The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-29
NEW WORKMEN IN A RIOT
The story n Young Man Tells OF a Lively
Fight the Cars.


PITTSBURGH. July pa riot occurred this
morning on Baltimore and Ohio train. on
which party OF flfty-six non-union men
were being transported from Cincinnati to
Pittsburgh to work ip the Carnegie steel works
at Homestead In the melee one man was
stabbed in the forehead with a bayonpt In the
hands OF an armed guard. Another had
thumb chewed of. and nearly a score OF 9TH
ers were badly bruised In an attempt to regain
their liberty.
When the train reached Pittsburgh there
were only twenty ne men aboard. in addition
to the armed guard. tho other thirty five hav-
ing escaped from the car between Whitehall
station. on the Wheeling division. and the
depot in this city. When they left Cincinnati
the men did not know that they were being
taken to Homestead. and when they found 1t
out they rebelled. That Ia how the riot had Its
inception. Joseph Manning is the name Of
young man who will make affidavit to these
facts. Manning is n resident Of Cincinnati and
is about 20 years old. He Is printer appren-
tice. and. until last Tuesday. was employed on
the Enquirer. lie said:
ION last Thursday I answered an advertise
ment in the Enquirer. offering employment at
easy labor and good wages. called at tho
office OF F. W. Nye. 40 Longworth street and
was offered work at Pittsburgh. Nye said it
was ensy. and that would get II cents an
hour and my first months board free. and
would have three months In which to pay back
my car fare. No mention was made Of Homo
stead. "
Yesterday. with nfty-flvc others. started
for Pittsburgh. There were seven pudders
and number Of steel workers from Covington
and Newport, KY. in the party. and they sup
posed that they were to get work in Pitts
burgh. After leaving Cincinnati all the doors
~ ~
We we're not ALL allowed ' to OPEN them Mr. Se
was Il charge bsaa Early this morning
Soad by TStshTsa nts nd
approaching one Of the guards, asked:
-. Who're are we going to work.
The puddlers sathered around the, guard
and demanded that the doors be unlocked
ss hs be Es s to ssye the G Hsn The The
terrible scene, Every man in the ear iu mred
others tried sfi to BREAK throash the Windows
and soon got into a fight The guard struck
cash ss R
IN their frantic EFFORTS to get out Of tho car the
men got into ght between and
81. At whitehall the guard was thrown f !r
escaped in the crowd at the depot. The other
men. I suppose. went to Homestead. The
guards made no attempt to shoot. but used
their guns rs clubs. Several Of the men were
severely injured. one losing a thumb l do not
think that a man on the car knew that wewere
destined to Homestead. for when that place
was mentioned this morning they became as
frantic as animals"
The riot that occurred at Whitehall station
will likely get into court. Attorney Brennan
OF the Am alRamated Assoc iation said this at
ternoon that within u few days charges OF con-
sprRcy would be entered against those re-
sponsitle for bringing the men to this city un-
der Misrepresentation.
y, Just whether the: officials Of the Carnegie
company or the Cincinnati employment agent
declines to s say However. he asserts that ali
persons who had a. hand in bringing the men
here will be brought to justice. When asked
the threatened prosecution OF H. c. Frick for
murder in connection with the riot OF July Is.
made against the Carnegie officials until Mr..
Frick recovered.