The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-07

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~ ne loroe vsrs thus cared for. while
Uha e1rlkos1 that fall wounded were car.
~ 70 thoir homes at Homestead, The dead
bokne taken 20 the morgue and undsrtak-
ong rooms In The town.
1ha nowu Of the riot reached Pittsburg
- eatlv - six o'clock In the morning and
Thousands OF mill workers, all OF whom
are now idle, pending tho conference on
The scale, congregstsd In the streets,
while hundreds of others, armed with
guns and revolvers and well supplied
Wi<b ammunition, took mp the line OF
march 70 rs-snforcs the Strikers
A soon ~ day broke. the strikers Sc
eured . small brass ten pound cannon
and planted II within steel billet en-
krasurs, 90 a. to command the barges
whioh were moored at the bank OF the
river. At the same time force oil more
than thousand men took mp position
on the opposite side OF the river and also
Planted Csnnon
which they protected with breastworh
OF railroad ties. The fire from both sides
was kept up, the barges having been
pisrcsd along the sides. Shortly before Q
o'clock the cannon were trained on the
boats and for several hours an awful bonn
bardment was kept up
The stout oaken timber forming the
sides Of the boat were splintered, but the
heavy steel plates on the inside prevent
"a the balls from penetrating the intert-
or. Many Of the strikers, however, were
expert marksmen and they sent shot al
ter shot into the portfolios In the boats,
and indicting terrible injury on the i'm
prisoned men
Cooped Up I'm Barges
at che mercy OF the infuriated mob. The
tow-boat had left them and they were
soon encompassed by the ma ddened
army of strikers so that no succor could
reach them. Three times they ran up
flag OF truce, but as many times 1t was
stricken down by bullets fired by the
strikers. Then 1t became evident that
che ammunition of tho besieged detec-
tivss was either exhausted or they were
too much worn out to continue the fight
and for nearly two hours before the end
Of the struggle was reached not shot
was nred.
when IL was found that little impress
sion could be made on the boats by the
cannon, an effort was made to hre the
barges and thus compel the detectives to
leave the vessel or suffer the terrible fate
Of being burned alive. Hose was pro-
cured and oil was spouted on the decks
and sides OF the barges. While this was
beipg done, barrel after barrel OF oil was
emptisd into the river above the mooring
place, the object being to allow 1t to float
against the boats and then ignite It.
This terrible deed was attempted sew
eral times. but tho boats did not burn,
and then tho mob became infuriated and
hurled dynamite bombs at tho vessels
with great effect. The situation OF the
detectives was such as to appaii the stout
est heart.
Towards dusk EFFORTS were again made
70 burn the boats with their living
freight and they doubtless would have
succeeded had Il not been for the inter-
position of the leading officers OF the
amalgsmated association, who went TO
the scene Of the war In the afternoon.
Through their efforts 1t was agreed to
allow the detectives to surrender, but
this was not secured without the great
oot objection on the part OF the mon,
many OF whom had lost friends and ac-
quaintances during the day. Besides
there were thousands of turbulent char
acters attracted to the place and as they
owed no allegiance to any organization
they could not be controlled.
They wanted to see the carnage GO on
and it was not until some OF the strikers
pointed their guns at the outsiders that
hsaring was obtained. At 8 O'Clock the
Pinkerton men hung out
Another white Flag,
and this time IL was respected and
committee OF strikers went aboard to
prepare terms of capitulation. They
guaranteed safe conduct for the Pinker-
tons, provided they left their arms and
ammunition behind, and agreed to leave
the place under guard. The detectives
had no alternative and promptly accept
ed the terms, some OF them saying that
II was the first time they had ever sub
mitted to such humiliating surrender.
When IN inspection OF the boats was
the Pinkerton men had been killed and
twenty or thirty wounded, many of them
90 badly that they will die. As they were
brought from the boat they presented a
terrible appearance. Many were be-
pmcared with blood, while all of them
showed signs of exhaustion from the
long confinement In the close quarters
between decks.
The most shocking and dastardly deeds
however, were committed while the prs-
ouers wero being escorted through the
streets By the guards appointed by the
strikers. An angry mob lined the street
on both sides. As the men passed by
each In charge of two deputies, the mill
men and their friends kicked them and
threw some OF them down.
Tho unfortunate detectives begged for
mercy. Some of them had pistol shot
wounds in their heads and three were
seen that had their eyes shot out. Several
were shot In the shoulders, arms and legs
end eeuld scarcely limp aleHg. g.-
Hood Was Running in streams
down their shirts, and they fairly yelled
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