New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-11
SEVEN MEN AGAINST 800.
BATTLE ~ THE COKE REGION.
ONE sLAv STRIKER KILLED AND TWO
FATALLY WOUNDED BY DEPUTIES.
GALLANT But FRrITLEss ATTEMPT by
HANDFUL OF DEPUTIES AT LEMoNT 10
RESCUE FOUR wORKMEN WHO HAD
BEEN KIDNAPPED BY STRIKERS. NAL
TREATED AND PASSED FROM MOB
TO MOB IN THE vARI-
OUs TOWNS.


Uniontown, Penn, June 1O.-A battle between
seven armed deputies and a mob Of 900 strikers oc-
Cured this morning at o'clock at the Lemont NO.
3 works of the Mcclure Coke Company one
striker. a Slav, was killed instantly and two
other Slav strikers were fatally wounded. The
deputies were surrounded and fired upon by
the strikers before they shot.
The incidents leading up to the battle began
last night. when a mob Of several hundred srik-
ers. mainly from the Trotter works Of the Frick
Company, gathered at the Pennsylvania
Railroad station at NewH Haven. and
took as prisoners four workmen VINO
are employed at the Valley works OF the FLICK
Company. and were their way home at Les-
enring The names OK the workmen are JohA
Delaney. Oliver Attleby. John Britt and John
Furlough When they stepped off the train the
mob surrounded them. and marched them away.
The four men were covered over with chalk
and big placards. bearing offensive epithcts. ana
were then marched through the streets between
the company houses The strikers jeered them
and the women spat upon them and hit them
with stones and clubs. They were even marched
past their own homes, in sight Of their wives ana
children.
Sheriff Wilhelm dispatched Deputy Sheriff
Allen with seven deputies to rescue the workihen
Allen arrived at b O'CLOCK. Al 10 tlllc n''S ~
able to overtakc the mob having the men in
charge and ne finally learned that the men were
being passed from mob to mob. It was found
that the four men had been taken to Morre'
from there to Youngstown and then to Lemont,
where the battle occurred. Early this morning
after placing the deputies 10 prevent the strikers
from taking the prisoners away, Allen returned
to UniontOwn for further orders. and was directeu
10 rescue the prisoners. Returning to Lemont
he found two deputies retreating before howl
ing mob of Slavs As Allen rode up. Slav
fred revolver AT MIN. the bullet passing over
his head. Several of the mob then began ilring
al the officers. Aliens revolver was defective
and only two shots were hred by him. rive oi
his assailants came up and began hIlnE win
their Winchestcrs. About nfty shots were eN-
changed the mob slowly advancing the depu-
ties retrcatinR until reinforced by other deputies
when a stand was made. The mob then began u
dispcrse Sheriff Wilhelm was again Informed.
and sent thirteen more deputies. An hour later.
twelve of the mob were arrested and brought 10
jail.
The slay who had been killed was found lying
IN the road. shot through the body by Win
chester ball Two others were found IN houses
ncar by. both said TO be MORALLY wounded hav-
ing been shot through the thighs. The strikers
refused 10 give the names ~ the men Killed ana
injured. one Of the men arrested was shot IN
the arm. Al o'clock special train brought
ten more deputies 10 Lemont and then took the
wounded men to the hosp.iei az ConHellsVlIie
Many others are believed u have been wounded
None ~ the deputies were injured.
At Z O'Clock a posse of twenty-five deputies. In
charge Of Field Deputies Allen Altcbaugh and
Richards. armed with search warrants. started
for Cool Spring Hollow after searching the Le-
mont houses. II is believed that the four work
men whose detention by the strikers caused the
nght are hidden away IA the mountains Inc
posse Will rescue them a. ail hazards. Several
hundred strikers live near Cool Spring. ana
conflict may occur Sheriff Wilhelm said to-
night that he would not ask for the militia on
account ~ to-day's trouble. lie added that ne
was growing heartily tired II the warfare. hut
that as long as his dcputi IS were not overpowered
he would fight away In attempting 10 MAINTAIN
peace and order Several hundred arrests are
expected - follow for the kidnapping Of the
men.
Conrellsv!lle. Penn. June lo.-John Barehaak.
A Slav. who has been employed AZ the Valley
works. was captured by 200 y his countrymcn
q, Morreu this evening and terribly beaten. He
was then taken to a bridge. where preparations
,yere well under way TO hang him before the mob
would listen 10 the counsel ~ cooler heads bare
haak was escorted half mile up the road and lib
Grated His fate is unknown. The strikers nave
stationed a picket line on the outskirts ~ New
Haven and Conneilsvne. watching Tor the new
men who are reported &c be coming In 10 start
up the Trotter plant.