St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-05
Angry Strikers Push a Non
Union Workmen Over an
Embankment.
Others Flee in Terror Before
a Shower of Sticks and
Stones.
Hugh O'Donnell Is Reported
to Be Making a Visit to
Canada.

by few desperate strikers to prevent
or delay stampede at DuQuesne today.
AS result several persons were beaten,
and the militia is in charge of the steel
works there. Yesterday it became evl-
dent that break was imminent. A
large number of the strikers had be-
come convinced that the fight was lost
and went to the mill Office, where they
inscribed their name in the application
book. There were number of depart
ments out of order by reason of the
sudden shutdown. and Supt. Morrison
ordered William Mi!eslagel, foreman
of the mechanical department, to
report with thirty men in the morning
for work. Notice was given OF this at
night, and this spread until. about sixty
men who had led the strike, hearing of
it, determined to stop the work.
Twenty Homestead men started for
Duquesne also about daylight to assist
the ringleaders in preventing any per-
sons entering the works. They were in
charge of two brothers named Harris.
so it is claimed, who are not naturalized
citizens, having only left England six
months ago. About O'Clock twelve
deputy sheriffs, in charge of Capt. Gray,
were stationed at the mill gate, and
crowd began to gather. By z o'clock 1t
numbered 800. About this time men,
bers of the mechanical department, in
obedience to the order of Foreman
Mlleslagel, arrived with their lunch
pals. They were halted by the crowd,
which was armed with
Clubs and BOulders.
Every man was ordered home with
such threatening demonstrations that
the majority fled in terror. Foreman
Mileslagel appeared at 9 o'clock and
was about to enter the works, when a
number of the men ordered him to
aeaye. .s.s.==..,
II won't go; your conduct is disgrace
ful.o he exclaimed.
"Either you will leave at once. or we
shall kill YOU" somebody in the crowd
yelled. At the same time a hundred
strikers arrayed themselves in front of
the man. Seeing resistance useless,
Mileslagel turned and started home by
road Skirting a ravine. Three men,
one of whom is supposed to be a Home
steader, followed cursing him, and he
hurled back defiance. Immediately
one man struck at him with club.
which Mileslagel lodged. and as he did
SO rock was hurled by the second.
The third man. however, ran up and
struck the foreman in the back of the
neck, knocking him over the embank-
ment. He rolled distance of twenty
feet and received painful bruises. He
was allowed to arise and proceed un-
molested. The deputies saw the as
sault, but were so hemmed in by Strik-
ers that they could render no assistance.
A few moments later Hugh BOyce. the
boss carpenter, arrived. He managed
to Slip through the crowd until within
ten feet of the mill gate. Then he was
discovered and
A Savage Rush
made for him. The deputies made
sortie, and used their maceS. BOyce
reached the gate unharmed. The crowd
then retired to the hillside, and while
there a carpenter arrived OH the cleo
tric road from McKeespOrt. The motor
man and conductor tried to notify the
strikers that a nOn-uniOn man was on
the car. They failed to comprehend.
though, until the carpenter dismounted
in front of the gate. Then, Dttering
savage yell, they charged. The terri
fed carpenter dropped his tools and fled
to the gate. He managed to get safely
inside. The foiled strikers Immediately
proposed storming the works. Then a
telegram was hastily dispatched by Capt.
battalion CT the Second bri. a le, sta
toned at Homestead. He sent the Six
teenth regiment to the scene of disorder
on special train. 1t arrived just in
time to prevent the mill gate being
stormed. The regiment cleared the
mill road without having to use single
bayonet. 1t marched up company front
and instinctlvely the 800 strikers fell
. back before it. Details were then sta
. toned at the gates, railroad stations
and throughout the town. The strikers
cOngregated along the hillside and
further violence was ended. None of
the repairmen would go to work in the
forenoon, as they
Were Too Frightened.
The company expects them to report
in the morning. Col. HulingS, COM
manding the Sixteenth regiment, tele-
graphed Gen. Wiley in the evening that
he was confident two companies would
be sufficient to assist the deputy Sheriffs
IL preserving order. The companies
will likely remain at DuGuesne several
DAYS. Treasurer Ii. M. Curry. of the
Carnegie Steel company. limited, who
was at Duouesne, stated that 500 of the
old employees had asked to return to
work and would be taken back Mon
day. There are about fifty men who
were active in inducing the men to join
the Amalgamated association and IN
sympathy with the strike movement
who would not be taken back. In
Homestead it is generally conceded that
as far as Duquesne is concerned the
strike is lost. There was little change
in the Homestead fight this evening.
Manager Potter said that on Monday
the Bessemer converting mill would be
started, and then all departments would
be partially in operation. During the
past two days the advisory committee
has been plastering the works with
notices to the nOn-union men that the
. stories of violence are untrue. and that