New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-13
MORE SHOOTING FEARED
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nands from the operators and to arrange TOT the
prosecution Of the sheriff and deputies Later
in the day ne said he had received word that
, check for 81 900 from the National Polish All
ance which recently met in Philadelphia hau
been sent on for the aid OF the miners, ana tha'
he has promises OF additional large suoscr'P-
tions fron NeW-York and other cities. Tncre
are 10 OOO Poles I'm the United states. num-
Der OF Polish priests from New YORK. buHaio
and other places are also expected 10 arrive w.
morrow. ~ ,.,,,
Consulate at Philadelphia is taking part in
meeting tonight to consider methous Oh PLo'c
cutting the deputies He obtained afhdavits from
number Of the miners who were IN fTiuay
afternoons affair, which threw some new hsh,
on the shooting. The afidavits declare. III SUD
stance that on the morning OF that DAY d me-
senger arrived at HARDWOOD and asked the TOT :
eigners to come to Latiner, as the employees vi
colliery No at that place were about to STRIKE
Later, q second message to the same eliect al
rived. ard then the men started over to LaV-
! mer At Halle colliery. the afiidavits con,
tinue Sheriff Martin met them and warned
them not to go through Hezleton. put 10 go
around the other way. ,, I M tho ' road at
Latimer they again found themselves cohlroh'e1t
10y the Sheriff. this time backed by the arm? vi
deputies. As soon as they reached 'nc Spo,, ~ 10
declared. Sheriff Martin stepped out ana roueh'!
grabbed the foremost man by his coat coua,'
With his other hand the Sheriff II Is a,ieseu;
thrust revolver into the mans iace anu C Vs.
abusive language. The miner knocked the Sher,
IFS revolver arm from in front or him ana lrleu
to wrench himself free Of the oihcials sIaSp,
Almost Instantly the affidavit says; tne o,uer ~
fire was given. The deputies were lined up IN
hollow square. the fourth side OF which was
formed nv the body O. strikers. This would pos
sbly account for the fact that so man. Oh 'he
strikers were shot in the back ana side
IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL SCENES.
Tb. funeral today made spectacle OF tragedy
that humble were the accessories had III II
something that was extremely impressive. fuin
and l'rlch had lived In Harwood, ana hure'R II,
Humboldt but when the procession was s'"'te'
the latter party Joined the others ana the cor'eSe
wound its way through the mountain passes and
the dusty lanes into Hazir,on and then into It.
Josaph's Church. on the outskirts Of the town.
where Father Aust and tho Rev. DR. Hnus"r h"Id
brief services.
AZ the head o, the line there VAS brass band,
with mufiei drums. playing The Dead March.
4 heavy mist had crcpt the hills. chill. drZ-
cling rain was falling, and the scene backed by
the line ot hills and looming coal breakers Was
weird and gloom hGTe MGrf 0y we're r ne
o. time or another. and most o: them CON
Alter the hrs, hcarsc. which was white one
containing The body OF young Futa. cam" closed
carriage, with man. two women and two ha6es
seven years old were crowded into tn. next WIN
two men on either side OF the hcarse three OF
the dead mans former companions walked. Win
bowed heads There were the sam" details WIN
grocery and beer wagons. loaded with Hungarian
women. came the long line OF walking mon ana
boys marching slowy In double NE ne memo'Is
Of ST Josephs society wero followed ny th"Sc OF
the socie,a Italia Americana ID MHiuo S3coff ~
memoriarn" All these men wore the regaIia OF
their organizations rod white and blue SUITS. ana
mad badges Of crap" pinned on th' prIaS'~.
There man In the centre OF me hand uthr-
,hss, its netiomatv could not bc seen. Tho balance
Of tho line was made up Of griiny minc-work"rs.
The services over the body OF Mike th"slok were
in
-hanty. the bare hcams Of the ceiling prottudimi
misery The colin was drapcd In white sheet
aud at IT'D head Two candles bur1ed brI~e' o"c' III
paid from the funds OF the benevolent societies
named
STORIES or VIOLENCE COMING OFT
Stories Of violence on tho part Of tn" strikers
long before the outbreak OF Friday arc coming 10
light. II Is said that in their marches from mine
10 mine they used brute force 20 make lndivldn'I
workers io!n their ranks. The Rev. br. David II.
Shields an unassigned appoiutce Of President Nc
Klncy 10 a chaplarship IN the Army. said to-day
that as early a. Tuesday OF last week THIS h"d
gone 50 FAR that the people became frightened
BY Thursday terror was in the ar. ana many
persons were buying hrearms aud hiding amnuil-
ton I'm their houses. Or. Shields himself l. on"
Of the most conspicuous advocates oi P"1c"lu,
measures in an emergency. but h" sara h" adNls'd
asking FOR State troops u the carry part 81 inc
week lie made an address N big trnt ~ iiakir
Park, where some OF tn" militia are stalion"d ths
afternoon. He took 10 issue, bus declared that
the tragedy has been appro"G hns i3r tonr "a
Both sides were 20 blame IN tiS opinion n" AFTER
ward remarked-the operators for steadily reduc-
ing wages and refusing TO meet miners commit
tees thus leaving nothing for III" men bgt the
marching. and the miners FOR gong On strike as
they often had over trivial causes. such - the
discharge Of n mue-driycr FOR neglect OF his work
In the Office OF the Lchgh Traction Company Is
dcad wore on Friday last. There are three bulle,
holes in IT, one through the 'front.' one through an
side poke; found cheap revolver. II had not
been used IN the riot. because the chambers con-
could not have been fred before tho man was shot.
because ne would have had no tine T. unload IT,
! iancd in the wIolc mob OF miners. and the cond,
tons th'rciode mIc ' 'hg S. arpc ,Srec
companies OF deputies. ana one u these. made up
| had had nurA trouble with the strikers on pre-
vous occasions, and were said to be in rcveng"ful
Rninofs new nick ana Fast to-day There was
! one in the morning that deputy's body had been
| found In the woods, and another In the afternoon
! that soldier had been shot. II was also whis-
percd that Governor Hastings had arrived by spc.
cil train, AMI was c'osctei with General Goblin All
| proved basecss tho latter arising from the arrival
q Colonel WIIbnr o. The LGhsh xaeX karon q,
| what effect could not be learned. All was Gilet IN
t@rv bodies, inculinz The civ Troop Of Phlladcl-
| phs md The Governor Troop. taking practice
! drills
TIE DEPUTIES STILL At HAZLETON.
During the day rumors were current that the
deputies had left town. \ reporter. IN effort 10
! learn the truth o. ths. made a search and found
! Deputies A. l.. Hess. T.. Ieardt, Walter Douglass.
/ Rule Warmer. e. 4. B. Houck. g. T. Bartholomew.
| A. T. Plate. 4. VI. Ely. Calvin Pardce. jr.. Thomas
| Hall AMI II. Houck. one OF these, who for Obvious
reasons declined 10 have his name used said: The
! affair Of Friday could not be avoided"
'''or two weeks the community has suffered from
! the lawless acts Of men who had respect for
law and order and who seemingly had no respect
| for human lifc. Scarcely day passed In which
some one was no. assaulted and one sdicd on
| Thursday as q result OF "A beating. How far this
| condition would have gone cannot SAY. rad II
| not been suddenly stopped by the action Of Sheriff
| Martin ana his deputies at Litiu."r. II resulted
| only after felt that our lives were I'm danger.
The strikers far In excess OF is In numbers
| and toward us In an ugiy. threatening man
| ner. Sheriff Martin met them, and hc was as
| sauitcd a shot then came from their ranks, and
one OF NJ was hit. did not hear Sheriff Martin