The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-04-24
STRIKING L RIOT.
Deputies Fire Into the Mob With Deadly
Efect--Two Strikers Killed Outright
and Fifteen Others More or Less
Dangerously Wounded--The
Sheriff Injured.

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DETROIT, Mich, April 1S.-Trouble
has been brewing between the water
board and the Polish laborers engaged
to lay the pipe extensions east Of the
waterworks neal Connor's creek, four
miles from the city, over the question
of wages for some days. These men
were quarrelsome yesterday, and re-
fused to go to work themselves or allow
anyone else to do so, but no serious out.
break occurred.
At 5 o'clock this morning an angry
looking mob began to gather at the
scene, and when z o'clock arrived more
than five hundred men, carrying picks,
axes and spades, rel patrOlllng the
road. Four policemen rel sworn in
as deputy sheriffs and a force of 1S
me we're put to work.
The strikers attempted to kill the
first man who dared attempt bodo any
work, and when one of the men, more
daring than his fellow Workmen,
jumped into the ditch, he was savageIy
assailed. The handtuIol deputies were
overpOwered, and the strikers were left
in possession.
At l p. m. the mob armed itself with
clubs. Sheriff Collins was telephoned
for and hurried to the scene, taking
with him half a dozen deputies. After
a conference with the water board
about noon, it was decided to abandon
the work for the day and then the clash
came. When Engineer Williams at
tempted to withdraw his men peace
fully the strikers became furious, and
made an onslaught on one Of the men.
Sheriff Collins ordered the mob to dis.
peTse, threatening to shoot If the order
was not obeyed. They mob appeared
madened, however, and continued the
attack. Then the sheriff ordered his
possee to fire. He suited the action to
the word, and fred three shots from
his revolver in rapid succession.
This was a signal for a volley from
the deputies, who emptied their re-
volvers at the advancing mob. Two
strikers were shot dead, and at least
fifteen others r more or less danger
Ously wounded. This had ademoraliz-
ing effect on the mob, and it fell back.
Police headquarters were notified and
a large force Of policemen were huF-
ried to the scene, and all the ambu.
lances in the city.
The trouble commenced when EDgi-
neer Williams gave the order for the
removal of the suction pump and tools
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been made at the end of the pipe line,
in preparation for the work. AS he
spoke in English, however, the mob
did not comprehend what he said.
Sheriff Collins stood near the excava-
ton with a deputy. The deputy spoke
| German and told the mob that the
water board had given In, and that it
only wished to remove its tools. Fore
man Cathri then Jumped into the x
cavation and began taking up the
pump. One of the strikers yelled:
Are we going to stand thisi Let us
all stand together"
At this speech there was a forward
rush of the strikers, who held their
shovels and picks aloft. Cathri was
struck a blow on the head which
knocked him to the bottom of the ex-
cavation Sheriff Collins waved his
arms wildly and fairly shrieked TO the
mob to stand back, but his efforts were
wasted, no attention being paid to what
he said. Instead of ~retreating, hebrew
his revolver and aimed il point blank
at the crowd. He fired three shots as
rapidly as he could pull the trigger.
Then a lorg handled shovel appraised
behind him, descended swiftly and q
corner of it pierced his skull. He was
struck again and again, and was prob
ably fatally injured. Foreman Cathri
is also fatally injured.
One member of the waterwOrks force
was seriously cut. The two strikers
killed and all the wounded are Poles.
The trouble is not yet over.
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