The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-08-04
Rioting in Luzerne County.

Wikesbarre, August l.-Trains left both
ways on the Valley road this morning without
disturbance. At noon local train for PittstOn
was boarded by strikers, rhe engine cut loose
and run into the round house and the fire pull.
ed A large crowd Of persons assembled. There
was no interference with the strike.
Wilkesbarre, August IA maIl train bound
north O the LehiGh Valley Railroad. and due
here at p M, was detained three quarters of
an nour by a crowd OF 70CO persons at the depot.
The strikers u1colpled the passenger coaches
and engine aud threw the coupling bolts in the
canal The bots were replaced and United
States detective ofie ers were stationed on the
platform TO watch them. Tho train was backed
below the depot, and uudeT full head OF s,eam
shot past the strikers. Some OF them attempt
ed to BOARD the train but failed.
A crowd of six or seven thOuennd gathered at
the Lehigh Valley Depot TO see the mail Train
south come in 8 AS O'Clock this afternoon; lhe
slFikerS were out IN force. A constable aud
United states Detective, standing on the plat
tOIm DeXJ to The engine, were stoned, Master
Mechanic DTumheller was running the engine
and the strikers stoned hun until be had 10 gei
on; as he Gid so lie was struck IN tne face wltl
a stone. The striKers Cheered, mounted the en-
gine, cut it loose and run H. 20 Sugar Notch,
John Kelthler, Che' Constable, was seized by
the mob aud roughly handled They were g lnI
TO duck nim in the ctnai ana would have kihst
him but for The intpIter nee OF friends. He Ia
now IN the station house lor protection. The
mob followed hun through the streets, hOoting
and yelling. AlarRe number OF passengers are
com Dehed 70 lie Over hele.
The strikers have the engine taken from the
! tram and are running II up and GOWN I 1e road
blowing the whistle and cheering. lac mlneri
aud railroad men are coalescing, and trouble Is
| feared
scranton. August L--At about eleven thirty
o'clock This morning. about 5UOp men, armed
WlCh clubs ana feVOlVers, forced all employees
Of the u. l. and q. Co, who hal returned Il
work alter a brlef strike, TO dAsist They theI
| a. II, Co., Grove the men from theft posts, Hnf
| threatened To destroy the car shops OhGe. No
| satisfied with tins, tAey violently assauluet
! several Of the employees bOtn Ia the shop ant
| office. aud mauy OF them sustained palnfu
| though not SERIOUS WOUNDS. Mayor hchun'
! FASTENED co the scene ,and az the same ume sen
! Woru TO volunteer Organizl atom OF young men
| which had Deen guarding the extensive store
| Of the l.. L, aud G, Company for about weel
| past. The Mayors arrival at the scene. of tn
| me.ee was the signal l. T general at acA upO
HIM, anu but for tho interpositon OF Fatne
! Dunn, a Catholic pflest,he would probably hav
1 been LED. He escaped, however, with
dOIble faeture Of the jaw. Meanwhile som
IOrty or hltv OF the volunteers marched cow
LackRwHnna u epue 10 Washington, where the
were met by the rioters, anu atter Dfltt a.
/ sault with clubs ana stones til ed into the crow
killing Iuur men. The hOOdlums, and as the
7 ian severai fell seriously wounued. 1 he Con
pauy returned TO then Q1arUers unmoIesteJ
All places Of business are closed bY order W tn
/ Mayor, ana cltizens are joining the volunteer
III iafge numbers Troops nave been sent Tot
aud are eApectt tonight when fresh trouble
feared Meanwhile the stIeets are beng cleal
60 by the police aud volunteers.
HazletOn. Pa, August 1.-The hrSt passenge
tram nom tbs east arrived here this mOrnin
| from Maueh Chunk, thereby breaking th
} bloeEade, and returned on schedule time vic