The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-11


tered themselves and sought the shade Of
trees for protection. bat there was no need
OF THAI then. Approaching the place where
ire shooting occurred. people "sEe met
vrtngIng their hands and befuoaning the
Catastrophe. They could nok talk Intel
Egenfly and Il was with the greatest dif,f-
Guilty that information could be cleaned.
Along the hank of the trolley road men
lay n every position. SONS dead. others
Dying. Three bodies. face downward. lay
along the incline ard Others were but
short distance away. On the other side OF
the road as many bodies lag.
Tire schooihouse was transformed into
temporary hospital and some OF the
wounded we're taken there The eolliery
ambulance was summoned 70 the place az
soon as possible and upon It's arrival two
men. both shot through the legs. were
loaded into II. All along the hillside
wounded men were found. on the roadside
and the fesds. Many miners who had been
carried to distances could not be found
Rash From Haseiton-
AZ soon az the news % the shooting
reached Hazcl;on there was CONSERVATION.
blocked WIKI excited people The Lehigh
Traction Company Immediately started 4
number IL extra cars on the Latimer line.
and doctors and ciergymen responded
promptly. The rush Of people 70 Latimer
was so great that the passage OF vehicles
along the read was impaired. Amid the
excitement the deputies turned their al
tention 20 the wounded, and carried many
II them 10 places where they could be
more comfortably treated.
Wounded strikers yer.fon.
Martin Roski, an intelligent Hungarian
from Mount Pleasant. who was shot In the
arm. was seen by a reporter and gave this
version OF the affair:
We were going along the road to Lad-
mer and the deputies were lined across the
road. barring our passage. We tried 10
20 through them. and did not attempt to
hit or molest them, when they fired upon
us. We ran. but they kept on shooting al
us while We ran. II Is all their fault"
Citizens meetings were held al various
parts OF the city tonight. Opinion was d.
vided about the responsibility for the
shooting. Al one meeting. held in Van
Wyckle's casino, attended by bankers,
coal operators and prominent men. reso-
lutlous were adopted calling on Gov.
Hastings to send the militia here immedi-
ately. AT another meeting attended by
thousands of people the sentiment was
against bringing troops here, and II is as
serted tnat there will be no necessity for
having the deputies here.
The sheriTs Version of IL.
wILKESBARRE. Pa. Sept. 10.-Sheriff
Martin arrived home on the o'clock train
from Hazelton. He was cool and collected.
lie was met at the depot by his legal adj
wiser. The two got into a cab and drove
10 the courthouse where they were closet
ed together for some time. The sheriff
was reluctant TO say whether he had given
the command TO FIRE. but afterward adj
mitted that he had The sheriff's detailed
statement Is as follows:
Il heard early this morning that the
strikers were going 10 the breaker at Lati-
mer 10 compel the men 10 quit work. | re-
solved 10 intercept them and. IL possible.
prevent them from reaching the breaker,
one Of my deputies told me that the strik-
ers would probably be heavily armed. l
got my deputies. seventy in number, to
meet at a certain place. They were all
armed | told them TO keep cool un,ser all
circumstances. The trouble began at
O'Clock. / met the marchigg column. i
halted them and read the proclamation
They refused TO pay any attention and re-
sumed their march. Then | called 10 the
leader 10 stop. lie ignored my order.
then attempted 10 arrest him.
The strikers closed IN on me- They
acted very viciously, kicking me. knock
ing me down and trampling upon me. /
called upon my deputies 20 aid me and they
did so. bat they were unable 10 accom-
10 be done at once or would be killed. /
called 20 the deputies TO discharge their
firearms into the air over the heads OF the
strikers as II might probably frighten
them. IL WAS done al once, but II had no
effect whatever on the Infatuated foreign
ers.
shot In seIf-Dcfense.
'The strikers then made a stili holder
move and attempted 10 surround my entire
force If deputies. realized that the for
eiEncrs were desperate and valued life at
very small figure. ! saw that parleying
with such a gang Of Infatuated men was
entirely out Of the question. as they were
too excited 10 listen 90 reason, and that
myself and deputies would Be Killed II We
were not rescued or II we did not defend
ourselves
4 then called upon the deputies TO de-
fend themselves AMI shoot II they must,
10 protect our lives or 20 protect the prop
crty they had been sent out 20 guard. The
next second there were a few scattered
shots fred into the foreigners. and a mo-
mont later the entire force Of deputies dis
charged a solid volloy into The crowd.
hated 70 give the command 20 shoot. and
was awful sorry that ! was compelled 20
do so. but l MAS there 20 do my duty. and
I did IL as ! best knew how and as my
conscience dictated. az the strikers were
violating the laws OF the commonwealth
ard natly refusing 10 obey the proclama-
tion resd 60 them. They assisted on doing
violence sad disobeyinE the laws.
'~The scene ~ the shooting was simply
terusle aud J would willingly Mt have
had it occur. out as q public official.
was there 70 see that the law was obcyed
aRd lived ap Go. ana l merely dl1 ms duty.
The entire cCoWG u foreigners, as sooa
as the Voliey had been fired by my depu-
tea turned and started 10 retreat They
rushed or iu au directions 8s fas, as they
could taking rs many IT their dead and
wounded MS they were able 10 carry. The
,-..rss.4,t II s1.r time ms str,lufV Terrible