The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-10
ASSAULTED
BY STRIKERS
-Four Men Almost Killed at The Hill Farm
Coke Works.
The DEPUTIES ARE POWERLESS
The Mob Driven Away by the Win
chesters of the Deputies-Great
Excitement at Dunbar - Many
Evicted Families Passed the Night
on the Roadside at Everson.
CoNNELLsvIIIE. Pa. Nav 0

CONNELLsVlLLE, Pa, May 9.
n 0ICTOR HARBURG and three
WI other workmen at Hill Farm
WI plant were beaten almost to
VI death at o'clock this morning
The attack was made no suddenly that
the deputies were unable to protect the
men before the moo had swooped down
on them and had beaten the men into
insensibility.
According to promise, the Hill Farm
plant was fired up at 3 o'clock this
morning with a large force OF men
under u strong guard of deputies
Shortly before o'clock everything was
quiet and the deputies left the works.
A few minutes later the strikers were
astir, and armed with clubs. stones
aud coke forks, quietly advanced under
cover Of darkness. The men Mt work
did not see them until they were close
at hand. Most OF them fled for their
lives. Harburg and his three com.
psnions We're surrounded 10y
the strikers before they knew
II. They attempted TO defend
themselves but were soon knocked
senselesA The sharp report Of q Win
chester announced the approach OF the
deputies, whsreupon the mob fed IN
every direction, closely followed by ths
deputies, who fred repeatedly. Several
Oi the strikers were wounded. but none
dangerously, aud none OF them were
captured
There is great excitement at Dunbar
The company has again announced that
they will operate the plant at all haz.
ards.
lN A STATE or ANXIETY.
SCoTTpALE, Ps.. May Excitement
and uncertainty prevail here today and
there are grave fears for the outcome
Last night the deputies surrounded the
grounds leased by the strikers at
Meyer aud tried 10 prevent them from
occupying the property Tho strikers
produced their lease, however and took
possession This morning the depn,iss.
beaded by superintendent BroAiford,
marched 10 the camp grounds. which
are directly In front o, the coke plant,
and ordered the strikers of. The
strikers gave psaceable possession. Anl
marched 10 SCottdale. Joseph Pom
ningtou, who was In charge Of the
strikers camp appeared before squire
Bixlcr and made information against
Superintendent Broaiiord aud several
OF tho deputies, charging assault anil
battery with intent to kill They will
be arrested during today
There are 3 600 men in Everson
Grove, aud arrangements are being
made TO increase this number 10 .. 600
by this afternoon, when they will march
back to Meyer and again take posses
sion Of the camp grouuds The Mover
works nre idle. United States Marshal
Williams served injunction papers on
President Barrett yesterday. but this
did not prevent him from addressing a
large macs meeting neid at Vsnderbili,
where three Of Rainey's works arS 10.
lated. A few men coutinus ut work In
the Vanderbilt district. and this morn -
ing >, 800 men started for that place.
Evictions were begun In earnest yes
terday. and last night twenty-five fami
lies slept on the public road 10 Everson
Southwest Nos and are doing but
little work this morning. Norwood
has slightly increased force, aud Val.
ley is working about half full One
hundred ovens are reported in opera
tion at Oliver this morning, the mon
working under heavy guard.