The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-11
TTNroNTowN. Pa, June 10.

y NlONlbNANi O'''" AN'
m BATTLE between seven armed
IAN deputies and mob OF 300 Strik
Il\ ers occurred Il ! morning ut the
II y Lemont No. forks of the Nc
Clure Coke company Ole striker, {
Slav, was killed Stantly and two
other Slav strike j. were fatally
wounded The deputies were sur
rounded AMI fired upon oy the strikers
before they shot.
The Incidents leading mp to the bat
tie began last evening when mob oI
several hundred strikers. mostly from
the Trotter works of the Frick company
gathered at the Pennsylvania railroad
depot Mt New Haven and took as pris'
onerS four workmen who are employed
at the Valley works of the Frick com
pany and We're on their way home at
Lrisenring.
The names Of the workmen are John
Delaney, Oliver AtIeby, John Britt and
John Furlough. When they stepped
uff the train the mob surrounded them
and marched them away. The fouI
men were covered over with chalk and
big placards with 'scab, "blackleg'
and other epitaphs lettered thereon.
The men were then marched through
the streets between the company
houses. The strikers jeered them and
the women spit upon them and hit them
with stones and clubs. They were even
marched past their own homes and
tn ir wives and children permitted tc
view them in their helpless and dis
graceful condition.
PASSED FROM MOB TO MOB.
Sheriff Wilhelm dispatched Deputy
Sheriff Allen with seven deputies to
rescue the workmep. At no tima was
he able to overtake the mob having
the men in charge. Allen finally
learned that the m5n were being passed
from mob to moh 1t WAS found that
the four men had been taken 10 Morrel
and from there TO Youngstown and
then to Lemont where the battle oc
Cured. Early this morning latter
placing the deputies to prevent the
strikers from taking the prisoners else
where, Allen returned t. Uuiontown
for further orders and wns directed to
rescue the prisoners. Returning to
Lemont, he found two deputies retreat
ing before bowling mob Of Slavs
AS Allen rode up Slav fired his re.
volver at Allen. The bullet passed
over his head. Several of the mob
then began firing at the officers. Aliens
revolver was defective and only two
shots were fired by him. Five of his
assistants came up and began firing
with their Winchesters About fifty
shots were exchanged, the mob slowly
advancing, the deputies retreating un-
til reinforced by other deputies, when
a stand was made The mob then be.
gan TO dispense Sheriff Wilhelm was
again notified and sent thirteen more
deputies. An hour later twelve of the
MOI were arrested and brought to Jail.
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
The Slav that was killed was found
lying in the road shot through the body
with Winchester ball. The Others
were found in houses nearby, both said
to e'mortaHy wounded. having been
shot through the thighs. The strikers
refused to give the name OF the Slav
killed or of those injured. They wanted
the officers TO take the dead striker
with thtm when making the arrests.
One of the men arrested was shot in
the arm AT o'clock a special train
brought ten more deputies to Lemonl
and then took the wounded men to the
hospital Mt Connellsville. Many others
are believed to have been wounded.
None of the deputies were injured.
At o'clock IL posse of twenty-five
deputies in charge of Field Deputies
Allen, Altebaugh and Richards, armed
with search warrants, left for Cool
Spring Hollow, after searching the
Ltmont house. 1t is believed the four
workinen were taken away during the
trouble and are hidden away in the
mountains. The posse will rescue the
four men at all hazards. Several hun
Dire strikers live in the vicinity of
Cool Spring, and conflict may occur.
They have not returned or been heard
from.
Sheriff Wilhelm said tonight that he
would not ask for the militia account
of today's trouble He says he is grow.
ing heartily tired of warfare, but so
long as his deputies are not overpow.
cred will fight away in attempting to
maintain peace and order. Several
hundred arrests are expected to follow
for the kidnapping of the men.
IN ILLINOIS COAL REGIONS.
PANA, ILL.,, June 10.-The mining
situation still remains in an unsettled
condition. Mounted patrols were
pls ced around the city last night and a
mum ber of guards were stationed at each
conl shaft. One or two drunken out
siders were arrested, but beyond this
no tronble occurred. A company of
strikers NUN bering 200 are en-.
camped on the Sibley farm
about two miles west of the city.
and it is reliably stated that
they are being furnished arms aud
food by sylnpathizers in this city.
Several of the guards report local strik.
ers trying to get out of the city during
tho night with arms for the invaders
About 500 members of the first reRi
meut OF Chicago, with = gatling gun,
arrived here this morning aud were
followed by companies from Clinton
and Bloomington. and they are all In
camp ut lhe base ball park Crowds
of strikers are located in the timber
and near the railroad bIidges all around
the city.
II is variously estimated that there
is from 1900 to 1000 foreign strikers
in close proximity to the city. and they