Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-14
AT HOMESTEAD.
A Wild Slate Of Panic and
Disorder Reported,
FIFTY SHOTS IN ~ MINUTES.
IaTjc Strikers Seriously Wounded ili
Ola5r Beaten.
CAvsE az ran DI,ttau.NCr.
htrlhcr Huurh- Workman naUn
ia tile street AMI Attracts
~ crowd.
FIFTY SHOTS IN 20 MINUTES.
cAcsn ~ ran Dr,rrau.Acr

HOMESTEAD, Nov. la.-Not since
the memorable ,th OF July we're bullets
20 plentiful as ihis afternoon. lu.ido
Of twenty minutes over fifty nhots were
lifod, and Fourth avenue was no u
wild state Of panic aud disorder.
lIumors were plentiful Of persons be.
lus woundud und killed, but the only
ones seriously hur: apparently nte
three strikers, McFaIdcu, Jones and
prtchard, oil OF whom have fe.h
wounds. Three negroes were also badly
beaten.
About O'Clock ihis afternoon two
cllurcd men who work iu The mil were
net 10y % striker, uud after sumo words
thn latter knocked Que OF Them down.
with Characteristic sudden res, 200
persons assembled 10 few -rCOnds.
Both negroes fought hard, but stones
hegan 90 ~ nne they were being
by'ted whom one drew u revolver ANA
opened IRE. BY this time fully 800
persons were on the street AMI panic
started. Three men knocked down
tue second negro, ana when lac arose
he had two fovoiycfa In his
hands. lie started 10 run, shoot.
ing backwards over his shoulders
Ia wild manner AZ "A result q
boy received flesh wound In his
Log. When the fleeing negro reached
City Farm lane, SIX other cul0rcd men
came along anu were also assaulted.
They all drew guns aud ran down the
street. some one hctved btiuf,
which hit Washington Paul on the
head. He opend lite, US did the Others,
anu ia moment the air was full OF
bullets anu the terrified crowd was
rushing IN all objections 10 seek sheltcr
IN houses and alley, A woman, par.
nlyzeI ~ ienr, stood In the alley anu
one OF the uon.unilnists shot a. her
three times, one bullet passing through
shawl sue had thrown over her
heni.
The colored men finally reached
their boarding house and rushed IN ans
barred the .uoor. Ia "a minute the
house was surrounded by the iniuriatcd
mob, which soon tore down tue fence
amt shattered every window with
stones.
|. When the deputies aud burough
officers arrived some one began to yell:
Let's lyuch the Niger black sheer 20
Tho cry was taken up aud heard on al
sides. The officers broke In the houre
20 arrest the colored men ami found
them huddled IN one room, terrified
anu eNpec'inTtO bekillgd. Finally the
men were brought out, and the iir.t
man - he passed through the yard was
hit over the head with a frying pan by
AN Infatuated woman. The ucputius
tried IN vain 10 keep the crowd awny
while they took tho men 10 the lock.
up, but the ptisOnvFS were hit sevefnl
times. One Of the deputies also was
struck with brick. Ihc officers drew
revOlvcfs anu announced VI any more
stones were thrown they would Opon
tlre. a man threw rock through q
window then and was arrested, bur tho
deputies seemed pOwerless 10 inlimi.
dnto the mob VI thousand persons
who had gathered 10y that time.
When things were quieting some.
what rumOr was circulated that
c0lOred non.uni0nlsth hearing OF the
assault OF their brethren were about ~
come 10 their rescue. This was really
tie case, for over my cOluted men
were preparing 10 make an assault md
the police had much difficulty in 70.
slrainiug them. Al incipiUnt riot also
occurred before the residence OF non.
unionist named Marion Conrad who IA
also a deputy sheriff. When the
crowd began to gather ~ front OF his
house AID threatened him lao appeared
with o revolver Ia either hand and
said ho would shoot the first man who
entered his gate. Several deputies at.
rived Opportuuoly ami restrained the
crowd, which dispersed alter hours OF
angry muttoring.
Alter all the c3lOred men were safely
In the lock. up the excitement subsidized
rs rapidly as II began, anu 10y nightiall
no unusual crowds were noticeable on
the streets. Peter Mnuiad1en, who first
engaged the cOlofed mau Ia light,
was shot through the let arm AMI cut
ON the head. james Joncs, who came
TO Machdden's assistance, had "a mirac-
ulnus escape. A negrO showed a re-
volver into jones' face aud fired, the
bullet striking Jones on tue forehead,
hut glanced OIL, cultingR bloody iuTrow
over the eye. Jones AMI MncfRddcn
were arrested tonight. Mrs. Jones at
tempted 10 shield her husband anu at
tackled the officers. Oh the eleven
colored men locked up, seven have cuts
on the head, whore they were struck
by missiles or clubs, Tonight guards
are ON duty At the logk-up aud non
union boarding houses to prevent at
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