The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-23
A BATTLE WITH POLES
Detroit Police Kill Two strikers And wonud
Several.

Several.
Detroit. Mich, April 1S.-Trouble has been
brewing between The water board ana the
Polish labOrerS engaged 10 lay the pipe eN-
tensions east Of the WaterWOrks, near Con-
nor creek four miles from the city, over
rue question OF wages Tor some days. These
men We're Quarreisome aud refused 10 go
- work themselves or allow any one else
10 Go So uut no serious outbreak occurred.
Al o'clock Tins morning an angry look
tul mob began u gather at the scene, ana
when Z O'Clock arrived more than oVJ men,
carrying p4cAdNcs auU spades, We're patrou-
ms thc ROAD. tOur Policemen were sworn
IN as deputy sugrlILs and Il force OF eighteen
Jucu were pat 10 work The strikers lhieaJ-
eueu 10 XII the hlst man who CARED at
tempt TO 90 any work, and When one OF
The men, more daring tnan his fellow work
men, jumped INTO lne ditch, he was saw
.-.iy assaulted. The handful of deputies
were oNorpUWered and the strikers were
lett "a possession Tor the time beng. AT III
U'clouA tue mob further armed itself with
CLUBS abl cudSeIs.
sheriff Cuums was telephoned for and
hurried 10 tine scene, taking with nm AalL
q Uo14n deputies. After Il conference WIN
4ue waite. 1JaGl about noon 1t was DECIDED
10 atatA4un Lae WORK Tor the Gay, ana theh
Lhe clash came. w nan Eu6iIt W llItai m,
attempted to withdraw his men peacefully
lne strikers became IurIous and made an
onslaught Uu one OF the men SnSIIiI Col
Inns uIaerei the mob 10 GlSpefS1, threat
tulug ID -uIot If the Orucr Was not obeyeQ.
Tla i.el appeared ulau8rue4, however ana
continued tlv attack. Then the sheriff or
der,.I Sass posse TO tire. lie suited ms action
10 tpe words and ured three shots from ms
revolver ln rapid succession.
THIS was Si1naI Tor a NoAey from the
Gapu0e-, who cmptIed their reviewers az the
advancing mon. 1"2 strikers We're shot
Gcau ANA at least fifteen others are more
OF less dangerously wounded. inns mad
uemOraIZiuS effect on the mob and IL fell
back. Police headquarters were notied,
End Il large force OF policemen We're hur-
ried 10 the scene, and all the ambuIanceS
in tho CITY. The trouble commenced when
Fuelueer Williams gave the order for The
removal of the section pumps taken from
the small excavation that had been made
al the end OF the pipe line IN preparation
Cor the work. As he spoke in English.
however, the mob did not comprehend what
he said. She 81 Collins stood near the eX-
Cavuticn with a deputy. The deputy spoke
German and told the mob that the water
beard had given in and that it only wished
30 remove its tools. Foreman Cathrey then
jumped INTO the excavation and began tax
IN Up the pump.
one OF the strikers yelled: care we going
to stand tuisr Let us all strike together
At This speech there was a forward rush
of the strikers. who held their ShoVels and
picks aloft. CathrcY was struck a blow on
the head, which knocked hun 10 the bottom
of the excavation. Sheriff Collins waved
his arms wildly and fairly shrieked to the
mob 10 stand back but his efforts were
vested, no attention being paid to what he
said. Instead of retreatinE. he drew his
crowd. lie fred three shots as rapidly as
he could pun the trigger. Then a long
lauGloi shovel upraisod behind him, de
seconded swif-Is-, and corner of it pierced
his skull r. was struck again and again
and was probably fatally Injured. Foreman
Cathrey is also fatally injured
One member OF The waterworlIs police
was seriously cut. The two strikers killed
and all the wounded are Poles. The
trouble i not vet over.
EGyy the Trouble began.
The trouble really began yesterday. when
Engineer Williams, of the waterworlts,
mon by the cubic yard of excavation instead
OF a daily wage rate. The Polish laborers
TebelIcd at this and as a result the water
board decided TO suspend operations. This
anor4nng Engineer Williams and a small