The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-07
And Are Treated in a Terrible
Manner.
MEN WOMEN AND
CHILDREN TAKE PART
Complete and Graphic Description OF the
Sickening Sights and scenes-Barges Are
Burned in FisndIsh Dellght-Tbe
Detectives Beg for Mercy
Scenes ana Incidents

t'ITTsBrRG, July 6.-Pittsburg has had
another experience with labor riots. and
this time, as during the fearful scenes
which were Witnessed during the riots of
1871. blood has been shed, life ieopardized
and valuable property placed in danger.
This time there WIS no destruction Of
property, but the mob was
THOROUGHLY WELL ORGANIZED,
well disciplined and had sufficient officers
at the head to conduct operations
The force embraced all the men employed
IL the extensive plants of the Carnegie
Iron and Steel company at Homestead,
eight miles east Of Pittsbnrg and the bat
tie, which for bloodthirstiness and boldness
Of execution. has not been excelled in
actual warfare. ragged from o'clock in the
morning until 8 o'clock this afternoon and
only ceased when the force of Pinkertons
brought to the place to suppress the strike,
UNCOMFORTABLE SURRENDERED,
leaving their arms in the barees in which
they had been.
The riot today was the elimination OF
troubles which have been brewing at
Homestead for the past month. The Car
negie company submitted scale which
was 10 govern the workmen in the steel
plants and announced that it was their
ultimatum. The scale made sweeping
reduction in the wages Of skilled men.
and il was officially announced that unless
the terms were complied with before July
! the places Of the workmen would be filed
by others.
This was followed BIZ peremptory re-
fusal on the part OF The company to recog-
nize the Amnlgamated association. The
men announced 3 determination to resist
any effort on the part Of Carnegie to run
the plants with ncn-uuion men.
TlUBLE WAS PREcIPrTATED
by the workmen at Homestead hanging h.
C. Prick, president Of the company, in
efigy, and in retaliation the company or
dered an immediate Shutdown OF the big
works.
The employees at once proceeded to or
ganize for the defensive and the company
erected high board fence around the en-
tire works. giving them the appearance of
an immense stockade, the sides being
pierced with portfolios.
Yesterday the Carnegie company an
nounced its intention to proceed to get
ready to make repairs, aud the officials
asked the sheriff to appoint deputies to
protect the property. The sheriff sent a
small squad Of men up TO The works, but
the strikers assembled in force and notified
them TO get out Of town.
40 DIsoR6ER WAS INTENDED
and no damage would be done TO property.
They even offered to be sworn in as
deputies and give bonds for the faithful
performance OF the duties as conservators
Of peace. When the offer was declined the
advisory committee, which had been direct
ing the action Of the workmen and held the
turbulent spirits among the workmen In
check, was Immediately dissolved and all
records Of the committee promptly de-
stroyed.
The developments today showed that the
applications made for assistance OF the
sheriff was merely for the purpose OF
covering what was intended to be coup
de main on the part Of the Carnegie CON-
pany in clandestinely introducing bocy
Of Pinkerton guards into the mill enclosure.
These men have been rendezvoused
some five or six miles below the city on
the Ohio river at which two model barges
have been prepared for them. Tho barges
were fitted up with hunks. cooking ar
engagements and other accommodations and
with extra precaution as il in
PREPARATION FOR THE SIEGE
to which they were subjected today. They
were lined with heavy steel plates on the
inside. while the whole back Of the deck
was protected Ia a similar manner.
II was the intention Of the men that
they should reach the works at 2 O'Clock
this morning but the strikers on duty