The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-08
Workmen Burying Their Dead
and Loading Their Rifles.
FOURTEEN MEN WE'RE KILLED.
All the Damage Done to the Carnegie
Works in the Battle Repaired.
Out, and Property Is Safe, but Intro
duction of Nom Union Labor Will BE

HOMESTEAD. Pa, July AFTER the car
mage of yesterday and last night, today
Homestead was almost as quiet as a
sleepy country village, and the sad duty of
decent lnterment of three Of the five strik-
ing workmen who were instantly killed in
the battle that raged fiercely along the
beautiful banks of the Monongahela, was
the chief evidence of the storm of. yester-
day. The strikers were masters of the sit
uation today, and the best evidence they
could procure of their intention to protect
property and not turn the town into
he'll where anarchy and destruction rule,
lies at the scene of yesterdays battle,
where the immense plant of the
Carnegie firm at distance shows no
sign of the fearful work of the preceding
twenty-tour hours. The ruin incident 10
yesterdays preparation for warfare has
been repaired, the dismantled fence re-
built, the yard cleared OF all debris, and
inside the works the old watchmen of the
firm are peacefully performing the GUS
tomary patrol. The striking men assert
that, except in defense of what they claim
to be their rights, that is, to prevent the
introduction and retention of non-union
workmen, who will dispossess them of
their homes and means of livelihood, they
are orderly and careful observers of peace.
The darkest story of the whole affair is
that of the running of the gauntlet after
the surrender and the brutal assault upon
the defenseless Pinkertons. Careful in
qulry among eye witnesses shows that re-
ports of it were not exaggerated, and all
that the men can say cannot extenuate it.
The women were most virulent and savage
after the surrender, and it was largely to
their acts and their goading of the men
that the leaders were unable to restrain
the mob.
While peace reigned today, it was an
armed peace, truce forced by the fact
that there is nobody to fight, rather than
permanent cessation of hostilities. No
reasonable man doubts for moment that
fighting would be resumed at once if an
other attempt were made to bring Pink
erton men into the town. Homestead, as
far as the introduction of these men
goes, is in a state of siege. The town is
picketed, and no man can enter without
his presence being noted. The men
intend that the Carnegie works
shall not be taken by surprise.
They are stronger now in numbers
and death-dealing equipments. Besides
this they are reinforced by the prestige Of
yesterdays success and the arrival OF a
number of fellow workmen from outside
towns, bringing assurance of sympathy on
the part of cO-iaborers and assistance
physical and financial, if needed. A large
number of men, estimated as high as 500,
arrived late in the night from Pittsburg,
and today small numbers came from vari-
Gus places. What would happen if an at
tempt were made to secure possession of
the works ofthe firm with other Pinkerton
men is question to which answer cannot
be made.
Some of the men say it has been for a
long time the purpose of the firm to make
the mills nOn-union establishment and
break down the workmen's organization.
They charge that the Pinkertons, notori-
ously regarded with the most bitter enmity
by organized labor throughout the United
States, were purposely sent here in the
expectation that they would fight. and for
the purpose of killing, if need be, in order
to carry their 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 known and most popular of the
killed workmen, said in unmstakable
words that in his opinion the Pinkertons
had been sent here for bloodshed, if that
were necessary for the non-unionization
of the mills. He gave commentator of
the workmen, and is evidently firm in his
belief that to Frick is attributable the
trouble between employers and employed.
He spoke of Frick in scathing terms as a
man of no more sensibility than n toad.
His speech, aside from the negative feat
ure of the almost unnatural quiet and
hush of the town, was the event of the
day.
Up to a late hour tonight there were no
deaths in addition to those mentioned.
Several men are in a very dangerous con-
dition, however and it is doubtful whether
they will recover Following are the
| names of those killed yesterday, as fur
nished by the coroner:
wv. KLINE. Pinkerton detective, Chicago.
JOSEPH soTAK, striker, Homestead.
PETER FoRRIs. laborer, Homestead.
sILAs WAIs. spectator, Homestead.
JOHN f. MORRIS laborer.
THOMAS WELDON. Homestead.
EDwAgD CoSNoEs, Pinkerton, New York
BoRITZ NARKowIsKY, Homestead.
PETER HEIsE, Homestead
| Robert FOsTEe, Homestead
WILLIAM JOHNSTON, Homestead.
MICHAEL CoSNoRs, finkerton.
Two PISKERT0Ns, unknown, fell into the
river.
4 number of Others are reported dead
| but the coroner has no official notification
| OF death.
| A great deal of relief was experienced by
| the workmen at the news that Governor
| Pattison had refused to order the militia
| here, and intelligence of the ridiculous ef-
| forts of the sheriff 10 obtain strong posse
| LETT the workmen in complete possession
| of the place. Governor Pattison's action
| has made him very popular with the men.
| and this morning contributions were
| taken up for the appointment Of 4 COM
| mittee TO visit the governor AMI lay the
| case of the men before him.
Much surprise is expressed here over
the release by the sheriff and the sending
| away of the piukerton guards When the