The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-29
WAR AMONG THE MINERS.
Rioters Near Pittsburg Apply the
Torch to Valuable Property !.
AND FIGHT PITCHED BATTLES
WITH ENRAGED CITIZENS.

The Rioters Are Said To Bel Anarchists
They Have Established Reign of Ter
ror, but 1t Has Cost Them Several Eives
To Do It-Troops Likely To Be Called
Out-Many Rioters Arrested.
Pittsburg, January 27.-A Press repre-
sentative telegraphed from Woodville to-
day as follows:
Last night mob of 600 striking coal
miners, most of whom were Slavs,
Poles, Belgians and Frenchmen, went to
tie Federal and Woodville coal mines on
the Pittsburg, CHARTERS and Youghigh-
ney railroad, and made violent assault
upon the miners who were at work.
Stones and pistols shots were fired. Con-
siderable damage to property also re-
suited. This morning the mob again
formed and made another raid at
Federal. Several buildings -were dam
aged, windows smashed, cables cut, coal
cars and other property destroyed. The
rioters then marched to Steen's and the
Powers mines, where the rioting was
repeated. Many shots were fired, but it
is not yet known that any one was fatally
injured. When the train conveying:
deputy sheriffs who were sent from Pitts
burg this morning arrived the officers
quickly discovered that they were entire
ly unable to cope with the lawless
foreigners, and Immediately requested
Sheriff Richards in this city, to send
additional assistance. AT IL o'clock the
mob, to the mum ber of 700, left for
Bridgeville with the avowed intention OF
closing the mines at that ;lace. A
serious riot and blodshed now seems to
inevitable.
Bridgeville, January'T27.- rioters,
Hungarians, Slavs, Poles and other
foreigners, who thronged this town to-
day spreading ruin and destruction in
their path, have all disappeared but
there is no telling when they will return.
and armed men are standing guard in |
the streets and challenge all corners. The |
ruins of the Schultz coal tipple. which |
was fired, are still smoking and a crowd |
of indignant spectators stand around, |
discussing what is to be done. The |
rioters seemed to have systematic plan |
OF operation. They started in about noon |
in the Toms run district. In this section, |
tracks were torn up, mules were turned |
loose and hundreds of loaded coal cars |
were dumped and the wheels broken off, |
The band then proceeded down Toms |
run and across the hills to Bridgeville. |
They went straight to the Schultz tipple, |
which extended from hill side out over
the Pan Handle railroad tracks. A dozen |
matches were applied to the tipple |
structure and it was soon a mass OF |
flames. In moment, the entire COM
was abroad and at the scene of |
the fire. The rioters fed over the hills
Several hundred citizens set off in pur-
suit of the fleeing horde, which was on
L. h. DoS,
trict. in this district are the Pan Handle |
coal company's, the Essex coal company's |
and Beading Brothers mines. The mob /
had a start on their puTsuer and while |
the latter were crossing Bowers hill they |
saw the Pan Handle coal company's
tipple in flames. This tipple was new
one, hay having Just been completed at cost
then continued at the Esser mines. The
infuriated band proceeded to the Bead
ling mine and an assault was made on
the supply store of the Reading hamlet,
where fight occurred. The rioters then
started over Bowers hill towards the
Miller's run district. This district was
never reached, TOR just as the rioters ap-
to face with band of twenty armed
citizens. Seeing the armed and desper-
ated little band of men, they started to
run, scattering like so many frightened |
sheep. A call to surrender was un-
needed. Some Of the citizens raised their
guns and were about to charge, when
they heard the orders of their chairman.
' Capture them, hut do not shoot" were
the oders and there began a mad chase.
The rioters fed like wild animals with
the citizens close after. The flight was
toward Heidelberg. just as they entered
the town, they were overtaken and six
teen captured. The rest escaped. The
prisoners were all taken to Mansfield and
placed in the lookup. Three of the
rioters were wounded, one fatally, in the
battle at Beading Brothers Mines Frank
5Jaley, the leader of the rioters, was shot
through the body and will die. The
others received slight wounds. The
damage to the Pan Handle coal COM
9any's tipp lie will reach ZOO. In ad-
iition to the tipple, valuable machinery
vas destroyed Ey the fire.