The herald., 1897-08-06
DEPUTIES
GET TIRED
OF Poor Provisions and
Long Hours
TURTLE CREEK MINE CLOSED
THE STRIKERS ARE GAINING AT
OTHER PLACES
Camp Determination Is Struck by
lightning and Two Strikers
Killed-De Armitt's Plan
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
PITTSBURG, Pa, August 5.-Out of
the 1000 strikers who camped at Turtle
creek last Saturday barely 300 now re-
main at Camp Determination. In ad-
dition to the large number turned out of
camp and cut off from the free lunch
distributed yesterday many were drafted
to Plum creek where the great struggle
for supremacy between the strikers and
the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
company will be carried on.
| At Turtle creek and Sandy creek the
strikers have practically won. Turtle
Greek mine, known as No. 4, is closed
down as tight as the strikers can ever
hope to close it by their present peaceful
| means of agitation. 1t is true that few
men are still at work in the pit but they
are not putting out any coal The same
holds good at Sandy creek. Reports
| from Plum Creek are conflicting. Su
| perintendent De Armitt claims that 255
men are still working, while the strikers
say they counted but thirty going into
the pit this morning.
GETTING TIRED
The deputies at Plum creek are hav
ing a hard time. Many are complaining
and number have resigned. They are
up from before daylight until long after
the sun has set. They are under con-
stant strain. All the mines are con-
nected by private telegraph and tele
phone wires and every stranger or body
| oil bo y, ic1lN
is Immediately reported to the nearest
officer by scouts and the foreman or
managers of all the pits get notice. At
the point upon which any march thus
reported seems to be directed, there is
stir among the deputies. AS these
marches are of almost hourly occurrence
day and night in all directions, the
deputies are in a state of apprehension
and activity. The feeding and lodging
facilities are limited and are not ade-
quate to the demands made upon them.
The fact that none of the deputies are
used to hardships adds to their dis
comfture.
Early this morning Superintendent De
Armitt had a brush with the marchers.
They were on the march and as they
approached they opened ranks for him
| to pass through. When they neared
the end of the road leading into the
Murraysville road he stopped them, say
ing the road was the private property
of the New York and Cleveland Gas and
Coal company. The men held con-
sultation and concluded to march on,
which they did. De Armitt marched with
them threatening them with arrest, but
no arrests were made.
! 1t became rumored about among the
campers today that President De Armitt
had made arrangements to bring 300
colored men to the mines from Virginia,
and that they would be here by Satur-
day.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
| PITTSBuRG, August 5.-Consterna-
tion was caused in the strikers camE
last night by terrific wind and electrical
storm which passed over Turtle Creek
Valley doing great damage. At Sandy
Creek tree in the Jefferson school house
yard was struck by lightning and twn
strikers were knocked insensible. Their
condition is critical Six Others were
shocked.
Col. A. E. McAndless, Surgeon-in~
Chief of the Pennsylvania National
Guard, and Col. A. l.. Logan, Quarter
MASTER General, are in Turtle Creek to-
day. 1t is said they are looking for n
suita BILE site for camp in case troops
should be called out. Col. McAndless
refused to affirm or deny that he was in
| the district in connection with inquiries
being made by the Governor. At presen;
there is absolutely no need of troops.
| President Dolan announced that the
next demonstration at Camp Determina-
tion will take place Saturday evening.
| 1t will be a record breaker. All the
strikers from Homestead and BraddociS
will be present. Plans are being made
| for a strikers march to Bradd ock ami
there to meet bands and march back,
gathering up recruits along the route
| In this way they expect to bring in All
enormous crowd. At least four thous-
and are expected from two towns on the
| Monongahela.
| BY the first of next week, when the
strike leaders say they expect to have all
| the New York and Cleveland Companys
mines closed tight the strikers at Tur~
| tie Creek and Plum Creek and Sandy
| Greek will move on into the Westmore-
| land field and locate camps at the differ
ent mines there. All the Westmoreland
mines are running and it is to stop put
| ting coal into the Pittsburg market from
there that the move is contemplated.
The manager OF the Westmoreland
Coal Company states that the strikers
will be treated as trespassers. The
Pennsylvania Gas and Coal Company
will pursue the same tactics
There is an agreement between De-
Armitt and the Westmoreland company.
the former TO shin west on1v tho latter
east.
The situation in and about the De
Armitt mines has not changed materi-
ally since yesterday. The Plum creek
mines are more closely guarded by the
strikers, and they have succeeded in
still further reducing the number of
diggers, and elowly but surely decreas-
ing the output. Today 1t was stated
that twenty-five men quit work in the
Plum creek mines. Everything is
quiet today. The campers at Plum