Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-09
THE COKE REGION TROUBLES.
serous Array Between striking Miners and
Men nc Work.

>erous Array Between striking Miners and
Men nc Work.
[By telegraph TO the Dispstcn.l
PITTSBURGH, Pa, February S.-A
serious ARRAY took place this morning
at the Henry Clay coke.works Of Frick
& Co., near BroadfOrd. About three
hundred strikers from Leisenring march
ed this morning to the Henry Clay
works where a few men were at work.
When the strikers appeared on the hill
above the ovens they began firing on
the workmen. They kept up this firing
for some little time, but nobody was
hurt; as they came nearer and
their aim was better several
men were slightly injured. One OF
them, who was beaten by the strikers
for refusing to quit work day or two
sgo. returned the fire. He shot several
times and hit one Of the men, who fell
and was carried off by his comrades. 1t
is not known how badly he was injured.
This returning Of their fire Infatuated
the strikers, who set upon William
Scissor, foreman Of the men, and gave
him a severe beating. The strikers
then made an attack upon the tipple-
house and drove the men in charge
out Of it and upset the office
stove, which caused the building
to be set on fire. The employees OF
the company made plucky attempt to
put out the fire and save the tipple, but
were driven away by the strikers. who
surrounded the tipple and guarded 1t
until it was consumed. They allowed
the company's employees to attempt to
save the boilers after the tipple was
destroyed. The strikers did not at
tempt to burn anything else. but after
remaining at the works short time
lorger they went to the Sterling works,
where they did some little damage and
injured a couple Of men.
A couple Of deputy.sherifts were at
the Henry Clay o7ens, but were power
less TO do more than identify some Of
the leaders. At Sterling Sheriff Stew
art met the strikers. He bad about a
dozen deputies with MIN. lie made a
speech TO the strikers. and they seemed
disposed to listen 10 him at first. but
when be counsellcd them to avoid fur
Their violence they hooted him aud be-
came very violent. OF course there
was no use to try to make ar
rests against such odds. The
mob then left for Scottdale. The loss
10 Fuck & Co. by the burning Of the
tipple will be from $4,000 to $4,000.
WYATT. the coke charger who shot at
the strikers. is said to have been slightly
wounded himself by a pistol ball, and
to have been badly beaten later. In
formations for riot, arson, and assault
will be made against the strikers en-
gagged in the outbreak and wholesale
arrests will take place at once. Frlck
Il Co. deny the report that they
intended replacing the Huugarian'
with Italians. About twenty-five mer
were in the slope when the tipplt
was fred and a number Of them were
badly scOrched in getting out. Several
cars standing on the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad under the tipple were
partly burned. The trouble in the
regions is believed to be just com
mencing. The strikers propose to force
all workmen ont if they resist. auC
loss Of lie and destruction OF property
is anticipated.
The msss-meetinZ at Scottdale to-da!
was largely attended. Up u 2o'clocs
this afternoon over $500 had been do
mated to the strikers by the merchant
/ Of ScOttdale.