The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-07

the places OF the workmeu would be filed
by others. This was followed by q pre-
emptory refussl on the part OF the com
socfition of steel aid iron workers as
such or to confer with any compittse OF
the workmen short OF an acceptance OF
the terms offered.
The men stated that they would never
submit to the proposed re9uction and
sny effort on the part Of the Carnegies to
start mp their plants with nom union
men. As both sides were determined,
both proceeded to prepare for the contest
which eliminated In Violence and blood
shed yesterday.
The contest was precipitated by the
workmen at Homestead, BY hanging H.
c. Frick, president of the company, In ef-
fgy. In retaliation he ordered an immed-
late shut down of the big works two
days before the time provided by the
contract under which the men were
ed 10 o4f.ni.s for the defensive 81 s si's snS the
company erected q high board fence
around the entire works, giving them the
appearance of an immense stockade, the
sides being pierced with port holes.
Tuesday the Carnegie company an
nounced its intention to proceed 70 get
ready to make repairs and the officials
asked the sheriff to appoint deputies to
frotect Tdoir properly
The sheriff sent Q small squad of men
to the works but the strikers assembled
In force and notified them to get out OF
town, % no disorder was intended and no
damage would be done to any property.
They even offered to be sworn In as depu-
ties and to give bonds for She faithful
performance Of their duties as conserva-
tors Of the peace. When this offer was
declined, the advisory committee, which
Workmsn, Wsa mem and which had had held % the turSns % Sne
lent spirits among the workmen in check
was Immediately dissolved and all the
records of the committee were promptly
destroyed.
The deyelopcmspt yesterday showed
that the application made for the assist
ance Of the sheriff was merely for the
purpose OF covering what was intended
to be q coup de main on the part of the
Carnegie company, in clandestfnely in
Producing a body Of Pinkerton detectives
into the mill enclosure.
The detectives bad been rendeEvoused
some five or six miles below the city on
the Ohio river, at which point two model
barges had been prepared for them. The
barges were OF the best build, and were
used In shipping iron rails down the
river from the Carnegie mills at Brad
dock. The holds were fitted up with
COOkluR hTIdukcucutB anu OLueI
accommodations, and as an extra precau
tion were lined with heavy steel plates
on the inside, while the whole back deck
was protected in q simila manner.
1t was the intention that the men
should reach the works about q o'clock
yesterday morning, but the guards which
were on duty along the river got word OF
the threatened invasion of the hated
Pipkerton men and prepared to receive
them. The bargeswere towed up the river
by tow boat, but long before the Pink.
srton men reached Homestead
Thousands of Strikers
had gathered on tho banks of the river
ready to give them q warm welcome.
When the boats attempted to land the
workmen broke through the fence sur
rounding the mill, and entrenohing
themselves behind piles of steel bullets
prepared to resist the landing Of the de-
tectives.
BY 4 o'clock in the morning an effort
was made to land the detectives, but the
strikers met them and fierce battle was
precipitated, both sides exchanging q
heavy volley of shots. The detectives
were all armed with Winchester rifles,
but at the point where tho attempt to
land was made there was a steep embark
ment and they were compelled to go in
single file and were soon driven back to
the boats by the steady fire from the
shore.
The noise OF the battle spread about
the borough like wild-fire and thousands
OF men, women and children thronged to
the river bank TO witness the fight in
progress. The Pinkerton men were de-
termined to land and they poured volley
after volley into the ranks OF the strikers,
many of whom were stricken down by
the bullets, some OF them being fatally
injured and others killed outright.
As the battle progressed, the strikers
took up position behind breastworks
hastily constructed Of steel rails and bill
let's, and from this place OF refuge were
able to
Pick or the Detectives
as soon as they appeared on the deck OF
the boats.
In the meantime Capt. Hynd and supt.
KLINE OF the Pinkerton men were disa-
bled and the fire was so hcrcs that the
crew of the tow boat hastily cut loose
from the barge and steamed up the river,
carrying as many Of the wounded as they
could reach to Braddock, from which
point they were sent dawn to the hospi-
tails for treatment at Pittsburg. Seven
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