The evening times., 1899-11-22
WOMEN PROLONGlsFRIKH
Several Hundred .l.srt Rioting in a
Mining Region.
Armed With Clubs and stones. They
Prevent Resumption of Work In
the Nanticoke and Glen Lyon Pits.
Blows ResOrted to When Perxua-
sion Fails-Men Made Prisoners.

wILKESBARRE. Pa, Nov. 22.-Severa
hundred riotIng women, armed with club.
! and stones, charged the pump runners and
firemen who were going to work at the
SusQuehanna mines in Nanticoke and Gier
Lyon yesterday morning. injured several
dispersed them and retreatsd victorious
blowing their horns and carrying several
of the men as prisoners. Sheriff Harvey
is on the scene with armed deputies.
The women are the wives and mothers OF
the men who have been on strike for the
last five months and who are now on the
point of giving in because OF the inability
OF the United Mine Workers. to which body
they belong TO supply them with all the
food and clothing they need. overtures
have already been made by the men. and
the committee was TO meet Superintendent
Williams this week.
This evidence of surrender aroused the
women. and during the last few days few
active spirits among them have been bui.d-
ing UP the enthusiasm, which resulted yes
terday afternoon In a mass meeting OF the
women in Nanticoke. Speeches were made
about standing by the union and not Civ
ing in but holding out and compelling the
company TO come to terms. One speaker
cried that the men did not know how to
manage the strike, that they had allowed
the pump runners and the firemen to re-
main at work because IL they did not
work the mines would fill with gas and
water. She said that il these men were
compelled to quit work the company. In
order to save the mines from great damage.
would soon give in.
This was the keynote of their action, and
the women, full of enthusiasm and deter
mination, were in few minutes on their
way 10 the mines. II was then nearly D
o'clock, the hou& at which the night shit
went to work The women's plan was to
stop these men and to get the day shift 10
remain out. They first tried argument
with some of the men going TO work for
the night. but the men laughed at hem.
Then there were hootings and few stones
were thrown. and the men rushed to the
protection of the special policemen at the
company's offices. Three OF them were
placed on an engine to be taken to another
mine, but the women were on their heels.
They clambered onto the engine and drag
ped the men of and marched them TO their
homes.
All night the women remained awake.
gathering at each others houses. While at
the mines the officials kept things going
and looked for the morning When il came
trouble came with it. Before I O'Clock the
women had again congregated, aceompa-
MED by a large number OF the strikers.
forming a mob of nearly 1000 persons.
Superintendent John Tonkin was met on
the road and few of the men in the rear
of the mob threw stones a moment later
there was a shower men and women pick
ing the missiles from the roadway ana
hurling them at the superintendent and his
horse. The animal bolted, and to save
himself the superintendent jumped from
the carriage. When he did so the women
set upon him. The clenched fist OF one
landed on his eye. and stone struck him
on the head. He is an athlete and for
mer football player, and he fought back
and managed to extricate himself and ran
for the mine.
When the firemen and pump runners
approached the women surrounded them
and hustled them away The men VINO
fought we're clubbed. Then the special po-
Iicemen rushed to the rescue and there
was a fierce engagement II was sharp
and decisive and the women won.
A. A. Enke. clerk employed in one OF
the company's Offices who was placed as
special officer at colliery No. 5, was struck
on the head with a rolling pin in the hands
of one of the women and severely injured.
Idris Thomas was about TO enter the boil
or room. having escaped from the mob.
when one of the strikers threw handful
of pepper into his face. binding him. He
suffered terrible agony and may lose his
sight.
Guy Clemens. a pump runner, escaped
from the mob and went to work. He had
been at the colliery but short time when
his wife appeared and persuaded him to re-
arfinn
aroused the mob to great enthusiasm.
In the scrimmage Michael Corrigan,
special officer, drew a revolver and fred in
to the crowd and a boy, named John Pol
lock. who stood among the women in the
front of the mob, was shot in the arm. The
action of the officer quelled the disturb
ance for a time. The injured boy was
taken to his home and his wound dresser.
After the shooting the women retired,
blowing their horns and hooting. They had
induced half the men to quit work. had
fought the special officers and made them
retreat and caused the company more trou-
BILE than the men had done during the en-
tire five months of the strike.
Sheriff Harvey has gone to the scene with
armed deputies There is much excitement,
and the people Of the town are following
the women about as more trouble Is feared.
Another mass meeting of the women was
held yesterday afternoon, and It was re-
solved to again attack the men whe remain
at work Before the meeting adjourned
notice came that General Superintendent
williams would have conference with the
strikers today, and that settlement might
be effected.
After some debate the women decided to
return quietly to their homes. They be-
lieve they have won for the strikers. and
are highly elated.