The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-07-16

which rent the air were ,leafening and
the noise could he heard miles away.
The hills on either side of the river
were literally crowded with people who
could witness from this high point all
that was transpiring on the battle field,
and be ont of the range of the deadly
! bullets
The day was one that will be remem-
bered with horror by the people of the
borough, as well as the citizens Of the
entire county, who for the second time
will be called upon to pay enormous
amounts of money entailed in the shape
OF riot losses.
The following telegram was sent to the
Governor this morning:
II. f.. Pditison. GOrsinor. Harrisburu:
situation at Homestead Very grave. NV
deputies were driven from the ground and
watchmen sent by mill owners attacked.
Shots were exchanged. and some men were
Killed and wounded. Mess prompt
means are taken TO prevent it. further
bloouShed and destruction of property may
be expected. The striking workmen and
the.r trends on the ground number 5000.
and the civil authorities are unable t.
cope With them. Alsh YOU would send
instructions at once. w. II. MCCLEARY.
In response to this telegram the Gov
ernor promptly responded: Local au-
thorlties must exhaust every means at
their command"
| pom the receipt of the Governors
tofnoro'r' ShT-if M,''oe~-: -;a;".' -
Governor long message, IN which he
reclted the experience of the twelve
deputies sent to Homestead last night
and the 800 Pinkertons sent to-day.
The sheriff added that the civil authori
ties of Allegheny County were power
less to meet the situation and urged
| immediate action.
As no effort had been made by the
sheriff to secure force of deputies aft
er the failure of the twelve men sent up
Yesterday, the Governor sent the follow
ing message:
Your teiegrams indicate that you have
not made any attempt to execute the law
or TO enforce order. and must insist upon
you calling upon the citizens for an adc-
! quate number of deputies.
pom receipt Of this telegram, the
/ sheriff Immediately issued the follow
| ing proclamation:
All good citizens are hereby summoned
| to appear at the Sheriff'S office tomorrow
| Thursday at 3 o'clock A. NJ, with arms
and subsistence to aud the sheriff In sup
! pressing the rot now in progress at Home
| stead. w. Ill. MCtLEARI. Sheriff.
| In explanation of his failure to secure
| additional deputies, Sheriff McCleary
/ Sdld DtltNt IL "Ouitl Stlltlut loI
me to take my men there. Five hum
| dred deputies could do nothing more
| than a dozen. Besides ! have been I'M
/ able To secure men. They all refuse to
! so.
! The issuance of the proclamation call
! ing for a citizens meeting Tomorrow
morning caused a good deal Of comment
on the streets, and the opinion was
! frequently advanced that the move
ment was tardv one. 1t was claimed
that the meeting should have been
called early in the day.
Many telegrams have been sent the
! Governor, some urging him to prompt
action and others advising him that the
! local authorities had not exhausted
/ their resources to preserve the peace.
/ GOV. PattisOn said tonight he did not
! contemplate any further action at pres
ent, and the sheriff had not vet done
/ all he could to maintain order. AdIt.-
! Gen. Greenland. who is now here, is in
| communication with Gen. Wiley, of the
First Brigade, which will be concen-
trated here quickly, if troops should be
! called for.
GOV. Pattison said, al 1890 tonight
! that his latest advices from Homestead
indicated that all was quiet. A private
telegram from Col. W. {. Connolly al
Plttsburg stated that Il peaceful solu-
ton of the difficulty was now prob
able.
Secretary Foster, fthe Carnegie Com.
pany, said tonight, that the officers
had been more anxious about the loss
of life than that OF property. and greatly
regretted the loss of life. The ques
ton is now one for the sheriff to set
tle," he SAID, ''and We look to him tc
do his duty No property has ye,
been destroyed, except the barges.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July The list Of
the killed and injured of the Home
stead workers Is at last complete. lT
all ten were killed and POO wounded
There were four killed outright by the
Pinkerton bullets, and others died il
the evening. Eleven strikers were in
iured, six OF whom NAV die from the
effects of their injuries.
PIrTsBURG, Pa, July s.-This morning
at 9 O'Clock was the hour set by Sheriff
w. II. McCleary for the assembling OF
the 500 men summoned by him to act al
deputy sheriffs at Homestead At thai
time not more than thirty had ap
peared. The majority of these came
with excuses of various kinds. Sons
had doctors certificate, setting forth
that they were physically unable to 90
One after another was>excussd until a
stack of excuses had been filed thA,
showed the sheriff that he WAS moi
going to have q very largo 'force to take
to Homestead.
Shortly AFTER 9 o'clock he took up the
long list TO whom summons had been
issued to appear and began calling the
roll in a slow, deliberate tone, as
though read. .ng list Of vice-presidenrs
at q Political meeting. Page after
page WAS called off and no responses
until the name of R. NJ. Holland
was reached, when he announced
Here" The mex. to respond wsG
Thomas 6. Mcclure. and then ". ].
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