Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-06
4HE RIOTERS.
The Mob Resumes Its Work in
Shenandoah With the Object
of Closing the Mines
The PolQnders Throughout the After
noon Bought All the REVIEWERS
to bS Had In Town.
They Kick, Stone and Beat a Crowd of
Working Boys as Though Thsy
Wero Responsible Adults
NO ROOM FOR DOUBT.

NO ROOM FOR DOUBT.
SHENANDOAH, Pa, Feb. 5.-As antici-
pated, the riot Of last night was resumed
this evening, and the manner in which it
was gone about leaves no further room
for doubt. 1t is part of an organized
plan to compel all mines to lie idle until
the general resumption of work takes
place. Open condemnation Of the coal
and iron officials defense OF themselves
is INDUCED in by many from whom
it was not expected. The mere
pretense Of the authorities pre-
pairing to prevent any further
violence only encouraged the riotipg
Poles and HungsTIsns and Whetted their
sppstites for more turmoil. It was gen.
orally known during this afternoon that
the Polanders were buying all the
revolVers that could be had in town, and
that they were holding meetings At 8
central point for the purpose of agreeing
on
A CONCERTED ACTION.
Yet beyond the swearing in of twenty
special policemen, all Of whom were In
sympathy with, if not engaged In the
strike, Chief Burgess did moth
ing 10 avoid the storm that
was impending while the sheriff WAS ab'
sent st the county seat. The Poles were
open in expressing their intention to stop
the Kelly Run colIiery from doing any
work after to-day, and the warning that
| they would suffer from the coal and iron
police had no effect on them, their re-
plies 3eing, ave have empty hands and
will now kill the business" and SO it
proved. Toward O'Clock they began to
gather on the small circus ground south
Of the Kelly Ran colliery on
8 surrounding hillside and in
all the streets, alleys and yards
of the vicinity. By 4 o'clock, when the
gap bell rang the signal to quit work,
there were full 5000 men, women and
ieHfTdren congregsted in waiting. Not sli
of these were Poles, but those ia the front
rank were, and armed with reVolgers,
clubs and stones they impatiently looked
for the coming of the Kelly Run en-
ployes. They regarded other thousands
who stood behind them as passively en-
dorsing their work, ii not actively en-
gagged IN it. The breaker boys were the
first toquit work and Start for home. Ii
was not thought by the mine mans
these mere boys, but it was bad judgment,
for they
KICKED, STONED AND BEAT
them as though they had been responsible
adults. A few men who braVed the mob
also met the same fate, and it soon be-
came evident that il the rioters were 10 be
checked at all 1t must be by the authority
of the coal and iron police and cold lead.
The borough specials were non est, and
while the riot was going on Chief Bargess
was running round trying to hunt them
up. Suddenly the coal and iron men, to
the number Of twenty two, formed on the
fiIt at distance of about fifty yards be-
low the breaker in the very front OF the
bowling mob, who continued to pelt them
with stones. AS they formed company
front with drawn revolvers, heavy and
self-cocking weapons, the mob recoiled
and stood st bay, its temper temporarily
cooled by the knowledge that they were
facing death. The conservative part of
the crowd, that which was only there as
spectators, withdrew to safe distance
The Poles, however, still renamed
in the foreground, waiting for 8
move on the part OF the offcars The
latter made wheel to the left
and marched OF along the pike road lead
ing to the east and toward "red BRIDGE"
which spans the Lehigh Valley Railroad,
where the Reading crosses 1t and con-
meets the Gap colliery with Indian Ridge.
The Poles slowly followed under the
leadership Of big brawny individual
who flourisbed a large revolver. The
platoon OF officers, as they neared the top
of the road, were suddenly fred on, and
one Of the officers, Oscar Welman, fell
with an ugly wound in the left thigh. The
police then turned and fred repeatedly in
TIE direction Of the mob, but without hit
ting anyone so far as known. The mob
returned the fire with vigor bu. drew
back at the same time. The officers
marched OF again to Indian Ridge break
er, where they quartered @ln the Offices.
Part of the mob followed and besieged
them there, but made no attack. The Of
fcers have their carbines there and the
Poles seem 10 have a wholesome fear OF
six een-shooters.
After the shooting had been done
members of the strikers advisory board,
appeared on the scene and succeeded in
getting majority of the crowd, not the
OONOlbANO PaLtt ~ hAcPCAcO "
their homes, and temporary peace was
obtained. The worst element of the
Poles, however, remained near the Indian
Ridge mine, waiting for chance to get
at the officers who remained inside.
About $50 p. m. four carloads of coal
and iron police came to town over the
Reading road from MShoming plane and
other points, and the train was run nm
der the coal chutes Of the Indian Ridge
breaker, where the police remained.
OFFICERS In BARRACKS.
SHENANDOAH, Pa, Feb. ga visit to
the quarters Of the COAL aud iron police st
Indian Ridge showed that there are from
fifty TO Two hundred of the officers In
ex'emporized barracks, which are passen-
ger cars fitted up with sleeping accommo-
dations, while two freight csrs are used
as eating rooms. Captains Christian and
Williams are in command. They have
guards stationed at short distances along
all the roads leading to the Irdian ridge
ald Kelley Run COLI RES and 10 ore is
permitted to approach unless known.
The most serious trouble is feared on
Monday when the Kelley Run and VIII