The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-17
.MURDEROUS STRIKERS.
Fierce Battle in Alabama Between
Miners and Deputies.
SIX KILLED AND MANY INJURED.

The Victims Fired Upon as They Were
Leaving the Mines-rroops Sent to the
Scene, as More Trouble May Occur n,
Any Moment.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July IA fierce
battle occurred yesterday afternoon al
ABB O'Clock at No, 3 mine, at pratts', be
tween mobs of striking miners aud depu.
ties, III which six men were killed aud
nearly score wounded. The full list OF
dead and MANNED cannot be secured, a.
the bodies were carried off quickly after
the fight occurred.
A mass meeting of striking miners was
held on the creek near Pratt mines, aud
1t was decided that the law be taken into
their own hands, and that they would
kill or be killed. About o'clock, the
time when the employees Of the mines Quit
work and come out of the mines. a mob
of men was secreted in the woods near by
As the negroes would come out one b.
one, shot would be sent at him. and
they would drop to the ground, either
fatally wounded or dead.
After the third negro had fallen tht
deputies opened fire on the mob and q
fierce battle took place B. w. Tierce
the commander of the deputies, fell To
the ground, A Winchester ball had pierced
his body, just above the heart. Almost Al
the same instant, one of she strikers wn.
seen to fall, but he arose again to hi,
knees, and, taking aim with his Win
chester fired four times Mt the deputies
The deputies kept reloading their guns
and firing, and the mob began dispensing
The deputies then made detour arount
the wounded striker, who was still fir
ing, and after time they succeeded il
silencing his gun. He proved to be
Frenchman.
Another section of the mob made al
attack on train, which was carrying thi
negroes from Mine No. to their homes
There were several guards on the engines
and the attack was answered with fus
illade Of bullets. The first shot from til,
strikers went through the cab window o
the engine and just missed killing the en-
gineer and j. j. Moore, the superintend
ent at the mines.
kilograms were sent to town in haste
for help, and Sheriff Morrow summoned
twenty-five deputies. Governor Jones
who is still in .he city, hastily summoned
the Birmingham battalion of the stat.
troops. Out at Pratt's posses were hast
lily formed and the woods were scoured
for miles and miles, but the miners hat
made good their escape.
The work of hunting up the dead ant
wounded then began. Ten men wer,
picked up and six are dead. Georg,
Campbell, colored, had his leg broker
and bullet went through his chin. II,
says that the striker came on him aftel
he was down and kicked him and fire.
another shot into his nose. The negroe'
are terror stricken and are running wild
The streets about town are crowded witt
people and all sorts Of runners are flying
about. ...-
a courier has just returned from tn,
scene and everything is well guardet
there for another attack should one bt
made. The bodies of the two white mel
and one of the negroes have just beer
brought to the city, and the undertaking
shops for blocks, are crowded with surg
ing mass of humanity.
Report just comes that dead negro wa,
found Que mile from the scene OF battle
on the Kansas City track.