▁their ▁names ▁from ▁the ▁dist illing ▁license , ▁although ▁they ▁retained ▁ownership ▁in ▁the ▁company . ▁Upon ▁Fr ick ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁he ▁left ▁his ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁to ▁M ell on . ▁ ▁Hom est ead ▁strike ▁ ▁Fr ick ▁and ▁Car neg ie ' s ▁partners hip ▁was ▁stra ined ▁over ▁actions ▁taken ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Hom est ead ▁Ste el ▁St rike , ▁an ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁labor ▁strike ▁at ▁the ▁Hom est ead ▁Works ▁of ▁the ▁Car neg ie ▁Ste el ▁Company , ▁called ▁by ▁the ▁Am alg am ated ▁Association ▁of ▁Iron ▁and ▁Ste el ▁Work ers . ▁At ▁Hom est ead , ▁striking ▁workers , ▁some ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁armed , ▁had ▁locked ▁the ▁company ▁staff ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁factory ▁and ▁surrounded ▁it ▁with ▁pick ets . ▁Fr ick ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁anti - union ▁policy ▁and ▁as ▁negoti ations ▁were ▁still ▁taking ▁place , ▁he ▁ordered ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁solid ▁board ▁f ence ▁to pped ▁with ▁bar bed ▁wire ▁around ▁mill ▁property . ▁The ▁workers ▁dub bed ▁the ▁newly ▁fort ified ▁mill ▁" F ort ▁Fr ick ." ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁mill ▁ring ed ▁by ▁striking ▁workers , ▁P ink erton ▁agents ▁planned ▁to ▁access ▁the ▁plant ▁grounds ▁from ▁the ▁river . ▁Three ▁hundred ▁P ink erton ▁detect ives ▁assemble d ▁on ▁the ▁Davis ▁Island ▁Dam ▁on ▁the ▁Ohio ▁River ▁about ▁five ▁miles ▁( 8   km ) ▁below ▁Pitts burgh ▁at ▁