Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-31
nowTHe WORK oFWaecKINe BEGAN
The Dynamite Bomb Brought Into Play
The Damage Done-Secrct Meetings.
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The Damage Done-secrct Meetings.
| (By telegraph to the Dspatch.l
| PfrrsrUBgH. PA, March 30.-The most
eventful day in the coke strike, closing
with tins evening. was rather favorable TO
| the men. The labor leaders say. no pre-
concerted attack was made. but that three
of the principal works in the region were
\ raided. At 2 o'clock this morning the
strains of their favorable band woke all
strikers on the road from Scottdale to
| Broadford, and in short while 500 men
| followed their path, which was directed to
| the Jimtown plant of the II. q. ,trick
| Company. This place was reached at 3
O'Clock this morning, when the works were
captured without a struggle, except the
Incidental disarming of superintendent
| Rosser, whose revolver was fiourished IN
vain. A few workers were struck with
stones, but this body of opponents the
stikers dispersed without serious damage.
EXPLOSION OF THE FIRST BOMB.
Some time later terrific report in the
| direction of the Leisenring works gave
warning of trouble there, and thousands
gathered TO witness the work of the first
bomb exploded by the strikers. The
shock was felt for several miles, but its only
visible effect was the tearing OF great
hole in front Of q non-union workers
house and the throwing of considerable
dirt in the vicinity. 1t is feared That such
work is not over with. however, as the
effect upon the unrulv but thoroughly or
ganized Hungarian strikers was omlnous.
After this the workmen at Leisenring Nos.
| 2 and Q were chased ont of the yards and q
few only returned when the excited crowd
had departed.
ATTACKS ON OTHER PLANTS.
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also driven out, though nobody is reported
badly injured. Troubles also talked OF at
the 1rotter plant. but this Is denied by the
operators.
The big Norwood plant of the Frick
COMPANY also contributed mora than its
quota TO the exciting events of the day.
This plant has been in partial operation
and has been carefully guarded by depu-
ties Some three thousand strikers gath
cred about the place to-day, however ana
swept the armed deputies aside az If they
had been chat. Not a blow was struck,
not a shot fred, as such a move would
have been fatal to both guards and workers
in the face of the three thousand deter
mined strikers.
MAD wREcKISG.
After the abandonment of the works by
the guard an hour of mad wrecklng fol-
lowed Tracks, doors, and IN TACT every
thing movable was torn and wrenched
aside by the maddened crowd, which only
left after the plant had been mutilated
beyond immediate repair.
The Central Board of the Federation
meets in Pittsburgh tomorrow, when the
strike will be brought up for endorsement.
At Uniontown tonight Judge Ewing
granted preliminary injunction against
all men assembling at the Frick works not
employed by that company, and set Satur-
day for hearing on the permanent in
junction.
WOMEN TAKE A HAND.
Sheriff Mccormick, with a number of
armed deputies, left Uniontown tonight
on a special tram TO arrest the leaders IN
the several raids. Probably the ugliest
feature of the several raids was the num-
Der of women participating, the most Sc
rIously injured man being Pit-Boss
Cooper. who was struck again and again by
an iron bar IN the hands of Infatuated
women.
Secret meetings are being held tonight
by the strikers, who will certainly prevent
the intended resumption tomorrow.