The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-12
MEN FELL LIKE
SO MANY SHEEP.
The Slaughter Was Awful and
Excitement Intense.
TWENTY KNOWN TO BE DEAD
shsFia Martin and His Dsputlss Uader-
take 70 step . nody ef MaFshsrs
whsa the sheriff Wa Attask-
sd-nliltla Ordered Out.

ou-AAlAAa VFAafNa taN
Hazelton. Pa. Sept. 1.-THE strike
situation reached a terrible crisis On
the outskirts Of IAtlmer yesterday af-
iernoon when a band Of deputies. un-
der shern Martin. hred into an infu-
rated mob Of miners The men fell
like 20 many sheep and the excitement
since has been 20 intense that no ae-
eurate figures Of the dead and wound-
ed can be obtained.
Reports run from 10 10 20 killed and
20 or more wounded. One man who
reached the scene about night counted
- eorpses. Other bodies he In the
mountains between Latimer and Har-
leigh Those who were not injured
took their dead and injured friends
into the woods and the estimate ls
bafisd.
The strikers left Harelion al about
$50 o'clock yesterday afternoon. an
nouneing their intentions to 60 TO lat
liner when this became known a
band Of deputies was loaded on a troll
lsy car and went vhirllng across the
mountain 10 the scene where the
bloody oonnIet followed. On reaching
La,imer they drew up In line At The
edge Of the village just a. the strikers
approached. sheriff Martin went out
10 meet them.
The men drew up sullenly and llsi
ened In silence until he had once read
the rio, act This finished. a low NUT
tering arose among the foreigner
and there was a slight forward move
ment Perceiving this. the sheriff
stepped toward them in a determine,
tone and forhade advance Some strucl
the sheriff and the next moment thsr
was a command to The. deputies to Gre
The guns Of the deputies lnstantl
belched forth a terrible volley. IN
report seemed to shake the very noun
tains and a cry Of dismay went a
from the people. The strikers Wei
taken entirely BY surprise and a. n
men toppled over each other. thou
who remained unhurt stampeded. IA
men went down before the storm
bullets like tenplns and the rroans
the dying and wounded filled the al
The excitement that followed vas slu
ply indescribable The depuu
seemed TO be terror-strlcken at 4
deadly execution OF their guns Al
seeing the living strikers fleeing n
wild. and others dropping TO the cart
they went TO the aid OF the unfort
mates whom they had brought down.
The peOple Of Latimer rushed pc
nell to the sceae. bu, the shrieks
The wounded drowned the cries Of 1
sympathilers and half-crazed inhal
tants A reporter who soon art
wards reached the scene found I
road leading to Iatlmer Allied vi
groups OF frightened Hungnrians. Sol
surrounded by dying companions a
Others, fearful Of pursuit. clung 10 /
newcomers and boggcd their prot
tlon.
AZ Farley's hotel there were {
men lying on the porch. bo,h shot
the head. One had three bullets
him. His groans and appeals ioT
doctor or death werc hoartrendlng.
along the road the wounded men y
we're able to leave the field OF tal
scattered themselves and sought
shade Of tree for protection. but n
was no need Of that then. Approach
- the place where the shooting occur
people were met wringing hands
bemoanlng the catastrophe. 7
could not talk intelligcntly and Il
lt with the greatest difhculty that IN
M nation could be CLEANED.
Along the hank Of the trolley
" men lay IN every position. some d
others dying.
- Three bodles. face downward,
along the lncilns, aud three q