Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-09-15

UAZLEToN. Pa. sept 1.-THE strike
situation reached terrible crisis on
the outskirts of Latimer Friday after
noon. when band of deputy sheriffs
trco into an infuriated mob of miners.
The men fell like 50 many sheep. and
the excitement since has been 50 in
tense that no accurate figures of the
dead and wounded can bc obtained.
Reports run from - 10 20 odd killed
and 40 or more wounded. One man
who reached the scene Friday night
counted - corpScs. -Four other bodies
lie ia the mountains between Latimcr
and llarlcigh Those who were not
injured carried their dead and wound
cd friends into the woods and estimate
l. hafllcd.
some OF those known 10 be dead are:
Mix, Chcslon. HARDWOOD; Frank Chclla.
lisrw God; John Stani>Sa, Crystal Ridge;
George Kulict. HARDWOOD; Steve Horny.
llarN BOD.
Among the injured are: Geo. Krczo.
liarN, ood. bullets through Leo. hip and
knee; John EerloviSh shot in
neck. Andrew Shabohcl,, Shot in
breast. John Eulich. shot i'm stomach;
John Damens>o, shot in both legs;
Gcorl-, Ncrchccll. shot in both legs,
John rlcshol> shot in hip; Kalimir
Dull ehot in breast; Jacob kul>hut
sho, through body will die. steve
Er>l-ki, shot in body. John Koti. shot
i'm bu-y and left side: Joseph Eobicll.
Shot through back; John Taciblc.
deputy. shot in arm. Three bodies
were und Friday night ON the road
near latimer.
Tx strikers left Hazleton at $3.50
oclocs Friday afternoon. announcing
their mention To 30 10 Latimcr. A.
soon as this became known band Of
deputies was loaded ON trolley car
and won't whirling across the mountain
10 a.. scene whore The bloody conflict
follow cd. After reaching Latumcr, they
left toe car and formed into three com
panic .Indcr Thomas Han. T.. \. Hess
and samuel L. Price. They drew up
i'm line IT the edge of the village with
a. fence and line OF house, in their
rear
sheriff Martin was in entire com
name and stood in the front of the line
until Inc striker, approached. They
were seen coming across the ridge. and
sheriff Martin went out To meet them.
Tho men drew up sullcnly and lis
tcncc IN silence until he had once more
read the riot act This finished. a low
murm-ring arose among the foreign
cr~ and there was slight movement
forward. Pcrcciving this. the sheriff
stepped toward them and in "a deter
mined tone forbade advance. Some
one struck the sheriff and
the next moment there was "A
command to the deputies To fire The
gums 81 the deputies instantly bclchcd
forth terrible vollcy. The report
seemed TO shake the very mountains
and a cry of dismay went up from the
people. The strikers were taken en-
tir,iy 10y surprise. and a. the men top
pIcc aud fell over each other. those
who remained unhurt stampcded. The
men went down before the storm of
bullets ike tcnpins and Tho groans of
the dying and wounded filled the air
Tho excitement that followed was
simply iudcscribablc. IN. deputies
seemed TO be- tcrror-stricll, at the
deadly execution of their guns. and See
ing tu, living strikers fleeing JiIlc wild
and others dropping To the earth. they
went go the aid "f the unfortunatcs
whom they had brought down
The people 90 Latimcr rushed pcll-
mcI 10 the scene. but the ~hriclls of
the wounded drowned the cries of the
symTathizing and half-crazcd inhab-
itant- \ reporter who soon agtcy-
ward cached the scene. found the roac.
IcaoErgto Latimcr filed with group, 81
frightened llungarian~. Some sur
rounded dying companions and others.
fcarfu of pursuit. chung To- the new
conner and begged his protection.
st larlcy's hotel there were two men
lying On the porch Both had been
shot ~ the head.
on, Lad three bullets i'm him. His
groar. and appeals for doctor or
icatL were hcartrcnding. All along
tho road the wounded men who were
able o. leave the field OF battle scat
tered themselves and sought the shade
Of the trees for protection but there
wa- 10 need of that then Approach
ING TIC place where tho shooting oc-
.urrcC people were met vringing their
hands and bcmoauing the catastrophe.
They could not talk intelligent, and
j. was with the greatest difficulty that
Information could be- CLEANED.
Along the bank Of the trolley road
mon .ay in every position. some dead.
,thors dying Three bodies face down
ward. .ay along the incline and three
'.IfI we're NNI "a NIItEI INSTANCE away.
Ju the other side of the road ~ many
NOR. bodies lay. The school house was
transformed into a temporary hoSpitaI
and some of the wounded were taken
there The collicry ambulance was
summoned To- the place a. soon 49, pos
-ibi. and upon it, arrival two men.
both shot through the legs were
loaded into the wagon All along the
hiI-. wounded men were found. ON
OBJ. green ON the roadside and i'm the
fields Many others. who had been
carried TO a distance, could not Doe
found
A- soon "a. the news 90 the shooting
reached llaz.ctou there was con-tcrna-
tou Within ten minutes the streets
vcr, blocked with excited people.
Tho ..high Traction Co. Immediately
placed q number Of extra cars on the
Latiucr line and doctors and clergy
men tcspondcd promptly The rush Of
people TO Latimer was so great that
tho progress Of vehicles along the road
was impaired
Amid the excitement the deputies