The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-25
BLooDsHED AMONG THE srR1KrRs.
Five are Dead In Pennsylvania Mining
Camp and Others Wounded

Five are Dead In q Pennsylvania Mining
Camp and Others Wounded.
UNIoNTowN, Pa, May 24.-This morn
Ing the Stikle Hollow mines of the
Washington Coal and Coke Company,
midway between Fayette City and Lay
ton station, was the scene of the blood
lest encounter since the strike began.
Both sides were in fighting shape,
seventy five armed deputies con.ending
with mob Of from $500 to 1000
strikers, about 200 of whom were armed
with all kinds of guns. Five strikers
are dead and eight wounded, and three
deputies were wounded.
The trouble has been brewing all
week. The mines were the tonly ones
that were running and 100 men were st
work. Since Monday morning the
strikers have been collecting at Stikle
Hollow from the Monongahela and
Youghiogheny river mines, and about
600 Of them remained all last night.
Their threats Of violence and the sight
OF so many guns in their possession
alarmed the company, and the officials
wired Sheriff Wilhelm. st Uniontown,
last night for aid, and later sent q man
serious condition they were in. The
sheriff could get no more aid to them at
that time, and believed that the
seventy- five armed guards under Capt.
John Nj. Richards would be able to hold
possession Of the property.
The strikers marched about the plant
all night and occupied all the roads
leading to the works When the men
began coming to work at daylight to-day
strikers stopped them and drove them
homo. Ono report says they also made
a charge on the deputies with the inten.
ton OF driving them off the works. The
strikers we're only about fifty yards from
the deputies when the latter opened FIRE.
The strikers returned the fire promptly
and stood their ground, each firing as
rapidly as possible until the strikers
ammunition gave out and thew were
forced to retreat.
AS they fled the deputies followed
them and arrested great MANY who
had guns in their possession and now
hold them prisoners. The deputies
were forced to fight for their lives and
their shooting WAS most effec live. Five
strikers fell dead and eight were
wounded, but 1t is thought that many
more were wounded and got away with
the fleeing mob unnoticed. Three of
the deputies were wounded. The plant
Is now thickly guarded by deputies, but
no moro trouble is looked for. The
strikers ran for home, and in an hour
not a rioter was in sight. The mob
was composed of foreigners. 1t was
not one-sided battle. as was reported.
but was fought with as many guns on
one side as the other.
The latest news from the scene of the
trouble says that the strikers have all
gone and that the situation now Is more
peaceable.
The Situation Serious.
SCoTTsDAIE, Pa., May 24.-The kill
ing In the fourth pool district to. day has
had an effect on the strikers in the coke
regions that may develope grave re.
suits. The region has been full of
marching strikers all day. Ats o'clock
this evening q car load of new men was
run into the Kyle plant. The strikers
gathered around the mon and drove
them from the works with q rush.
The men became confused and took
TO the country, scattering in every
direction. The strikers are defiant,
aggressive and eager to act. The for.
eigners are greatly enraged over the
killing OF their people, and are showing
q reckless disposition to retaliate on
general principles. The leaders, too,
are changing their positions.
EARLY in the strike President Barr
took stand against the marching and
advised against it, requesting the men
TO remain away from the plants and to
stay at homo. To-day he took differ
eni stand and issued an address, calling
on the strikers to keep on marching and
advising them to meet frequently.
A thousand strikers were around the
plant day but did no violence, -Four
hundred OF them left to night, and will
march around the southwest plant to-
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