The Indianapolis journal., 1892-07-08

the previous day. aud even tho men were
mp late and the tight had made them tired.
More strangers than residents were on the
streets at IL O'Clock when the morning
trains had arrived. They came to see the
scenes of the fighting. At that hour the
village W as quiet and peaceful as o New
England village nesting In the hills
The QUIET was impressive on those per-
sons who had read of the fearful occur
rences aud they looked IN vain on the build
ings in the upper part OF the town Tor signs
of the lighting. Everything seemed asleep
were il not for the fact that there were
small groups of men saying little, and look
ing much at each new ARRIVAL. lhe store
keepers seemed TO have nothing TO do.
Their stores were only hall opeped. here
was visible every where In the faces OF the
natives evidences that something of mo-
ment had happened, and that the future
was not q clear horoscope, but that was all.
At tho Amalgamated headquarters q
large three-story brick building on cor
ner about two stones-throw from, ana IN
full sight of the mills. a dozen or more men
were gathered on the doors OF the ground
entrance. Three posted notices gave those
who entered information OF funerals or
mem bers OF the order. There was nothing
much TO learn from the men here, the lead
ers being absent. The newspaper men could
get but little news. Each one was suspect
cd of ingt0ther than what he was. Some OK
them took the preeaution TO establish their
identity aud secure credentials In the
shape of stamp of the order. These were
very useful documents to those who had
secured them before last nights fight, for
1t was necessary then to show what right
you had on the premises. or to git"
EVIDENCES OF THE BATTLE.
A trip along the river to-day showed
signs of the conflict in bullet-holes. dents.
splinters and cracks. The two barges were
invisible. They had 1oated down stream
after burning 10 the waters edge, and filled
up completely. During the day there were
stories of the events ahoat. John Morris.
it is said, met his death In his eagerness to
see how shot he had fired had
resulted. He thought he had drop
on Pinkerton man. and when he looked
out to see what the effect had been he was
picked off. One newspaper man of the
Pittsburg Dispatch bore big, black bruise
where q big piece of lead had crashed into
the small Of his back. A few minutes later
he attempted TO get away from ,, that local cal
muscular fellow with a gun, who ordered
him to go back and tight 1t took the
newspaper man some time TO convince his
csptor that 1t was not his place TO do the
fighting.
Soon after noon arrangements began to
be actively made for funerals At O'clock
j. Z. Morris, one of the workmen killed,
was buried. He was twenty eight years OF
age ana married, Dut Win no cnliOfeus
Undertaker j. H. Gillen had carefully
patched mp the body SO as to show as little
as possi bic the effects of the bullet which
killed Morris, but il was impossible to
wholly hide il, as the ball entered the fcre-
head. Morris fell forty feet after be-
ing hit, and his nose looked as
If IT had been broken In the fall,
while the chin had been crushed.
The three funerals took place in close sue-
cession and there were sad professions
which moved out through the still lanes Of
upper Homestead into the two little ceme-
tries facing each other on opposite sides Of
the road. The fellow.workmen of the men
aided In giving the buried decent funeral
and escorted the bodies of Norris Vain
and Forbes. the Hungarian, to their restin z
places. The PROFESSIONS of the first and
last followed each other up the hill and de-
bouching to the right and left. two services
were gong on in opposite cemeteries st the
same time. The funeral of Vain followed
SO closely on that of the others that the
latter were hardly out of the cemetery be-
fore the Vain procession marched in. Nor
ris was given church funeral. and all
three had bands playing dead marches.
The funeral of Morris was more largely at
tended than those OF elther of tfYe others-
Morris was member of the Oad-fellows
aud Knights of Pythiss, and also very pop
ular personally.