Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-06

Some one notified tho engineer At the electrs
Light works. aud for second time the hsrrh
voiced whistle sounded the general slArn. ne
people responded with wonderful alscritv
There were old mea aud Young men, slaerl,
women, mothers with their babes in arm and
any number Of children. The throng headei
toward the river,
The day wNs Jus, dawning aud cloadsof thicl
grasish yspor hung over the waters. Saads,ds
nom out the shadows were seen the lish,s 81
the steamer. on either side % her ~sre the
hSTges. The moment the people On she s~nx
caught glimpse 81 ,he fiotlla they lnsde
break down the road toward She works. when
the head of ;he line reached the city farm frnce,
which has been built out several feet inio tho
water. ffty men or more nscd their shoaider.
as battsring rams and almost IN . twiakling
had battered down the barrier.
Once through the fence the crowd psured
along the steep embankment skirting the rive-
fence of the Carnegie company and, despite thu
mud and the uneven character Of the ground.
they made rapid Roadway. II was q Strangely
silent crowd. Few words we're spoken and thess
sprang from the lips OF the women who were
apparently as anxious TO participate in thu con-
fict as their husbands. brothers and sons.
From Homestead 20 the pump house IL a. a good
two miles, but all things considered thess half
dressed men and women made the journey in
record-breaking time. Once there they gath
cred in one solid mass. the women, or at least
the most Of them. on the outskirts The trout
rank of this solid wall OF humanity stood ~ the
waters very edge. and every moment the
crowd grew in numbers and determinstion
Slowly the tide brought her silent cousort down
the channel.
STRIPPING ron ACTION
Just below the Pemicky bridge she p.rtIy
turned her prov toward the shore aud then.
amid the shrieks Of steam whistles and the
angry groans and Kisses from those gathered on
the banks, the occupants Of the boats strigyed
for action Each one Of them WAS armed with
Winchester rife aud each rifle was loaded 20
khl. slowly the boat edged toward the lsnd-
| ing, and when the keels OF the barges grated
on the sand the grim faces OF the IN
vaders were within few fest Of their opponsnf..
gathered on the shore. There was one lonely
instant Of awful silence and then bright sash
and a sharp report announced that the arst
shot of the battle had been fired. II also proved
that the detectives had determined TO take en-
IRENE measures and, II necessary, fight their
way 70 the mill.
Almost Immediately after the frst shot had
been fired the firing became general on both
sides. At first the strikers retrested and for .
moment IL looked though they were con-
pletely routed, but the men quickly rallied. and
although they retired from the inmediate vioin-
ity Of the boats they held their own, and BY
the sheer weight ofnumbers they compelled tbs
deputies to proceed with caution.
ATTEMPTS TO LAND.
Up to this time no one had attempted 90
leave the boat, but suddenly flyer more Of
the invaders attempted 20 jump ashore The
strikers responded with q sharp volley, and 20
thick and fast came the bullets that the depu-
ties retired 20 the semi-shelter Of the lower
deck. IL Was in this attempt to force the fghtiae
| that the Pinkerton men sustained their most
serious loss. Their captain was carried 10 the
pilot house Of the steamer. One Of his men Ia
formed the Associated Press reporter that ~
though the wound was serious. il was not fsssl
Directly after this episode both sides rested fer
a few moments. and then after another sharp
yolley, which did little or no damage TO eithsr
side, hostilities ceased.
fTSKERros's sEEn sHELrEn.
Att O'Clock all was quiet, the Pinkerton,s hal
not vet succeeded in landing. After the nrst
attempt. in which they were repuised, they
sought shelter in the lower decks Of the Tds.
The boa; is anchored about twenty-five ysrd~
out from the river bank. The captain Of the
Pinkertons, whose name could not be Learned.
was very seriously wounded.