The Indianapolis journal., 1892-07-08


ing followed, and, If it is thought worth
while, questioned. Railroads are watched.
Two lines of road-the Pennsylvania and
the Pittsburg s. &Charleston-entert the place,
showed that at nearly every street-crossIug
were from half dozen to two score OF men
and MP and down the track others were 60
ing and coming.
DON'T INTEND TO BE SURPRISED.
The men intend that the works shall not
be taken by surprise. They are stronger
now in numbers and death-dealIng equip
ments. Besides this they are reinforced
by the prestige of last nights success and
arrival of q number of fellow-workmen
from nearby towns, bringing with them
assurance of sympathy on the part of their
co-laborers and assistance physically and
financially if needed. A large number of
men, estimated az high eight hundred,
arrived late in the night from Pittsburg
and to-day small numbers came from
various places. Wheeling w. Va, sent
twenty mill men from the Ohio iron region
we'll fitted with money, as An advance
guard. They said that they we're delega-
tion from one Thousand iron-workers who
would lend financial aid and would come
here to fight If their presence was desired.
They pay their own expenses
What will happen IT an attempt be made
firm with other than Pinkerton men Is u
question to which an answer cannot be
made as 1t will depend on the conditions
surrounding the attempt and the disDosi-
tion of the men. An Intelligent man here
who sympathizes with the workmen, and
believes in resisting the Pinkertons, but
condemns the after tragedy, said this even
ing: II don't believe that If militia were
to come here and act as militia, and not
come here lighting that any resistance
of the works.
What would be the effect if the militfa
came. and the firm attempted to put In non.
union menp
soldiers would have to be strong enough to
march the men in here and keep them.
They would not be allowed to 70 to the
works if the men could prevent it,
But how long can this last! The firm
will wan! to get the works going some
terms. what theni"
II don't know" was the response, in Q
II hope IL won't last long, and l believe
that if the matter had been gone at right
they could have settled the difficulty.
Thore are many who think the firm did not
care very much IL trouble did come. The
men must have plenty of ammunition.
They had enough last night. aud now have
lots more they took from tho Pinkertons."
WHY THE MEN ARE STUBBORN
This last sentence is stating mildly what
some of the strikers state bluntly, and is
the key to the workmen's OPINION of the
reason the Plnkertons were sent here. and
explains the stubbornness of the fight they
made. They say that it has been for q
long time the purpose of the firm to make
the mills non-union establishment, and
to break down tho workmen's organization.
They charge that the Pinkertons notorl-
ously regarded with the most bitter enmity
by organized labor throughout the United
States were purposely sent here in the ex-
pectation that there would be fight. and
for the purpose of killing. if need be, in
order TO carry point. The expression of
the men found backing from the aged
pastor of one of the Methodist churches
here. who, In very remarkable sermon
preached over the body of John Morris. the
best t-knOwn aud most popular of the killed
workmen. said in unmistakable words that
in his opinion the Pinkertons had been
sent here for blood. If that were necessary
gave commendation to the workmen, and
is evidently firm in his belief that to Mr..
Frickis attributable the trouble between
the employers and the employees. He spoke
of him In scathing terms as man with no
more sensibility than . toad. This speech,
aside from the negative feature of the al
most unnatural quiet and hush of the
town, was the event of the day.
There were three funerals during the
afternoon and it was not unnaturally ex-
pected that they might culminate in some
sort OF disturbance, but they passed OFT
without disorder. They were attended In
one instance by over a thousand persons,
mostly fellOw-wOrkmen or the dead man.
The looks of some of these men were stern
and hard. as of persons whose thoughts
were bitter and into whom the iron had
grounded, but they said nothing and it
was with difficulty that they could be in
duced to speak of the occurrence. Morris,
whose funeral was the most largely at
tended of all the mon. was a Welshman
and the race traits of this people were
noticeable in many of those at the grave.
One OF these men. middle-age, sober and
prosperous looking, would say nothing but
that the end was not yet
THE FIRST WORKMAN SHOT.
Up to q late hour there were no deaths in
addition to those mentioned. These men
are in o very dangerous condition.; and 1t
is doubtful whether or not they will re.
cover. These men are William Foy, George
Retter and Richard Durham. Foy was one
of the first. If not the first workman hit in
the fight. A bullet struck him in the left
breast and went above his lung and lodged
in his shoulder. He fell In his tracks. and
was reported dead in many of the papers,
but was still alive this afternoon, though
very low. He Is a man of fine physical
health and may pull through. FOy owes
his escape from death on the battlefield to
his presence OF mind. He never lost con-
sciOusness. The bullets were flying over
him. He lay perfectly still until the
then, wounded as he was.
he arose to his feet and walked away. The
stern metal of the man was shown when
be 10y wounded unto death in his home
and word came that the Pin nkertons had
surrendered. Ro rose in his bed and
cheered. His mother il q woman of Spar
tan mold. She had four sons in the fight
and to-day expressed herself IN exuliant
tones when she declared that she oould
have lost them all and felt at ease, for they
had all behaved like heroes. News was re-
ceived of a number of men who received
slight wounds.
One reason for tho peacefulness of af-
fairs to-day was found in the fact that un :
til evening, when the burgess had left the
town. none or the saloons were open, and
the side doors were kept go tightly shut
that a first class pulp was necessary to
get drink.
A great deal of relief was experienced by
the workmen at the news that Governor
PattisOn had refused to order the
militia here, and the intelligence
of the ridiculous result of the
efforts of the sheriff to obtain
strong posse lefs thel wOrkmeD in COM
plete possession of the place. Governor
with the meu. and this morning contribu-
tions were taken up for the appointment OF
q committee of three to visit the Governor
and Law the case of the men before him.