, 1888-02-05
THE RIOT RENEWED.
Another Outbreak Among the
Striking Miners.
The PoIanders Arm Themselves
For a Fight.
One Man Shot and Several
Boys Beaten.

SHENANDOAH, Feb. 4.-The riot of
last night was renewed this evening 1t
was generally known during the afternoon
that the Polanders were buying all the
revolvers that could be mad in town and
that they were holding meetings at a
central point for the purpose OF agreeing
on concerted action, yet beyond the swear
ing in of twenty special policemen, all of
whom were in sympathy with, if not en-
gagged in the strike, Chief Burgess did
nothing to avert the impending storm,
while the sheriff was absent at the county
seat. The Poles were open in expressing
their intention to stop the Kelley Run
colliery from doing any work after to-day,
and the warning that they would suffer
from the coal and iron police had no effect
OF them, their replies being: I'VE empty
hands last night. Pistols now. Kill.
Business. And so it proved. Toward 3
o'clock they began to gather on the small
circus grounds south of the Kelley Run
c~olliery; on the surrounding hillside and
in all the streets, alleys and yards Of the
vicinity.
By 4 o'clock, when the signal was
given to quit work there were fully 5000
men, women and children congregated
waiting for the workmen. Not all of
these were police, but those in the front
ranks were, and armed with revolvers,
clubs and stones they impatiently looked
for the coming of the Kelley Run en-
ployes. They regarded the other thous-
ands who stood behind them as possibly
endorsing their work, if not actively en-
gagged in it.
The breaker boys were the first to quit
work and start for home. 1t was not
thought by the mine managers that the
mob would modest these mere boys, but it
was bad judgment, for they kicked, stoned
and beat them as though they had been
responsible for the adults. A few men
who braved the mob also met the same
fate and it soon became evident that if
the rioters were to be checked at all it
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 Chiet Burgess
was running around trying to hunt them
up. Suddenly the coal and iron men to
the number of twenty-five formed on the
fiat at a distance OF about fifty yards below
the breaker in the very front of the howl
ing mob. who continued to pelt them with
stones as they formed company front with
drawn revolvers, heavy and self cooking
weapons. The mob recoiled and stood at
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, drew
back to a safe distance. The Poles, how
ever, still remained in the foreground
waiting Tor a move on the part of the
officers. The latter, at a command from
their leader, made a wheel to the left and
marched off along the pike road running
to the east and toward Red bridge, which
spans the Lehigh Valley railroad where
the Reading crosses it and connects the
Gap c%olliery with Indian ridge.
The Poles slowly followed for a while
in the rear, under the leadership of a big
brawny individual who fourished a large
revolver and seemed determined to use It.
The platoon of officers marched slowly on
up the slight elevation of the road, which
as 1t rose, formed an embankment for the
Lehigh Valley road. AS they neared the
top OF the road they were suddenly fired
on by a few Poles who had crept along
under the shadow OF the bank. One of
the officers, Oscar Wilman, fell with an
ugly wound in the inner part of his left
thigh. The police then turned and fired
repeatedly in the direction of the mob,
but without hitting any one as far as
known. The mob then retired and shot
DoSh' OhiSSio bldICuGu Oil u0all
along the railroad, through the bridge and
down to Indian Ridge breaker, where
they are quartered in the offices. A ;part
of the mob followed and besieged them
there, but they made no attack.
After the shooting had been done Chief
Burgess, with a few specials and members
of the strikers advisory board, appeared
on the scene and succeeded in getting the
majority of the crewd, not the combata-
tive part though, to dispense to their
homes and temporary peace was obtained.
The worst element of the Poles, however,
remained near Indian Ridge mine waiting
Tor a chance to get at the officers, who re-
manned inside.
About $50 p. m. four carloads of coal
and iron police come to town over the
Reading road from Mahoney Plane and
other points and the train was run past
the depot and under the coal chutes of
the Indian Ridge breaker, where the men
remained.
A visit to the quarters of the coal and
iron police at Indian ridge this evening
showed that there were from $50 to 200
officers in the quarters in cars fitted up
with sleeping accommodations, while two
freight cars were used as eating rooms.
Captains Christian and Williams are in
command. They have guards stationed
at short distances along all the roads lead.
ing to Indian Ridge and Kelley Run col
llerles and no one is permitted to approach
unless known.
1t is rumored that the mob intend visit
ing the houses of the men working at
Kelley Run during the night and terror
lze them there. How much truth there
is in it remains to be seen. The most
serious trouble is feared on Monday, when
the Kelley Ran and William Penn will
attempt to resume operations. Bloody
work may then be looked for if the
strikers threats are a fair gauge of their
intentions. Sheriff Duffy is in town to-
night, but is doing nothing toward meet
ing any trouble that may arise.
Both sides remain quiet and consider
that there is no necessity for doing any
thing in the line of precautionary meas.
ures. In the meantime the Poles are
drinking all the liquor they can get and
printing themselves for any conceivable
mission.