The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-18
USED THEIR BAYONETS
1000 RIOTERS PUT TO FLIGHT ny
MILiTIAMEN AT CLEVELAND.
Over a Dozen Members of the Mob
PrOdded and Some Severely
Wounded-Sitrntion Critical.

CLEVELAND. o.. July 17.-This has
seen another turbulent day in the vicin-
.ty of the Brown Companys works. There
we're several incipient riots. and this even
.ng there an open conflict between
The mob and militia. ii being necessary
20 put n thousand men to flight at the
point of the bayonet.
The trouble began this forenoon when
patrolmen Guenther and Carey were sur
rounded by a mob of rioters and threat
ened with death. The officers held the
mob at bay until help came and one of
the leaders was arrested. This afternoon
two militia men on street car. their
way TO do picket duty. were set on by
dozen men, The soldiers were unarmed
at the time. but they used their fists to
such good advantage that they drove
their assailants from the car Subsequent
iy three of the rioters were arrested.
This evening when the non-union men
were taken from the works Captain Zim-
norman. with a company OF militia.
cleared the street. Afterwards the soldiers
returned to the works and n crowd of one
thousand men gathered in a vacant lot
across the street. They assailed the mill
tiamen with vile epithets and finally some
body suggested that the soldiers be stoned.
Captain Zimmerman said he was waiting
for the stone-throwing TO begin. Just then
a rock grazed his cap. Then the order TO
charge was given and the soldiers plunged
forward The crowd broke and started to
rum but all could not get away from the
soldiers. At least a dozen men were bay
oneted and some of them were seriously
hurt. The injured were hustled away so
quickly that 1t was impossible TO learn the
cit,
uglier tonight than it has been at any
time yet. The mobs growing desper-
ate and troops have lost patience. 1t is
expected that there will be some shooting
tomorrow if there is any show of violence
towards the troops.
squad of four miitiamen of Company 1
was returning home shortly after o'clock
In the evening after having escorted men
from the works. when one of them separat-
ed from the others near East Madison ave-
nue. He was noticed by strikers and
small crowd followed him. hooting and
jeering. By the time he reached Jaete's
Block, on Hamilton street. the mob had
grown to four or five thousand in number.
and stones were thrown The soldier had
only his side arms and ran into a grocery
store to escape. The crowd threatened to
tear down the building and he came out.
Special policeman Owen Murphy appeared
and started to escort the mlitiaman TO a
patrol Lsx that police assistance might be
summoned but the mob encompassed them
and attacked them with stones, sticks and
fists Meanwhile word OF the trouble had
been sent TO the militia at the Brown
works, and Company FASTENED to the
rescue. At doubleluick. with rifles at charge
bayonets they rushed at the crowd, clearing
the street speedily. A number of men and
boys were stabbed with bayonets. but only
two seriously. Thomas Clarity, of oxford
street. and Thomas McGlarvey Of st. Clair
street. They are wounded in the back and
McGlarvey may die. In the excitement the
lone militiaman slipped away. and. though
doubtless injured. is probably not danger.
ously hurt Murphy. however, was so bad
ly beaten that hts recovery is in doubt.
Martial law will be enforced in the dis
turbed district from now on. and any SER
ious menace 10 the militia is likely to be
met with extreme measures. The soldiers
are In the temper to use lead.