Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-11

The WORK OF WINCHESTERS
Nineteen Miners Killed and FOrty-One
Wounded by Deputy Sheritfs
in Pennsylvania.
ELEVEN INSTANTLY DROPPED DEAD
Wild Excitement Prevails and 5000
Miners Are Marching on Halle
ton-State Troops Hurry ~
ing to the Scene.
INSTANTLY DROPPED DEAD

Hazleton, Pa, Sept. 1l.-Nineteen dead
and Al wounded is the record of the work
of Winchesters welded by the deputy
sheriffs at Latimer yesterday afternoon.
Eleven unfortunate miners dropped dead
in their tracks ander the terrible battery,
and eight have died since. The Ninth
regiment, under Colonel Dougherty, came
in this morning and camped on the com.
mon in the center of Hazleton. The in
quest will probably be held this after
| noon. So far from being wildly excited
this morning, this place ls pervaded by a
sort of sullen quiet, which appears even
more ominous than the fight of yester-
day. Three Thousand strikers from the
south side mines were marching on to
Hazleton for the purpose of wreaking
vengeance for the shooting, but they dis
persed upon learning of the presence of
troops. There was absolutely no neces-
sity for the horrible slaughter. The
miners, it is declared, were not armed,
and if the deputies feared trouble single
shot over their heads would have dis
persed them. Many of the victims were
TROOPS HURRYING TO HAzLEToN.
Pottsville, Pa, Sept. 11.-All of the
Schuylkill county companies of the Eighth
regiment left for Hazleton this morning.
General j. P. 8. Goddard, commander Of
the Third brigade, is at Hazleton in COM
mand of the troops.
Allentown, Pa, Sept. 11.-Oompanies
and d of the Fourth regiment left this
morning for Hazleton to assist Sheriff
Morkip in praooruipp ordor
SHERIFF MARTIN GOES TO HAzLEToN.
Wikesbarre, Pa, Sept. IL. = Sheriff
Martin left for Hazleton with the militia
this morning. Before the departure he
went into Redington's restaurant for re-
freshments. The place was filled with
soldiers and the sympathizers of the
striking miners. While waiting for his
order the sheriff was Kissed, and large
crowd gathered around him. His friends
hustled him into private room out of
danger. Martin was very cool. He said:
"This is an unfortunate affair, but
think SO out of every 100 would do just
as did, but now that the crisis has been
reached, do not propose to shirk my
duty. Some say I should have jollied
with the mocking mob, but have been
parleying with them four days and it did
no good" The coal operators stand by
Sheriff Martin in his action, but among
the laboring element the feeling is very
bitter against him.
RANKS OF STRIKERS INCREASED.
Hazleton, Pa, Sept. 11.-Fifteen hun
dred men who are employed on the Lat
timer mines voluntarily Joined the strik-
ers today. These are the miners upon
whom yesterday afternoons march was di-
rected, when the bloody fusilade put stop
to it. They have decided not to return to
work until every demand made at every
mine in the region has been conceded by
the operators. Before nightfall there
will be fully $500 soldiers oamped in
Hazleton. While everything is perfectly
quiet this afternoon the situation remains
extremely critical and night may bring
another outbreak.
STATE MILITIA IN READINESS.
Philadelphia, Sept. IL. - The First
brigade, National Guard, composed of
the Philadelphia regiments, is held in
readiness to 60 to Hazleton, should their
services be required there.
BRIGADE MOBILIZED.
Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. 11.-Governor
Hastings is in receipt of information that
the entire brigade is practically mobi-
lized at Hazleton this afternoon.
TROOPS ORDERED TO THE SCENE.
Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. 11.-Governor
Hastings at noon, ordered the First city
troop of Philadelphia to take the field,
and an hour later received word that the
troopers were moving toward Hazleton.
General Snowden advised this move, as
he believes that the cavalry can be used
effectually to quell the rioters, if another
riot should break out.
WARRANTS WERE ISSUED.
Hazleton, Pa, Sept. 1l.-Warrants were
issued to the United States Hungarian
societies this afternoon for this arrest of
Sheriff Martin and 1O2 deputies, alleged
to have been concerned in the shooting.
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