The Dickinson press., 1892-07-09
AN lNFURlATED MOB

AN lNFURlATED MOB
A Pitched Battle Fought in Which
Dozens Of Men are S aughtered
and Scores Wounded.
With Guns, Cannon, Dynamite and
Fire They Hurl Death and Des-
truction at the Detectives.
PlrrsnuEo. July g. Pittkburg had
another experience with labor riots and
this time, as during the fearful scenes
which were witnessed during tho rail
road riots Of 1877, blood has been shed.
life ieopardized and valuable property
placed in danger. This time there was
no destruction Of property. but the mob
was thoroughly we'll organized, we'll
diciplined aud had .ilicient officers at
the head 10 conduct operations
The force embraced all the men
employed in the extensive plants
o. the Carnegie Iron and Steele oom.
pany at Homestead, come eight miles
east of Pittsburg, and o battle which for
blood thirstinees and holiness Of exeou-
tion has not been excelled in actual war
fare, waged from O'Clock in tho morn
ing until O'Clock this afternoon. aud
only ceased when the force Of Pinker.
tons brought to the place To suppress
the strike Internationally surrendered,
leaving their arms in the barges in
which they had been transported to the
worke.
The riot today was the elimination OF
the troubles which have been brewing
at tie Homestead for the past month.
The Carnegie company submitted 9
scale to govern their workmsn in, the
steel plants and annouLc,d that it wst
their ultlmatum. The scale made q
sweeping reduction in the wages ol
skilled men. aud it was officially
announce that unless the terms
were complied with before July /
the places Of the workmen would
be filed by o!herr. This was followe d
by peremptory refusal on the part Of
the company TO recognize the Anal
gamated Association Of Steel and Iron
Workers as suoll. or to confer with any
committee Of workmen short Of the 40
ceptanoe Of the terms offered. The
men stated they would never submit to
the proposed reduction, and anL Lounoed
their deter animation TO resist any eff.rl
on the part of the Carnegie company Il
start up their plants with non union
men. As both sides we're determine.
10th proceeded TO prepare for the con
tost which eliminated in those
DEEDS OF VIOLENCE
AMI bloodshed that were wit
messed today in the big hive Of industry
Oh the Monongahela. The contest wa
precipitated by the workmen at th.
Home stead by tho hanging of II. o
Frick. president Of the company, il
efligy, and in retaliation tie company
ord. red an immediate shut down of the
big works two days before the time pro
vided by the law contract under which
the men were working. Tho employees
at once proceeded TO organize for The
defensive, and tie company erected 9
high board ienoo around the entire
works, giving them the appearance Of
an immenee stockade, tho fences being
pierced with port holes.
Yesterday the Carnegie company an
nounced their intention TO proceed tt
get ready TO make repairs and the Of
fioials atktd the sheriff TO appoint depu
es to protect their property. They
then tl;srt d TO be sworn as deputies and
to give bonds for the faithful psrform
ance OF their duties as ooneervators ol
the peace. When this offer was dc
olintd the advisory committee whicl
had been directing the action Of the
workmen and which had held the turtu
lent spirits among the workmen in CHI cl
was Immediately dissolved and all nc
ords Of the committee promptly des
tloyed.
The developments today show tha
the applications made for assistance o
the sheriff was merely for the purpos
of covering what was intended to be
coppde main on tho part Of the CarEegi
company in olaDdestinely introducing
body Of Pinkerton detectives into th
mill enclosure. The detectives had beel
in rend. zvous some five CT six mile
lelow the city ON the Ohio river, a
which place two modtl bsrges had beel
prepared for them. The bsrges we're o
the beet build, and were used il
shipping iron rails down th'
river from the Carnegie mill
to Braddock. The holds we're fillet
up with hunks. cooking arrangement
and other accommodations, and as al
extra pre- caution. the preparation fol
the seige 10 whioh they were subjected
today, wero lined with heavy steel
plates On the inside, while the Who'll.
back deck was piot cted in similar
manner.
1t vas tho intention that th.
men should reach the works abou
E3 Q. m., but the guards which were
ON duty along the river got word o
the threatens invfsion Of tn
THE HATED PINKERTJN MRi
and prepared to receive them
The barges we,e towed up th'
river by . tow boat. bu
l)Dg before the Pinkerton mel
reached Home stead, thousands Of ssrik
ers had gathered on the banks OF th'
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