Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-04-04

SooTTDALE, Pa, March 31.-Rioting
prevailed throughout the coke region
yesterday. The Jimtown works were
raided by 1,500 strikers and the twenty
workmen there were driven from the
yard in great confusion. Work was to
be started at the Morewood plant Mon
day morning but the strikers prevented
this. A dynamite bomb was exploded
at the Lcisenring No. plant which
tore a hole six feet deep in the
ground, but no one was seriously
injured. Great disorder prevails at the
Leith and Leisenring and other plants.
Eight OF. the rioters at Leith were ar
rested. All the Frick works are heavily
guarded by deputies and the managers
say if necessary they will call on the
state militia Further troubles are ex-
pected before the day is over.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Pa, March 81
All Sunday evening the striking coke
workers began gathering at Morewood
Standard, Alice and Bridgeport plants
a. AT 2 o'clock Monday morning the strik-
ers concentrated their forces on the
hills around the Morewood plant. More
wood is admirably situated for raid.
Shortly after Q o'clock 1000 strikers
s, armedwith clubs, iron bars, stones, re-
volvers and other weapons commenced
firing revolvers and made a rush toward
the ovens. The deputies hearing the
= q bullets whiz by their heads uncomforta-
bly, close, commenced seeking places Of
safety. The strikers then began tearing
- up the Larry tracks fora distance of 500
or 600 feet. They burned otherproperty,
tore down fences and committed other
depredations until 5 o'clock Monday
morning. So far as known now no one
- has been seriously injured.
The marauders continued their work
by thrusting coke oven scrapers into the
burning ovens piling up in q heap a
dozen wheclbarrows and making bon
fire of them. They also knocked in
many oven fronts They then rushed
toward "A" shaft, yelling and shooting
and breaking window glass and on to
the company's store and offices. Here
the large panes of glass were shattered
and smaller panes in the Office broken
IL The strikers kept up their raid by tear
ing down the fences around the works
until . o'clock, when they dispersed.
ea During the raid the handful of deputies
& E displayed much patience and bravery;
they stood their ground well, but were
~ . greatly outnum bered. The result of the
II raid is that the strikers have lost much
public sympathy. The citizens of Mount
Pleasant are extremely wrathful over
the affair blaming it on the leaders At
this writing (12 o'clock noon) it is quiet
at Morewood, but another attack is ex-
pected.
About so armed deputies were sta
toned on the Coal brook plant of the
u Mcclure Coke Company last night. II
is said they have orders to shoot any
striker found on the premises.
A riot occurred at Everson in which a
striking foreigner was badly beaten
The fight, however, was not caused by
the strike
GREENsBURG, Pa, March 31.-Severa
of the raiders have cen arrested and
brought to Greensburg Jail. Great ex
citement prevails throughout the coke
country and serious trouble is appre
hended.
ScoTTDALE, Pa, March 31.-At Jim
town about 500 strikers, led by mem
Z n ber of the executive board, James Grow
and James Nagin, of the scale commit
tee, attempted to raid the works about
6 o'clock. Word of their coming hac
preceded them, and the employees a
work were waiting and along with Su
perintendent Rossen and six deputie!
with Winchester rifles, routed the riot
ers when about to enter the company
f property and sent them over the hills il
hurry.
HARRISBURG, Pa, March 81. - Th'
sheriff of Westmoreland county ha
atelegraphed to Gov. Pattison about the
riotous miners and asked the consent o
" the governor to use the arms of the tw
companies of the national guard TIL
governor replied that civil power mus
3 be exhausted before the state would il
z. terfere htHaI