New-York tribune., 1886-02-09
DISORDERS IN THE COKE REGION,
ONE MAN SHOT AND SEVERAL BEATEN.
THE OUTBREAK CAUSED BY MAN WHOM THE
STRIKERS HAD PUNISHED.

THE OUTBREAK CAUSED BY MAN WHOM THE
STRIKERS HAD PUNISHED.
PITTsBURG, Feb. (Speddt.l-The most serious
outbreak the strike of the mners and coke drawers
of the CoLnellsve region began just before noon
near Broadford Station on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad fifty miles from this city. Six hundred
strikers marched into the town. They were on the
way to the mass meeting at Scottdae. They began to
yell rs soon they got in sight of the Henry Clay
works of Frick & Co. About twenty-five men were at
work there all of whom fed into the tpple except the
yard boss Peter scisson Arthur Wyatt and French
Canadian who was beaten week ago by strikers at
the Morgan works.
Eye-yitnesses say the trouble begun by the
Canadian whose first bullet brought down an Italian
Michael Saggi from the Trotter works. The strikrs
returned the fire. Then several dep ties who were in
the tjppe fred on tho crowd with II cir revOlvers.
The skcrs retreated without further loss and carried
Saggi to DR.. J. c. Reagans office Then they held
consultation few yards from the company store ana
decided to go back after the man who had shot Saggl
They were told that it the yard boss, Scissor.
Returning to the works they met Scissor, who warned
them TO go away Instead of going, they ATTACKED
Scissor with car and beat him terribly about tue
head and face lie managed TO get away at last ana
took refuge in The house OF the station agent hye Vi
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad TT latter inter
the man who fired the shot Scissor. who was covered
with blood was taken 10 the companys ofhce ana
cared for He Is not fatally hurt.
The strikers next turned their attention TO Arthur
Wyatt whom they beat until lie took refuge in
Reatans drug store. He mollided them by saying that
the French Canadian had fired the shot which brought
Sagei down. The Canadian was supposed to be con
cealed in the tippc with the twenty-five other work
men and ;hther the strikers directed their iootsePs
,I..lfl fl.vn n-alts in he ms
dcputy sherlta had fed. Tho strikers set fire 10 the
tipne and then went their way to the meeting at
Scottdae. IA the flames crcpt IN, the twenty I'VE
men in tho slope began to out and several o them
were badly scOTched The fire destroyed the tlppe anu
engine house of the Henry Clay works. the boiler
house and partly burned several cars when were
standing on the Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad and
under the tpplc The loss is estimated t IRON
81 900 900, but hs Is only an estimate as thc
company refuse to give any information concerning
the matter. Sagei the Italian who was shot, Will
mos, likely die. The bullet passed under the edge of
his night shoulder blade and Lodged in his body Dr
Keagan prohed four inc'es, hut failed 10 find It.
At noon sheriff Sterling and twenty-five deputies
arrived and they are guarding Frck Co.
prorcrty Frank Gardner. deputy sherlh who
attempted TO cXpostulac with the strikers was Dea'eh
with clubs. but got away with his lie:
All of the oyens charged al the Henry Clay works
had their doors broken IN AID the coke consumed
Unless the railroad engine can do the pumping, the
slope this mine will be Hooded ana tue damage
greatly increased. hi, ,,.
900 strkcrs from the surrounding works went to the
Alice works to force the men who have been al WORK
there for the la-t week to quit They were armed wh
picks clni- forks and guns. shortly after their
arrival at the works police force of oryhve men put
m their AT pearancc and the strikers marched on aer
giving the men notice 10 quit the works. III was re
Torted from Mount Pleasant to night that the strikers
haye provisions 10 last almost a month, lhe men
who were suffering for food until Saturday are nov
all supplied n-., -.
While a meeting was in progress at bridgeport
committee returned from the country with Two large
3, on loads of provisions including dressed hogs
It.Ift All fp be
to the c.kc region but will refuse 10 work as an
emisary the strikers has already been among them
An agent of the strikers who speaks several IAN
guages continually the watch for new men At a
meeting al COnntlsyillc 800 ~ cash ana large
quantity of provisions subscribed by business men
and Iriyate citizens commi-sary depot was eaihb-
Lsbed ANY business man who refuses 10 contribute
will Ice boycOttcd by the strikers npon the resumption
of work II il reported from Grcenshnrg that tho
austrn- Hungarian Consul in Ncwlurk has heou asked
10 visit the coke regions aud la, tceCraphed ia'or
| able rculy.