The age-herald., 1897-09-11

Hazelton, Pa, Sept. 10.-The strike Sit- uation reached a terrible crisis on the outskirts of Latimer this afternoon. when a band of deputy sheriffs fired into an infuriated mob of miners. The men fell like so many sheep and the excitement since has been so intense that no ac- curate figures of tine dead and wounded can be obtained. Reports run from fif- teen to twenty-odd killed and forty or more wounded. Many of these will die. One man who reached here from the scene tonight counted thirteen corpses. Four other dead are in the mountains between Latimer and Hartleigh. Those who were not injured carried their dead and wounded friends into the woods and the estimate is baffled. Some of those who are known Ito be dead are:
 MIKE CHESSELO, Harwood. FRANK CHEKA, Harwood.
 JOHN STANISKA, Crystal Ridge.
 GEORGE KLUTCK, Harwood.
 STEVE HoRRICK. Harwood.
 Among the injured are:
 George Krezo, Harwood; bullets through leg, hip and knee.
 John Kerlovish; shot in neck.
 Andrew Shabolick; shot in breast.
 John Kulick shot in stomach.
 John Damesko; shot in both legs.
 George Vercheck; shot in both lags.
 John Forty shot in head, will die.
 John Clersok; shot in hip.
 Kasrmir Dulis shot in breast.
 Jacob Kubhot; shot through body. will die
 Steve Erskulxi; shot in body.
 John Koti arm and left side.
 Joseph Bobick; shot through back.
 John Treble, deputy; shot in arm.
 Three bodies were found tonight on the road to Latimer.
 Ths strikers left Hazelton at 3:3o o'clock this afternoon announcing their intention to go to Latimer. As soon as this became known band of deputies was loaded on trolley car and sent whirling across the mountain to the scene where the bloody conflict followed. Aft.r reaching Latimer they left the car and formed into three compani5s un- der Thomas Hall, E. E. Leehes and Sam uel Price They drew up in line at the edge of the village with fence and a line of houses in their rear. Sheriff Martin was in command and stood in the front of the line until the strikers approached They were ssen coming
 .,ts ,..t to meet them. The men drew up sullenly and listened in silence until he had once more read the riot act. This finished, low mutt tering arose among the foreigners and there was a slight movement forward. Perceiving this the sheriff steppsd to- ward them and in determined toms for bade an advance. Some one struck the sheriff. and the next moment th=re was a command to the deputies to fire. The guns of the deputies instantly belched forth terribly volley.
 The strikers wer+ taken entirely by surprise and as the men toppled and fedl over one another those who remained
  b4fore the storm of bullets like ten pins and the groans of the dying and wound ed filled the air. The excitement that followed was simply indescribable. The deputies seemed to be terror stricken at the deadly execution of their guns and seeing the living strikers fleeing and the others dropping to the earth they went to the aid of the unfortunates whom they had brought down.
 The people of Latimer rushed pell nell to the scene, but the shrieks of the wounded drowned the cries of the sym pathizing and half crazed inhabitants. "A reporter, who soon afterwards reach ed the place, found the road leading to Latimer filled with groups of frightened Hungarians assembled around dying companions, and others. fearful of pur-