Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-07-14
SCENES OF CRUELTY.
The PinkertOn Men Surrender
After an Awful BOmbard-
ment, but are Treated in
a Horrible Manner by
the Enraged Mob of
WOrkmen.

PITTsBURG, Pa, July 6.-Early this
morning 800 Pinkerton detectives arrived
Fin Pittsburg from the east. They were
quietly marched to the Monongahela river
where they loaded barges and
shipped to Homestead 1t WAS exactly
when the steamer and barges were sighted
by the watchers gathered on the river bank
a mile below town. Directly three messen-
gers, each mounted on horse, started for
Homestead, shouting they went in adj
vance of the barges. Some notified the
Engineer at the electric light works, aud the
harsh voiced whistle sounded a general
alarm. Tie people responded with wonder
full alacr;y and the throng headed toward
the river.
Day was just dawning and clouds of
thick, grayish vapor hung over the waters.
Suddenly from the shadows were seen the
lights of the steamer and on either side Of
her were the barges. The moment the peo-
pie on the bank caught a glimpse OF the
notilla they made break down the road
howard the works. When the head of the
Vine reached the city farm fence which has
been built out several feet into the water, 90
men or more used their shoulders as batter
ing rams and battered down this barrier
Once through the fence the crowd poured
along the steep embankment skrting the
river fence of Carnegie & Co. From Home
stead to the pump house it is two miles, but
these half dressed men and women made the
journey in record breaking time. Once
there, they gathered in one solid mass
SLOWLY the boat edged toward the landing
and when the keels OF the barges grated on
the sand the invaders were within a few
feet of their opponents on the shore. AL
most Immediately a shot was fired from the
boat, aud then firing became general on
both sides. At first the strikers retreated,
but soon rallied and although they retired
from the immediate vicinity of the boats,
they held their own and by weight of mum.
bers compelled the deputies to proceed
with caution. Fifty or more of the depu.
ties then attempted to jump ashore, but
the strikers drove them back with sharl
volley and the captain of the Pinkertons
was carried to the pilot house Of the steam
Fr, badly wounded. Directly after thi:
episode both sides rested for u few moment,
and then, after another volley which die
little or no damage to either side, hostiitie.
ceased for time. Seven workmen were
hot one fatally and others seriously. 1t i,
not known how many were shot on the
boat, but the number ID fully half u dozen
Sheriff McCeary wired Gov. Pattisor
that he was unable to cope with the Home
stead mob. The situation, he said, was
very grave, there being 5000 strikers on the
ground, and unless something was don,
promptly there would be great loss o.
ife
Fighting was resumed between the Pink
erton forces and the workmen shortly after
clock, and the battle continued fol-
fully half an hour. This second conhic
was preciptated when another effort wa
made by the Pnkerton men to effect
anding. Thousands of workmen from al
Phe surrounding places are reported to b,
marching toward Homestead to re-inforc
the strikers. In this engagement six NOR,
Homestead men were shot. The captain
pf the tug and one Pinkerton man ar,
lead.
The workmen have built a fertilization O
steel bars on the river bank and over 100
men are within 1t, Before the second at
tempt was made TO land, the officer II
charge announced to the crowd that hi
men were Pinkert tons, and that he woul,
and them II he had t., NOW down everybod,
n sight. He then ordered his men to ad
vance, and as they advanced from the barg
they were met by a shower Of load from tn
rifles and pistols OF the workrnen and driver