The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1892-07-09
THE WAR HAS BEGUN
STRIKING IRON WORKERS AND THE
PlNkERTONS DO BATTLE.

Several Killed or Injured on Both Sides
The Strikers Strongly Entrcnche,l--I:ul-
Ietins From the Isattle-The pinIlertons
Finally Surrender.
PIrTsBuKG, July G.-=The great lock
out in the iron industry in this vicinity
has borne its first bloody fruit Between
a dozen and twenty Pinkcrton officers
and locked out iron and steel workers
are either lying dead or are more or less
seriously wounded as the result Of IN en-
counter between them early this morn
ing. The battle is still in progress and
there is no telling what dreadful results
may come before the close Of the dav.
The following is the story of the battle
and its antecedents:
Early this morning 300 l'inkerton de
tectives arrived in pittsbnrg from the
East, marched quietly to Mononwahela,
boarded barges and started for the
Homestead works, towed BY the steam
tug Tide.
At2:15 this morning thc locked DIT
employees We're notified Of this move. and
when the barges arrived at Homestead
5000 people, including men, women and
children, We're waiting to meet them. AS
soon IS the Pinkertons attempted to land
they We're warned off by tile men aha ],
battle followed The pinkcrtons were all
armed With Winchester rifles und tile
| opposing crowd chiefly with rcvolvrrs.
lhe IlnkertonS opened fire and at the
first EolleytWo workmen fell dead This
| enragcd the crowd and they bore down
On the Pnllertons with rcsistless force.
The Pinkertons then bore back, but still
continued firing and finally the crowd on
| the bank retreated and climbed over a
heap Of rubbish toward the big trestle
leading to the Peniclly railroad bridge
Fighting was renewed shortly after
4. III. and the battle continued half an
| hour The second conflict was precipi-
| tatcd BY another effort by the Pinkerton
| prevails. - &-% ..-..# H. .v.. f..
At $50 firing was resumed in a de
Sultory manner. The crowd on shore is
constantly increasing All trains are
1 watched and all means Of entrance to the
works are guarded by men.
| At $50 the men began rolling barrels
Of oil to the river intending to set fire to
| it on the water and burn the Pinkertons
out
AT 1896 Il. m. the battle continues.
| The Pinkertons made two attempts to
land, but We're repulsed both times. 1t
| is known that several workmen have
been killed.
AT 10 a. m. the strikers fired a car Of
oil s,andiny near the works for the pur-
pose Of burning the boats in the river
They expect to set the river on fire. Men
have placed a cannon Oh the hill on the
north side OF the river and are firing into
the boats, balls and scraps Of iron being
| used. At every shot the boats side is
penetrated and pieces thrown into the
air
l1:45The steamer Little Bill came
| down the river about / to take the Pink
ertons imprisoned on their barges. There
We're large number of new men on the
boat. The moment it reached shore Il
| regular fusilade occurred. The work
men say it had assistance for the Pinker-
| tons. In the fight which followed the
strikers, Pinkertons and persons on the
Little Bill took part The canuoneers
across the river fired three shots at the
| Little Bill, but their aim was bad. One
ball entered the mill and took Off a man S
head The number killed is now ten
and eleven wounded. The strikers claim
that besides the captain and lieutenant,
four other men We're shot and fell from
the barges.
Capt G. II. Helm, who had charge Of
the Pinkerton men at Homestead, has
been brought to the hospital here with
five wounded companions
At p NJ. a flag Of truce was displayed
by the Pinkerton's and was shot down.
It was hoisted a second and third time
with the same result. The mill workers
have heard that the militia had been
ordered out and seem determined to rid
the place of every Pinkerton before the
troops get here.
The car Of oil intended to set fire to
the boat failed ofits object.
At 3:45 this afternoon the cannon is
still roaring and the rattle of musketry
continues. The sullen explosion Of
dynamite adds a new and terrible ele-
memt to the conflict. The men are
throwing dynamite cartridges over the
bank, which alight near the barges and
explode. It looks as if the imprisoned
detectives will never escape.
At $50 p. III. the Pinkert0n men sur
rendered and the strikers permitted them
to come ashore.
| All Is Quiet.
HARR1sBURG, Pa, July 6.-Governor