The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-07-14

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wounded rs could be reached to Brad
dock, from which point they were sent
down to the hospitals for treatment at
Ilttsburg. Seven Of the force were
thus cared for, while the strikers who
Tell wounded were carried to their
homes at Homestead, the dead being
| taken to the morgue and undertaking
| rooms in the town. News of the riot
reached Pittsburg as early as6 o'clock
IN the morning and thousands of mill
hands, all of whom are now idle pend
ing the conference on the scale, con-
Eregated in the streets while hundreds
OF others. armed with guns and revolv-
erS and we'll supplied with ammuni-
tlon, took up a line of march to rein
1orce the strikers.
AS soon as day broke the strikers Sc
cured small brass ten-pound cannon
and planted it within the steel billet
emorasnre so as to command the barges
which were mOored at the bank of the
river. AT the same time Il force of
more than one thousand men took I'D
position on the opposite side of the
river aid also planted a cannon which
they protected with 4 breastwork of
railroad iron. Fire from both sides
was Kept up, the barges having been
pierced along the sides. Shortly before
!OclOck the canton were trained on
me boats and for several hours an aw-
1ul bombardment was kept up. The
stout oaken timberS forming the sides
OF the boats were splintered, but the
steel plates on the inside prevented the
balls from penetrating the interior.
Many OF the strikers, however, were ex-
pert marksmen, and they sent shot
a1ter shot into the port holes i'm the
bows and inflicted terrible Injury to
the imprisoned men.
When 1T was found little impression
, could be made 10y the cannons on the
boats an effort was made to fire the
DargeS, and thus compel the detectives
10 leaYe the vessel or suffer the terrible
late or being burned alive. Hose were
procured and the oil was poured on the
sides and decks of the Largps. While
'llS was being done barrel after barrel
was empted into the river above the
moorlng place, the object being to al.
low 1T to float against the boat and
then ignite it. This terrible deed was
| attempted several times, but the boats
did not burn, and then the mob became
lnfurlated and hurled dynamite bombs
| at the vessel with great effect. The
situation OF the detectives was such as
TO appal the stOutest heart. The men
| had been left cooped in the barges at
the mercy of the infuriated mob. The
towDoat had left them and they were
SO encompassed by the maddened army
OIL strikers that no Succor could reacn
them. Three times they ran up u flag
OF truce, but as many times 1T was
stricken down by bullets fired by the
strikers. Then IL became evident that
the ammunition of the besieged detec
tlves was either exhausted or they
were toe much worn out to continue
the llght, and for two hours before the
END OF the struggle was reached not a
shot was fired by the barges.
towards dusk efforts were again
made to turn the boats with their liy-
ing freight, and they would doubtless
have succeeded had it not been for the
lDterposltion Of the leading officers of
the Amalgated Association who went
TO the scene OF war in the afternoon.
through their efforts it was agreed to
allow the detectives to SURRENDER, but
lhls was not secured without the great.
est objection on the part of the men.
many or whom had lost friends and &C.
| quaintance5 during the day. Besides.
us III all such outbreaks, there were
thousands of turbulent charactere at
tracted to the place, ,and as they owed no
alleRlance to any organization they
| couid not be controlled. They wanted
10 see The carnage go Oh; but it was
| nOJ until some Of the strikers pointed
their guns at the outsiders that a hear.
ing was obtained. AL5 o'clock the
| PlnkertOn men hung out another white
liag and this time it was respected, and
committee of strikers went aboard to
prepare the terms of capitulation.
| they guaranteed the safe conduct for
the llnkertons, provided they left their
arms ana ammunition behind and
agreed TO leave the place under guard.
Ihe detectives had no alternative and
! promptly accepted the teens, some of
the men saying that it was the first
time they had ever submitted to such
an Illuminating surrender.
When an inspection Of the boats was
made 1T Was round that seven of the
| lInkertOn men had been killed and
twenty or thirty wounded, and MANY
Of them 50 badly that they Will die. AS
they were brought from the boat they
presented terrible appearance. Many
were besmeared with blood, while all
OF them showed signs of exhaustion
from the long confinement in the close
quarters between the decks. The most
shocking and daStardly deeds, however,
were committed while the prisoners
were beng escorted through the streets
by an escort Of guards appointed by
the strikers. An angry mob lined the
street on both sides. AS the men
passed by each in charge of two depu-
ties the mill men and their friends
kicked them and threw some Of them
down. The unfortunate detectives
begged for mercy. Some of them had
pistol shot wounds IN their heads and
three were seen that had their eyes shot
out. Several were shot in the should.
trs, arms and legs and could scarcely
lint along. Blood was running in
streams down their shirts and they
fairly yelled with pain.
| FULLY thirty injured men were taken
to the town hall. One of them had his
eye punched out by an umbrella in the
hands Of a woman. Sand WAS thrown
In their eyes and they were struck with
clubs and other missiles. MANY were
Knocked down with clubs and trampled
| upon and some were too weak to walk
when they started for the town hall.
The mill men used the stocks of their
rifles and struck the detectives over the
head and shoulders, infllcting serious
ana IN some cases perhaps fatal inju.
ries. AS the procession reached ihe
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