The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-06-11
--LATEST STRIKE NEWS.
Four WorI1men Roughly Treated-One Miner
Killed and Several Wounded.

Four Workmen Roughly Treated-One Miner
Killed and Several Wounded
Uniontown Pa, June 10.-A battle De-
tween seven armed deputies ana d mop Oh
three hundred strikers occurred this morn
ing at o'clock at Lemont, No. works or
the Mcclure Coke Company One striker,
a Slav, was killed instantly, and two other
Slav strikers were fatally wounded. 1he
deputies surrounded and fired upon
by the strikers before they shot.
The incidents leading up to the
battle occurred last evening, when
a mob Of several hundred stilk-
ers mostly from the rrotter works
of the Frick company, gathered at the
Pennsylvania railroad depot at New Haven,
and took prisoners four Workmen who are
employed at the valley works of the FLICK
company, and were their way home at
Leisenring. The names Of the workmen
are John Delaney, Oliver Attlehy, John
Britain and John Furlough When they
stepped off the train the mob surrounded
them and marched them away. The tour
men were covered over with chalk and Dig
placards with "scab," 'black leg and other
epithets lettered thereon. The men were
then marched through the streets escorted
by the hoolng mob and taken 20 the IroJ-
ter and Leisenriug plants, where they were
paraded through the streets between the
company houses. The strikers jeered them
ard the women spit upon them and nit
them with stones and clubs. They were
even marched past t0eir own homes ana
their wives and children permitted TO view
them in their helpless condition.
The Battle at E4cu,tDt.
Sheriff Wilhelm dispatched Deputy Sher-
if Allen with seven deputies TO rescue
the workmen. Allen arrived at O'CLOCK
Returning to Lemont, he found two depu-
ties retreating before a bowling mob or
Slavs. AS Allen rode up Il SlaV fired his
revolver at him. The bullet passed over
his head. Several Of the mob then began
firing at the officers. Allen's revolver was
defective and only two shots were tired
by him. Five Of his associates came up
and began firing with their Wincresters
About fifty shots were eXclIan 5ad, tire mob
slowly advancing, the deputies retreating,
until reinforced by other deputies, when d
stand WIS made. The mob then began to
dispense. Sheriff Wilhelm was again mott
fled and sent thirteen more deputies. an
hour later twelve of the mob were arrested
and brought to Jail.
The Slav that was killed was found lying
in the road shot through the bodT by a
Winchester ball. Two others were fcOnd
in houses near by both said to be mortally
wounded, having been shot through the
thigh. The strikers ,efused Co give the
name or the SlaV RllleQ, or OF CAOSe llJGEtu.
They wanted the officers to take the deaG
striker with them when making the arrest.
One of The men arrested was shot in the
arm.
At 4 o'clock a special train brought ten
more deputies to Lemont and then took
the wounded men to the hospital at COnnels-
vile. Mary others are believed to kave
been wounded. None of the deputies We're
injured,
The posse will rescue the four men at ell
hazards Several hundred strikers live III
the vicinity of Cool Spring and a conflict
may occur. They have not returned or been
heard from.
Ir West Virginia.
Charleston, W. Va, June 10.-F'ive compa-
neis of state militia We're last night at
Boggs Run and six more arrived this morn
ing. The reports received by the governor
indicate that no serious difficulty has been
met with in coping with the strikers.
Fighting at MountlsyiiGc.
Wheeling Creek, w Va, June 10-Pas-
sengers on trains passing through here re-
port that they heard the firing of Gatling
guns at Moundsvlle, W. Va, where d bat
tie between West Virginia troops and min
ers is reported to be i'll progress. 1t is re-
been wf6hidaT by bA96nGt" ath1ifAlaf Fists hags
Moundsville.