Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-04-05
TWELVE HUNDRED MEN
Advancing to Attack The
Coke Works.
BLOODY WORK LOOKED FOR.
Many Corpses Testify to the Result Of
Yesterdays Battles.

UNIoNTowN, Pa. April 5.-Twelve hum
dred rioters are marching on the Meyer
works OF j. w. Rayney, where $50 depu-
ties are on guard. A massacre Of raiders
will occur there II the projected attack is
made. The latest news is that an assault
will be made on the Jail here to rescue the
rioters jailed last night.
At least nine lives were sacrificed yes
terday. Unless the military interferes,
the dead will be counted by scores instead
of tens. So much excitement was never
known in the region.
The rioting began early in the morning,
but the climax was not reached until
yesterday afternoon, when several hun
dred strikers marched in the Davidson
works of the II. c. Frick Coke company
at Connellsville, where men were work
ing. When the strikers approached they
were ordered by the deputies to STOP
THY came on and tried to get at the men
In the ovens The deputies fred. The
strikers returned the fire and charged,
driving the deputies and men from the
plant.
Chief Engineer Paddock of the Frick
company ran mp In the tipple of the
works. The strikers followed and shot
him In the back of the head. They beat
him and crushed his head with stones,
and threw his body from tipple window
to the ovens, 20 feet below. They then
attempted to fire the tipple. but left
when they saw the deputies returning
with large lorce from Connellsville.
To Avenge Paddock's Death.
Hearing of Paddock's murder, hundreds
wanted to avenge his death. The pursu-
ing party, in command OF Detective
Campbell. overlook the strikers half a
mile from Davidson and opened Gre on
them. The strikers fred In return, but
ran on. Three strikers fell; one was killed
instantly and two others were fatally
wounded. Another of the strikers, who
got the start on the main body, was shot
by deputy at Broad Ford, a mile dis
tant. He was also killed instantly.
Eleven strikers were captured where
the first battle took place, and the pursu-
ing party kept up the chase until Dawson,
point seven miles distant, was reached,
where SO more OF the strikers were cap
tured. All the efforts Of the deputies and
more level-headed citizens were needed
to prevent the lynching of the IL who
were taken back to Connellsville.
The law-abding element had their
way. and at 8 o'clock special train ar
rived here with 40 of those who were in
the mob that killed Paddock. A great
crowd greeted their arrival, and amid
cries of lynch them the prisoners were
hurried to Jail. A large body of the
strikers were present and made q rush to
rescue the prisoners, but were held back
by the big crowd and the deputies
At the Jail Hugh Coll, assistant chief
engineer of the Frick company. identified
five of the prisoners as among those who
killed Paddock. Thirty more of the
same band of strikers have been arrested,
and the deputies will return to bring
them to Jail.
Paddock was highly esteemed and was
widely known. His murder occurred in
sight OF his home. All the officials Of
the district organization of the strikers
will be arrested for completely in the
Paddock murder, and melting the riot
and murder. Every effort VIII be made
to hunt down the guilty ones
At the Mayfeld plant of the Mcclure
company two men were fatally shot dur
ing the day. The strikers charged the
men at work in the morning, but were
driven off by the deputies, after striker
was shot through the body. In the after
noon they returned and renewed the at
tack. There was much fighting and q
deputy was fatally wounded.
One hundred rioters are now under ar.
rest Hugh Coll recognized nearly all of
the Huns In Jail as the ones who helped
commit the assault at Davidson when
Paddock was killed. The Frick and Ray
ney companies are determined to fight to
the end, and have their works well
guarded by deputies.