Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-04
Attack on Coke Plants Repulsed by
Bullets.
FIFTEEN PERSONS SHOT In THE FIGHT
Great Excitement Throughout the
Region.
MORE VIOLENCE FEARED

SCOTTDALE, Pa, May "A riot occur
red at the Painter works of the McClue
Coke Company today. The company made
an effort to start this and other plants of
the company on Tuesday, and today the
women living at the plant determined TO
drive the "blacklegs" from work. They
assembled and with tin pans clubs. coke
forks and brooms. marched to the coke
yard. Sanford White. mine superintendent;
Ewing B. Roddy, bookkeeper. and a lot Of
deputies We're on guard. A shot was fired
to scare the women.
In less than a minute the men living in
the houses rushed to the scene. White
opened fire on the crowd, that numbered
over 100.
At the first fire from White and the
deputies three men fell wounded One was
hurt fatally. The women carried Off the
wounded. and the now infuriated men set
rron, White and Roddy
Sanford White was brutally beaten over
tie head. knocked down, kicked and bruised
about the body. His recovery is doubtful.
While all this was going on the deputies
who could use their winchesters did so, and
managed to shoot one woman, who is said
to be dying. Roddy. the bookkeep.-. was
one Of the first to be injured. but he escaped
with only slight bruises. and was brought
here for treatment.
The doctors Of the town were summoned
and are now caring for the wounded.
Whites wounds were dressed and he was
sent to the Miners Hospital in Connsllsville.
1t Is believed at least fifteen were shot.
There Is great excitement Throughout the
entire region. The strikers are becoming
desperate and mCbs are assembling at vari-
Gus points to raid the plants now In opera
ton.
Fuller Details of-sn6 Ff&h..
CONNELLSvILLE. Pa, May 4.-The riot
at the Painter works resulted In the wound
ing of ten strikers and serious injury to
Superintendent White and E. B. Roddy. the
bookkeepe- of the company. White and
Roddy were terribly beaten by the mob. and
the latter Is in a critical condition.
Two of the strikers will die. The plant
started up at o'clock with about one-half
of the complement Of men. Two hours later
the strikers began to assemble near the
works. Some Of the men became frightened
and went home, but most Of them remained
About o'clock q committee was sent into
the mine to request the men to come out,
and upon their refusal the mob, headed by
the score or more Of women, attacked the
plant. while Roddy. assisted by a dozen of
deputies. stood guard, and when the mob
came up with u .xnsh. s.zyzhitA. 1red point
blank into their ranks. ..f,'
Hungarian woman fell. with q bullet
In her thigh. Maddened by this, the mob.
which numbered a couple of hundred, closed
In on the deputies who, driven into close
quarters and blinded by the shower of mis-
siles, were unable to use their Winchesters.
After emptying their reyolvers they fed.
q ND thn r,nbr
burly Hun attacked the latter with a
hatchet, telling him to the ground, and
was about to deal the death blow, when
James Tarr knocked the Hun down with a
club. White was dragged into the engine
house to escape the fury Of the strikers
BY this time the deputies rallied. and
three volleys were fired in quick succession,
forcing the mob to retire over the hill in
utter rout. A number Of strilers were car
ried from the battle field, and 1t is believed
they were killed.
DR.. w. H. Cole. the company physician.
stated that fifteen strikers went down in
three charges. Three men and one woman
were carried of the ground after the first
charge. and when the mob finally retreated
they bore away at least ten more.
Three of them were left near the works.
Ore Of these was shot through the thigh.
another through both legs and the third
had bad wound in the groin.
At 1 O'Clock today White is suffering in
ter sc agony and his recovery is yet a mat
ter Of doubt. Roddy is believed to have
been fatally wounded.
The affair has caused the most intense
excitement here. 1t is feared the foreigners
will revenge the death of their countrymen
and that this is but the beginning Of riots
i'm all parts of the region. 1t would not be
surprise to the people here should the
strikers resort to the use Of dynamite to
blow up the works.