The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-07-07

Jureui AnureW oOurIer sefiousiy Wounueui
John Kane, badly hurt; Harry Hughes,
wounded unknown man, badly hurt. I,
is not known who we're shot on the boat,
but the number was fully half dozen.
One man was seen 10 drop, as II instantly
killed. The boats pulled up to the pump
house of the works. There they were
greeted by the crowd, ready at all hazards
TO prevent landing. 1t was seen at a
glance that the men on the boat were
thoroughly armed, as the Winchesters
were in plain view.
Five thousand men, women and children
stood on the river bank cheering on the
workmen In their efforts TO prevent the
landing by Pinkerton's men. Not
Pinkerton man was allowed to come
ashore and the men declared that none
would be allowed TO enter the works. The
strikers poured oil In the river above the
steamboat and barges and then ignited
the oil. The boats retreated, but were
caught by the flames. About o o'clock
general engagement took place, the
strikers attacking the barges from both
sides of the river. II 10 said that four of
Pinkerton's men were killed in the
scrimmage, and that their bodies fell from
the barge into the river. The first shot of
the engagement was from the barge. II
was aimed at Hungarian who stood at
the water's edge. The ball went wide of
the target, but was signal to the Pink
erton men to begin, and for ten minutes
they continued to fire. The first man TO
fall was Martin Merry, heater in one Of
the mills. He was shot in the left side and
fell on q pile OF ashes. Close behind
Merry stood q Hungarian. He stopped
over Merry's body and as he was in the
act of raising him he staggered and fell
by the side Of his comrade. This bloody
spectacle reused the indignation Of the
crowd and with hoarse cheer half q
dozen men rushed TO the place where
Merry and the Hungarian lay. They
picked up the bodies and carried them
behind the trestle. One OF the rescuers, q
Welshman. was shot in the left leg just as
he raised Merry's head from the ground
Merry and the Hungarian were carried to
DR.. Purman's office and after hasty
examination he announced that both men
would die.
George Retter, prominent citizen, had
his thigh shattered. The names Of those
killed are Henry Stringle, John Wallace
and James Foy. 1t was stated that the
captain at the Pinkerton detectives and
Ave of his men were dead. Eleven men
have been carried from the river bank,
badly wounded. A cannon was planted
on the river bank and brought to bear on
the Pinkertons. The town Burgess issued
proclamation calling on all citizens to
remain in doors and ordering all saloons
closed. Hemmed in on all sides, the Pin.
kerton men at 10:45 appeared to be
doomed. The steamboat that towed the
barges up the river had disappeared. The
cannon planted on the opposite shore,
was being fred every few minutes, with
terrible effect.
PITTsBURG, Pa.,-At AS this a. m.word
reached the sheriffs office that the great
fehce ebou' the steel works at Homestead
had been set on fire and that the shooting
was still in progress. The cause Of the
second battle was an attempt to land the
barge. Six of the wounded men were
brought to the Homeopathy hospita
about nine. Among them were B. II
Hindee and A. w. Cline. Mike Murray
previously reported injured, is now dead
Cline Is shot in the head and will die
Sheriff McCleary has sent a telegram Il
Governor Pattison asking for help ant
instructions. The states militia hay,
been ordered out.
THE TERRIBLE RIVER BATTLE.
HOMESTEAD, July 6.-ISpecial.l lat tn,
conclusion of the second battle this morn
ing the barges were strewn with dead ant
dying and the river was stained will
blood. The detectives were desperat
but unable to escape. At 10 O'Clock raj
of logs and barrels of oi
was set on fire, half
mile north of the barges and started dow
the stream. This meant that the barge
and their human freight would soon be Il
the flames.
Silss Wagner, a striker, was shot dead
His body was carried down the street b
his brother. The sight greatly added fur
to the general Indignation. -Four thousan
men, the majority of whom ar
armed, were In possession c
the Carnegie Steel Co.'S works to prever
the landing OF the Pinkerton men. Th
following are known to have been killed
Mill worker No. /, Henry Striegel; mi
worker No. 2, mill worker No. 8, mi
worker No. A, mill worker No, 8. Pinkerto
detective shot them from the barge.
II 10 the Pinkertons' withdrew from th
scene and started back to Pittsburg, Vic
President Carney of the Amalgamate
Association, telephoned that the Home
stead lodges Of G.. A. r., Sor
of Veterans and Hibernian rife
; turned all their arms over to the striker
He also said that there were enroute fc
n n a