Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-07
THE SURRENDER.
p,nter,ons In the Hands or the H.
furlatcd Carnegie La
burers.
1Hr eARors FIRED AMONG
oEAFENlNo WELLS.
The PiuLcrions Have to surrender 4"
the Morkmcn.

The PIuLcrions Have to surrender ."
the workmcn'
ptrTsuuRu, Pa, July G.-The riot
to-day was tho culmination OF inc
tfouiles which have been brewing "
homestead for the last month. Ihe
Carnegie company tunmi1icd rchlo
which was 10 govern the workmeh ~
the sleel plants ami announced that
was their ultimatum scale.
IL made n sweeping reduction IN tho
wages OF the skilled men, anu u was
oi,iclally announced that unless Us
terms were complied with before July
ist. thc piaces OF the wOfl;mun would
he allied py Otheta. This was followed
by The psremuiOry refusal on the part
al the company to recognize the ANAL
pniunted association. Tho men an
potinced their discrimination to resist
any effort on the part .. tho Carnegie
10 run the plants with non.uni0n
men.
The trouble was procipl,nted by tho
worltmen at Homestead hanging II.
G, Prick, president OF the company ~
rnlyy, an In retaliation the company
ofdefed and Immediate shut down OF
the BIG wOrks. The employees ct once
proceeded to organize Tor The deion-
tiye, aud the company orecteda high
board fence around tho entire works,
giving the appearance OF an
immense stockhge, the sidesa be-
ing pierced with port holes
Yesterday the Carnegie company
announced their intention 10 get ready
10 make repaira and the officials asked
The sheriff to appoint deputies T. pre-
tuet the property. Tho sheriff sent
small iquad Of men up 20 tho wOfkn,
but the strikers assembled In force and
notified them to get out Of town. No
disorder was intended and no damage
would have been done 10 property.
They even offered to DO sworn in az
deputies and give bonds for the faith
iuf performance OF their duties as
consorvators Of the peace
THE DEVELOPMENTS OF TODAY
showed that the applications made for
the assistance OF the sheriff was merely
for tho purpose OF covering what was
intended 10 be coup dc main ON the
part OF the Carnegie company In clan.
des,lnely introducing body Of
Pinkerton guards Into the mill
enclosure. These men had been
Iond,zvoCsed some five or or six miles
below the city on the Ohio river, ut
which 1.-TWO lmodel bargos had been
prepared for them. The bgrgea had
Icon fitted up with hunks, cooking
arrangements and other acoommods.
tions, and as extra procaution, us II In
preparation for the siege to which
they were subjected today, were lined
with heavy steel plates on tho inside,
while the whaleback deck was
protected In similar manner.
When IL WAS found that little i'm.
preston could he made by the cannon
on the boats, efforts were made 10 fire
tho barges. Hose was procured and
oil sprayed ON the decks and sides Of
the Gargus. Barrel after barrel OF oil
was emptied into the river above the
mooring place, the object being TO al
low Il to flow against the boats and
then ignite IL. The terrible deed was
ATTEMPTED several times, but the bonla
did not burn, and then the mob be-
camo Infatuated and hurled dynamite
bombs at this vessel with great effect.
The situation Of tho detectives wns
such US 10 appeal 10 tue Htoutest hearts.
Several times did they run up flag
u truce, but IA many timea WIS it
stricken down by bullets fired by strik-
FRS. Then IL became evident that the
ammunition OF the heslCged detectives
was either exhausted or they too much
worn out to continue the fight, and
Tor nearly two hours hOetilitics ceased.
Towards dusk efforts were again
male to burn the boats with their
living freight, and they would doubt.
Ices have succeeded had IL not been
for the intcrpositiOn OF the leading
officials OF the Amalgamatcd assDola.
ton, who went TO the scene Of war.
Through their efforts II was agreed TO
let the detectives surrender, hut this
was secured with the &c Attest diill.
Guilty against the objections on the part
OF the mon, many oil whom had lost
friends aud acquaintance during the
day. BESIDES, there were thousands Of
turbulent charactem attracted To tho
place who wanted 10 see the carnage
30 on, and II was not until suuia
strikers hud pointed guns at outsiders
that a herring was obtained.
At 3 O'Clock the Plnkcrions hung
out
ANOTHFR WHITE FLAG.
This time Il was respected, and n
committee Of blrikoIs went on board TO
prepare turins Of CnpitulatlJu. They
guaranteed saie cOnduct for the PIN.
Eeftons provided thoy lot their arms
nnd nmunltiou behind, and 1t was
agreed 10 leave tue place under guard.
The detectives had no alternative and
promptly accepted the terms, some Of
The men anyiug NJ was the hrst tmp
they had ever ubmited to such o
humiliating surrender. Whom the In.
spection ofihs tont wac made It was
found that ut least seven PinkerloR