St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-09
BLOODsHED AND ARSON.
RiOting Among the Miners of the
Coke Regions.


PITTsBURG, Feb. S.-A serious ARRAY
took place this morning at the Henry Clay
coke works of Frlck dE Co., near Bradford.
About 800 strickers fromLeisenring marched
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 wOTkmen.
They kept up this firing for some little
time, but nobody was hurt. AS they came
nearer their aim was better. Several men
were slightly injured. One of the men
who was beaten by the strikers for refusing
to quit work day or two ago, returned
the fire. He shot several times and hit one
of the men, who fell and was carried off by
his companions. 1t is not known how
badly he was injured. The returning of
their fire Infatuated the strikers, who set
upon William Scissor, the foreman of the
men, and gave him severe beating. The
man was left lying ON the ground unable
to walk or defend himself from stray kicks
which the rioters gave him as they passed
to and fro. The strikers then made an at
tack upon the tipple house, 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 it 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 re-
naming at the works a short time longer,
they went to the Sterling works, where
how Il i,,srr
couple of men. Two deputy sheriffs were
at the Henry Clay ovens, but were power
less to do more than identify some of the
leaders. At Sterling Sheriff Stewart met
the strikers. He had about dozen depu-
ties with him. He made a speech to the
strikers, and theySeemed disposed to listen
to him at first but when he counseled them
to avoid further violence they hooted him
and became very violent. OF course there
was no use to try to make arrests against
such odds. The mob then left for Scott
dale, where they are to meet 500 strikers
and
HOLD A MASS MEETING
this afternoon. The loss of Frick & Co.
by the burning of the tipple will be from
$4,000 to 81, 600. Wyatt, the coke charge,
who shot at the strikers. is said to have
been slightly wounded himself by pistol
ball and to have been badly beaten later.
Information for riot, arson and assault will
be made against the strikers engaged in the
outbreak, and wholesale arrests will take
place at once. Prick d Co. deny that they
intended replacing the Hungarians with
Italians. The striker who was shot is an
Italian named Saggi. The ball. a 3S-caliber,
passed under the edge of his right shoulder
blade and lodged in his body, infiicting
what is believed to be fatal wound. About
twenty-five men were in the slope when the
| tipple was fired, and number of them
were very badly scorched in getting out.
Several cars standing on the Baltimore &
| Ohio railroad under the tipple were partly
burned. The trouble in the regions is be-
lieved to be just commencing. The strikers
propose to force all the workmen out. and if
they resist, loss of life and destruction to
property is anticipated.
NO FURTHER RIOTS.
After leaving Bradford no further vio-
! lence was INDUCED in. The strikers
marched quietly TO Scottdale where they
helped to swell the crowd at the meeting
| there to at least 5000. The meeting was
held with view Of showing the operators
that the backbone of the strike was not
broken. Reports from all over the region
showed but few men working at the adj
vance. After deciding TO continue the
struggle the
meeting adjourned. and 500 of the strikers
started to the Jimtown works. At 5 O'Clock
they reached JimtOwn and were met by
Sheriff Sterling and a posse OF deputies,
but they marched on to the works. A meet
ing was called and nearly all the men en-
ployed came out and promised to join the
strike in the morning. The men
then dispersed for the night and
no trouble has since been reported. Fred
erick Kaise, the Frenchman who fired the
first shot from the Henry Clay works to-
day, escaped during the melee and is now
under guard in the company store. He j:
the same man that was assaulted at Nor
gan's works several weeks ago, and who
when be saw the strikers coming. fired the
shot which led TO the destruction of the
property. William Tnmbaty was arrested
this evening charged with being leader il
to-day's outbreak. Donations are cominl
literally, and tomorrow commissary stor.