The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-11

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killed and 10 or more wounded One
man, who reached the scene tonight
counted "a corpses. Four other bodies
lie In the mountains between Latimer
and HazIeton tonight. Those who were
not injured carried their dead and
wounded comrades Into the woods. and
all estimates are baffled. Some Of those
known to be dead are:
Mike Cnenloll. Harwood.
Frank Cheha, HARDWOOD.
John Stanisha, Crystal Ridge.
George Kulick. HARDWOOD.
Steve Horrick, HARDWOOD.
Among the injured arG
George Krexe. Harwood; bullets
through leg, hip and knse.
John Kerlovitch, Ehot in neck.
Andrew Sha bollck, shot in bTeast.
John Kulich. shot In stomach.
John DGmensko, shot in both legs.
George YreicheE, shot in both legs.
John Forti, Efot in head; will die.
John Kleshoka. shot IN hip.
Kasimir Dalis. shot In breast
body; VIII die.
Steve Ersku, shot In body.
John Kohl, shot In arm and left side.
Joseph Bobiclz, shot through back
John Treible.a, deputy, shot in arm.
Three bodice were found tonight en-
the road near sLatinaer
The strikers left fHazleton about $3.50
o'clock this aftern oenaand 1t WIS their
Intention to go1 to- Latimer AS soon
as this became lSnownga band OF depu-
ties were loaded on q trolley car and
went whiriing across the mountain to
the scene where the bloody conflict
followed. after reaching Latimer they
left the car and formed into three COM
panies, under Thomas Hall, L. A Hess
and Samuel 3. Price. They drew UP in
line at the edge of the village with a
fence and e. line Of houses In their
rear.
Sheriff Martin was In entire com
mand andistood 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 suddenly and
listened in silence until ne had once
more read the riot act. This finished, q
low muttering arose among the foreign
ers, and there was a slight movement
forward. Perceiving this, the sherffl
stepped forward toward them, and in a
determined tone forbade advance Some
one struck the Sheriff and the next
moment there was g. command to the
deputies to fire. The
GUNS OF THE DEPUTIES
instantly belched forth terrible vol
ley. The report seemed to shake the
very mountains. and a cry of dismay
went up from the people. The strikers
were taken entirely by surprise, and a,
the men toppled and fell over each
other. those who remained unhurt
Btampeded.
The men went down Ike ten pins and
the groans of the dying and wounded
filled the air. The excitement that fol.
lowed was simply indescribable The
deputies seemed to be terror stricken
at the deadly execution of their guns
and seeing the living ftrikers feeini
Ike Wild. and others dropping to thu
earth, they went co the aid OF the un-
fortunates whom they had trought
down.
The people Of Latimer rushed pell.
nell to the scene, but the shrieks O.
the wounded drowned the cries of tn,
sympathizing and half craxed inhabi
tants. a reporter who soon efterwRrd.
reached the scene found the road lead
ing TO Latimer filed with groups o.
frightened Huagarians. They sur
rounded dying companions End some
fearful of pursuit, chung to the new.
cosner and begged his protection.
At F'hriey's hotel there were two me1
| lying on the porch. Both had beer
shot in the head. One had three bull
let's in him. His groans and appeal.
for a doctor or death were feart-renti
! ing. All along the road the wounded
men who were able to leave the field
OF battle scattered themselves ARK
sought the shade of trees for protcc
ton, but there was no need OF tina
then. Approaching the place wher,
| the shooting occurred, people we're me
wringing their hands and benoanins
the catastrophe. They could not tall
| intelligently and it was with S1e great
est difficulty that information could b,
| Cleaned,
TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER.
Along the bank of the trolley roaf
! men lay IN every position, some dent
! and others dying Three bodies, fac,
| downward. lay along the incline, anc
| others we're but a short distance away
On the other side Of the road as man,
| bodies lay
The school house was transferred
! into a temporary hospital and some o.
the wounded were taken there. Tit