The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-07
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ASSISTANCE TELEGKApHKD FOR.
Governor Pattison Says Local Authorities
Must Aid.

Must Aid.
PrrTsBURG, July TSpecial!-Sher-
III McCleary wired Governor Pattison
that he was unable to cope with the
Homestead mob. Situation very grave.
There is 5000 strikers on, the ground
and unless something is done promptly
there will be great loss of life.
HARRISBURG. Pa. July 6.-[Speciall-
In response to the telegram of Sheriff
McCleary, of Allegheny county, CONVEY
ing information of the riot ut Home.
stead, the governor promptly r.
sponded: Local authorities must ex-
haust every means at their command. ~
PIrTsBURG, Pa, July SpeciallA
Upon receipt of the Governors tele
gram refusing to interfere until all
means had been exhausted by the
county officials, Sheriff McCleary wired
back the following dispatch
Hon. Robert e. Pattison, Governor.
Harrisburg, Pa:
"After personal visit to the Home
stead works yesterday morning and.
careful inquiry as to the surroundings,
endeavored to gather force to guardt
the works, but Was unable to obtain this.
l then sent twelve deputies, almost
my entire force. to Homestead, but
they were driven from the grounds.
The mill owners early this morning sent
an armed guard of 300 men, BY the
river. The boats containing this guard,
were fred on while they were on their
way up the river, and when they at.
tempted to land at the company's
grounds they were met by an armed
mob which had taken down the COM
pany's fences and taken possession of
the landing,
IAN encounter ensued in which a
number were wounded on both sides.
Several are reported dead. The coroner
has Just informed me that one of the
guards has just died. The guards have
not beer able to land, and the works,
arejn the possession OF the mob, who
arGarmed with rifles and pistols and
are reported to have one cannon. The
guards remain in the barges near the
landing, having been abandoned by the
steamer which lowed them there. The
Civil authorities here are powerless to
meet the situation. An armed and. dis
ciplined force is needed at once to pre-
vent further loss of life. | would.
therefore. urge immediate action on
your part. WIN. Fl. NECESSARY,
"Sheriff Allegheny County"
AS no effort had been made by tho
sheriff 10 secure force OF deputies after
the failure of the twelve men sent up
yesterday, the governor, afler oonsulta.
ton with Adjutant General Greenland.
sent the following message to Sheriff
McCleary:
"Youi kilograms indicate that YOU
have not mads any attempt to execu tie
the law and to enforce order, and I
must insist upon your calling upon aiti-
zens for an adequate number Of depu.
ties
On receipt OF this telegram the sheriff
immediately issued the following proc
lamation:
"All good citizens are hereby sum-
moned to appear at the sheriff's Office
to morrow (Thursday) at o'clock q. m.
with arms and subsistence to aid the
sheriff in suppressing the riot now in
progress at Homestead"
w. II. MGCLBARY,
(Slgned) Sheriff.
In explanation to his failure to secure
additional deputies, Sheriff MeCleary
said: Il believe it would be suicide for
me to take my men there Five bun
dred deputies could do nothing more
than dozen. Besides, have been un-
able to secure men. They all refuse
to CO."