The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-06-13
DYNAMITEAT BERLIN.
Two Tipples Blown Up: Stop Coal
Mining in That Region.
Operators Appeal to the Sheriff for
Protection. Armed Deputies
Furnished.
EXCITEMENT AT LIsTIE MINES.


Of Berlin were srOased by the report of =
terrific explosion. When the miners EN-
ployed at the Coleman and Eimmel & Bru-
baker mines went 10 work Saturday morn
ins they discovered that Al attempt had
been made to blow up the tipples. The tip
pie al the Coleman mine was only slightly
Injured By al explosion Of dynamite and
the damage was repaired in 4 few hours.
The tipple 81 the Kimmel & Brubaker mine
was more seriously injured and il was re-
ported here that II would require several
days 10 get It into condition 10 renew ship
uents OF coal
IL Is not known who committed the depre-
dzh3n, bat suspicion rests upon a few Of the
strikers from other sections Of the county
who went OFT shorty after the great strike
was first inaugura:ed and who have since re-
fused to resume work. Wei sutheniie4tei re-
tied the miners working near Berlin aai az
ter falling to induce them 10 GUT work
threateaed TO dynamite the mines. Friday
nights Developments look IS though an st-
tempt had 5eea made 70 carry these threats
into effect
Il Is also reported that men were seen how
eFing around the Berlin station Friday
evening. and It Is believed that they were on
ly deferred from blowing up the s,onsr tip
Ple-iOcated near by-by the presence OF the
B. ( 0. night Ea;chmsn-
Saturday afternoon solomon Coleman
owner Of one OF the dynami:ed tipplss-
came to S5mersei and msdes demand upon
the county for protection 10 his property and
Eorkmen.
Following is = copy Of the demand served
upon the Sheriff.
BR0THEEsVkLLKE TOWNSHIP, Somerset
County, Pa. June g, ls9i-
EDWARD HOOVER, Esl., Eiga Sso-sr q Slzs-
s-sef C9uatg
You are hereby notified that certain persons,
o. u unknown. have assembled In the vicini-
y 81 our mlnes in Bno5hersvalley township.
and interfere with the miners and threaten 20
use and have used dynamite and other dam
ge7ous explosives. We therefore ask you 10
protest u AID drive away OF arrest the per
sons who are becoming troublesome and may
do further damage.
= COLEMAN & son.
BRUBAKER & EIMMEL-
Sheriff Hoover visited Berlin Suadly
and ssore in number OF deputies
Tho have since been guarding the
mines. The operators have also placed an
armed guard around their property and are
prepared TO gives warm reception to all per-
s,-s - .-..-..-s ,--.- 49, ---.r,s. e.
the purpose OF committing any breach of
the peaoe-
Saturday afternoon General Manager
Krebs, Of the Listie Mining Company, serv-
ed the folloSing written notice uI0a Sheriff
Hoover:
7 ed HOOVER. "a,
SlsriT y S7a,1s1 C5zEty-
SIRs-It j. Eell known that the miners q
The Salisbury and Garrett heids in this county
have been on a strike for some time
Information f7om reliable sources j. 70 the
eject that the tipPles OF the Coleman mine
and Of the Rruhaker < Eimmel mine were
blown up last night In the Berlin held.l
have also been informed that eertain strik-
ers, whose names know NOT, have proclaim
I'd and announced tfat a strong f1rce Of min
A--lit anu allc EA4Alcl--
who are there psacs=Ibly az work and satisfied
with their employer, 70 come out and CEASE
mining
have good reason 10 DC apprehensive Of an
attack upon the EAstie mines which am now
operating - iesses and greatly far that not
only viii an etiort be made 70 force the min
ers out, but thai the tiPple and property a.
the mines may BE- injured
I have been operating the minss plloeslbly
and 10 the satisfaction Of the miners, whom I
pay regularly in cash. and I am entitled 20
protection
viii hold the county responsible for any
damage 10 person or property. unless the pro
iection That under the law am entitled 10, ls
promptly given
SIMON KREBS,
Lessee.
Armed Deputies were 81 once sent to Lis
tie TO re inforoe the guards Mr.. Krebs had
placed around his property. The guards
viii be kep, there day and night until the
trouble has blown over
At different times during the PzS; two
months The Lisiie people have been Earned