The Portland daily press., 1877-08-03
THE STRIKE.
Particulars Of the Scranton Riot.
ALL QUIET YESTER-
DAY.
Troops Sent to the Mining Re
giOnS.
THE STRIKE.
PENNs YLVAEIA.
The RinI MT ScranlNn.

SCRANTON, Aug Fit appears that an I'M
signed letter, stating that the superintendent of
the Lackawanna Co. at Scranton had promised
to have men at work at 80 cents day, caused
the excitement at the meeting of the miners
yesterday morning, and led to the determine
ton to drive all "scallawags and black legs"
from the shops, furnaces and foundries.
The meeting organized in two squads and
marched to the Lackawanna machine shops,
where the few men at work were forced to run
for their lives. The strikers proceeded thence
to the car shops, drove away the men working
there and then went to the office. Finding the
door locked they threated to tear out the win
dows. Mr. Little, the foreman, was struck on
the head with a club.
The 'blackegs'' fled in all directions, fol-
lowed by the crowd. One workman was rum
him and requested the mob to desist. During
the parley between the priest and the mob the
man escaped. Just then Mayor McKune
came to the scene, followed by gang of men,
After Ia brief parley, nthe mayor Ewas struck
across the face with heavy club He fell to
the ground bleeding from the mouth. Father
Dunn was also stricken down.
The bell of the First Presby terrain church
| sounded the alarm for the vigilance committees
and armed men gathered in every direction.
About so young men assembled at the Lacka-
| wanna Co. store and securing their rifles,
| marched ont with w. w. Scranton at their
head the rear being brought up by ex-sheriff
Bartree. On reaching that part of LackaWan-
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came upon the strikers 500 strong. The Mayor
Il was at Hunts store on the corner, with a
broken jaw. A few boys among the strikers
threw sticks at the vigilance committee There
| was a rush and a shout, Mayor McKune raised
| his hand, and death volley followed from mis-
posse, who fred into the thick of the crowd. The
volley was followed by another, and the crowd
dispersed in confusion, leaving four men dead
| in the road.
The killed are Charles Dunlevy, Stephen
1 phillns patripk Tanapau and Patrick Lane.
| A member of the posse was shot in the knee
| and ex sheriff Bartree and others were slightly
| wounded. The fight was witnessed by an i'm
mense multitude, many viewing it from the
| house tops.
All places of business In the city were closed
during the day, and at various times the Mayor
| paraded the streets at the head OF an armed
squard, dispensing the excited crowds. The
Mayors wound is doing well. In addition to
the regular force, 400 special policemen are on
duty.
Fire was raging at one of the principal col
lieries at midnight, and more incendiary fires
| were expected.
Troops at Kingston.
| WLKEsBARRE, Aug. 2.-Governor Hartranft
arrived at Kingston at o'clock p. M. with 1000
troops. The strikers are angry but cowed. The
track of the Lackawanna and Bloomsbury road
| was torn up in several places by them and OBJ
| structions were placed in the way OF trains.
Another attempt will now be made to open the
| Valley road.
The Lehigh Valley employees received their
pay yesterday, and the miners OF the Lehign
| and Wilkesbarre Coal Co. were paid their Juue
earnings. The money is being freely expended
and the streets are full of drunken men.
| A Regiment Ordered 10 Luzerne County.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2.-The following was
| received by Col. Orr, today, of the new It. A.
| r. Regiment:
| Have your command in readiness to move to
| the Luzerne coal fields as soon as equipped.
(Signed) JAMES W. LoTTA,
Adjutant General.
Troops at Scranton-AlI Quiet Yesterday
| SCRANTON, Aug. about 1000 q S. troops,
| consisting of four regiments and five unattach
| ed companies, left Northumberland by the
Lackawanna & Bloomsbury Railroad at IL o.
| clock last night and arrived here at O'Clock
this morning. They proceeded very carefully,
marching ahead of the train considerable dts
tapce. Near Plymouth they found the track
torn up and switches misplaced. At this point
they captured 80 persons without fight and
brought them to this city, where they were
| placed under strong guard. A portion OF the
soldiers are in camp on the fair grounds and
others are quartered in the city. They were
| not ordered to the mines. 1t is reported that
the pumps will resume work this afternoon
Gov. Hartranft is here. There has been nc
riotous demonstration by the strikers since yes
| terday morning. Business has been resumed
and comparative quiet reigns
The Lehigh Valley Road Still Biockaded
MAUcH CHUNK, Aug.-The Lehigh Valley
Railroad Co. did not try to run any trains on its
main line north of Penn Haven Junction tc
day. No trains were run on the New jersey
Central Railroad except on the Lackawanns
branch. At meeting of miners of Audenried
Janesville Hazelton and vicinity today it wa
| decided hot to stop work but to begin as soor
as the railroad company could furnish cars.
Collision of Trains.
PoTTsvILLE, Aug. 2-This afternoon trair
| consisting of engine and one car, the lattel
containing Be men, en- route to Mahoney City
was badly wrecked near Tamaqua. The trair
colided with a construction train, the engine
being thrown down an embankment Col
Wynkopp, in command of the party, wal
slightly bruised, but the others escaped un
!, hurt.
Strikers Arrested.
WILKEsBARRE, Aug. Gov. Hartranft ha
: returned from Scranton, where he went THU
afternoon to Kingston, and has his headquar
, | ters there.
Gen. Brnton's command took upwards of 81
strikers prisoners on their way to Scranton to
| night. They were brought here under the es
| cort of four companies and lodged in the coup
| ty prison. Three companies will remain al
Plymouth, where crowdIof upwards of 20O(
| surround the station.
Quiet at WiIkesbarre.
In Wilkesbarre today it was quiet. Scarcely
any strikers were seen around the Valley
| depot, as no attempt was made to run any
train. Superintendent Mitchell of the Wyom
ing division today notified Mayor Loomis thai
all possible attempts to run a train had failed
and called upon him to take the necessary
steps to protect the company. The mayor has
conferred with the military and tomorrow an
attempt to start all the trains on that road will
be made. The strikers feel desperate Gen
Mccartney gave notice he would today dis.
tribute 1000 loaves of bread among the desti.
ture families, but was notified that if he at
tempted it the bread would be destroyed and
himself harmed. He had to abandon it.