The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-13

log early this morning was the veil be- /
hind which desperate white leVee labor |
eIs gathered. ana which they pene- |
trated with Winchester rifles. all
aimed at the colored non-union work.
men on the ships loading at the docks.
The attack was made at points sew
eral miles apart just before the arrival
Of the police. and as result there are
half a dozen corpses and a dozen or
so wounded men. The police saw the
attack, but no arrests were made, they
claiming that they we're too few to
cope with the unexpected outbreak.
The day before the massacre all was
quiet and the governor saw no grounds
for interference, but today the bust
ness men are denouncing both. The
militia is in readiness to move. An
appeal to the federal government has
virtually been made, and even the for
eign coDSuls have decided TO Join in the
move for peace at any price.
Causes of the Trouble
The causes which led to the trouble
have been Of long standing and grew
out Of the attempt OF ship agents and
others interested to reduce rates. The
white ScreWTnen claim that the colored
men, VINO were given a share Of the
work under an agreement, made secret
cuts and violated the agreement in
order to obtain more work and grad
ually crowd the white men off. The
white association then severed all ties
with the blacks and refused to work
with them or for the men who en-
ployed them, The white lon5shoremen
Joined the screwmen in this. Since
then the steamship lines have been
gradually going over to the negroes.
Lately the White screWmen quit work
on the lines still loyal to them, stating
that they would not work until the
whole affair was Strengthened out. Sew
eTa4 more lines then took on negroe
laborerS from necessity. The white
union finally determined to retaliate
upon the stevedores by Offering to re-
duce rates and deal with the ships di-
rect. Ships in haste accepted the offer,
but the agents stood by the stevadores.
The latter offered to pay more than
she serewmen asked, but the screwmen
refused to deal with them, The agents
offered to pay the ScreWmen their
wages and place the stevedores over
them as superintendent, but this the
eerewmen declined. Then the steve
dores began importing colored men
from. Galveston, and the whites grow
ing desperate, broke loose IN riots.
Dead and Injured,
The dead:
William Campbell, colored screwman,
shot at Phillips street.
Jules Calico Carrabe, shoemaker,
shot in front of Lyons clothing store.
Unknown man, shot, in vicinity Of
Cromwell line
Negro. in same vicinity not yet iden-
titled.
Leonard NTanard. colored, screwman,
shot over right eye.
injured:
James A. Bane. white. purser steam.
ship Engineer, shot in the head twice,
arm once, dangerous
Henry Brown, colored, 5creWman.
shot FIVE times, both arms and both
iegs, will recover.
Lem Perslen, coiored, coal wheeler
shot seven times both legs, thigh and
head, may recover.
Lunis Cast, colored, employee sugar
refinery, shot in hip, will recover
Billy Williams. colored, screWman
shot in leg, will recover.
Prank Lfghthall colored, shot in leg
dangerously.
Robert Brooks white, Iongshoreman
shot in right leg below knee.
Two negroes, names unknown
Bumped into the river and it is sup.
posed were drowned.
Was Pre-arranged.
Calmly reviewing the happenings OF
the morning, everything wound seen
TO indicate the attack to be a prear.
ranged affair. 1t is rumored, and
there is every reason to believe the III
NOR to be correct, that a secret meet
ing was held last night and the bloody
affair Of this morning carefully map
ned out. The details seem to be thai
The crowd of rioters who We're sent W
town were residents of the lower dis
dricts. while those who were sent down
town were those who live up town
TThe guns and rifles which were use(
BIZ the down town men who went ny
GOWN seem to have been deposited il
dhe various saloons along the leVee
The men assembled somewhere in th'
vicinity of Nun street, and in dens'
foe proceeded up the leVee. IT seemed
TO be generally understood that thu
runs used by the men who went dow
town were taken to some place I'm tn
vicinity of the sugar refineries IN
rNaron. and then we're secreted unit
ouch time as they We're required
Also seems to be agreed that ate-th
concocted attack shooting should BIZ
done between 6:45 and 7:9o a M,
lime when the men would be going L
work