The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14

strikers. Inc latter, the Depubioo
say, fired stones at and jeefed them,
and at lass they responded by firing
a volley into the crowd. The fol-
lowing were killed Pat Driscom,
Wabash section-hand not a striker,
Oscar Washington, a painter not a
striker, John Bohman, coal miner,
not a striker. The injured are MAJ.
Ryehman, a rolling-mill employe,
shot in the head and shoulder and
will probably die, Mrs. John Pfeif-
err, shot in the back and mertally
wounded.
NO COMMAND GIVEN.
The crowd was standing on the
Cahokia bridge jeering ct the guards
when, without apparent provoca-
ton the latter leveled their Win
chesters and fired two volleys. No
command was given that could be
heard among the crowd, which i'm
mediately separated. The men ran
in all directions, and the deputies
ran over Cahokia bridge toward the
Big bridge approach, still holding
their Winchesters and firing TO COW
er their retreat-
When it was known by the strik-
ers that the guards bad fled the for
mer returned to pick up the dead.
They found Pat Driscom and Oscar
Washington lying on Cahokia
bridge. They were dead when found.
Jro. Bohman was also found on the
bridge, but showed signs of life. He
was taken To the Louisville Il Nash
vile switch house and died in a few
moments. Mrs. Pfeifer WAS found
lying on the track about 100 yards
from Cahokia bridge, and was car
ried by her husband TO a drug store
on Broadway nea2 the crossing. He
cried to her as he staggered along
with her bleeding body in his arms,
don't die" in pitiful accents. Maj.
Rychman was taken into tue Green
Tree Hotel, and a number of physi-
clans were soon on thescene attend
ing to the wounded.
CRYING FpR REVENGE.
When the crowd was running up
the streets away from the shooting.
excited members shouted, "to arms"
1--WE will get guns and return the
/ fire." Women aud children ran out
of the houses and met them on the
streets, weeping and wringing their
hands, After the crowd lad return
ed to the scene and the excitement
had abated, several leading men Of
the strikers, while standing over the
bodies of Washington and Driscom,
drew their pistols and swore TO
avenge their deaths, even to the
sacrifice of their own lives. The
crowd began Immediately to pro-
cure arms.
From the scene 1t Cahokia creek
the deputies, psnic-stricken, rushed
for the bridge with a view of escap
ing to this city. At the approach
and just on the bridge, on the east
side,th IA four deputies who had done
the shooting. with some six Or seven
others. were met by Mayer Joyce,
City Clerk Candy and a third man,
who seized the deputies guns and
endeayored to turn them back.
THE DEPUTIES FRENZIED.
One OF the deputies in his terror
fired upon the trio, killing q man
named Thompson who stood be-
tween joyce and Candy. Some
: shots were fred by the remaining
+ deputies al the approaching strikers,
+ and all started over the bridge in a
dead run. The scene on the bridge
was one of widest confusion and ex-
E element. Coal teamsters and others
E with wagons were galloping west
: ward and shouting to all people to
turn back. Men and women on foot
5 were running toward the city and
turning back all they met. while
Immediately after came the Depu-
ties pursued by the vanguard of the
crowd from East ST. Louis. One of
: the frightened guards threw his gun
: Into the river, while another hid his
weapon in the load of a stake-wagon
: that was in fall retreat. An eye
/, witness to the original shooting was
; in the retreatipg party. He charac.
terized the shooting into the crowd
as a wanton outrage. The crowd
had been "guying one Of the Depu-
t ties when he lost his temper and
fired" he said.
Soon after Police Captain Hercu-
les, with 2 squad of police. took
|, charge OF the western end of the
bridge and stated that be would ar
| rest anyone coming into the city.
! The man killed on the bridge was
C. T.. Thompson, who resided at
4021 California avenue, ST. Louis.
His body was taken into the tower
and put on q stretcher, and later
/. was brought to his home on this
side.
THE DEPUTIES ARRESTED.
! The fous deputies who did the
shooting, accompanied by four
Others. went TO the fhigd district
police station on their arrival On
this side we're met by the Sergeant
in charge, to whom they sprrended
themselves. The police took their
rifles from them, regularly searched
them and placed them in the hold
over. The men were registered as
P. 6. Hewlett, John Hogue, Sam
Jones. Jno. f. Williams, g. Luster,
| Stewart Martin, Geo. Wornell and
w. F. Laird. They said the crowd
began firing into them and they re-
turned the fire. They were armed
with Winchester rifles and reyolvers.
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