New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-12
TWENTY-ONE MINERS SLAIN.
THE LATTMER HORROR GROWS
VICTIMS OF THE DEPUTIES BULLETS
APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN UNARMED.
FIVE OF THE FORTY WOUNDED WILL PROBABLY
DIE-sTATE TROOPS ARRIVE ON THE SCENE
AND PRESERVE THE PEACE-WAR-
RANTS FOR THE ARREST OF
SHERIFF MARTIN AND HIS


SHERIFF MARTIN AND HIS
OFFICERS ISSUED.
Hazleton PENN Sept. 11-Twenty-one corpses
lie tonight in ramshackle frame shanties scat
tered about this hilltop town. Forty maimeo'
wounded and broken figures toss on the narro"
cots Of the Hazeton hospital. or these IL is al
most a certainty that five will be added 10 the
death list before another day dawns Such was
the execution done yesterday afternoon by lo2
deputy y-sheriffs armed to the teeth. on about
one hundred and fifty ignorant foreigners, whose
total armament consisted of two little penknves
These facts are undisputed.
All the dead and wounded ranged in age from
eighteen to forty-ive years. all foreigners-Hun-
garians Poles Lithuanians and Savs, and near
ly all had or have near and dear ones here with
them.
The situation tonight Is intense, as the day
was full Of excitement and incident Flrst anu
foremost. the purpose these men had In vie"
when their march came to It's tragic END was
consummated. The 100 workers at the Lati-
mer mines, to whom they were bound IN an
effort to induce them to join the strikers ranks
have laid down their picks and sworn 10 90 no
more work until all the demands OF the men al
all the mines in the district have been con-
ceded.
WARRANTS OUT FOR THE OFFICERS.
Next In Importance was the issuing Of war
rants this afternoon for the arrest OF SheriH
Martin and the one hundred and two deputies
THESE were issued at the instance OF the United
Hungarian Societies. They were made out IN
the name Of Joseph Mehalte, president OF the
St. George Society. OF which nearly all the dead
miners were members. Robert F. Riley, manager
of the Anthracite Detective Agency. took charge
of the documents, but up to late hour TO-
night they had not been executed.
Sheriff Martin, who spent last night at MS
WiIkesbarre home under strong guard, came
to Hazleton this morning with the 9th Regiment
of the Third Brigade. His presence in the town
was not known until late in the day. Then 1t
was found that he was still under the guardian
shin NJ the soldiers and he could not be reached
This afternoon Constables Airey and Gallagher
made an effort to arrest A. F. Hess. who led
ono compary of the deputies last night but
he had sought shelter within the military lines
kept by the 9th Regiment, and they refused
to permit the constables 10 pass the euaru'
The warrants charge murder assault and bat
terry and threatening to Kill.
third event of no less Importance was an
offer made by Superintendent laval or the
I,ehigh and Wilkesbarre colleries. to grant an
increase Of 10 per cent over the LehiSh OASIS 'o
the men of the company about TWO thousahu III
number. A big meeting was held at McAdoo In
the afternoon to consider this offer ana aiter
much discussion and speech making 1t was de-
cided to accept the proposition the men to re-
sumo work next Tuesday morning. Little con-
fdence is placed in the decision. as it Is taken
for granted that as soon the men return to
work pressure from those still out Will be
brought to bear to restore them to the strikers
ranks and it Is admitted that there Will be no
resistance.
AN APPEAL FROM THE STRIKERS.
This was only one of the three mass-meetings
held to-day. Another at Harwood adopted reso-
lutons expressing sympathy for "our muir
dered brothers who were shot down at Latimer,
and continuing in this fashion:
For years we have been oppressed by c. Pardee
g. Co. by the payment Of starvation wages. they
have deprived us Of liberty by compelling US to
deal in their company store. They have forced us
TO purchase powder at five times its actual value
and have otherwise tyrannized us In ways too
numerous TO mention: SO that we are "a no longer osr
s 9t to sset or oa
Not one man among us was armed Our mission
erts but t. to GO and meet our feIIow-employes Of
the same company at Latmer, wao were IN sym SYM
highway and, without provocation. were shot
down IKE dogs; .,.., ,..o -.
right to assemble and march That we look upon
such shooting unprovoked and uncalled-for and
snre surely must SHS" be Sefore high Heayen de-
nounce such action by the Sheriff and his deputies
place 'Us Ourselves before the bar Of public opinion
and appeal to the good citizens Of this State and
warrant in such assassination
Resolved. That extend our sympathy TO the
friends and relatives OF those who have fallen, and
pray to God that those now dead will live in our
memories as martyrs to the cause of down-trodden
labor.
The third meeting the most largely at
tended 1t began at Halle Park about o'clock
this afternoon. and adjourned to Donegal Hill,
an open place at one end Of the city, where
Il is in progress tonight. The purpose of this
meeting was also to extend sympathy and to
decide on course of action In consequence OF
last nights catastrophe.
TROOPS PREVENT FURTHER OUTBREAKS.
Throughout the day the city has been given
up to excitement, which from ITS suppressed
character has been more ominous than turbu
lence would have been. The coming Of the
State troops, which began at an early hour
this morning. served to cow the strikers and
their sympathizers and no further demonstra-
tion was made than the gathering at street COR
ners Of knots Of men and women In muttered
but earnest discussion of the shooting. To-
night there fully 1900 soldiers camping In
town The first to arrive was the 9th Regi-
mcnt under Colonel Dougherty. from Wilkes
barre. Then came the 18th. under Lieutenant
Colonel Mates; the 4th, under Colonel Case
the 9th. from Lebanon; the 18th. from Will
Transport: Battery from Phenixville; the
Governors Troop from Harrisburg and the
CITY Troop Of Philadelphia The two latter
bodies did not reach here until tonight.
General Goblin. commander of the Third Brig
ade arrived early in the morning and estab-
lished headquarters in the office OF the division
Superintendent of the Lehign Valley Coal Com
pany, from which point ne assigned the commands
to noints on the outskirts and in the city The 9th
was sent ia Halle Park, commanding the road
from Drifton and another from Latimer. The
10Th was sent to Donegal Hill, on the opposite
side of the town, holding the Janesve Road
leading from Audenieid The I'd Battalion of the
Sth Regiment was placed at Audenreid. and
was later joined by the 4th Regiment The 18th
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