The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-07

| were blnckcned with art anu poWuer a"o
stained with blood. Some carried their arms
in i'm provised sings, and many were without
shoes. majority OF the men carried cheap
leather travelling bngs and bundles OF cloth
ing. double guard OF Homestead men.
| armed with the winchcsters captured from
tho bargcs. cncircled the prisoners. and d.
rectly behind the guards was throng OF men.
women. and children
In to this time no attempt ut violence had
been made. Tho crowd celebrated tho triumph
OF their mon by cheering, but not until inc
| head Of the procession OF vlctors and van
Qushed started for the village did the crowd
| OF oddly assorted spectators turn Its attention
| to tho dsconsolnto Pinkertons. As the pro-
ccsslon was forming. tho people fell slowly
back. and for an instant 1t looked rs though
there would be little or no trouble. But when
| the advance guard of one hundred dust stained
| Homestead mon shouldcred their guns and
| tho prisoners picked UP their battered lug
gage and mechanically fell into line the long
| threatened storm burst Ovor the railroad
| tracks the procession moved with measured
sters. II made It's way between the towering
| rcd walls OF the deserted mills, surrounded on
every side by n bowling. cheering mob OF
frantic humanity. The Pinkortons marched
in single file. and on either side OF each man
was an armed guard.
ing and hooting tho captives. but long before
the outer ramrarts Of Fort Frick were reached
the air was thick with stones hurled by the
maddened populace. In their eagerness to do
ply steal damage to the prisoners the rabble
lost sight OF tho fact that hundreds of their
own men were exposed; and several OF the es.
the general aim OF the fast growing crowd was
unplensantly accurate.
In the beginning the dazed Pinkortons mnde
no attempt to defend themselves. They did
their best to dodge the stones. but even be-
fore he the Sey te nS ed
the gate directly opposite the railway station
freight train to PASS. This interrlption lasted
only few minutes hut 1t must have seemed
te
tho +. v. and G. TRACKS they stumbled then
s sS Rs S Se Of Of hs s6S t0 this as
yellow yalise from sheer nervousness. The
%Syds TSsy ss ms look h%n
less time than It takes TO describe It the yalise
s eessa ter fHs
launderei shirt and waved it over his head.
THOUSANDS OF iniIamed eyes caught . glimpse
the now thoroushlyy irigl,tsned prisoners;
anians episode tickIed the people; and Tor
ers q purns hsr Srie breathns s spell the
guards moved closer to their eaptiyes. and the
.ps in the long column were closed up. Just be-
uend. When tho leaders turned the bend they
were confronted by n vertab!e wall Of noisy.
new and unexpected obstacle were a group OF
women armed with brooms and clubs. II
hSush 20 Ss eoTi
wit OF one or the leaders. the danger was
averted. and what bid fair tobe tragedy was
.s..I tNtN ,nIv I'm Nd 10
One, woman. who appeared to be the leader.
sss snS h s fa aSo
them. boys" At this critical iuncture tho
Leader ut ass oGs So LLOYD that nnd sDqd
s shirts laundered and we are going to MAKE
rough rough JOKE was ehee! cd to the seho. and by
good luck changed the ackle humor OF the
:" Mako way for us!" commanded the Joker.
and. strange to relate those in front obeyed.
advanced. Thus with bowed heads and lag
did not dare to even glance at the stern. white
and OF the fhe
ueH' new s"ss @ Of street and
Eighth avenue there is q hill. At the foot OF
the Ge@dquarters q the strikers; This after.
which hung large AMERICAN Amer {; tnf When re
The irSat ranks look "a down into /" .yetitseis
s ssf /. ',iiookins men and ssIs;
shea Ssss o T0% 'hs a TSs
throng was at least quarter Of q mile long;
natural sequence they. were In no pleasant
the advance Of the column. There was y mo-
ment q perfect silence. 4, as solemn e as It was
never faltored. The leaders knew that human
gauntlet must be I9ssed come what would.
proceed with all possible speed.
The armed escort met with an ovation. and
very heels OF the rear ranks, managed to os.
capo the attention Of the crowd. For the long
e Wers o so
some woman in Il blue calico, gown began the
troubs by thrGwing handful Of dust in the
sso ns ''sMSi' GO asi uttered stGAn :.
rsped ss H ss pulled f 6
the poeke; q g! her gown 2 BIT Of jngged stone
sn naT man VIII SaS sus hint IL the
weighed 4 least 200 pounds he fell lace down;
hin to his feet and l.d him away; III is man
was badly burt. the blood gushing from an
| ugly wound in his right cheek and four of his
teeth We're knocked out.
| Mere words cannot describe the scene that
| followed. DESPITE the rlcading Of tho guards
| and tho protests OF IL few conservative men.
| the mob vented lis spleen on the dnZad and
wounded prisoners. Men were knocked down.
pounded with clubs and stonoe., and women
sDat IN their faces and tore their cloth ne. amid
screams. cheers. and Misses. 1t WAS perfect
pandemonium.
Most OF the men assaulted were big Of bone
| ana had plenty OF muscle. hut they were as
infants, IN the hands e their frenzied assail;;
| Tor mercy but none was shown. It was plain
to everybody that the mad. blood thirsting
| multitude was not composed Of the Homestea
men who had AT the risk Of thoir lives. fought
| battle on tho river front ear y IN tho day, but
| consisted for the most part OF rough, unthink-
| ing llungarians and Foreigners
And the suddest part OF It all was that all this
| horrible brutality occurred under the folds OF
that great flag hanging from the window. The
| genuine w2rkingmen aud their plucky leaders
prisoners. and had it not have been for their
| tremendous exsr!ions many Q Pinkerton man
would be cold in death Tonight.
At last. aftera long tlme-it seemed IN age.
but it WAS really forty-siN mlnutes-the last
prisoner passed through that nerve 81 raining