Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-04-15
THE SCRANTON RIOTS.
MORE OUTRAGE ANDBLoopsHED.
six 2Ncn Killed.
GOVERNORS PRoCLAaA TToN.

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GOVERNORS PROCLAhA 7TON.
| SCRANTON, April 7.--Within tho last
twenty-four hours this city has been the
scene of more excitement thai, has occusrcd
! for many years past. The suspension has
eliminated in riot and bloodshed.
Yesterday some Germans went to work
in the Hampton mine, and soon after q
patty ofminers belonging to the Working
mems Benevolent association congreSated
at the mouth of. the SHIFT, and demanded
their presence at the top. This request
was not complied with, and after lounging
around for several hours they finally depart
ed. Last night several hundred miners
went to the houses of the aforesaid miners
who had resumed work, broke in their
door and windows and committed the most
wanton and diabolical outrage.
But their fury, as subsequent events
showed, had not been satiatcd, for this
morning about / ZOO men marched in
body to tho mine of Hill Il Fellows, in
Hyde Park, and prevented the workmen
from entering the slope. The same motley
rabble then visited the Trpp slope and de-
manded the men in there be brought forth.
Upon the appearance at the mouth of the
slope of a miner named Moore, several shots
4 issued from the crowd and the man fell. He
was picked up by Colonel Morris, and
while he was engaged in staunching the
blood from his wound the mob threw coal,
stones and at her missiles, SO that the col
onel was obliged to draw his revolver and
then dragged the unfortunate man out of
their reach.
A posse of policemen arrived at this
ljuncture, and theerowd gradually dispersed,
a portion going to Rockwell's shaft in the
| First ward and the rest going to reinforce
number who had gatherd in the Twelfth
ward for the purpose of making q raid
upon the rolling mills and mine No. 4.
The old rockwell shaft was fired by the
insurgents and completely destroyed, to-
gether with three hundred tons of coal.
The crowd then went off wisbtthe ayowed
purpose of firing the Hampton breaker, but
up to tho present time nothing has been
done. Those who had resumed work are
now out, not daring to enter the mines un-
less protected by the authorities. The
mayor and marshal have been unremitting
in their endeavors to quell the disturbances,
but not being able to convene 4 quorum OF
the city councils, they have been compelled
to act upon their own limited authority,
and the citizens have responded freely to
the call for aid to put down the rioters.
TROOPS ASKED FOR.
At noon to-day Mayor Monies tee graph
cd to Governor Geary for troops, and receive
ananswer that they would reach here ., 900
in number, at seven O'Clock Z. NJ, but they
have not arrived as yet. Meanwhile the
) miners aretrunning wild, though no more
destruction of propert J has taken place up
10 this time. .a
.u BRUTAL VIOLENCE.
SCRANTON, April Three or four
hundred miners marched in body to the
rolling mill this afternoon and sought out
one of the men, and after whipping him
thoroughly they threw him in the creek,
: from which he was afterwards rescued. y
large volume Of smoke can be seen in the
, direction of one of the breakers, which is
supposed to be on fire
SIX MEN KILLED AT TeIPP's SLOPE.
i, WILKEsBARRE. April Private in
formation just received from Scranton says
it is intensely excited. Six men were killed
f ut Tripp's slope this morning Marshal
Stevens is raising u posse, taking every
other man he meets. Gen. Osborne has
: called out the Fifteenth regiment, and other
, troops are on their way. The Delaware,
. Laekawanna and Western railroad has
$ called out its engineers, mechanics and
tiremen and are preparing for fight
Several companies are here on their way
to the scene, and others are forming. Ten
f thousands rounds of ball cartridges are
' expected here to. night. Everything in this
vicinity is quiet, and no trouble is appre-
, hended.
CAUSE OF THE RIOT.
The riot was caused by the members OF
the Union interfering with some German
: miners who were quietly at work at Tripp's
mines. .2l+"i.' Lax.
ARRIVAL OF TROOPS.
; SCRANTON, April 7-,1O:55 p. M'-Sey
erals companies oftroops have arrived here
: and have been stationed at the various
+ mines, around the city No futher riotous
0 demonstrations have taken place, though
t it is expected that there will be more trou
!, bic before morning.
HARRRIsBURG April, s.
II The latest despatch from Scranton Repre-
Y sents all quiet. Two companies fmli tary
$ has arrived. The military companies o
Harrisburg, white and colored, are under
y arms, directed by General Jordan, read,
/ to proceed to the scene when ordered.
- xlie Governors latest despatch to-nigh
@ is that everything is quietin Scranton. Ii,
. has received large numder of despatche,
" from every portion of the State, includin!
'' Shamokin and other towns in the anthra
c cite region, rendering troops for the sup
l. preston of the riot. ... -
q Proclamation GrOni Governor
Gcary. ....
c HARRlspURd April 7, 1871. Pennsyl
vauia SIS; .-
In the name and by the authority of TIN
4, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, |, 1ohI
- w. Geary, Governor OF the said Common
= wealth. ''
! A-fRoCLANATIoN. I'D
&c ,lVh9eds, The recent supsenslon of wor
s. by the miners in the anthracite coal regiol
70 of the State, and the subsequent imposition
by the transporting companies OF prchlbi
:, tory rates have entailed great and malhies
At evils upon miners, operators, consumers
10 manufactures and others and
,e Whereas, All efforts OF the Executive an
:, the friends OF law and social order hay
- failed TO harmonlzo the coniii citing 'intere'
al and bring about an amicablc adjustmer
Of existing difficulties; and
IEb1re,fs The recent iuyeSti0ation befDi