The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-10
A BATTLE WITH STRIKERS.
Five Men Are Killed and Four
teen Others Wounded.
A VERY BLOODY CONFLICT.
The Strikers Retired Carrying Their
Dead and Wounded with Them.
Contractor Jackson Gives His Version OF
the Causes That Led Up to the Ter
rible Affray-Thirty Strikers
Are Arrested.

LEMoNT, ILL.,, June 9.-Deputy sheriffs
with Winchester rifles, and armed mobs
of strikers met at Lemont today. The
first week of the strike in the quarries
and on the drainage canal closed with
copious sh edding of blood. The conflict
came this afternoon, and as a result,
there was a volley of shots, one man was
killed outright and two have died since.
Two others reported missing are said to
have fallen into the canal after receiving
mortal wounds. Fourteen others were
wounded, three fatally. Following is a
list of the killed:
One unknown man shot through Ethe
head.
Two unknown men whose bodies fell
into the canal.
The wounded are:
ANTON VELESvIRSKI.
THOMAS MOORISH. (Since died.)
MIKE BERGER. (Since died.)
ANTINE KOLA.
GEORGE KISKIA.
MIKE MICHELAL.
FRANK PEsKI.
LAWRENCE LAKENDRowSKI.
LUDWIG KRUGER.
JOHN ZoVOTTRUSKI.
MIKE ZOLASKI.
JOHN PETERSON.
Five men names unknown.
A boy named Johnny Kluga was shot
in the groin and cannot recover.
Early In the morning the men began to
gather in the streets to discuss the situa-
ton. AS the morning wore on, the
crowds increased, and at 10 o'clock they
formed procession and began to march.
About half mile out of town, near
Smith and Jackson's camp, the men took
the towpath along the canal and marched
by twos. Along this route they were
shielded from view by trees. 1t was the
intention of the strikers on arriving at
the different camps to drive out the work
men, as they had done before. The men
in camp, however, had fortified them
selves, and had arms and ammunition
and when the conflicting factions were
about 200 yards apart, firing suddenly
began.
Reports vary as to which side fired the
first shot, but there is no question that
the strikers were badly worsted. When
those not killed or wounded took to flight
they We're in the widest confusion and as
they ran to conceal themselves behind
trees and in thickets they carried many
OF their wounded with them, but others
were left behind. One of the leaders
among the rioters was left lying where he
lell, WIFI a Dulleb nOlG III MS TEMPLE.
1t is said by some that he was not a
striker, but a section hand on the Santa
F'e railway who was killed by the stray
bullets. He is not yet Identified. The
strikers continued TO bring their wounded
into Lemont until long after nightfall
and it is not believed the list of dead and
| wounded is yet complete by several
| names. At the camp where the battle
took place armed guards are tonight pa
| trolling the boundary lines.
Contractor Jackson said: 1--WE had
become tired of the strikers annoying our
men and on Thursday when the strikers
visited US they were told that their
methods would no longer be tolerated
We showed them sixty men armed with
| winchesters and revolvers as an earnest
of our intention to take care of our bust
ness. This had some effect upon them al
the time and they retired without making
the hostile demonstration they had in
tended. This morning, however, they
determined on another attempt and came
prepared for the trouble. The result you
know
The feeling in Lemont tonight was that
the days work was a death blow to the
strike, though many expect more trouble
The strikers do not talk of revenge
They deny they were armed, though the
camp men say the strikers fired first
Thirty strikers were arrested by deputy
sheriffs and sent to Joliet.