Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-05-24
BLOODY DEEDS.
Battle Between the Officers and
Strikers Ill the Coke
Regions.

Destruction of Mining Property il
1llinois-Trouble in Kan
sas City.
Uniontown, Pa, May 24.-At daybreal
the battle which has been threatened a
the Sickle Hollow mines of the Washing
ton Coal and Coke company for the pas
three days, occurred and as result al
least three strikers are living dead and
half a dozen more are seriously wounded
1t can not be said to have been battle as
not shot was fred by the strikers, but
seemingly without provocation volleys
were fired by the deputies while the strik-
ers were assembled on the public road
Shortly before midnight last night 1000
strikers assembled at the Sickle Hollow
plants, coming from Lucyville, Fayette,
Freeport, Allenport and many other
points on the Monongahela river. Some
of them were armed but majority were
not. They went into camp near the plant
whore they remained till o'clock, when
they adjourned to the public road lead
ing to the works, and over which the
workmen have to pass to the pit. Here
they formed line to interrupt workmen
and attempt to get them to return home
According to their plans they stopped
the first delegation of miners and after
little persuasion induced them to join the
strike. The men turned back. About
the time they were starting home the
deputies, who were on guard and wit
messed the affair, were ordered to shoot.
They fred three volleys into the mob at
a range of fifty yards. The first volley
brought forth no response from the
strikers, who were thought to be we'll
armed, but instead they ran in various
directions, leaving the dead and wounded
lying in the public road. The deputies
followed with two moro volleys and were
shooting when the last striker disap-
peared. The report of the affair given
by the men of the company is to the effect
that four strikers we're picked up dead in
the road after the shooting. About half
dozen wounded ones we're carried away
by their comrades. The company's Of
ticials say that the strikers served notice
on them that they expected to assault the
works, and acting on this information
the deputies considered this interference
with the workmen as the beginning of an
assault and for that reason fire.. on them.
Last night was one of
MORTAL TERROR
among the citizens. At the Sickle mines
the strikers kept up threatening demon
strations and even threatened to visit the
houses of workmen and give them the
choice to quit work or meet death in the
presence of their families. Camp fires
were built and scouting parties were sent
to keep close watch on the plants. The
force of deputies was doubled, all avail
able men in the community being sworn
in.
The latest news from the scene of the
trouble is that the strikers are all gone
and the situation is peaceable to-day. The
workmen have not gone to work, but are
willing to do SO as soon as the excitement
subsidies.
To-day the situation at the Hill farm
mines, where the company has been defy
ing the strikers and running full force
under the gaze of camp of 800 strikers,
is decidedly alarming and an outbreak is
feared before night. At O'Clock 500
strikers from the Southern End region
marched to Hill farm and were Joined by
a few men who had been camped there,
and now they are said to be planning an
attack on the works. The plants are
guarded by fifty deputies and conflict
will result seriously. The strikers say
they can not expect to win as long as the
plants are allowed to run, and are deter
p,inad to forco N tho y,lopts 70 sb,,f Joxu,,
regardless of the loss of life it may occa-
sion. Supt. Kimball, of the Hill farm
mines, is here getting out an injunction
restraining the strikers from camping on
or near the works.
FIRING ON BOTH sIDEa.
Uniontown.-A report received at II
o'clock this morning says that there was
firing on both sides. The deputies fired
first, killing five and wounding others.
Rainey has ordered four gatling guns for
his plants. One will arrive to-day and be
put in position at once. Shells for the
guns are already here.
The extent of the daylight battle at
Sickle Hollow is just known. There has
not been so fierce conflict in the coke
region or river districts since the inau-
guration of the strike. In fact, it is the
first engagement in which both deputies
and strikers have shot to kill. Later re-
ports place the number of killed at five
and wounded at eight and other victims
of the unfortunate affair may be found
when time can be had for more thorough
of the results. It was not
a one-sided affair as at first reported, but
was battle with as many guns on one
side as on the other and with as much
fighting by the strikers as by the de-
puties. Among the wounded are three
deputies, while the
KILLED ARE ALL STRIKERS.
The strikers stood their ground while
their comrades were falling one by one,
but their ammunition giving out and it
too much time to load the shot
guns they we're forced to give up the fight
and fee to escape the rain of bullets from
fifty Winchesters. It il said that the
strikers were advancing on the line when
the deputies fred the first shot.
A large number of strikers were arrest
I'D by the deputies to-day who had guns
in their possession and who were
equipped with ammunition. They are