Omaha daily bee., 1892-08-05
ASSAULTED By THE STRIKERS
Several Men Badly Beaten Who Attempted
to Go to Work at Duquesne.
ARGUMENTS OF STICKS AND STONES
Militia men Now Surround the works-Nany
Old workmcn Asking to be Taken
Baek-Afairs at Homeste ad-
The Present situation.

HOMESTEAD, Pa, Aug. The moral sua-
sion of clubs and stones was adopted by a
few desperate strikers TO prevent or delav u
stampede at Duquesne today. AS "a result
several persons were beaten and the militia
is in charge of the steel works thore
Yesterday it became evident that break
was imminent. A large number of the
strikers had become convinced that the
fight was lost and went to the mill ONCE
where they inscribed aeir names in the ap-
pllcation hook. William Mileslagel, foreman
OF the mechanical department, reported with
thirty men in the morning for repair work.
Sixty men who had led the strike, hear
Ing of II, determined to stop the work
Twenty Homestead men, in charge of the
two brothers named Harris, so it is claimed,
who are not naturalized citizens, having only
left England six months ago, were on the
ground to assist the strikers.
When Foreman Milesagel arrived at the
gate with his men he was halted by the
crowd, which was armed with clubs and
boulders Every man was ordered home
with such threatening demonstrations that
the majority fed in terror. Foreman M lie
slagel, how never, shouted: ~ won't go; your
conduct is diseraceful."
Assaulted by the Strikers.
"Ether you will leave at once or we shall
kill you," somebody in the crowd yelled.
Mileslagel turned and started and was fol-
lowed by the men cursing him, and he hurled
back a defiance. Immediately one man
struck at him with club, which Mieslagel
lodged, and as he did so rock WAS hurled
by the second. The third man, however, ran
up and struck the foreman in the back of the
neck, knocking him over the embankment.
He rolled a distance of twenty feet and re-
ceived painful bruises. The deputies saw
the assault but were hemmed oy
strikers that they could rencer no assist
ance.
A few moments later Hugh Boyce. the
boss carpenter arrived. A savage rnsh was
made for him The deputies held back tho
mob and Boyce reached the gate unharmed.
The crowd then retired TO the hillside, and
while there carpenter arrived on the elec-
trio road from Mckees port. AS no dis
mounted In front of the gate the strikers
charged. The terrified carpenter dropped
his tools and fled to the gate. He managed
TO get safely inside
The foiled strikers Immediately proposed
storming the works. Then a telegram was
hastily dispatched by Captain Gray to
Brigader General Wiley commanding the
battalion of the Second brigade stationed at
homestead. He sent the Sixteenth regiment
to the scene of disorder on a special train.
1t arrived just in time to prevent the mill
mill road without having to use single
bayonet. Details were then stationed at the
gates railroad stations and through the
town. None OF the repair men would go to
work in the afternoon. They were too
frightened. The company expects them to
report In the morning.
Ready to Return to Work.
Treasurer II. M. Curry of the Carnegie
Steel company Oimited), who was at Du-
Quesne, stated 10 tho Associated Press rep
sentative that 800 of the old employees had
asked to return to work and would be taken
back on Monday. Fifty men who were
tive in -inaugurating the strike were refused
their old places.
In Homestead it is generally conceded
that SO far as Duquesne is concerned, the
strike is lost.
There was little change IN the Homestead
fight this evening. Manager Potter said
that on Monday the Bessemer converting
mill would be started and then all depart
ments would be partially in operation.
President Weihe OF the Amalgamated
association, reports that contributions tto the
Workingmen's fund are coming in rapidly
He also states that while he believes that
there 1,200 workmen in the Homestead
mill, he has it from good authority that not
over 100 OF them are actually and constantly
employed, the others being employed simply
to discourage the working men on the
outside.
The leaders Of the strike at the Union
mills say that nonunion men are marched IN
squads to saloons on PENNSYLVANIA avenue
necks and revolvers In their pockets come to
the gates and sneer at those outside.
A Pittsburger today received a letter from
friend who Is now IN Toronto, saying
Hugh O'Donnell, the labor leader is there.
The object of his visit there is not known.