Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-06-07
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SDsesds 20 ths REGISTER.
MCKEEsPoRT, PA, June 6.-This city
has been in the hands Of a bowling mob
all day, and the efforts Of the police and
proclamations by the mayor and sheriff
have had no effect whatever towards
uuieting the disturbances.
All last night the river banks, bridge
entrances aud points whereat deputy
sheriffs or State troops might be
brought into the town were
guarded. The strikers have three
cannon, two OF them the same that
were used during the famous labor bat
tie at Homestead. They are planted
along the river and are loaded with sec
tions of railroad iron. From the point at
which they are located, they can be
made to cover the railroads on both
sides of the river and any boats that
might attempt to land. All along the
river there has been guard patroling
constantly since yesterday evening, and
the slightest Indication of the approach
Of what the strikers call the enemy Is
known in a few minutes by the
MAIN BODY OF THE MOB.
No effort was made to start the Ma
tional Tube Works to-day. Tbs mob, a
thousand strong, was Gt the gates this
morning waiting for any one who might
appear to 60 TO work. The strikers
tore down the notices posted by the
company calling upon them TO return TO
work Thursday morning, and thus
far not a man has applied for work.
The management has announced that
no effort would be made to import men
to run the works and that no deputies
would be secured TO guard the plant.
They prefer to wait till the old hands
tire Of their idleness and return Of
their own accord. Everything is cold
and quiet, aud even the river pumps
have been stopped.
ABOUT ELEVEN O'CLOCK
It was announced that number Of tube
workers were loading coal at the John
DaVitt Coal CO. tipple across the river.
This was an excuse for destruction and
in few minutes q mob
Of 500 men had crossed
and the tippls was torn down aud fred.
The crowd then went to the Mcintyre
tipple and il suffered like fate. Two
other tipples were burned, and piles of
coal set on Ere. Tonight these are
burning furiOusy and cast q red
glare upon the heavens and threaten
serious damage 20 property near by.
Several barge loads of coal were cut
loose and allowed to float down stream,
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yards was set on Ere.
This afternoon, the mob comprised
Of 5000 strikers, sympsthizers and 9TH
erS attracted by an opportunity to de-
Stroy property, reached Du-
QueSne. Here they assaulted the
Duquesne tube works with wild yels
and a flourish Of clubs and stones. The
men at work were chased out Of the
mill, the fires drawn, and the molten
metal In the furnaces was allowed TO
run out on the ground.
ONE DAREDEVIL
threw a plank in front of freight train
as il was passing the mill and
nearly threw it from the track.
The only excuse offered for the
depreciation at Duquesne was that nom
union coal was used.
From Duquesne the mob started for
Mifilin township with the ayowed in
tention of wrecking mines at work
there.
At midnight it was reported that 100
deputy sheriffs, armed with Win.
chestsrs, had arrived secretly, but it
could not be verified.
Sheriff Richards came uB this even.
ing and was assured by Mayor Andre
that he could cope with the mob
and would ask for no deputies. The
sheriff authorized the mayor to swear
in fifty special police, but he has not
done so. He, however, issued a procls-
mation to all citizens to go home, and
CLOSING THE SALOONS.
Tonight Sheriff Richards issued a
proclamation covering the whole coun-
ty, and II it is not obeyed he will swear
in deputies and attempt to control the
mob.
Tonight the town is compare
lively quiet, but the cannon are
still in position, each manned
by eight strikers, with orders
TO FIRE at anything suspicious. The
pickets are out, and the mob is waiting
for daylight to do more devilment.
The management of the National and
Duquesne tube pills are already consid-
ering suits TO collect from the county
the damages they have sustained.
There were thirty men badly hurt
yesterday evening, and one Of them,
Joseph Lauterbach, has died. Lewis
Kaulin and Joseph KobsEi will die.