The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-11

STOOD IN tfOnt OF the line until the
strikers approached. They were seen
coming across the ridge, and Martin
went out to meet them, The men drew
up sullenly and listened in silence until
he had once more read the riot act
This finished, a low muttering arose
among the foreigners and there was a
slight movement forward.
Perceiving this the sheriff stepped
toward them and in a determined tone
forbade the advance. One of them
struck the sheriff. and the next mo-
ment there was a command to the
deputies to fire. The guns of the depu-
ties instantly belched forth a terrible
volley. The report seemed to shake
the very mountains, and a roar of dis
may went up from the people. The
strikers were taken entirely by sur
prise, and as the men toppled and fell
over each other those who remained
unhurt stampeded The men went down
before the storm of bullets like ten
pins and the groans of the dying and
Of the wounded filled the air.
The excitement that followed was
simply indescribable. The deputies
seemed to be terror stricken at the
deadly execution of their guns, and see
ing the living strikers fleeing like wild
and the others dropping to the earth,
they went to the aid of the unfortunates
whom they had brought down.
The people of Lattimer rushed peIl
nell to the scene, but the shrieks of the
wounded drowned the cries of the
sympathizing and half crazed inhabi-
tants.
A reporter who soon afterwards
reached the scene found the road lead
ing to Lattimer filed with groups of
frightened Hungarians. Some sur
rounded dying companions, and others,
fearful of pursuit, clung to the new
conner and begged his protection.
At Farley's hotel there were two men
lying on the porch. Both had been
shot in the head, and one had three bull
let's in him. His groans and appeals
for doctor or death were heartrend-
ing. All along the road the wounded
men who were able to leave the field
Of battle scattered themselves and
sought the shade of the trees for pro-
tection, but there was no need of that
then. Approaching the place where the
shooting occurred, people were met
wringing their hands and bemoaning
the catastrophe They could not talk
intelligently, and 1t was with the
greatest difficulty that information
could be cleaned
Along the bank of the trolley road
men lay In every position, some dead,
others dying. Three bodies, face down.
ward, lay along the incline, and three
others were but a short distance away.
On the other side of the road as many
more bodies lay.
The schoolhouse was transformed
Into temporary hospital, and some of
the wounded were taken there. The
colliery ambulance was summoned to
the place as soon as possible, and i'm
mediately upon its arrival two men,
both shot through the legs, were load
ed into the wagon. All along the hill
side wounded men were found-on the
green, on the roadside and in the fields
Many others who had been carried to
distance could not be found.
As soon as the news of the shooting
reached Hazleton there was conster-
nation. Within ten minutes the streets
were blocked with excited people The
Lehigh Traction company Immediately
placed a number of extra cars on the
Lattimer line, and doctors and clergy
men responded promptly. The rush Of
people to Lattimer was so great that
vehicles along the road were impeded.
Amid the excitement the deputies
turned their attention to the wounded
and carried many Of them to places
where they could be more comfortably
treated.
Martin RoslSl, an intelligent Hun
garian, from Mt. Pleasant, who was
shot in the arm, was seen by a re-
porter on the car coming over and
gave this version of the affair
1--WE were going along the road to
Lattimer, and the deputies were lined
across the road, barring our progress,
We tried TO go through them and did
not attempt to hit or molest them,
when they fired upon US, We ran, but
they kept on shooting on us while we
ran. 1t Is all their fault"
Citizens meetings were held In var
lous parts of the city last night. Opin-
ion was divided about the responsible
ity for the shooting. At one meeting,
held in Van Wiokle's Casino, attended
by bankers, coal operators and promi-
nent business men, resolutions were
adopted calling on Governor Hastings
to send the militia here Immediately.
At other mass meetings, attended by
thousands of people, the sentiment was
against bringing the troops here, and
it is asserted by these that there was
40 necessity for having the deputies
here. When, at 2 late hour, It was
announced that the governor had
ordered out the Third brigade, there
were many conflicting opinions as to
the wisdom of the move.
The list of killed and injured, as re-
Vised and identified followsI
Dead-Miko ChesloS, Harwoodi John
Staniska, Crystal Ridge; Frank Cheka
Harwood; George Kulick, Harwood
Steve Horick, Harwood; Jacob Kuls'
cot, Harwood; John Slevonick, Har'
wood Qeaves wife and four children)
John Harska (wife and two children)
Andrew Nishkoski, Andrew Slovonski
John Script (wife and two children)
George Gashbush.
The injured IN the hospital are An
CONTINUED on Fourth paRe.l