The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-07-07
.BOMESTEAD'S WAR
Bloody Conflicts at the Car
negie Works.
PINKERToNs VS.. WORKERS.
Fhe Former Open Fire and Meet
. Sturdy Resistance.
FEN LIVES SACRIFICED.
mt - - TJs-sII- n IT.
PINKERToNs VS.. WORKERS.
TEN LIVES SACRIFICED:
The Invaders Finally Run Up a
Flag of Truce.

weihe and Other Ofaccrs of the
Amaigamated Association. on the
soene-Hugh O'Donnell's Effective
Appeal for Peace-The Pinkerton's
Disarmed and Placed Under Ar
rest on n Charge of Murder-An
Exciting March to the Rink.
HOMESTEAD. Pa, July 7.-Yesterday
was day of wild disorder at Home.
stead. The trouble began early in the
morning, when 300 Pinkerton detectives
attempted to land from barges at the
steel works. About 100 shots were ex.
changed. The Pinkertons were repulsed
At the hrst attack.
Il For two hours before the boats arrived
5000 or. 5000 persons awaited thei,
on the river banks.
/. The mills have landing for, boRt,
within the inclosure Of the fence, and al
first it appeared that there would be ne
way to prevent the Pinkertons entering
Che mills. Shortly before the boat
reached Homestead a horseman riding
ut a mad gallop spread the alarm thai
the Pinkertons were coming.
The Fence Torn Down
As the boats steamed toward the land
Ing it was impossible to restrain the
srowds. With whoop and q yell oi
1erision an onslaught was made on the
EAnoe. Soon 100 feet of the inclosure
was torn away and 1000 men were al
the landing. As the Pinkertons landed
they opened fire and two workmen
dropped in their tracks.
This enraged the crowd and they bore
down upon the Pinkertons with resist
iess force and drove them back to the
boats.
dren stood upon the river bank watch
ing the fight and cheering on the work.
m en- In their efforts to prevent a landing
by the Pinkertons, not one Of whom was
allowed to come ashore.
Never until the Judgment morn will
10 be definitely known who fired the
first shot which started the slaughter
that has made so many homes of mourn
ang today. The first gun, however, was
bred from the Pinkerton barge, and is
Wrought to have been discharged by the
ssptsn q q The gang Of IN men osot who was Hs
fore the slaughter the crowd was surg
ing downward against six of the leading
s,nill workers, who stood with their
backB to the P1nkertons, fairly under
tho z1u1zles of the rides, trying to keep
she mill men back from what seemed
certain death.
Every one of the Pinkertons held in
his hands one of the deadly Winchester
rifles, and though three score of the
Rlittertng barrels were leveled directly
at the mill men as the boat reached the
ahore not man retreated, but rather
pressed closer in order to be the first to
fall II necessary. The din was terrific
ss the lusty lnnged mill men vented
their rage upon the intruders. Don't
como on land or we will brain you, you
dirty blackguards," they yelled. "Why
don't you work for your living, like de-
cent ihenP" they howled.
Not word answered the Pinkertons,
but as the boat touched the shore and a
gang plank was thrown ont, every Pin.
kertcn covered as many men as possible
with his Winchester. Rage had now
stead men into demons, They knew no
fear. but even jumped forward to wrest
the death dealing rifles from the hands
oftheir hated enemies.
o'DonneIrs First Appeal.
Clear as bell, far above the roar OF
she angry crowd, came the voice OF
Hugh ODonnell, as, hRtless and coat
less, he tried to check the angry men.
"In Gods name," he cried, "my good
fellows, keep back. Don't press down
and force them to do murder"
It was too late. The appeal was
drowned by the sharp report Of Win
ehester from man in the bow Of the
boat. The first ball had hardly left the
smoking barrel on its mission OF
death ere 1t was followed by shot OF
.G IN k6a 0tYalr
ertons hands. William Foy, who stood
at the front with his feet on the gang
plank staggered and fell, and his life
blood gushed out.
For o moment the vast crowd was
struck dumb by the attack Only the
Rroans of several wounded men were
heard. The echoes of the rifles had
hardly reached the neighboring hills ere
the crowd replied. Out from the semi
darkness OF the morning flashed a wall
Of fire. The men on the bank, too, had
arms, and were using them. The leader
of the Pinkertons clapped his hand ia
his breast and fell overheard, sinking
beneath the waters, while several other
= Pinkertons staggered back and were
carried inside the boat by their com
rides.
sssss At the FIRST fash of the Pinkertons
rifles many Of the crowd took to their
heels, butelose to the waters edge stood
about 900iof the angry men, firing their
revolvers straight at the Plnkertons,
Soon the latter, unable to Withstand
such fire. rstreated into their cabin and
fired from under cover, as quickly as
possible. When the men on shore had
smptied their revolvers they retreated
up the bank, greeting every shot from
their enemies with dafiiant cheers.
At 10 o'clock the chief leader Of the
workmG1, accompanied by reporter,
went to the front of the line of battle.
The main fight was at that time being
made near huge oil tank on the r1yel
front, one mile from Homestead. Here
the reporter saw one of the workers
breathe his last. The man was standing
near the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
tracks firing 20-pound cannon. trying
20 sink the barges on which were the
PinherLons. His shot went wide Of the
mark. A moment later the mill
workers head was almost severed from
i. his body by a shot from Winchester
ride in the hands of q Pinkerton.
A few minutes later one man aimed
hts rife, and the next instant shout
went up and Pinkerton detective whe
had been standing on the barge fell. The
bullet had passed through his head and
he dropped in the river never To rise.
Another Load of Pinkertons.
At11:30 a. m. the boat Little Bill
which towed the barges to Homestead.
was seen comiBg down the river, large
United States flag flying from the mast
head. The appearance OF the boat wal
o signal along the river front for re
newed activity both on and off tn,
barges.
"She's coming to take the bargeI
away" was the cry raised on the shore
As the boat came nearer it was seer
that she carried squad of armed men
who were lined up on the side next tn,
Homestead mills. When opposite th'
converting department the men on thu