Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-07-14
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. LUNACY.
not land and another encounter ma
occur at any moment.
1t was exactly four o'clock when tn,
steamer and barges were sighted b,
the watchers gathered on the rive
banks mile below the town. Directl,
the feet was sighted, three messenger.
each mounted on fresh horses, started
for Homestead shouting as they rod,
the advance of the dreaded barges
Some One notified the engineer at the
electric light works and for a second
time the harsh-voiced whistle
sounded the general alarm. The
people responded with wonderful
celebrity. They were old men and
young men, elderly women, mothers
with their babies in their arms, and
any number Of children. The thronp
headed toward the river. The day
was just dawning and clouds of thick
grayish vapor hung over the waters.
Suddenly from out the shadows were
seen the lights of the steamer. On
either side of her were the barges.
The moment the people on the bank
caught a glimpse of the flotilla, they
made a break down the road towards
the works. When the head of the
line reached the city farm fence,
which has been built out several feet
into the water, fifty men or more used
their shoulders as battering rams,
and almost in a t%winkling had
battered down the barrier. Once
through the fence, the crowd poured
along the sheer embankment skirting
the river fence of the Carnegie
company, and despite the mud and
uneven character of the ground they
made rapid Roadway. 1t was a
strangely silent crowd. Few words
were spoken and these sprang from
the lips of the women who were
apparently as anxious to participate
in the conflict as their husbands,
brothers and sons.
Almost Immediately after the first
shot had been fired, the firing became
general on both sides. At first the
strikers retreated and for a moment
it looked as though they were
COMPLETELY ROUTED
but the men quickly rallied and,
although they retired from the
immediate vicinity of the boats, they
held their W and by the sheer
weight of numbers they compelled
the deputies to proceed with caution.
Up to this time no one had attempted
to leave the boat, but suddenly forty
or more invaders attempted to jump
ashore. The strikers responded with
a sharp volley, and so thick and fast
came the bullets that the deputies
retired to the semi-shelter of the
lower deck. 1t was in this attempt
to force the fighting that the Pinker.
on men sustained their most serious
tloss. Their captain was carried To
the pilot house of the steamer. One
of his men informed the Associated
Press representative that although
the wound was serious it was not
fatal.
DRIVEN OFF WITH CANNON.
The steamer Little Bill came down
the river shortly before eleven O'Clock
to take off the Pinkertons who were
imprisoned in their barge. There
were a large number Of new men on
the boat. The moment it reached
the shore a regular fusilade tool
place. The Little Bill had an Ameri
can flag on the bow. The men say II
had assistance for the Pinkerton'
imprisoned i'm the barge. At al
events a fusilade began in which th'
strikers, the Pinkertons and persons
on the Little Bill took part. L
continued ten minutes and was mixed
with hoarse, derisive cheering IRON
the men i'm the mill. The cannoneer'
across the river fired three cannon
balls at the Little Bill. Their ain
was bad, AID one ball, entering tn
open hearth department, took on
mans head.
The number killed is ten, ant
eleven wounded. Excitement is 81
intense that it is almost impossible U
get anne The strikers now CLAIM
that besides the captain n lleuten
ant. four other men were shot ant
fell from the barge. One Pinkertoi
becoming desperate jumped OH Tn
ear and tried 20 swim He wa
drowned. The pilot of the Little Bil
was killed.
SECOND BATTLE.
The fighting between the Pinkertosl
forces and the workmen was renewed
shortly after seven o'clock and TN
hattie continued for fully hail a
hour. The second conflict wa
nrecipitated when another effort wa
made by the Pinkerton men TO enec
a landing. A number of the WORK
men were injured in the secon'
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