The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-27
A REIGN OF TERROR
Disorder increasing Every Day
at Homestead.
NON-UNION MEN ARE ASSAULTED
On all Sides and tho Conservative
Element Considering tho Necessity
of Asking for tho Troops AGain--A
List of outrages Perpetrated By
mobs..soveral Persons Badly Hurt.

HOMESTEAD, PA, Oct 26.-The reign
ofterror which has been inaugurated
by thc.strikers at this place still con-
tinues, and it is hard to tell what the
final result will be. There is strong
feeling among the law abiding citizens
OF petitioning the governor to have the
troops returned and the town put I'M
der martial law. They consider this
the quickest and most effective way OF
establishing reign of peace, where
violence is now supreme.
Charles Goodell, who was assaulted
at 2 o'clock Tuesday morning on his
way homo from the steel works, was
unable to return to work at o'clock
that morning. He recognized two OF
his assailants and prosecution may fol-
low. A man named Schemmel was re-
turning to his boarding house from the
mill last evening and was cowardly as
saulted at the corner of Fourth avenue
and Dickson street by six men who
were beating him with clubs and
stones. Cries OF kill him. kill him"
were heard by member OF the coal
and iron police who was aIso on his
way homo and he fastened to the fel-
lows assistance. He drew his revolver
on the attacking party rs they skunk
away. Schemmel was so badly used up
that he had to be helped to his board
ing house on Third avenue. His iniur-
les are both painful and severe and he
will be unable to work for several days.
Three non.union men, Frank Cum
mings, AL Snyder and Mr.. McGill, were
cowardly attacked near their boarding
house on Third avenue about o o'clock
last evening, and all three men were
more or less injured, Cummings, how
ever, the worst. In order to escape
they lett their hats and buckets behind,
only too glad to escape with their lives.
George Echard, who was shot and
severely wounded few days ago by
John Riley, at tho latter's home at
Riley'sstation, on the Wheeling division
of the B. & o., ia slowly recovering
The shots have not all yet been re-
moved. Riley was arrested and re-
leased on $500 bail for hearing Novem-
Der first.
The situation is certainly very grave
according to the belief of the sheriff
and his deputies. The assaults are be-
coming holder and more dangerous.
For week not day has passed with
out bloodshed. James Mulveick, mill
worker, was set upon by several hun
dred persons on Fourth avenue near
Heisel street. The frightened man
sought refuge in a grocery store, and
while in there women in the crowd
gathered rocks and piled them on the
street in front OF the store. When asutti-
Gent ammunition had been secured a
formal demand was made upon the
grocer that he deliver up Mulvick or
his store would be stoned. The
grocer was frightened and ordered
the non.unionist out. As he left he
was struck by stones and knocked
down. He jumped to his feet, seized
small man as shield and then fought
his way through the mob. The small
striker squirmed and kicked, but Mulv-
rick held him firmly with one hand,
while no struck with the other. Dor.
ough officers arrived on the scene and
arrested striker named Brown. As
they we're seen approaching the crowd
dispersed, most OF the men rushing for
cover at great rate.
A man named Hamilton who works
in the mill rented one Of the houses on
First avenue which the Carnegie steel
company purchased. A large crowd
assembled and drove back the drivers
on the furniture vans. A negro who
was hauling load Of coal was cut on
the head with stones and his horse
frightened into running away. The
moving has been postponed until morn
ing. When the excitement was highest,
Stewart, witness for the prosecution in
the riot cases, came along accompanied
by a reporter. They were Imme.
diately assaulted by shower OF stones
and struck. Stewart drew revol yer
and turned on the crowd. The men fed
and he walked after them. Several
women blocked his way. He hurled a
defiance at the man and walked of.
A son OF DR.. Foster was assaulted and
beaten by three men on Eighth avenue.
He recognized them and has made in
formation against them. There were
two other troubles reported but no
serious damage resulted. Tho business
people here and the conservative ele-
ment of the locked out men deplore the
disorder, while at the same time they
say that the officials grossly exagerate
tho affairs.