preached over the body of John Morris,
the best known and most popular Of the
killed workmen, said in unmistakable
words that in his opinion the Pinker-
tons had been sent here for blood, if
that were necessary for the non-unioni-
zation of the mills. He gave commend
alton to the workmen, and was evident
ly firm in his belief that to Frick is
Justly attributed the trouble between
the employers and the employed. He
spoke OF Frick in scathing terms, as q
man of no more sensibility than toad.
His speech, aside from the negative
feature of the almost unnatural quiet
and hush of the town, was the event of
the day.
Up to late hour tonight there were
no deaths in addition to those men
toned. Several men are in very dan
gerous condition, however, and it is
doubtful whether or not they will re-
cover.
NAMES OF THE KILLED.
Following are the names of those
killed yesterday, as furnished by the
coroner: ]. W. Kline, Pinkerton de-
tective, Chicago; Joseph Sotak,
striker, Homestead; Peter Farris,
laborer, Homestead; Silas Fain, spec
tator, Homestead; John E. Morris, a
laborer; Thomas W. Eldon, Homestead;
Edward Conners, Pinkertcn, New York;
Boritz Marowisky, Homestead; Peter
Heise, Homestead; Robert Foster,
Homestead; William Johnston, Home
stead.
A number of others are reported dead,
but the coroner has no official notifca-
ton of their death.
PATTIsoN's POPULARITY.
A great deal of relief was experienced
by the workmen at the news that Gov
ernor Pattison had refused to order the
militia here, and the intelligence of the
ridiculous efforts of the sheriff to obtain
strong posse, left the workmen in
cOmnIata DOHseeaion of the nlace. Gov