The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-05

UNiosTowN, Pa, April At would
take columns to tell in detail the excit-
ing events OF to-day, the third OF the
big coke strike now on in tho Conucllsr
vile region. At least nine lives have
been sacrificed during the past twelve
hours. Unless the strong arm OF tho
military interferes the dead will be
counted by scores instead OF tens. So
much excitement was never known in
tho region and people everywhere arc
excited and apprehensiye Of greater
dangers.
The rioting began early this morning,
but the climax was mott reached until
this afternoon at 8 o'clock, when body
OF strikers numbering several hundred
marched on tho Davidson orks Of the
II. G. Frick Coke Company at Con-
nellaville, Fayette county, whero men
were working. Tho strikers had been
there in tho morning to get the men
out, but no ono was working. In tho
afternoon when they returned deputies
had been placed to receive them. When
tho strikers approached they wore or
dered to stop. They came on aud tried
TO get at the men on tho oyens. The
i deputies fred. The strikers returned
athe fire and charged, driving the
7 deputies and men from the plant
sChief Engineer Paddock, OF the Frick
company, ran UP in the tipple OF the
works. The strikers followed and shot
him in the back OF tho head. They
beat him aud crushed his head with
stones and threw his body from tipple
window to the ovens. forty feet below.
They then attempted to fire the tipplc,
but Left whom they saw the deputies re-
turning with q large force from Con-
Z nellsvllle.
MORE KILLED.
Hearing OF Paddock's murder hun
dreds volunteered to avenge his death;
the pursuing party, in command OF
county detective Frank Campbell. over
took the strikers half mile from David
son and opened fire on them. The
strikers fired in return but ran on.
Three strikers fell, one was killed in
stuntly, shot through tho body, and two
Others were fatally wounded. Another
of tho strikers who got the start on the
main body was shot by deputy at
Broad Ford, mile distant. He was
alao killed instantly, the bail penetra.
ting his neck. Eleven strikers were
captured where the first battlo took
place and the pursuing party kept up
{ the chase until Dawson. q point seven
miles distant was reached, where fifty
three more of the strikers were cap
turod. All the efforts OF tho deputies
and moro level-headed citizens were
needed to prevent the lynching OF the
eleven who were taken back to Con-
nellsville. The law.abiding element
/ had their way and ut clock special
train arrived here with sXty.four OF
those who were in the mob that killed
Paddock. a great crowd greeted their
arrival and amid cries OF lynch them,
the prisoners were hurried up back
stroet to jail.
A large body OF the strikcrs were
present and made rush to rescue the
prisoners, hut wero held back by the
big crowd and tho deputies. At tho
jail Hugh Coll, assistant chief engineer
ot,the Frick company, identified five OF
tho prisoners as among those who
killed Paddock. Thirty more. Of the
Same band Of strikers have been arrost-
ed and the special train will return to
bring them to Jail tonight. Paddock
was highly esteemed and was widely
known. His murder occurred in sight
Of his home. All the officials OF tho dis
trict organization OF strikers will be ar
rested for completely in the Paddock
murder and inciting tho riot and mur-
der. Every effort will be made to hunt
down the guilty ones.
RIOTS AT OTHER POINTS.
At the Mayfeld plant OF tho Nc.
Clure company two mon we're fatally
shot during the day. The strikers
charged the men Mt work in the morn
Ing, but were driven off by the depu.
tics alter u striker was shot through the.
body. In tho afternoon they returned
and removed the attack. There was
much firing and q deputy was fatally
I wounded. At riot at the Painter
works the women beat workman
fatally.
Sheriff Wilhelm has called on Gov.
! ernor Pattison to order out tho national
guard. Tho sheriff and his deputies are
helpless. Unless the national guard ia
in the region soon there will be more
bloodshed. The strikers have planncd
mammoth raid from one end of the
region to the other for tomorrow, and
nothing but tho military and plenty OF
them can prevent great loss OF life and
obstruction OF property.
A MASSACRE EXPEcTEn.
MidnlSht--One hundred rioters arc
now under arrest Hugh Coll came
hero tonight and recognized nearly all
Of the HuuSariana in jail as tho ones
who helped commit the assault at Da.
ridson this afternoon when Paddock
was killed. =
The Frick and Ralney companies are
determined to fight to tho end and have
their works well guarded by deputies.
Twelve hundred rioters arc marching
on tho Meyer works OF j. ~. Rainey,
where l5o deputies are on guard. a
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