Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-10
Met With a Shower
Of Bullets.
Many We're Killed in
Their Tracks.
The Pursuing Negroes Cap
ture Thirty.two Strik.
ers--TrOops Called.

caicAao. jane a pitched battle
tos,k place about o'clock tbs afternoon
between strikers and employees a The
contractors ON the rainasse canal. The
hight took place al kn1lec The strikers
o1ming stcwE from Iscnsoni and oths-rs
coming from Tie nur;h. they i-,ing
divided into two mods The, ~ uu,,e
began firing on TIM contfacfors and tie
men. Coming frem tho north the,
drove OF the men on acciiah Ia The
men retired lighting, hng they lad o,ily
eoae "A Short 2lsiance Nhes thfy aEefe
set upon hs another cikifloa a the
sirikcrs- The Nofkmsn returned ihs
tire ~ the strikers and several faen wers
killed. IhTse n the men Killed are in
Will county. Two ~ them a. tie lili-
nois and Michigan cansl. one is isiHg Ca
the tow path and ieo u,tefs arr lsing
in the bushes Just acr.ss The line in
Cook county. Pour = thos-e Hho acre
wounded viii probably die. II l. IA.
possible 10 learn the names ~ those
killed
The list Il wounded j. A. follows
Michael MicholAb. ballet through fl..shg
49,
wounds. Lorcnz Lcyinsks. wrist shat
tered by q bullet, LudRig IL. Raea. si.os
through abdomen. will ule. knian Nr-
illoski. several wounds in head AMI
clubi.-i, Thomas Merclssi bullet
through lungs. will die, NiohAcl Bcyes.
bullet through lower loi,o ~ liver. vii
die. John Zuojono,ski. bullet ihfon..s
thigh bone. will lose lcg: Michael f
i..txs i..1l.s - I.r..
smith. ear sho; of; Severn letets,u
shot IN several places and olab5ea.
viii Call err Militia.
There are six or eight others Who .r..
wounded. hat their injuries arr 20 . !. -
serious nature. All - the Nounos
live Ia Lemogit. where ihos vrrc hfoue
for treatment. Dr j. J. ieahy afienco4
all II them. He extracted a siozen ~
fifteen bullets from the wounded Inrn.
The firs, news - the battle and 10 a.
teDdant fatalities which Contained aus
definite information. rcachr-i this cts
atcut clock tins afternoca I; uAs
IN the nature ~ a Telegram o. President
Wenter ~ the drainage board. aud WAS
delivered Ia him al a confcfence On the
situation. taking place Ia the drainage
board rooms Ia addition fo nnmi,fr
II contractors who were prcsrn,. seVcr.d
quarrynsen were si the meeting T..
gcther with Sheriff Gilbert - Cook
county. Sheriff sharp q Dupaee
county. and Sheriff Henncly tf VII
county. for nearly TIVE hours this morn.
ing had been discussing the question q
protection through The slseiifis a The
thr~c couutis-s. Al iheee nsen had la.
sisted that II WAS a proper case rs tie
governor. aud recommended militia "a.
reference. Sheriff Gilbert said that he
had no funds II his disI,,s-sl b. pas for
the one thousand Deputies that would
b. sequire.i and Tho other riicrii'r ioins~i
HIM in this opinion. Sheriff Gil--ft
said that be did not s,'c how be csuid
fs,'sssibi! give the proj'rr llrlii. and ihat
he SAID he wouin az Dnfs cail upon Coz.
ernor Aiigcld Tor sid.
The S,riker~ story.
According Ia the stories todd ls tie
Ftrlkrns they were a. ~ vize reep0B.
sills Tor tie carnage Those from Ia
mont aud thos- from tbe tamf- north
- Isons3 We're fn Hold q in.aetlne at
Romeo 20 aisruss The situation They
claim they were unRrmei. and vere
STACKED without provocation. pf the
men employed on THE drainage capal
sissut iip n1xrcee IN tho osurioy e rssn
tractors teWHri Locker. smith and
jackson. king iIrothors and John Nc
Cean4ick. refused 30 loin the sfrikers
This morning fhry were armed with
siiotruns Nincheeferp nni reyol.ers.
s.d todd Ia protect themselves
Icokoofs ssith powerful fsid glsa@~s
wprc stationed ~ towers T. give warn
irg - the approach q tie ptfikers.
Nhsh the party frofa the north came IN
sight atsogt norn tlses saF fhps we've
much SURPRISED O. lse met Ulfh = 'nvs
lasle from tie u4cn 81 verk. They slcns
having fired a fhot or making ans hoe
tile demonstrations ~ the fret ffs
ihes started 10 run- The nesrrt.es gave
puraNif and seventeen ~ tho rsrilsrs
werp captured and impfisons,l ~ lor
car IN 9hirb fhes ~ers affcrvsrsl en-
viewed q Joliet When tha fsarfs fr..u,
Lamont spgroache8 tife rssIlf fraus tl.f
a,a,h a. hour later. No lt,.l,eaffs Cd, >
ngi5ce b. thr ner-ps. Who vero PLACED
~ the men Ia charge a' vsrinus ,raes.s
= vantage N ths snmmiis q to hurs
piles - ro.cs which sarr0upd tfe rsf1tl
gpces Bunntne ls,t.
The strikers appfosebed urti' coa-
seiras q TIE recspfinn ia sEurt 90 siIssa.
y ten sis,Df 90 ft-et ffeu' The cainf .
hi-tie Ess @ppntifss his wHf iilr
sss-rai fv tie r-cru~t . fife enf ir
sfautlt 90 rlt'es heictni fnsth fi8saf
death ii.a'ax iHfssiiee intsl flss sassks f'
tha strikers Nsts seil ~ tile ffei ilst
efiis fifrf ansr ifr,.i s>affs.d ~ fste
Thsy we're alrissf surrounded bafe
sttf. Kua - fhe trfg coz
t5fur8 thes tr-cer1. tllareoffif 49,
uslaeFef ~ iaes ~ nyetasr -
s~saf@ eas f.ssest.fsi end thca ten
it.f nis. fsrt % nfe IL neerfs- sass
1.arsft tffs4 g. tiif1 fan i.fi9 *
hsFf hsgifes etrse- EVERY fse .ft.i IA
ksft - 1ra masksas fif ~aa fW it.s
& issiaas~ uiff : ffaH ~ fsss Trf -