Anarchy and Anarchists: A History of the Red Terror and the Social Revolution in America and Europe; Communism, Socialism, and Nihilism in Doctrine and in Deed; The Chicago Haymarket Conspiracy and the Detection and Trial of the ConspiratorsSchaack, Michael J.
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Anarchy and Anarchists: A History of the Red Terror and the Social Revolution in America and Europe; Communism, Socialism, and Nihilism in Doctrine and in Deed; The Chicago Haymarket Conspiracy and the Detection and Trial of the Conspirators
No sooner had the field been cleared of the mob than Inspector Bonfield
set to work caring for the dead and wounded. They were found scattered
in every direction. Many of the officers lay prostrate where they had
fallen, and to the north, where the mob had disputed the ground with
the police, lay many an Anarchist. On door-steps and in the recesses of
buildings were found wounded and maimed. The police looked after all
and rendered assistance alike to friend and foe. The dead, dying and
wounded were conveyed to the Desplaines Street Station, where numerous
physicians were called into service.
In subsequently speaking of the bravery of his men on this occasion, in
his report to the Chief of Police, Inspector Bonfield very truly said:
It has been asserted that regular troops have become panic-stricken
from less cause. I see no way to account for it except this. The
soldier acts as part of a machine. Rarely, if ever, when on duty, is
he allowed to act as an individual or to use his personal judgment. A
police officer’s training teaches him to be self-reliant. Day after
day and night after night he goes on duty alone, and, when in conflict
with the thief and burglar, he has to depend upon his own individual
exertions. The soldier being a part of a machine, it follows that,
when a part of it gives out, the rest is useless until the injury is
repaired. The policeman, being a machine in himself, rarely, if ever,
gives up until he is laid on the ground and unable to rise again. In
conclusion, I beg leave to report that the conduct of the men and
officers, with few exceptions, was admirable—as a military man said
to me the next day, “worthy the heroes of a hundred battles.”
CHAPTER IX.
The Dead and the Wounded—Moans of Anguish in the Police
Station—Caring for Friend and Foe—Counting the Cost—A City’s
Sympathy—The Death List—Sketches of the Men—The Doctors’
Work—Dynamite Havoc—Veterans of the Haymarket—A Roll of Honor—The
Anarchist Loss—Guesses at their Dead—Concealing Wounded Rioters—The
Explosion a Failure—Disappointment of the Terrorists.
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