The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1892-07-29
Hen Who We're Being Taken to Home
stead Rebel Whe,AThey Learn
Their Destination.
They Attack the Armed Gnard Of the
Train, and a Bloody Time
Ensues.
One Man Stabbed by q Bayonet, and
Another Minus Thumb Several
Badly Bruised.

PITTsBuRa, July 90. riot occurred
on i Baltimore and Ohio train on which
q party Of fifty-six non-union men were
being transported from Cincinnati to.
Pittsburg, to work in the Carnegie steel
works at Homestead. In the melee one
man was stabbed in the forehead with
bayonet In the hands Of an armed guard.
Another had thumb chewed of, and
nearly a score Of others were badly
bruised IN an attempt to gain their lib
erty. When the train reached Pitts
burg there were only twenty-one men
aboard, in addition to the armed guard,
the other thirty-five having escaped from
the car between Whitehall station on
the Wheeling division. and the depot in
this city. When they left Cincinnati
the men did not know that they were
being taken to Homestead, and when
they found it ont they rebelled. That is
how the riot had its inception. Joseph
Manning, il the name Of young man
who will make affidavit to these
facts. Manning Is resident of Gin
cinnati, and Is about 20 years Of age.
He isa printers apprentice and until
last Tuesday was employed ON The En-
quirer. He said:
s.On last Thursday, / answered an ad-
vertisement in The Enquirer, offering
employment at easy labor and good
wages. / called at the Office Of w. e.
Nice, 100 Longworth street, and was
Offered work at Pittsburg. Nice said il
was easy and that would be paid II
cents an hour and get my first months
board free, and would have three
months IN which topay backsmy car
fare. No mention was made Of Home
stead.
with ffty-6ve Others. started 10
pittsbur9. There were seven puddlerz
and number of steel workers from
Covington and Newport, KY, IN the
party, and they too supposed that they
were to get work in Pittsburg. After
leaving Cincinnati, all the doors were
locked and windows fastened down and
we were not allowed to open them. Mr..
Nice was In charge personally. Early
In the morning we had all been sleep
ing, when we awoke we were surprised
to find both doors to our car guarded by
q watchman with gun on his shoulder.
We then became suspicious and some Of
the puddlers sized up the situation and
approaching one of the guards asked,
Where are we going to work.
AT Homestead, was the reply. The
puddlers gathered around the guard and
demanded that the doors be unlocked
and that they be allowed to leave the
car. The guard refused to let them
pass and then the puddlers jumped on
him. Then there was q terrible scene.
Every man in the car jumped from his
seat, some making for the doors, others
tried to break through the windows and
some got into the fight. The guard
struck one Of the puddlers with the
bayonet Of his gun and cut q long cash
across his forehead. In their frantic
efforts to get out Of the car the men got
into fight between themselves, and for
about half an hour there was 3 perfect
reign of terror, and many heads and
noses We're broken. AT Whitehall the
guard was thrown from his position and
the door was burst open.
1.-THE men commenced to jump of,
and they kept dropping OF all the way
tothe city. Iescaped in the crowd al
the depot. The other men, suppose
went on to Homestead. The guards
made no attempt to shoot, but used
their rf1na ne cl11ha Several 0f fhn Ynar
were severely injured. one losing d
thumb. / do not think that man on
the car knew that we were destined fol
Homestead, for when that place was
mentioned they became as frantic ae
animals.
Young Manning Is now at Amalgam.
ated association headquarters, and hai
related his story to the officials. He will
make affidavit to above statements,
which viii probably be used in legal
proceedings to prevent the transporta,
tion Of men under similar circumstances.