Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-16

Hazieton, "a, Sept. 1l.--Niuetaen
dead and Al wounded 10 tho record Of
tho Winchssters welded by the deputy
Hheriffs at Lattimer yesterday after
room. Eleven OF the unfortunate miners
dropped ioad in their tracks under the
terrible battery, four moro died during
the night ana four were added to the
record this morning. The work Of
Identifying the dead was actively going
on all night, and is still 80 far from
complete that an accurate list OF the
victims will not be uhtainable for some
time to comv.
Tho shooting occurred about o'clock.
a body OF strikers, numbering about
250, met at thu Harleigh and Gran
berry mines, not far from Lattimor,
and, after an informal gathering. resolved
to march 20 battimer in order to induce
the men there to join their ranks. This
has been ,aeir mode OF procedure dur.
ing the three weeks OF their strike.
The men started about 9, 10 O'Clock
for Lattimar. They were cot armed in
any way, their pistols and knives hav-
ing been discarded several days ago by
order of their leaders There was not
even club amung them, every pre-
caution having been taken to prevent
vinlenUe.
TIE marchers nenred the Lnttimer
coliery, intending to go through it and
ask the men there 10 give up their
work and join them. Two hundred
yards from the breaker they found
their path blocked by Sheriff Martin
and 90 of his deputies The strikers
were marching along IN orderly array.
with no shouting, and making no dis.
turhance whatever
The sheriff ordered them 10 stop.
They oheyed his command and halted.
about six abreast. The sheriff walked
up to the head of tho line.
"You must stop marching and Ills.
perse," he said. This ia contrary to
the law, and you are creating a dis
turhance. You must GO back | won't
lot YOU 20 on 10 the colliory."
Tho leaders oxpostulateIl with the
sheriff and SAID they had been march
ing in this way aver since the strike
began. Even in lInzleton they had
marched and had not been molested.
Tho people lad cheored them ami the
| police and seen that no rowdies dis
turbed them.
Martin replied he could not holm that.
! lie was not going TO allow them to
murch, and they must disperas. \ dozen
or GO of the men in the foremost ranks
were oy this time crowded around him,
arguing that as American citizens they
had perfect right to parable as much
as they liked 80 long as they did not
diaturb the peace. Tho shnrif seemed
to think ho waa in danger, and pushed
his way out Of tho ring around him and
tried to got hack 10 his line Of deputies
| Tho strikers made way for him, and
| Just aa he emerged from their ranks a
voice was heard shouting: Fire. fire
on them ~
The next instant the deputies had
leveled their rifles and a terrible volley
was puured into the huddled mass OF
strikers at close range Tho effect was
fearful. Dozens Of men fell, and others
shrieked and cried for marcy az they
ran away, with many of the wounded
hanging to their comrades, moaning
for help.
Tho Ninth Regiment Of the Third
Brigade. under Col Doughsrty oil
Wilkesharre, was the first detachment
Of the State militia TO arrive. 1t came
in after 0 o'clock this morning aud
camred on the common, in the centre
Of Hazletun. The Pittson Lebanon
and Mahoney men had not made theii
appearance up to 10 O'Clock.
So far from being wildly excited thit
morning, this place is pervaded by
sullen quistude, which appears ever
more ominous. All sorts OF rumorR are
afoat, one heing to the effect that 3, 00t
strikers from the South Side mines
were marching on llazleton with thu
purpose of wreaking vengeance for tb,
shooting. They had not reached herC
by noon, and later i. was reported that
they had Dispersed upon learning OF thu
presence of tho troops. The arrival o.
the soldiers was not marked by nu,
demonstration further than the gather
ing Of large crowd. Indignation
against the deputies is running high
aud tho charge that there was ahso
lutely no necessity for the horrible
slaughter is publicly made. The miners
it is declared, were not armed in an.
} way, and il tho deputies feared troubl
single shot over the miners head
would have dispersed tho men. Tn
fact that many Of tine victima were sho
through the back, while flying iron
the guns Of tho deputies. Is undis
puted. The police force has been Gun
siderably Increased, and has received
| orders from Chief Filler to etup th
slightes attempt at disorder. Will
Chief Filler doeH not anticipate an
outbreak, yet, from hts lnng experionc
with the foreign element, no consider
them wary and troachuroue. Mayo
i Altmiller of Hazleton haB been i'll 70
, some time, and is now laid up wit
/ rheumatism. His physicians have ilatl
refused his desire take hand in tn
trouble.
Pottsville, Pa, Sept. 1l.-All tn
. Schuylkill county companies OF th
, Eighth Regiment left for Hazleton he
tween 7 ami . o'clock this morning
Gen. j. p. s. Goblin, commander If th
Third Brigade, is at hazleton, in con
: mand of the troop.
; Reading, Pa, Sept. 1l.-State troor
from Pottsville. PhCenixville and ReaG
ing left this city for Harrisburg at ]
. a. M, to join the Third Brigade. While
r will proceed to llazleton to assist III
sheriff to prsgerve ordo'. Gen. Cobb
h, left for Ilazleton ut midnight, an
:. was on the scene before daylight.
. York. Sept. 1i.-Co. G, Eighth Reg
Q ment, left on special train short
@ shortly after o'clock this morning II
n the scene of the miners troubles, net
\ Ilazleton. A large crowd gathered 1
" tho railway station TO see the compan
y nH. 90. of Wriyhtsvllle also left IL
o fiazleton this morning.
/ Lebanon, Pa. Sept. 11.-Maior IiarI
4 r. Moysr uunTtermaster OF tho Ihif
" brigade, received orders by ;esphor