Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-11
FIRED ON THE RIOTERS.
Striking Huns Attack a Mine and
Are Repuised with Loss


UNIoNTowN, Pa, April 4.-The May
field and Donnelly plants of the Nc
Clure Coke Company, on the Mt.
Pleasant branch, was the scene of a
pitched battle about 1880 to-day. The
rioters had assembled in large numbers
and were parading about the works
with colors flying. The men were
working both on the yards and in the
pit, and the strikers asked them to
come out. No response was given.
Supt. Boyle and fifteen armed deputies
were in charge of the works
and warned the strikers not to
trespass. The rioters paid no attention
to it and made a rush on the works.
The first move called forth a volley
from the guards, and one Hungarian
fell MORALLY wounded. The invaders
turned and fled, carrying their wound
ed companion with them and leaving
the plants in operation. About fifteen
shots were fired. 1t is said some were
fired by the strikers, bat they deny it
and say it was an unprovoked assault
upon them by the guards.
The rioters returned to their place Of
rendezvous and are rapidly massing
men for another attack. The greatest
excitement prevails and a pitched
battle of greater magnitude and with
more serious results is expected. The
Mcclure Company is determined, and
Supt. Brennan has telegraphed Sheriff
Wilhelm here to send on the next train
fifty armed deputies with all the am
munition available. The sheriff is now
swearing the deputies and they will go
at once to the scene of the conflict
Sheriff Mccain, of Westmoreland, was
also telegraphed for and arrived on the
grounds at noon with a posse of
deputies. AS soon as the deputies from
here arrive they will be stationed at the
three works-Painter, Donnelly and
Mayfield-and any attempt on the part
of the strikers to interfere with the
plants or intimidate the workmen will
result in battle, and the deputies have
been instructed to shoot to kill.
A number of minor outbreaks are re-
ported. The worst of these was MUIR
derous assault on Andy Miller, Hun
garian, near Trotter shortly before mid
night. He was attacked by fifty rioters,
and being taken for a workman was
horribly beaten with clubs and stones.
He was released only when thought to
be dead. He will not live. Trotter was
ly 1000 Huns having camped near there
for the night. They took possession of
the company's grounds and carried on
IN most disgracefui manner.
The Lelsinring and Trotter works of
the H. G. Frick Company have been
running except when forced out by the
rioters. Shortly before midnight
squad Of fifty men came across Andrew
Miller on his way from Meyer to Trot-
tec He is a striker from the Trotter
works but lives at Meyer, from
which place he was coming when at
tackled. The strikers took him for a
workmen and without asking any
questions assaulted him and beat him
into insepsibiIity with clubs and stones.
Covered with blood, and unconscious,
he was left lying on the road. The
mob that camped at Trotter moved to
New Haven where they were joined by
strikers from the southern end of the
regions. They number nearly 1000
men and all are armed with guns, iron
bars, picks and shovels. This afternoon
they started northward for the
purpose of visiting all the works
between Connellsville and Mount Pleas
ant, where the strike has never been
recognized. In this section there are
about 1000 men at work under the pro-
lection of armed deputies, and it forms
the wedge between the extreme south
ern and northern end of the coke field.
If the strikers do not succeed in driving
the men from these plants, the move
ment will be lost. They will force the
men out at the point Of guns rather than
see them work.
The southern end of the region was
the scene Of numerous raids to-day, but
no lives were lost. About 300 men from
the works north Of here marched to the
Leith and Brownfeld works of the
Prick Company, and to the Fair Chance
works of the Fair Chance Furnace Com
pany, and drove the men from the
yards. Very little resistance was Of
fered. Now all the plants south of Con-
nellsville are shut down. The men
were found going to work but returned
without making a fight. The workmen
at the Mt. Braddock works of the W. J.
Rainey Company were driven from the
yards to-day by rioters, and the plant is
now shut down, as are all the plants Of
rioters also visited the Wheeler and
Morrell works of the Mcclure Com
pany and compelled the men working
to lay down their tools and vacate the
grounds.
1t developed to-day that the women
from the Leisinrings took hand in the
beating Of Andy Miller last night, and
the news has just reached here that a
workman from the Painter plant of the
Mcclure Company was assaulted by gthe
wives of the strikers last night and
dubbed into insensibility. He was car
ried home and has not been able to
move himself since.
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