The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-24
LAST EDITION
SIX ARE DEAD.
Riot at the Sickle Hollow
Mines in Pennsylvania.
Regular Battle Ensued In Which Many
Were Killed and Wounded. !.

UNroNTowN, Pa, May PA big riot
occurred ct Sickle Hollow In the coke re-
gion thi. morning. A number were
ScorTDALE. Pa, May 24.-It II reported
that six men were killed and several
wounded in the riot in Sickle Hollow,
sixteen miles from here on the Pittsburg,
NcKeesport & Youghiogheny Railroad
near Perryapolis.
Che battle which has been threatened ct
the Sickle Hollow mines o9 the WASH
Sngton Coal and Coke Company, In the
fourth pool, occurred, and as result
Il is known that three strikers are dead
and half dozen are seriously wounded.
The exact number OF killed cannot be
nscertained yet, as tho dead ana wounded
were carried on the ground as they were
nnowed down by the 30 Winchesters
guarding the plants.
1t cannot be said to have been battle, as
not shot was fired by the strikers but
eeeningly without provocation the
deputies fired while the strikers were as
eeinbied in the road.
Shortly before id-night, last night,
two thousand strikers assembled at the
Sickle Hollow plants, from LucyviiIe,
Fayette City, Freeport, Allsnport and ana
river. Some OF them were armed but the
majority were not.
They went into camp near the plant,
where they remained until c'ciock,
when they sdjourned TO the public road
workmen would have to pass to
the pit. Here they worked line OF
defense to interrupt the workmen,
attempting to get them to return home.
According to plans they stopped the first
delegation and after little per. per-
the strike. The men turned back
an nut the time they were starting
bf X ne with their dinner buckets, the
q. utie who were on guard and witnesses
10 he air, were ordered TO shoot.
Fired Three volieys.
They fred three volleys into the mob at
D range OF only about fifty yards. The
first volley brought forth no response
from the strikers, who were thought to
be well armed, but instead they ran in
every direction, leaving the dead and
wounded lying in the public road. The
deputies followed with two more volieys,
and were shooting when the last striker
The report Of the affair given by the Of
ficials Of the company IL TO tho effect that
three strikers were picked up dead
IN the road after the shooting and about
= half dozen wounded ones were carried
away bytheir comrades.
Other reports Say six men were killed
and 16 wounded.
The company officials say that the strik-
era served notice on them that they ex-
pected to assault the works, and acting on
this information, the deputies considered
this interference with the workmen as
the beginning OF the assault and for this
reason fired on them.
A Night of Terror.
Last night was one of mortal terror to
the citizens of the Sickle mine.
The strikers kept up the threatening
demonstrations and even threatened to
visit the houses of the workmen and give
them their choice to quit work or meet
death In the presence of their families.
Camp fires were built and scouting
parties were sent to keep close watch
on the plants. The force OF deputies
was doubled, all the available men
an the community being sworn in.
in addition, man drove here at 1880