The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-28
RIOT AND BLOODSHED
Section Of Pennsylvania Swept
by Wave of Anarchy.
Mine Owners and Their Employees At
tackled, Tipples Burned and Other
Property Destroyed.
UPRISING OF FOREIGNERS
Men Driven from Their Work by
Maddened Huns and Slavs,
Who Marched from Place to Place Ap-
plying the Torch and Committing
All Kinds of Excesses.
HALTED BY THREE YOUNG MEN
Who Fired Four VOlleys from
Winchesters Into the Mob.
Several Killed and Wounded. the Re-
mainder Scattered and Some Cap
tured by the Sheriff's Posse.

PITTSBURG, Jan. GA wave of an
archy. in whose train followed bloodshed,
arson and the destruction of property,
passed over the Mansfield coal region to-
day. 1t began at dawn. and at dusk it was
estimated that 100000 worth of property had
been destroyed.
Made wild by fancied grievances and
liquor. a mob of several hundred foreigners
-Hungarans, Slavs, Italians and French
men-swept over the country surrounding
Mansfield and through the valleys of Toms
and Painters runs. They attacked mine
owners, miners, and the few scattered dep
uty sheriffs, burned tipples, wrecked cars.
and destroyed railroad property.
Until noon the mob met hardly any re-
sistance. At that time it reached the mines
of the Beading Bros, near Federal, on the
Pittsburg. CHARTERS & Youghiogheny rail-
road. Here the rioters met determined re-
sistance and were checked. With repeating
Winchester rifles in their hands. Thomas,
William and Harry Beading stood
tnelr ground ana opened iTe Oh lne
mob as it advanced. They fired
four volIeys in quick succession, fatally
wounding one and injuring half dozen
others. The man fatally wounded was
Frank Staple, a Frenchman. He was shot
through the body. and is probably dead be-
fore this. The names of the injured could
not be learned. After the fourth volley the
II ard IQd at
the hill. At this moment train bearing
Sheriff Richards and forty deputies pulled
into Beading, and the officers quickly alight-
ing started i'm pursuit of the rioters. firing
as they ran. The chase was a long and hot
one but finally sixteen were overtaken and
captured. They were marched to the Mans
field Jail at the point Of revolvers. On the
way the party was met by posse of citi-
zens of Bridgeville, under command of
Squire Casper Meyers. After the rioters
were locked up rumors of attempted
rescue was rife and, as a matter of pre-
caution the prisoners were brought to this
city and are now safely lodged in the coun-
ty iail They will be held for riot and
arson.
The foreign element Of the mines in that
region have been making threats for sew
eraI days They have been ncensed at the
TACT tndt some OF the EnRllSn QlgSefS, TO-
gether with a number of their brethren,
have been working for 80 and SO cents per
ton. when they themselves want the for
mer 79-cent rate to prevail The Huns,
Savs and Italians formed the major por-
ton of this discontented horde, and have
been nourshing their anger with bad
whisky.
FORMATION OF THE MOB.
From what could be learned the mob
seems to have formed at Woodville about
midway between Mansfield and Bridgeville.
on Friday evening. 1t was evidently the
intention to take in all the works within
a radius Of two or three miles of that
place. and was the outcome of a meeting
held at Mansfield yesterday. The meeting
lasted until late in the afternoon, and IN
cendiary speeches were made i'm number
of languages. The first decided outbreak
was made shortly after the close of the
meeting when party of about three hun
dred massed together and marched on the
Armstrong mines, just outside the village
OF Woodville. They threw a volley of
stones through the windows Of the tipple
house Attracted by the shouts of the at
tacking men, the miners issued forth from
, the pits, when they were set upon, beaten
and compelled to flee for their lives. None
Of them were seriously hurt, though many
received cuts and bruises in the conflict,
which ragged fercely for several moments.
The men at work saw that they were
, outnumbered three to and. being un-
armed. decided to seek safety in flight
They were followed by their assailants for
some distance and warned not to return
to work.
Shortly after daybreak they again collect
ed and were reinforced by a number of 9TH
ers. About o'clock they marched 800
strong toward the Rosedale mines OF the
Steen Coal Company. Finding too large a
force OF men at the mines the attacking
party sullenly passed by. hurling impreca-
tions at the heads of the men gathered at
the pit as they departed. Up Toms run
the angry mob proceeded. Arriving at the
foot of the Pittsburg Fuel Companys place
another battle was soon on. The miners at
work were vanQuished and forced 10 re-
treat suffering very much injury i'm the
contest. which was waged with weapons of
every description. Several of the party at
tackled had TO help their comrades from the
scene OF the skirmish. They were so cut
and battered that they could not walk The
mob threw a half-dozen loaded cars from
the tipple, and damaged the latter consider
ably before they would leave. They finally
tooh tneh iedNe dooul clOck, departing
in the direction OF Federal, four miles from
Woodville.
Federal is situated on the Pittsburg Char
tiers & Youghogheny branch OF the Lake
Erie. and the mines of the Block Coal Com
pany are there. This plant has = number of
n IN at work at the 60-ccnt rate. The mob
reached there at o'clock this morning and
Immediately attacked the mines OF the Char
tiers Block Coal Company They drove the
men from work and then ran the coal of
! the tipple and attacked the check weighman.