New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-05
LED THE RIOTERS.
.r nroopsHED IN THE COKE RE-
GIONS.
AND REvoLvERs USED ON ATTACH
S'. STRIKERS AND THEIR wIvEs-rHRhh
xc.s1ANs SHOT AND COMPANY
orvrcrAI FATALLY BEATEN


orv,c,A1 FATALLY BEATEN
,..,,aale. Penn May "A riot occ"'I.u ronn,nv %, NV
sco''oS'e' ~ the Mcclure Coke Company
Psn'e, from this place at o'clock inns '''o,n-
two miles -. ora striker was probably fatahy
ing. IN VIM" sor;ousIv wounded, and Sanford
snd '"o -,s.ont superintendent. and Ewing
Nn"e' nookkeeper, were brutaily beaten
Roddy' O'V ear, was made at this plant
oh 80 been doing a little work since 'ha'
ana '"'' -so superintendent. boss ana store
hme - heen acting as deputies ana were
derA' NTH Winchester rifles. the maze
al ,.,,a not been interfering with those
su'N' but the women were deteNriheu ~
a. WIZ .,rlsers out. This morning 'hey
on'V - the ovens for the purpose OF iiaNins
naTo". leave As they approached II Is
ihe u,a,.d -,ord White fired shot at them' ana
salo' tho strikers heard the report 'hey
as s'O" aoun upon the works like madmen'
sWoof's '.onoa fire on them with his Winchester
Nn'.e they reached him three had faHen
anu ,r,cks They were picked up ny some
!" ..o,r COMPANIONS and carried DacK u ''ie
short distance from the WORKS
houses oa '.,s s,riters did not stop. They faced
a.. Are and the Winchester nad no 'eiIo' .o'
They reached White ana EWING houu!'
" h.,ore assistance arrived both were hoiIioiy
81 a" ord left BY the Hungarians 1or ueau'
,,ore no outside strikers about the "orhs
.ha riot occurred. and no one was engaged
=. ovcant the Painter and Diamond men anu
Three doctors were sent 10 the "orhs
for the wounded. Two OF the nun
shot in the riot will hardly recover.
Wing Roddy. the bookkeeper' was taken u '"e
D"""o .ho ncht where his wounds were
s...sad and found to be not Of serious nature
crnsr,ntendent Whites condition was so serious
49,, hs has been taken to his home In Conhehs-
,ms The Hungarian women overpowered MN
Ia took his revolvers and rifle from him. one
:, nam hit him twice on the head with
,,,.hst ,nficting terrible gashes. which may
cause his death.
Tnera are two coke works where the riot oc-
.,,r.d-painter and Damond-with 294 ovens.
rha workmen at these plants did not JOIN 'he
,.,sra, strike until Tuesday last. superintendent
p,0r,., decided to start these works as an
.,.a-,rg wedge 10 break the strike and ne sue
o..asa IN getting about thirty men to 60 10
-. Tho works have been the scene of many
ur.,y ha,tles between officers and workmen'
~. ~ which proved serious. The battle this
4
uunyar,ans were shot. 1t IS as yet impossible
10 learn lust how many as the wounded were
c.rrsd from the scene to the houses OF the
strikers Hungarian woman was snot In ths
tIo a,a three others were bruised and
maima6 The women led the riot, followed Dy
90 men and when they reached the WORKS '"e
deputies opened fire ndscriminately Ihey
vvera AZ close quarters and the shooting was
kept up by the deputies until their ammunition
ran out when they had to retreat to the upple'
Here they were Overpowered and narroWiy es-
esced with their lives. Mr.. White fell from
he blows OF hatchet in the hands OF nun,
gsran woman burly Hungarian was ABOUT
10 strike him with an axe as he lay UNCONSCIOUS
on the ground when James Tarr appeared anu
knocked the Hungarian down with club Ihe
Hungarians-men and wOmen-were armed Win
clubs hatches. slaves and picks ana q more
bloodthirsty desperate mob never raided in the
coke regions Roddy refused to fire on the
crowd when ordered To do 50, and the
deputies and strikers were in such close
quarters that the Winchesters could net
be used TO advantage, and the shooting was
principally done with revovers. AT the time
Of the riot ten men were working in the mine
and twenty on the yards. The determination
OF those at work to remain at their posts ana
the premature shooting by White are responsible
FOR the trouble.
Superintendent John P. Bremen. Of the Nc
Clure Coke Company. telegraphed Sheriff VIII
helm for deputies for the Painter works. and all
not will be arrested. Everything Is quiet at
the works now. The men at work left the
place as soon as the not began.
Connellsyille, Penn, May 4.-The prompt action
OF the companies In arming a large force Of men
al The works in the Vanderbilt region prevented
riot there this morning. The mob that closed
down the Fort Hill works yesterday morning
remained In camp all night preparing to attack
Fdui and Nellie. When they learned that an
army OF deputies was patrong the works they
concluded 10 delay the attack and dispersed.
Inc leaders say the strikers will assemble again
as soon as the deputies are withdrawn. The
men al Fort Hill who were forced out yesterday
returned TO work this morning Immediately after
lhe MOB had dispersed. and are working under
Iotecuon ~ fifty Wnchesters The formidable
oisplay OF Winchesters a; Meyer also discouraged
midnight
Al no time since the strike was inaugurated
rs rss violence been 50 imminent az at present.
ans ~hoesale evictions contemplated next week,
% euu 'he atIeTp, by the leading companies to re-
q, .s s tomorrow or Monday. are sure 60 result
~ ,sr "Olehce The leading companies say they
S", S.u Nart unless the Rainey works are closed
Nv" nsmn lo-Inorrow. The Dunbar Furnace Com
ynorr,rn W." ,ry 10 start al Hill Farm tomorrow
NV ,xs Inc coke on the yards will not sup
r. 'ne furnace more than two DAYS and as
or or are unable 10 secure coke from the other
~ Ss.ols' s' they must fire up Hill Farm or bank
Will ~'nace. on,nn The blowing out OF the furnace
~ -rail a loss OF several thousand dollars
"" FHck Company Is working at Southwest
cCI, s .A and 4, Morewool. United and Valley
nvr,..n ne or Tour men are working at the Pen
na,~ nlHes OF the Baltimore and Ohio Com
rnis Coal Is being shipped in from West Vir-
frs~,.| 20 supply the passenger engines The
sn' Ts' traffic is badly crippled
are .s4.SS ..uStioh IS very alarming tonight Mobs
the NSenloing in the Vanderbilt region and at
NOR yer plant preparing for an attack to-
dern,," morning. The formidable display Of
The s,S IN 'hose sections last night frightened
tsvor.t,ers tsSstHers and they concluded TO wait a more
The ,oos, opportunity. Tonight they sounded
ihs sM s,-,l Tor the reassembling Of the mob. and
upor .rers Tt are gathering at the points agreed
Of nnor me companies have armed large force
;sc, w ,a ana are fully prepared to repe any at
tenn, =, ne dunbar Furnace Company will al
ir. 49, " @ hfe up Hill Farm plant in the morning.
a, ,niSOtce iOtce OF armed men Will go u the work s
3o,cIoiIsht' Ine wOrkmen will go to work at
pec,.S n IN the morning, but no trouble is ex-
The ueIore hve or six o'clock in the morning.
rnin.a SuIloar strikers have been the most deter
and I'm IN resisting the attempts Of the operators
fired up ''""e d" attack u Hiil Farm Is
eeneri iairser me Iiot has stirred up the foreign
ths -. Inc Huns and Slavs are maddened al
COM Ager AIgh,er Of their countrymen and have be-
row. s oioodthirsty. They have resolved upon
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