Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-13


dead lie in the mountains between Lati-
mer and Harleigh. Those who We're
not injured carried their dead and
wounded friends into the woods and an
! estimate is bafled. Some of those
known to be dead are:
Mike Chosloll. Harwood.
Frank Cheka. HARDWOOD
! John Staniska, Crystal Ridge.
| George kulick, Harwood.
! Steve Horrick. Harwood.
| Among the injured are:
! George krfho. HARDWOOD bullets
| through leg. hip and knee.
John Kcrlovshi, shot I'm neck.
| Andrew Shabolick. shot in breast.
John kulich. shot in stomach.
| John Lamfnske. shot in stomach.
| George Werlich shot in both legs.
/ Joan Forty. shot in head, will die.
John Cieshok. shot In hip.
| kazimer Dnlis, shot in breast.
| Jacob kulshot shot through body. viii
| die
| Steve Erskuki, shot in body
| John Koti. shot in arm and left side.
| Joseph Bobick, shot through back.
John Treble. Il deputy. shot in arm.
| Three bodies were found, tonight, on
| the road near Latimer. The strikers
! left Hazleton at $50 O'Clock, announc-
| ing their intention to so to Latimer. AS
soon as this became known, a band of
| deputies boarded n trolley car and
| went across the mountain to where the
| conflict followed After reaching Lati-
| mer. they left the car and formed in
to three companies under Thos. Hail.
| T.. a. Hess, and Samuel Il. Price. They
| drcy up in line at the edge Of the VII
| lage with a fence and line of houses
| in their rear
Sheriff Martin was in command and
he walked up and down in front 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 once more
read the riot act. This finished. low
muitering arose among the foreigners,
ana there was a slight movement for
ward. Perceiving this the sheriff
stepped toward them, and IN a deter
mined tone, forbade the advance
Some one struck the sheriff and the
next moment there was a command to
the deputies to fire. The guns of the
deputies instantly belched forth a ter
rihle volley. The report seemed to
shake the very mountain and a roar
Of dismay went UP from the people.
The strikers We're taken entirely by
surprise. and as the men toppled and
fell over each other those who re-
manned unhurt stampeded. The men
went down before the storm of bullets,
Ike lo-pins and the groans of the dying
and of the wounded filed 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 |
men and others dropping to the earth
they went to the aid of the unfortunate
whom they had brought down
The people of Latimer rushed nell /
nell to the scene. but the screams of
the wounded drowned the cries of the
sympathizing and half-crazed inhab-
itants.
A reporter who soon afterwards
reached the scene found the road lead
ing TO Latimer filled with groups of
frightened Hungarians. Some sur
rounded dying companions and Others
fearful of pursuit, chung to the new
conner and begged his protection. Al
farley's hotel there We're two men
lying on the porch. Both had been
shot in the head. and one had three
bullets in him. His groans and ap-
peals Tor doctor or death were heart
rending. All along the road the
wounded men who We're able to leave
the scene of battle scattered them
selves and sought the shade Of the
trees for protection, but there was no
need of that then
Approaching the place where TIL,
shooting occurred, people were met
wringing their hands and mourning
the catastrophe. They could not talk
and it was with the great 5
est difficulty that information could be
cleaned. Along the bank of the troll
ley road men lay in every position.
some dead, others dying. Three {
bodies. face downward. lay along the
incline and three others were but a
snort distance away. On the 9th ar
side of the road as many more bodies
lay.
me school house was transformed
MO temporary hospital and some Of
the wounded were taken there. Thu
colliery ambulance was summoned to
he place as soon as possible and i'm ,
nediately upon its arrival, two men. I
'oth shot through the legs, We're loaded I
nto the wagon. All along the hillsidel .
Wounded men We're found, on the green ,
m the roadside and in the fields. MANY ,
'thers who had been carried to a dis
ance could not be found.
AS soon as the news of the shooting
cached HaZleton there was consterna
ion. Within 10 minutes the streets =
we're blocked with excited people. Thu .
-ehish Traction Co. immediatel,
'iaeed number of extra cars on the '
1atimer Line and doctors and clergy a
hen promptly responded. g
Inc rush of people to I.atimer was &
o great that vehic.es along the road I
'ere impeded. Amidst the excitement II
ne deputies turned their attention tol "
ne wounded and carried many Of them g
places where they could be more a
treated
martin Roski. an intelligent Hun from i,
iount Pleasant, who was shot i'm the n
I'm, was seen by a reporter on the car ~