The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-11
MINERS TOPPLED AND FHlIL AND
OTHERS STAMPEDED.
EACH SIDE STATES ITS VERSION
Miners Say They Were Going Along the Pub
lie Road and We're MoIesting no One When
Fired Upon Which Continued After They
Rae--The Sheriff Claims He Was Kicked and
Trsmpled Upon and Would Have Been Killed
Had He Not Given the Order to Fire.

Haxleton, Pa, Sept. 1O.-The strike
situation reached terrible crisis ON the
outskirts Of Latimer this afternoon,
when band Of deputy sheriffs fired in
to an infuriated mob of miners. The
men fell like so many sheep and the ex-
citement since has been so intense that
no accurate figure Of the dead and
wounded can be obtained. Reports run
from fifteen to twenty odd killed and
forty or more wounded Many of these
will die. One man who reached the
scene tonight counted Is corpses. -Four
other died in the mountains be-
tween Latimer and Harleigh. Those
who were not injured carried their dead
and wounded friends into the woods and
estimate is baffed. Some of those
known to be dead are:
MIKE CHESLOW, Harwood.
FRANK CHEKA, Harwood.
GEORGE KULICK, Harwood.
STEVE HORRICK, Harwood.
THE WOUNDED.
GEORGE KREZO, Harwood, bull
lets through leg, hip and knee.
JOHN KERLOVISH. shot in neck.
ANDREW SHABOLICK, shot in
breast.
JOHN KULICK. shot in stomach.
JOHN DAMENSKO, shot in both
legs.
GEORGE .vERCHECK, shot in both
legs.
JOHN FORTH, shot in head, will die.
JOHN CLESHOK, shot in hip.
KAZIMIR DULIS, shot in breast
JACOB KULSHOT, shot through
body will die.
STEVE ERSKUKI, shot in body.
JOHN KOTT, shot arm and left side.
JOSEPH BOBICK, shot through
back.
JOHN TREBLE, deputy, shot in
arm.
Three bodies were found tonight on
the road near Latimer.
The strikers left Hazleton at $3.50
o'clock this afternoon, announcing their
intention of going to Latimer. As soon
as this became known, band of depu-
ties was loaded on trolley car and sent
whirling across the mountain to the
scene where the bloody conflict followed.
After reaching Latimer, they left the
car and formed into three companies, un-
der Thomas Hall, e. A. Hess and s. r.
Price. They drew up in line at the
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 seen
coming across the ridge and Martin went
out to meet them.
The men drew up sullenly and listen
ed in silence until he had once more
read the riot act. This finished, a low
muttering arose among the foreigners
and there was slight movement for
ward. Perceiving this, the sheriff STEP
ped forward toward them. and in de-
termined tone, forbade the advance.
Some one struck the sheriff and the next
moment there was n command to the
deputies to fire. The guns of the depu-
ties instantly belched forth a terrible
volley. The strikers were taken by sur
prise and as the men toppled and fell
over each other, those who remained
unhurt stampeded. The men went down
before the storm OF bullets like ten pins
and the groans of the dying and wound
ed filled the air. The excitement that
followed was simple 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 to the
scene, but the shrieks of the wounded
drowned the cries of the sympathizirg
nnd half crazed inhabitants. A reporter
who soon afterwards reached the place
found the road leading to Latimer filed
with groups Of frightened Hungarians
Some surrounded dying companions, and
others fearful Of pursuit, clung to the
new conner and begged his protection.
At Farley's Hotel, there were two