. History of the United States from the earliest discovery of America to the present time. 1S92] EVENTS OF HARRISONS TERM 85 up the river in armored barges. Fiercefighting ensued. Bullets and cannon-ballsrained upon the barges, and receptacles fullof burning oil were floated down assailants wished to withdraw, repeat-edly raising the white flag, but it was each. Burning of Barges during Homestead Strike time shot down. Eleven strikers werekilled; of the attacking party from thirtyto forty fell, seven dead. When at last thePinkertons were forced to give up theirarms and ammunition an
. History of the United States from the earliest discovery of America to the present time. 1S92] EVENTS OF HARRISONS TERM 85 up the river in armored barges. Fiercefighting ensued. Bullets and cannon-ballsrained upon the barges, and receptacles fullof burning oil were floated down assailants wished to withdraw, repeat-edly raising the white flag, but it was each. Burning of Barges during Homestead Strike time shot down. Eleven strikers werekilled; of the attacking party from thirtyto forty fell, seven dead. When at last thePinkertons were forced to give up theirarms and ammunition and retire, a body-guard of strikers sought to shield them,but so violent was the rage which theyhad provoked that, spite of their escort,the mob brutally attacked them. Order 86 I^AJ\{.\^JU1V [r,92 was restored only when the militia ap-peared. This bloodshed was not wholly in made the private militia system,
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