Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-08-07
GREAT MEETING.
Thousands of Strikers Gather to
Hear Their Leaders.
The Demonstration, Intended to In
huence Men Still nt Work, IH
PrnIscworthy Because of Its
Peaceful Character.

ing miners have broken all records, both
as to numbers attending their mass
meetings and the excellent order and
law abiding behavior they have eX-
hibited. Too much praise cannot be
given the strikers for this latter con-
dition. They have been subject to the
control of leaders, who, profiting by
former experience, have so forcibly in
stilled into the minds of their followers
the stupidity of law breaking that the
peaceful attitude and actions of the
strikers have been source of wonder
to all the prophets, who have from day
to day predicted dire happenings. 1t is
conceded by all that in former times,
under similar circumstances, riot ana
bloodshed would have resulted long ago
from the conditions under which the
miners have been placed during this
strike. 1t is the hope of all well wishers
of the strikers that this peaceful war
fare will continue throughout and un-
til the contest is settled definitely
The mass meeting of miners at the
McCrea schoolhouse Monday was the
greatest during the strike and probably
the largest gathering of the kind ever
seen in Allegheny county. More than
5000 striking miners were gathered for
an all-day session, and labor leaders
harangued them in various tones, while
bands of music served to stir up the en-
thusiasm to the highest pitch. From
early morning miners of every nation
ality were gathering at the schoolhouse.
They came in big bands and small ones,
but the one that set the camp wild with
enthusiasm arrived at 1925 a. IN. from
Turtle Creek. 1t consisted of / 600 min
ers from that camp, and when they
came in sight there was such cheering
as has not been heard since the strike
started. They came down to the camp
at the schoohouse with bands playing
stirring airs and banners waving in the
breeze. Cheer after cheer went up from
the camp and the marchers returned
them with will. When the miners of
the two parties met there were some
wild scenes. Men rushed around shah
ing hands, shouting and even embrac-
ing each other. The crowd that had
gathered was so much larger than the
men had anticipated that they were
wild with joy and drunken on success.
\ few minutes after the arrival of
the Turtle Creek division the speakers
arrived in a carriage. They were: NJ.
p. Carey, president of the painters and
decorators; w. a. Carney, vice presI-
dent OF the Amalgamated association:
Mrs. Mary G. Jones, the female labor
agitator of Chicago, and NJ. j. Couna-
han. OF the Painters and Decorators
union. In addition to these the leaders
of the miners were lined up TO speak.as
the occasion demanded. There was
a rumor in the camp that Sheriff Har-
vey \. Lowry would appear with dep
utes and force the meeting to disperse,
but it was evidently unfounded. The
speeches were not of an inflammatory
character and the big crowd was or
derby during the whole day.
1t was announced that but % men
were at work in the Plum Creek mines.
while only two or three were in the
Sandy Creek mine. The policy of the
miners is to form camps at these mines
a we'll as at Oak Hill and maintain
large parties on guard. President Dolan
announced that he could get land from
private parties on which to pitch his
camps.
The feeling in the camp was one of
triumph. The miners claim that they
are on the high road TO success, and the
enthusiasm which was seemingly slum-
bering Sunday was at fever heat Mon
day.
large number of the men who at
tended the meeting were nearly dead
from hunger. Some of them had eaten
nothing since four O'Clock Sunday and
the commissary wagon had not yet
arrived when the meeting was over.
1t was not until nearly two o'clock that
the wagon carrying the provisions got
to the camp, and when it arrived there
was rush for bread which would put
to shame any football rush ever seen
on the local gridiron.
After the meeting was over and the
men had satisfied their appetites they
went back to their camp Mt Turtle
Creek in an orderly manner, where
they. rested and made preparation for
to-day.
Two new camps were instituted after
the meeting. The one at Plum Creek
will be known as Camp Resistance,'
the one at Sandy Creek win be called
Camp Isolation" Each camp in the
besieged district will be kept constant.
ly supplied with guards. Headquar.
ters, as heretofore, will be Camp De-
termination" at Turtle Creek.
The force of deputies was kept busy
during the entire night. Every move
was watched and trouble seemed tc
be in the air. The condition can be
said to be critical. Both sides feel that
there is a crisis near at hand. The Off.
cials of the New York & Cleveland Gas
Coal company gave out the statement
that their forces were increased in the
Turtle Creek and Sandy Creek mines
and that more men were at work in the
Plum Creek mine than there has been
since the campaign against the com
pany started.
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