The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-07-22
A TASTE OE COLD STEEL.

IL, is Given to Rioters in Cleveland by
Mllitiamen-Many Acts of Violence Be-
Cause OF "a Strike.
CLEVELAND, July 1s-Friday was
another day Of turmoil and violence in
the vicinity of the Brown HOSTING
works The militia and police were
busy all day. The members of the
mob were in q vicious mood and when
ever lone soldier or policeman could
be reached violence was attempted
The troops were constantly under arms
from 2 p. m. and had great difficulty in
clearing the streets, two bayonet
charges being made. But rs soon as a
charge was ended the mob which early
in the afternoon numbered about 8, 900,
would flow back against the lines of
steel like wave of the sea and again
begin to hoot, curse and hurl stones.
When the workmen had been taken
away in the evening and the troops
were returning to their quarters at the
works, another rally was made by the
populace upon Company T. Again
charge was made and cold steel was
driven home SO that many of the riot
ers had to be helped away.
At this time some one sent in q gem
eral alarm to the police stations and
every patrol wagon was soon dashing
through the streets, causing the wild
est rumors among the thousands. of
people ON their way home from work.
There was no need of the police rein
forcements and the crowd, which had
been swelled to nearly 10000, began to
disperse.
1t looked then as if the troubles OF
the day were at an end, but at o'clock
an assault was made on soldier who
was passing along Wilson avenue. He
fought desperately, as did also a DO
liceman who hurried to his aid. A
squad of militia came to their rescue,
but not before the officer had been
beaten into insensiFllity. Again the
police and patrol wagons rushed to
the scene and had all they could do to
force passage through the angry
mob. just how many strikers or sym
pathizers were hurt is uncertain. Two,
both severely stabbed by bayonets,
are lying at the St. Clair Street hos
pital. They are Thomas McGreevey
and Thomas Garrity.
Private Watchman Owen Murphy,
who tried to protect a militiaman Last
night, was struck on the head with a
brick and while lying on the ground
was kicked and beaten SO badly that
he may die. He was only saved from
instant death by charge made by
Company f. There were many women
in the mob, and they were more bitter
in their denunciation of the troops
than the men. Several of them were
injured by bayonet thrusts.
An exciting affray occurred in front
of the Variety Iron works, near the
Brown Hoisting Co.'S plant, Friday
morning. A crowd of 80 worlomen.
sympathizers of the Brown Hosting
Co. strikers, attempted to mob and xiii
Patrolmen William Luenther and Ar
thur Lacey. The patrolmen drew
their revolvers and held the crowd at
bay until detail of militia arrived.
Then the policemen arrested Richard
Kennedy, the alleged leader of the
mob, and with the militia escorted the
prisoner to the Oregon street police
station.
About 2 o'clock Friday afternoon
mob attacked four soldiers stationed
at the corner of Wilson and PAYNE
avenues. The bluecoats defended them
selves from clubs and stones, and put
the mob to flight with a bayonet
charge
Three of the mob, men named Thorn
ton, Keegan and Clark, jumped on a
Payne avenue car. The militia fol-
lowed them, throwing all off and doing
Thornton up quite badly. The police
then arrested Thornton, Keegan and
Clark.
John RUSSELL aged about 90, died at
his home in the afternoon. He was
the gatekeeper at the Brown works.
He was thrown off the car by strikers
the other day. He was badly injured