The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-05

Scottdale, Pa. May 4.-The north end
of the Connellsville coke region is in a
fever Of fear and excitement tonight.
The terrible work at the Painter
plant of the Mcclure company, bad as
it was in itself, is feared as still more
foreshadowing the beginning of times
and conditions that are inevitable un-
cess this strike is speedily settled
The battle today was between strih-
ing Poles, a small number of deputies
and a comparatively few men at work
at the Painter plant.
Deputy Sheriff Sanford White and
Chief Clerk Ewing B. Roddy were terri
bly, beaten and are in a critical condi-
ton tonight.
Five men and two women on the
strikers SIDE were shot and two Of the
men are dangerously wounded. Six of
the rioters have been arrested and are
now in the Uniontown jail. The
Painter plant was closed down by the
strikers on the oath inst and was idle
until Wednesday last
Led By a TiGress.
Early this morning, Joe Sconesky's
Zwife went about to the other houses
and got the women of the striking
Poles to join her in a raid on the plant.
About 6 o'clock, she had 80 men,
women and children in the ranks ready
for the raid.
The men remained in the rear and
the women and children, led by Mrs.
Sconesky, made rush for the coke
yard.
This region has seen many savage
affairs in which women unSeAed them
selves by deeds of violence, but the ola
timers say that never before has there
been seen such q spectacle as TINS.
Every person in the assaulting party
had some sort of striking weapon, even
the children, screaming as they Hour
ished sticks. suited to their size.
Many of the women bore axes and
some of the men Of the mob carried
ball bats and hatchets.
Deputy White was the first on whom
a blow fell. Mrs. Sconesky had a clup
and her husband welded an axe
Roddy and clerk named James
Tarr saw him fall In the face OF the
fearful odds these two men sprang to
his rescue and fought their way to his
side. Then the frantic raiders fell upon
Tarr and Roddy, as White struggled
10 his feet. covered with blood. The
three men fought desperately, but the
odds were too great and finally all
were down again. under the feet OF the
mob. Roddy was beaten and cut about
the head almost as badly as White.
The Bloody work.
The company made an effort to start
% this and other plants on Tuesday, and
TO-DAY the women determined TO drive
Ssghe s.blacklegs'' from work. With tin
! pans, clubs. coke forks and brooms
they marched to the coke yards. SAM
ford White the mine superintendent,
Ewing B. Roddy. the bookkeeper, and
lot Of deputies were on guard.
A shot was fired to scare the women,
men rushed to the scene, and White
opened fire on the crowd. which num-
bered over a hundred.
At the first fire, three men fell
wounded, one shot through the thigh,
one through both legs and the third in
the neck The women carried off the
wounded and the Infatuated men set
upon White and Roddy. White was
beaten over the head, knocked down.
kicked and bruised about the body
His recovery is doubtful.
A big Hungarian had White down
and was standing over him with an axe
when he was knocked down by James
STarr, the store clerk. Roddy was at
first thought 10 be badly injured, but
re escaped with only slight bruises.
While al this was going on the depu-
ties. who had begun to use Winches-
tiers. shot one woman, who is said to
be dying. 1t is now believed that at
least sixteen were shot.
There is great excitement throughout
the entire region. The strikers are be-
coming desperate, and mobs are assem-
bling at various points TO raid the
Fifteen Went Down.
DR. W. H. Cole, the company physi-
clan, states that fifteen strikers went
down in three charges. Three men and
one woman were carried off the ground
after the first charge, and when the
mob finally retreated they bore away
~ least ten more. Three wounded were
left near the works, two of whom will
die.
White is suffering intense agony and
his recovery is doubtful. Roddy is be
!ieved TO be fatally wounded. 1t is
feared the foreigners will avenge the
death of their countrymen II will not
be surprise to the people here should
tie strikers resort to the use of dyna-
mite TO blow up the works
The injured as far as known are:
Sanford White. superintendent. terri
bly, beaten, condition critical.
Ewing B. Roddy, terribly beaten. in
q critical condition.
John sconesh, shot through the
thigh
Stephen Yonski, shot through both
Joseph skoleski, head split with an
axe.
Murtes Schenonski. shot in the shoul-
der.
An unknown slayish woman. shot in
the thigh.
Sherin Richards. Of Fayette county.
IS near the scene of the battle with for
y men armed with Winchesters and
has already arrested twenty persons.
who now are on their way to Union
town.
Called out the Police.
Dallas. Tex, May 1.-The miners in
the Indian Territory, who number g.
600. are getting ugly and have made
demonstrate tons which necessitated the
calling out of the entire Indian police
for protection.
y Strikers Are Ugly.
Duluth, May 4---Advices from Viz