Morris tribune., 1892-07-13


270 Pinkerton guards. The sun was
beating down on the low roofs of the
barges, and the air within them must
have been sitting, for an opening was
not to be thought of, as it would only
| attract storm of bullets from the enc
my outside. The suffering of the wounded
in the boats must have been awful, not
to speak of the others, and as the sun
grew hotter sounds of an AK at work
within the boat told the crowd that the
Pinkerton guards were taking desperate
chances to prevent suffocation. Soon a
hole was cut through, and moment
later it was made twice as large from
the bullets from the shore. The axman
was wounded and no further attempts
were made to secure ventilation. All
sorts of plans were tried to fire the boats.
A hand fire engine owned by the
steel company was gotten out OF its shed
and connected with the big oil tank.
The oil was pumped down into the river
and burning waste thrown after it. This
did not do any good, so Fourth of July
/ fireworks were drawn upon. Rockets,
Roman candles and the like were used,
but without effect. The Oil was of the
lubricating kind and not as indamable
as other grades. Seeing their efforts
were in vain, the strikers discussed the
situation. Hugh O'Donnell, cool headed
and
| Anxious to Avert Further Bloodshed,
seized small flag, mounted pile Of
iron and soon had the attention of the
2,0G0 maddened men who We're shouting
| for blood. He began to calmly discuss
the situation and to caution the men to
move slowly. He said white flag
should be carried to the bank, and he
was going to explain his plan further
when howl arose from thousand
throats.
''Show the white flag? Never!" was
the cry.
What will we do then2' asked O. Don
nell.
I'VE viii hold them in the boats until
the sheriff comes, and we have warrants
sworn out for every man for murder.
The sheriff will then have to take them
into custody" said one man, and shouts
of approval rent the air. Seeing that
| this was the desire Of the men, ODon-
nell stepped down and went to work to
keep them to that, and prevent further
| conflict if possible. While the meeting
was in progress in the mill, another was
being held by the beleagured ones in the
boat. The result was showed by white
handkerchief being cautiously showed
out of an opening, and cheers greeted it.
"They surrenderr' "Victory!' 1--WE
have them nowr' and like cries rung
out. Then Hugh ODonnell, accom-
panied by two or three of the old advis-
ory committee, ran down the steep bank
To Receive the Message of Peace.
The spokesmen of the Pinkertons an
nounced that they would surrender on
condition that they be protected from
the violence of the mob. After short
parley this was agreed to. AS soon as
the committee had arranged the prelim-
inaries hundred or more from the shore
climbed upon the boat and, with a
United Press reporter, went into the
frail craft, and there found one dead
and eleven wounded Pinkertons. Asked
where they came from, one big fellow,
who looked like a tough, said Boston
and Chicago had furnished the most of
them, but there were some from other
places Not, more than couple of Pitts
burg men were in the gang, he said.
Some of the men he said had cried for
fear, and but few of them expected to
get away with whole skins. The steel
workers did not let them talk long, but
ordered them to hurry out. The first
one to leave had his Winchester with
him. "Disarmv cried the mob, and
the rifles were then taken away from all
and became the property of the man
who took the gun. Down the gang
plank, one by one, they came. and that
they might be distinguished from the
men on the bank SO that none could get
away, they were forced to walk with
uncovered heads. 80
.' Running the Gauntlet. - .s
And such gauntlet as they had to
run. For a distance of 600 yards or
more one was formed, and through this
the Pinkerton men walked, ran or
crawled as best they could. The police
force OF the steel workers tried to save
them, but it was no use. They were
rounded up like frightened sheep in
corner of the town and then driven to-
the opera house. There they were locked
in and glad to be off the streets, for it
seemed that every man, woman and
child felt it a duty to add to their mis-
cry, and every one of the heads
owned by the Pinkerton guards
was bleeding. When the last of
the Pinkertons have been left
the large mob shouted, Burn the
boatsr The suggestion was taking
one, and they only waited long enough
to unload several boxes of Winchester
rifles and ammunition, and then satisfied
they had all the arms, the torch was ap-
piled to the Iron Mountain and Monon-
gahela simultaneously. Aided by oil
and fed by the dry wood inside, it was
not long before the flames were leaping
high above the river bank and the mob
was driven back by the intense heat.
One of the first things the victors did
after the surrender was to secure a roll
book. 1t contained 286 names, divided
into squads of twenty each, commanded
by lieutenant This book showed that
some of the men had been on guard at
Walston, near Punxsutawney, at Cleve-
land and at other points where labor
troubles were. Such notes as, "Strike
ended; transferred to Walston; sent to
Cleveland" ETC., were in the book.
THE DEATH LIST.
The Coroner at Pfttsburg Furnishes the
Names of Nine-Others Dying.
P1TTsBURG, July s,-The complete list
of those who were killed in the battle at