The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-07-13
WHOLE NO. 2I37.

run. For q distance Of coo yards or more
one was formed, and through this the
Pinkerton men walked, ran or crawled
as best they could The first 70 leave got
only boots and jeers- Then, with open
hands. the men who formed the gauntlet
began 70 strike them On their uncovered
heads. The leaders were unable 70 10
anything with the crowd, and son clubs
were introduced. This vas in the nil
yard near the end of the gGuntlet. The
rule vas, when you see an uncovered
head, hit it, Murder murder p
shrieked the frig lseGed ones as the blows
rang on their heads
Men, 70 the love Of God, have mercy
on me. Don't kill me- pleaded a gray
beaded man from whose head and face
Was flowing blood from many wounds
Their hats, their satchels and even their
I coats were taken from them and either
torn to pieces or carried oE- The police
force Of the steel workers tried 70 save
them, but II vas no use. When a man
reached the top Of the bank he would re-
ceiye 4 blow from a club which would
knock him doHn- When he got Up be
/ always ran, and blows from cluhs and
fists rained on his unprotected head
One young fellow, with b'anehed face,
saw what was awaiting him and be burst
into tears. Dropping on his knees, he
begged for mercy, bur he was soon rlis-
ed to bis feet by kicks from all sides.
( Then be started to run, and as be did
I blow frou a bl00dstained CLUB laid hin
low. TE9 men ran 20 hin and escorted
him slfely through the rest of the line
Women, too, were IN the line and they
piled clubs and stones as vigorously as
did the men. They made mo-s noise,
for they we're continuously hoodnz At the
PinkeTtous and urging the men on n
their terrible work. The only guards
not assaulted while running the gauntlet
were the woanded, and they we're greet
ed with hovls and cries that must have
made them pray FOR death.
@You blaEkety blank, is a blank pity
your blank head vas rot shot OF. vas 2
sample Of what the wounded heard The
only uan that was not hooted was the
dead man. GOOD for the blankety
blank Vas the greeting be got, but il
was Ect spoken loudly.
rHZ eaUSrlE OF THE STREETS
Through the gauntlet at the mill, she
unhappy and bleeding Pinkerton's had
another oue 70 run On the streets we're
women and children anI few str1g-
cling steel workers. As the wounded
men ran. mud, stones and other missiles
struck them, and hoOls aud yelis rent the /
air. Fouosing them vas crowd otmen .
whose duty it was 70 see that none got /
awsy, snd, 80 far as can be learned. none +
did get away. They were rounded up .
Ike frightened sheep in corner Of the {
town anl then driven to The Opera .
House. There they were i0eked H. and .
glad they we're to be of the streets, for il .
seemed that every nan, woman and child /
felt fta duty % add to me misery Of
every one whose bead was eut. anievery f
one ofthe heads owned By tie Pinker- I
TOT galrds was bieediuE- After placing F.
a guard on the Opera HOUSE. the m8l1ri- /
~ Of the workmen withdrew, anda mes /
sare vas sent 70 a lzryer asking .
him to come to Homestead and advise .
the victors as To the disposal os the Pr-s- 7
oreu Of Tar
agEyING CT EHE Bah
When the last P.akeFton had lsf tLe .
barge the mob csisd. barn the boats p
The sazges:i0n vas a taxing enc, ani .
they only waited long enough TO unload .
several boxes Of Winchester rides and .
ammunition, and then satisfied they had .
all the arms the torch wss sapplisd % the .
Iron Mountain and tie 5IouoEgsheia f
simultaneously. Aided by oil an. fs,i b
the ary wood Of the inside, It was not .
long until the flames were leapins far
above the high river hank aud the mob
WIS driven back by the intense heat
Nero could not have been more happy
when he saw Rome IN flames thar Ee-e
these steel workers when they beheld The
fire destroying the 5Grges which only
short time before sheltered their ICES.
They shouted ioyfally, cheered Justify,
and their cries Of delight we're echoed b. /.
the men or the other side Of the river
who we're standing BY now silent can
non. Nor did they cease their ulauifes1a- /
tious Of Joy unth the fire burned tl the
waters 81 is and the smollGefiug eubers
we're swallowed up by tGe peaceful river .
When the crowd 6rst rushed upon the
barges after the surrender ofthe Plnker-
tons. thev seemed to be deserted, o1thid- .
den under the buEks. behind boxes or
ANYTHING that offered conceaImeut were
the captured ones. They were dragged .
out, but rot rnaItreaseG there. That was
lgfl TO those on the river banks They
shigsred. though l. was hot, and their
Iips trembied as they spoke one CT
them, whom q reporter tired 70
question, said in piifal tone -Eor
Gods sake, don't ask me anything Oa!y .
let me act oat Of here And TIE iears
rolled down bis cheeks, making flrroUs
through the prespirAtion which vas slow
ly eOursing down his face.
A True idea OF Reverence
So, ia visiting any ehlrch, the least