The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-11
Hazleton, Pa, Sept. 10, 1897.


| afternoon, when Il band of Deputy Sher-
| IFS fired into an infuriatcd mob OF
miners. The men fell like SO many
sheep. and the excitement since has
been SO intense that no accurate figure
OF the dead and wounded can be OBJ
| tanned. Reports run from fifteen to
twenty odd Killed and forty or moro
wounded. Many of these will die One
nran who reached the scene tonight
counted thirteen corpses. -Four othcs
| dead lay !Cl the mountains, between
Latimer and Haricigh. Those who were
not injured carried their dead and
wounded friends into the woods, and
estimate is bailied.
Some of those known to he dead are:
Mike Chesloll Harwood; Frank Chcka
Harwood; John Staniska, Crystal Ridge;
George Kul!ck. Harwood; Steve Hor-
rick, Harwood.
Among the injured are: George Krezo
Harwood, bullets through leg, hip and
knee; John Kerlovish, shot in neck; An
drew Shabolick, shot III breast; John
Kullick, shot In stomach; John Demesllo.
| S!.ut III pcli itSSr NtOl &c
shot in both legs: John Fortl, shot in
head. will die; John Clcsholl, shot icl
| hip; Kazimir Dulis, shot III breast; Jacob
| kulshot. shot through body will die;
| Steve Erskulli, shot in body; Ohm koti,
arm and left side; Joseph Bobicll, shot
through back; John Theibel. Il Deputy,
shot IN arm
Three bodies We're found tonight on
! the road near Laiimer.
The strikers left Hazleton at $3.50 this
afternoon, announcing their intention of
| going To Latimcr. AS soon as this be-
came known 4 band Of deputies was
| loaded on Il trolley car and scnt whirlin,s
across the mountain to the scene where
the bloody cooil!ct followed. After
reaching latimer. they left the car and
| formed into three companies, under
! Thomas Ilail, +. a. Hess and s. r.
! Price. They drew UP in line at the
edge OF the village with Il fence and Il
| line Of houses i'll their rear.
Sheriff Martin was III command and
| stood AL front OF the line until The stiiE-
ers arlrarcu. Inty were seen coming
| across Tile ridge and Martin went uut
! 10 meet them.
THE ORDER 10 SHOOT.
The men drew up sulienly ana lis
! tened i'll Alcncr until he had once more
| read the riot act. 1his finished a low
! lnurierinS arose among Inc Foreigners
and there was II slight movement for
! ward. fcrGGiVins THIS the Sheriff step
ped forward toward them, and, in Il
! determined tone. forbade the advance.
. Sonie onc struck the Sheriff ana the
! next moment there Was Q. command to
| The deputies To fire. The guns of the
. deputies .nstantly be.chcd forth n ter
| riDie Volley. The strikers were taken
by surprise. and as the men toppled and
! fell over each other those who re-
manned unnurt stAmreded. The men
went down before the storm of bullets
! like ten pins and the groans of the
dying ana wounded filled the air. The
eNc!tcmtnt that followed WAS simply
iudescribablc. The deputies Seemed to
be terror stricken At the deadly cxecu-
tion of their guns, and seeing the liv-
ing strikers fleeing and the others
dropping 10 the earth. they went to the
aid OF the unfortunatcs whom they had
/ brought down.
lie people Of LatinCr rushed to the
scene but the shrieks Of the wounded
drowncd the cries Of the sympath!2ln,,
and half Crazed inhabitants. A reporter
| WHO soon afterwards reached the place
found the road leading To Lntimer filed
with groups of frightened liunSarlans.
Some surrounding dying companions
and others fearful of pursit, clung to
the newcomer and begged his protection.
AT Farlry's hotel there were two men
lying on the porch. Both had been shot
in the head
One had three bullets in him. His
grnanS ana appeals for a doctor or death
were hcnrtrcndIng. All along the road
the wounded men who were able to
leave the field OF battle. scattered and
sought the shade of the trees for pro-
lection. but thert was mo need of that
! then. Approaching the place whore the
| shooting occurred. the people were met
| Wrnging their hands. They could not
| talk intcl!igently ana il was with the
! greatest difficulty that Information could
! he CLEANED. Along the bank of the
trolley road mcn lay in every position,
some dead. others dying. Three bodies.
| face down. lay along the incline and
| three others were hut a short distance
| away. On the other side Of the road
! as many bodies lay. The sChuOihOusc
| was transformed into a temporary hos
! pital and some OF the wounded were
! taken there. The cOliicry ambulance
I was summoned to the place MS soon as
| possible, and Immediately upon it's ar
| rival two men, both shot through the
| legs. We're loaded into the wagon.
AS soon as the news Of the shooting
reached HaHlctOn there was cOnStcrna-
| ticn. Within ten minutes the streets
were blocked with excited people The
| LehiSh Traction company Immediately