Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-07
FRICK SAYS NOTHING.

He Does Not Care to Talk-Secretary Love.
Joy DepIores the Conflict-why the
Pinkertons Were Not Rescued-Oficial
Statement From the Firm.
The officials of the Carnegie Steel Com.
pany were very retlcent last evening and
would say little or nothing concerning the
Homestead trouble. Secretary Lovejoy,
when asked if the company would take any
action now that the situation had reached
such an extreme, said: "No, we will take
no action whatever. Our property is al
present in the hands of the Sheriff and we
will do nothing at all until the Homestead
works are again placed in our possession.
We naturally deplore that the affair has at
tanned such appalling proportions.
General Manager IL. c. Frick could no t
/, be induced to express any opinion and
would make no statement whatever. After
the train bearing some of the Pinkerton de-
tectives had arrived in the city three of the
Pinkertons made their way to the office of
the Carnegie Steel Company. What they
had to say, however, could not be learned
as they were Immediately taken into pri-
vate room and closeted for some time with
H. c. Frick, f. L. f. LoVejoy and other
officials of the company.
Could Not Hire Towboats.
The Secretary of the Carnegie Steel Com
! panv was asked late last night:
"Why was no help sent to the barges
at Homestead so the men need not sur
render?"
Everything was done that could be
done. The Little Bill went up to Port
Perry with the wounded men. There
was nobody on the boat but
Captain Rogers, one Pinkerton man named
Robinson, the captain of the boat and the
crew as they came back. They were to tow
the barges away and render what aid was
needed. They were fired upon and the boat
was riddled. One OF the watchmen named
named j ohm McCurry was shot, and the men
had to run the boat for hiding place.
They came to Pittsburg, where the condition
of the boat shows what sort of usage she re-
ceived."
"why did you not send another boat up
there?"
''For the good and sufficient reason that
we could not get one. We offered $40, 900
to any captain or owner who would take a
boat to Homestead and bring the barges to
the city. We could not get a man. We
sent word to number of men. They said
it would be going to almost certain death
and no amount of money would tempt them.
The company has had all the men wounded
in its service sent to the hospitals and they
will have the best of care at our expense.
We have received little or no information
since about half past five o'clock, when
direct communication ceased after Mr..
Childs left.
Carnegie Company's Official Statement.
The management of the Carnegie Com
pany last night issued the following state
ment:
Our Homestead Steel Works were on July
], taken possession of by a mob, which was
Immediately there after organized by the To-
cal representatives of the Amalgamated
Association of Iron and Steel Workers. and
all our mechanics, mill men, and even FORE
men and superfntendents OF departments
were forcibly denied admission thereto We
were also notified by a selfstyled advisory
committee that no fires would be permitted
at the works, lest the men become excited
to further unlawful acts. This continued
until yesterday, when we called upon the
Sheriff of Allegheny County for protection
and assistance In regaining possession of
our property.
The sheriff went to Homestead. and on
on his return sent deputies to the works
and posted a proclama ton ordering the
men to disperse. His deputies were routed
and his proclamation torn down. The Sher-
fff then, through his chief deputy attemp.
ed to take 80 of our watchmen who were
sent to the works by boat last night. These
men were met more than mile below the
works by an armed mob of Amalgamated
men, who followed along the river bank and
fired rifles and revolvers at the boats. This
shooting was continuous for 25 minutes be-
fore one shot was returned from the boats
which was not until the boats were tied un
at our landing.
On the arrival of the boats the mob tore
down large portion of the fence about the
works, and filed the bluff above the Ian ding
keeping upa continuous fire, and wound
ing three of our watchman. Then, and nos
until then, was the fire returned, resulting
we are advised, in some loss of life Tie
mob was so large as to prevent the landing
of the guards, who are at this time on the
boats awaiting orders from the authorities.
We are not taking any active part in the
matter at present. as we cannot interfere
with the Sheriff in the discharge of his duty.
and are now awaiting his further action,