San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-07-15

men. The DEVELOPMENTS to-day arr
hat tue application made FOR the IS
sistance OF the sheriff was merely fo
the purpose OF covering what was in
tended 10 be a coup de main on th'
part OF the Carnegie company, in clan
destinely introducing a body OF PAX
erton detectives into the mill inelO
sure. The detectives had been rende
yoused some five Or six miles below
Inc ciIy on the OHIO river az which
place TWO model oarzes mad been pre-
pared for them. The barges were o
the 6est build ana used in shipping
rails down the river from tine Carne.
gle mills to Braddock- The holds
were filed with bunks cooking ar
engagements and other accommoda-
tions as az extra precaution and a;
II in preparation for the siege &c
which they were subjected to-day. were
lined with heavy steel plates on line
inside. while the wnoie back decs
was protected in a similar manner.
: Il was intended that the men should
reach the works about 3 o'clock yes
ierday morning but the guards on
daiy along lhe river got word of the
threatened invasion OF the hated Pink
erton zen and prepared 10 receive
inem. By I o'clock in the morning
an effort was made 10 land the detect
ives. but the strikers met them ana a
fierce battle was precipitated, both
sides exchanging heavy volleys. The
detectives we're all armed with Win
chesters, but at the point where the
attempt 10 land was made was steep
emoankment and they we're compelled
TO go in single hle and were soon
driven back TO the boats oy the steady
fire from the shore Inc Pinkerton
men were determined to land ana
they poured volley after yolley into
the ranks OF the strikers. many OF
hom were stricken down by bullets.
me OF them being fatally injured
ID others killed outright As the
..ie nroyressed the strikers took. q
sltion behind breastworks hastily
Instructed OF rails and bilIets and
n This place OF safe refuge they
re able 10 pick off the detec-
tives IS soon as they appeared on the
decks of the boats In lac meantime
Cap; Hind and Superintendent Kline
OF the Pinkertous were disabled. and
the FIRE became so fierce that the
crew Of the towooat hastily cut loose
iEon the barge and steamed up the
liver. carrying many of the wounded.
90 they could reach Braddock from
from which point they we're sent down
70 hospitals for treatment at Pittsburg
Screen OF the force were thus cared
4cr while the strikers that fell wound
ed were carried 20 their homes at
Homestead. the dead being carried to
al undertaking establishment As
soon rs the day broke the strikers
secured a small prass 10-pound cannon
and planted It within steel billet
embrasure so as 10 command the
barges moored at the bank OF the
river Al the same time q force OF
more than e thousand men took up a
position on the opposite side of the
river and also placed a cannon there
Shieh they also protected by
brestwork OF railroad ties. Shortly
bsfore 8 o'c.Ock the cannon was turned
on the boats and for several hours an
awful bombardment was kept up.
Many Of the strikers were expert
shooters and they sent their bull
lets through the hole in the
side OF the boat. inflicted terrible
injury TO the imprisoned men.
When it was found that little impress
sion could be made by the cannon on
the boats. an effort was made 70 fire
tie barges and thus compel the de-
tecfires TO leave the vessel or suffer
the terrible fate OF being burned awe.
Hose was procured ana oil sprayed on
the decks and sides OF the barges
While this was being done barrel
after barrel OF oil was being emptied
into the river above the mooriae
plsee the object being to allow il TO
float against the boats and tneu ig
mite. This terrible thing wn at
tempted several times but the boats
did not burn and tnen the mob be-
came infuristed and hurled dynamite
bombs at the vessels with great effect
The situation OF the detectives was
such as TO appall the stoutest heart.
The men that mad not left the barges
were cooped and al the mercy of an
Infatuated mon. The tow boat had
left them and they were soon so com
passed b. the maddened army OF
strikers that no succor could reach
them. Three times they ran 10
dag Of truce but rs many times it was
stricken down oy bullets fired by
he strikers. Then It became evident
hat the ammunition OF the besieged /
detectives was either exhausted or |
.ney were too much worn out TO con-
.inue the fight and for nearly two
hours before the end OF the struggle |
was reached not a shot was fired At |
O'Clock the Pinkerton men hung out |
another white flag and this time it
sas respected and committee OF /
'irikers went aboard TO prepare terms
II capituiation. They guaranteed
ale conduct TO the PiGkertons pro
'ided they left their arms and ammu-
lition behind and agreed to leave the
'iace under guard. They mad no al
ernatiye ana promptly accepted the
erms OF the men. some Of the men
sying it was the first time they ever
unlimited TO such humiiiating sur
ender. When an inspection OF the
oats was made it was found that at
east seven OF the Pinkertons had been {
He'd ana twenty or thirty wounded
iany so badly that they will die.
5 they were brought from