St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-08
BLOOD HAS Been SHED.
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as the mob was growing wilder every
moment, the best thing to do was TO
| leave the place before the strikers pro-
| ceeded to such extremitiss as would
necessitate his
| OPENING FIRE ON THEM.
He accordingly detailed one-half of
his company 10 move the car which
| was standing, and with the balance
held back the crowd, which began to
press closer and closer as il saw signs
Of the troops making a retreat. He
drew his men back slowly, several times
turning them to confront the crowd
when it came too close. Again aud
again the mob, shouting, bowling. and
using the vilest language. made a rush,
but every time MAR met them stead
lily with his men, and the crowd paused
before the threatening rifles. Finally
several toughs on the edge of the
mob made rush at Yardmaster Nc
Kee. one of them 1ourlshing revolver.
Mckee drew his own revolver and
fired, but the bullet went wide. The
strikers by this time were fairly wild
with rage, and bricks, stones, chunks of
coal and coupling pins rained around
the troops. Lieut.. Reed was struck
twice on the head III quick succession
by stones and fell to the ground
like dead man. MAR then
concluded the time had come, and
wheeling his men quickly gave the
word to charge, and the handful OF
milftiamen sprang forward with leveled
sAyonets. John Burke was standing i'll
the. front of the mob. throwing coal as
fast as he could move his arm. One Of
the-trst soldiers in the charge plunged
his bayonet clear through his body, the
peiat coming out at the back. Burke
went down like lox and died In few
ffiaLtes.
THE MOB BROKE ~ :'''
pefsre the charge. bat quickly rallied.
and. after short pause, caue on az ain,
sending patterink OF revolver bullets
before it.. The troops the deputies and
the police waited for no orders, but the
rifles came 10 a level, revolvers we're
drawn, and a. storm of leaden death
swept into the mob. Men fell right and
left but the militia, deputies and
the police pressed forward rap
idly, driving the crowd before
them in the widest confusion. 1t was
all over in three minutes, and the
militia marched into their train and,
with the deputies, returned to the city.
They looked as though they had been
through battle when they disem-
barked at Dearborn street station.
Their uniforms were torn, hats gone;
they were covered with dust and dirt,
and many OF them had been badly
bruised by flying stones.
II believe" said Supt. Atwater, that
at least a dozen men were killed saw
men strewn all over the tracks, and
they were dead men. too. The mob was
not far away when we began to fire
and for about TIRES minutes the militia,
the deputies ana the police, who fought
like devils, were simply pouring lead
into that crowd. We were close enough
and the mob was big enough, and l
don't think many bullets went wide.
There were more killed than we will
ever know about.
The statement of Supt. Atwater
down are upheld by the miliuiamen and
by the deputies, many men declaring
that they had seen the strikers carrying
away men who were either dead or
wounded.
The I'M ured men whose names are
given were brought to the city by the
police and placed in the hospital.
The report of the fight occasoned
great excitement at army headquarters,
and the request OF Police Inspector
Hunt that several companies of regu-
lars and a Calling gun be sent to the
scene added to the feeling. The mob
became quiet at evening, however. and
the regulars and artillery were held at
the depot all night.
AS the train with militia on board
moved off, fully 10000 people crowded
about the handful of police left behind.
From all sides they rusned upon them,
hurting stones and iron in
THEIR MAD ASSAULT.
5 The men, realizing their position,
drew their revolvers, and, backing up
against each other, prepared for des-
fewmoments, and Officer Ryan, break
Ing from the crowd, hurried to a patrol
box and called the patrol wagon. Lieut..
keieher and twelve men responded,
but in, the meantime the crowd had
closed again on the now retreating po-
Hce- following them with volleys of
stones. The work that had been done
by the Wrecking party was attacked as
thsspolice retreated. A car was set on
fire. and the switch close by broken and
rails torn up.
An alarm of fire was sent In, and
with 1t second call for police assist
anse. 10 which Capt. O'Neill and thir-
teen men replied.
The condition Of things was now ex-
tremeIy critical. Loomis street, the
heart of the anarchist settlement, was
crowded by bowling, shrieking mob.
The patrol horses we're urged through
1t. the crowd sullenly parting. Without
finchiug they dubbed thsir way
through to thelr fellows, and then all
started back against the crowd.
At the sight of the reinforcements
the
CROWD FELL BACH.
Each officer thought his life in dan
ger, and WITHOUT an order they raised
their weapons and fired as fast as posi-
bic directly into the crowd, which
waYered end then beat retreat, first
replying to the unexpected rein OF shot
with shower of stones. As they re-