The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-03-31
RECKLESS RIOTERS
Commence a Work Of Destruo.
tiou in the Coke Region.
EXCITEMENT AT FEVER HEAT
Aud the Developments Of To-day
Anxiously Awaited-BombT Throw.
Ing Iuausurated..Pat is
Applied to for Arns..Notes.

PITrsBuRGH, March 30.-The most
eventful day in the coke strike closed
with this evening. The labor leaderl
say no preconcerted attack was made,
but in view Of the fact that three,of the
principal works in the region were
raided, and that on tho morning the
operators had decided % resume work
at the plants, the talk Of accidental'raidl
does not 20 very far. aSs'f
At2 o'clock this morning the strainl
Of their fayorlte band woke all Btrikera
on the road from Scottdsle to Broadford,
and in q abort while loo men followed
their path, which was directed to the
Jlmtown plant Of the H.C. Frick Co.
This place was reached at'5 O'Clock,
when the works were captured without
q struggle, except the incidental dis.
arming Of Supelintend ent Rosser, whose
revolver was fouriBhedin In vain. A few
workers were struck 9Th stones, but
this body Of atrikefs dispersed without
serious damage.
Some time later q terrific report in the
direction of the Leisenring works gave a
warning OF trouble there aud thous.
ands gathered to witness the work Of the
first bomb exploded by the strikers. The
shock was felt for several miles but its
only visible etfec. was the tearing Of a
great hole 10 front OF q ion.union work
ers'lhouse and the throwing OF consider.
able dirt In the vicinity. Il Is feared
that such work is NOT over with, how.
ever, as the effect upon the unruly, but
thoroughly organized Hungarian strike.
ers was ominous.
After this the workmen at Leisenring
Nos. 9 and 3 were chased out OF the
yards, and only a few returned when the
excited crowd had departed. The few
men at the Lsith works were also driven
ont, though nobody is reported badly in.
iured. Tronble is also talked of the
rrotter plant, but this is denied by the
operators.
The big Morewood plant Of the Frick
Company also contributed more than
It's quota 10 the exciting events OF the
day. This plant has been in partial
operation and has been carefully
guarded by deputies. Some 5000 strik-
ers gathered about the place to day,
however, and sWept the armed deputies
aside as II they had been chat. Not a
blow was struck, not q shot fred, as such
q move would have been fatal to both
guards and workers.
After the abandonment OF the works
by the guard, an hour ofmad wrecking
followed; tracks, doora and in fact ev-
movable was torn aud wrench.
ed aside by the maddened crowd, who
only left after the plant had been mutt.
lated beyond immediate repair, The
Central Board OF the Federation meets
In Pittsburgh tomorrow, when the
strike will be brouRht'up for endorse.
ment.
AT Uniontown tonight, Judge Ewing
granted preliminary injunction against
all men assembling at the, Frick works,
not employed by that company, and Ret
Saturday for o hearing on the permanent
Sheriff Mccormick, with a
number Of armed deputies, left Union.
town tonight on special train to arrest
the leaders in the several raids. Proba-
bly, the ugliest feature OF the
several raids was the number Of women
participating. The most seriously in.
jured man was Pit Boss Cooper, who
was struck again and again by an iron
bar in the hands Of an infuriate1 woman.
Secret meetings are being held tonight
by the strikers who will certainly pre-
vent the intended resumption to'moE-
row.