Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-07-07


guard wore badge with the inScrrlp-
ton, "Watchman, Carnegie Steel Co,
Ltd" They were huddled in the rink,
absolutely tcrror-stricken, fearing a
lynching from an immense crowd OF
people gathered outside. There seems
| little danger of this, however, as they
are guarded by fifty of the locked-out
men armed with Winchesters.
1t is now said that The strikers fired
the first shot.
The steamboat Little Bill, which had
had one of the barges in tow, showed
the effects OF the ftlsilade OF bullets that
she had gone through. Many panes OF
glass in the pilot house and elsewhere
we're shattered and the woodwork was
perforated in dozens of places. On
hoard was John T. McCurry, who was
shot in the groin. Mr.. Curry said /:
1--WE made q landing at the Homestead
mills about ) o'clock in the morning.
The shore was crowded with the lock-
out men and their sympathizers. The
armed Pinkerton men commenced to
climb I'D the banks. Then the men
opened fire on the detectives. The
men shot first, and not until three OF
the Pinkerton men had fallen did they
respond to the fire. The worllmen were
so strong in numbers that it was use
less for the $50 or 400 Pinkerton men
to oppose them further, so they retreat
ed TO the barges, carrying their dead
and wounded. We then went to Home
stead again. When we reached the
mills the strikers opened fire on the
Little Bill from both sides. Ii was then
l was hit"
Governor Pattisor said at 1880 last
night that his latest advices from Home
stead indicated that all was quiet. 4
private telegram from Colonel Connel-
ly, at Pittsburg, stated that a peaceful
solution of the difficulty was now prob
able
Chairman H. c., Frick, of the Carnc-
gle Steel Company, says that every
thing damaged would be charged to
Allegheny county, and that the plant
would be run according 70 the firm 5
wishes, and no terms but theirs would
be countenanced.
WILTON A. Pinllerton, who is in Chi
cago, was in no amiablc frame of mind
Yesterday, and declared that he had re-
solved to say nothing for publication
regarding affairs at Fittsburg. Incl
dentally he remarked 'We held of
until the last moment on this business,
but our company having done Carne-
gie's work for years, they insisted that
we supply the watchmen" Mr.. Pink
erton denied that ne was recruiting for
500 additional men to send East. lie
said: We are not recruiting men and
don't expect to. We have enough in
service to answer calls"
The President received frequent
press bulletins during yesterday from
Pittsburg about the riot. He feels con-
siderable interest in the safe of affairs.
and, it is said, is seriously concerned at
the grave turn which the situation has
assumed. Upto the time Of leaving yes
terday afternoon, he had not been ofl-
cially advised of the riot by any OF the
State authorities.
The first official recognition in Con-
gress Of the troubles at The Homestead,
Pa, mills appeared yesterday when
Representative Caminetti introduced a
resolution calling for the appointment
of select committee to investigate
them. It calls for the appointment of
select committee Of five members to
investigate and report on the causes of
the strike, the conditions producing
the same, and the effect of such legisla-
ton on wages and labor. The resolu-
ton was referred to the committee on
rules. Senator Gallinger introduced
resolution calling for senatorial investi-
CATION Of the strike