Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-04-19
DETRO|T'S 'SLABOR aIOI
Two Mel are Dead and
Many Wounded.
ROW 81 iARTtD BY STRIKERS
Clubs, Shovels and Pistols Used With
Terrible Effect.

DIR IT, Npd. 10 -fhe Polish qu u'rter
Is all * ilrment a meeting WAS nr.
ranged ia Polish hall last might, from
which II WIS declpr d the Polanovrs
would march 10 the Jail and wreck IT.. but
the poll were watchtul and the meeting
did not take place.
These uufJtuuate conditions are the
result OF naict which occurred at
noon yester .ty between some 400 Poles
and Sheriff & llins and five of his depu-
ties. The riot was brought about 10y
differences of opinion over the wages 10
be paid laborers ~ the city water com
missiOners for digging trenches for pipe
laying in Crosse Point township.
The commissioners dec.ded 10 pay by
the cubic yard, but for the past day or
two 800 Poles had hung about the vicinity,
declaring that they would neither work
themselves nor allow Others 10, unless
paid 81 80 day. No actual outbreak was
anticipated but a. precautiOn Sheriff
Collins aud five deputies went TO tue
scene to protect those who wished to work.
Work pro-yT ssed on small scale dur
ing the morning, but Engineer Williams,
becoming alarmed at the aspect OF
things consulted some Of the commissions
ers shortly before noon, and was in
structed To quit work for the time being.
Before he returned. however, rioting be-
gan. Sheriff Collins and Deputy Steys-
kal, after tel phoning for re-enfOrcements,
began to address the mob TO pa ;ify them.
Tried to Annihilate Onicers
One OF the Poles Logan an opposition
harangue. The crowd thcreupon started
to annihlate the officers and the handful
OF laborers Il york. At the advance the
officers drew revolyers and fired over the
strikers heaus, but the mob came on, and
the next volley was fired into the crowd.
Then the officers retreated slowly, firing
as they went. Still the mob followed,
one man dealing the sheriff vicious
blow on the head with his shovel
The other officers. the workers ani an
Evening News reporter escaped, although
being more or less pounded with shovels,
but the helpless sheriff was brutally at
tackled. The mob then scattered, leaving
the sheriff unconscious on the field. Two
OF me POirs were found dead, John
l. ella and comrade, name unknown
Another shooting affair took place in
the rear Of the municipal court building,
where among a group Of Poles Deputy
Sheriff Borneman recognized one OF them
as one of tho ri.ters. lie started to ar
rest him when some one in the crowd
fired a revolye,. hitting the Pole in the
leg. At the hospital he gave the name Of
Tony Pabowsk.. Bornemau could not
learn who fired the shot.
Many Of the Injured VIII Die.
The list OF the injured follows:
Sheriff Collins, bad scalp wound in
back of head. severe wound in leg caused
by blow from pickaxe, two cuts In
back, one on left shoulder, many small
bruises and cuts about the body.
Anthony Gubshawick, shot in right
thigh.
Lawrence Kulzki. shot in the left thigh.
w. II. Burch, policeman, ribs fractured
and bruised on head.
Joe Kobaskie, shot in ribs; will die.
Tony Cowski, bullet wound in knee.
John Kopperschmidt, bullet wounds In
arm, neck and thigh; will probably die.
George Cathey, severe scalp wounds,
two confused wounds in back and
shoulder
Michael Kansfski, bullet wounds il
neck and jaw and left breast; will die.
Unknown Pole, abdomen grazed by
bullet.
Anton Pawsky, shot in left leg.
Andrew Eski, shot twice in abdomen,
wounded in neck.
John X Fisher, a reporter; Policeman
w. +. Finse. Andrew Boersig, Joseph
Buriak and Fred Alfred were more or
Less seriously injured.