The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-04-15
BL0ODSHED IN THE MINES.
BATTLE BETWEEN STRIKING COKE
MINERS AND OFFICERS.

MINERS AND OFFICERS.
SeYen Hunazrlans Shot Dead and Forty
or More Wounded--Trouble With Aus
tria PossibIe--A Description of the
Fight.
MT. PLEAsAS, Pa, April 2.-This
town was shaken to its very centre at
3.25 o'clock this morning. At that hour
seven Hungarian rioters were shot
dead and twenty or more wounded by
deputy sheriffs. The greatest excite
ment prevails. The stable in the rear Of
Vandertaker Zimmerman's store was
used for morgue, and the streets and
alleys near it were crowded with anX-
ious Hungarians and rIoters. As fast
as the bodies were recognized, friends
took them, and the moaning and wall
ing of the relatives was heart-rending.
About 230 this morning doubtless
1000 men gathered around Morewood.
The deputies we're keeping a sharp
lookout. Their orders were definite:
no one was to fire unless attacked, or
when an advancing enemy failed to
| halt at the command.
Finally, at almost o'clock, about
500 strikers arrived on the Morewood
road from Standard. This is thought
| to have been the last arrival. Each
man in the crowd Of 1000, or perhaps
more, was armed. Some carried sticks,
some fence rails and some clubs that
| looked like small battering rams. AS
the Standard men and their allies drew
up on the road leading past the COM
pany's store, the other torces on the
hills gradually drew nearer theB shaft.
At that time the strikers were sta
toned, besides the abovenamed places,
on the hill west of the works, called
Old Fort Defiance, ana Immediately in
front of the store. a United Press
reporter followed the Standard crowd,
and halted on hill 20 the east of the
store. From there 9. fair view could
be obtained.
The moon. which had been hiding
behind cloud suddenly appeared and
threw it's rays across the scene of the
conflict. The column advanced toward
the MoreWood store. The guards were
in charge of Deputy Sheriff Mcconnell
and Capt. Lear. The latter had been
sworn in as deputy, as were also some
twenty men from Company E. They
were stationed at the west side OF the
company's store. The deputies under
Mcconnell were at the east side.
AS the Hungarians advanced, max
ing but little noise, the deputies re-
NAMED silent. Then the Hungarians
passed, but they were bent on mischief.
The column had not all passed when
those in front made dash for the COM
panyS fence. Capt. Lear cried Halt"
but not a Hungarian stopped. In an.
swer to the captains command, three
revolver shots resounded. One bullet
whiZZed pats Capt. Lears head, and
two men standing near him felt the hot
lead pass their bodies.
The deputy sheriffs then came to the
rescue OF the soldier deputies. The
HungarianS dashed down the road, and
broke for the companys stables. An
other command to halt; another answer
to the call by pistol shots. The infuri-
ated men kept their course toward the
stables. The command was given to
fire, and the deputies came to the aid OF
Capt. Lear. The strikers replied, but
there were two many shots from the
repeating rifles. The air was alive
with bullets.
How many shots were fired will prob
ably never be known, but when the
smoke cleared away and the men ven
tured near the dead, it was found seven
had fallen, and one is now dying from
the effects of a bullet. The surviving
strikers fed with remarkable rapldlty.
Soon physicians and undertakers ar
rived and the bodies were examined,
and those wounded were given all pos
sible aid. The Hungarians we're care
full enough to help those away who
were able to travel. No deputy or
guard was hurt.
DEPUTIES TO BE PROSECUTED.
Mt. PLEASANT, Pa, April 2.-Peter
Wise and Mike Barrett asked Justice
McWilliams this evening to issue war
rants for the arrest of the deputies on
guard at Morewood, on charge of MUIR
der. The Justice said he was not clear
in the matter. and refused to issue the
warrants. Wise appealed to another
justice, and he also refused.
The vice president of the United
Mine Workers has been around all day
securing the names of the deputies in
| the fight of this morning. He charac-
terizes it an outrage. He says none of
the men killed were found on the Com.
pany's property. Every one was found
lying on the county road.
Legal action will be taken. Squire
McCabb has consented to issue the war
rants prayed for, charging the deputies
with murder, and the warrants will be
issued this evening. General Manager
Lynch, of the Frick company, and Su-
perintendent Ramsey, of the Marwood
plant, are made accessories before the
fact
Physicians say that forty men were
wounded in the fight, this morning,
some of them mortally.
TROUBLE WITH AUSTRIA POSSIBLE.
MT. PLEASANT, Pa, April 2.-The
MoreWood massacre may precipitate
trouble between the United States and
Austria. The murdered men were not
citizens, and had not taken the oath of
allegiance to this government. Secre-
tary Parker, OF the United Mine Work
ers, telegraphed Max Shamburg, Aus
trian consul at Pittsburg, as follows:
s'Seven scab workmen were shot in cold
blood on the public road passing the
MoreWood mines about 3:2O a. NJ. None
have been identified, but they are not
supposed to be citizens
| MILITIA ORDERED OUT.
PITTsBURG, Pa, April 2.-The Eigh-
teenth regiment has received orders
from Governor Pattison to proceed at
once to the scene of the Mt. Pleasant
troubles and assist the Sheriff of West
moreland County. It is not yet known
what time the regiment will get started.
THE CORONER'S INQUEST.
Mt. PLEASANT, Pa, April 2.-Coro-
ner Watch6eld arrived here about noon,
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