The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-19
BLOODY POLISH RIOT.
Two Dead, Others Dying, Many
Hurt, Near Detroit
THE SHERIFF sAolY WOUNDED.
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DErRorr. April Is Wayne eounty's
sheriff hes n precarioas condition 70
n1ghs. his body laeerated By the shoveis Of
infuristed men. Two isSorers are dead
and the number wounded is not re: def
inisely known. These unfortunate condi-
tons are the result OF . conflict which oc-
Cured 1t noon today between 40 Poles
and Sheriff Collins and . number Of bis
deputies. The riot Vas brought about by
differences of opinion over wages TO be
paid iaborers by the city water commits
sion for digging trenches for pipe-isying
IN Crosse Poin.e township. just east Of the
city limits The commissioners decided
to pay ny the cubic yard. bat for the past
day or 50 300 Poles had hung about the
vicinity declaring they would not work
nor allow others TO unless paid $50 per
day. No outbreak was anticipated. bat
As precaution Sheriff Collins aad Eve
deputies went to the scene TO protect those
who wished to work. Work progressed on
. small scale during the morning. bat En-
gsneer Williams. becoming alarmed az the
aspect Of things. consulted some Of the
commissioners shortly before noon and
was instructed TO quit work for the time
being. Before he returned, however. riot
ing began.
Sheriff Collins and Deputy Ssyskal. after
teiephoning for reinforcements. began 70
address the mob to pscify them. One OF
the Poles began an opposition harangue.
The crowd thereupon started TO annihilass
the officers and the handful of iaborers At
work. At tho advance the officers drew
their revolvers and fired over the strikers'
heads, but the mob came on and the next
voiiey was directed into the crowd. Then
the officers retreated slowly. iring ~ they
went Still the mob followed, one man
dealing the sheriff . vicious blow on the
head With his shovel. Other officers.
labcrers and reporter escaped, all being
more or less pounded with shovels. but the
helpless sheriff vas brutaliy attacked.
The mob then scattered, leaving the
sheriff unconscious. Two of the Poles
were found. John pielat and . comrade,
name unknown, dead.
Sheriff Collins regained consciousness
shortly after o'clock. He had bad cash
on the head, several cuts and bruises
about the body and almost bied to death
from q lacerated leg. His doctors say to-
night that he will probably pull through.
During the afternoon twenty Poles were
and the situation is being discussed by
crowds of Poles in various parts Of the
city. Extra officers are on duty to pre-
serve the peace.
Another shooting ARRAY took place this
evening in the rear Of the municipal court
building. A crowd of Poles had congre-
gated and Deputy Sheriff Borneman recog.
nized one OF them as one of tho rioters.
He started to arrest him. when some
one in the crowd fired . revolver, hitting
the Pole in the leg. Borneman could not
learn who fired the shot.
A complete list Of the wounded Is:
Sheriff Collins, bad scalp wound in the
back of head: severe wounds in the leg
caused by . blow from q pick: two cuts in
the back. one in the left shoulder; many
small cuts and bruises about the body.
Anthony Gubrochawik, shot in the right
thigh. William Burch. policeman. ribs
fractured and bruised head. Lew Goswki,
bad wound in the knee. Joe kobaski,
shot in the ribs; will die. John Hopper
schmidt. bullet wound in arm and thigh:
will probably die. Geo. Gather, severe scalp
wounds confusion in the back. Michael
kansflsti, bullet wounds in the Jaw and
left breast: will die. Andrew Boersage.
alightiy wounded. Joseph Rubias, two
bullets in the thigh. Unknown Pole, alb
domen grazed by b bullet. Anton Pawski,
shot in the left leg near the jail tonight.
Andrew Eski. shot twice in the abdomen
and wounded in the back. John Russell
Fisher, bruised on the back and shoulder.
William L. Finse, policeman. hurt about
the arms and head. Michael Berka is
missing.
Late tonight al is quiet.
CoSSELisyILLg, Pa, April la-Wheeier
and Morrill,, rioters, were arreste! today
by a posse under Deputy Sheriff Richards.
The deputies arrived At the Wheeler works
before daylight in special car. As soon
as a guard could be thrown out mob of
strikers was cornered and the ether en-.
ployes of the company detained to identity
the rioters who beat Engineer Charles
simmons and Joseph Ashton. Numerous
rioters are in hiding. Warrants have been
issued for thirty, and as soon IS they have
been captured they viii be brought here on
q special train.
BRAZIL, Ind. April iS-The block coal
miners OF this county met here today to
consider the ACCESSIBILITY of joining the
strike which takes place Saturday. The
miners are disinclinei to break their con-
tract and no definite action was taken.
The meeting adjourned until Friday, when
a general meeting will be held for render
ing \ hnal decision.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. April ls.-Tomorrow
morning a. Blue Creek, il is reported, the
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company Will
again try 10 stock the mines with laborers.
4 deputy sheriff who has been az Blue
Greek since Sunday reports that trouble is
expected tonorro~ IL any number OF ne
groes can be persuaded to so to work.
a. =.
main at work until Saturday. aud If the
present trouble is not settled in the other
mines they viii join those already out
More iev1t{e. acre sent this evening.