The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-11
BLOOD SHED IN RIOT
.~s,ot> DLASH BETWEEN OFF,
,fus AND STRIKERS.
SPECIAL POLICEMAN KILLED.
.rs,hrR PROBABLY FATALLY SHOT
Np OTHER MEN WOUNDED.

E.n,s occurred at the Oneida Coli
shooinE Irons Used AFTER
81 sane. HAD Played Their Part.
,,lon Ven Precipitated the Riot
ne, ought 90 Close Dc..a the
II vnc-N Preacher Narrowly Es-
n esprd
Fl g,l u Pa. oct 10.-A special police
Instantly killed. another was
Il .,.ri. .n the head. a striker was orob-
.r.nauy shot. and ten non-unlon men
or less seriously wounded az
q, on. ia colliery Of Coke Brothers In a
clash q tween the officers and 500 scrik-
,-h morning. The victims are:
K4
m.r. Mills, aged % years, OF Beaver
MEADOW one OF tho officers conveyed ia a
,.-l. ..aiu curly this morning from tina,
r,t 3, oneida. lie was shot through the
h.
No.r4ed.
5sa- Kc.lnor. aged Ss. OF Beaver
yaloa also a special officer lie re-
o.I lot wounds in the head bu, viii
ra-
l.-aa Iesko. aged IS. OF sheppton.
rr.r He was shot In the groin ana
probably Ole.
d rou-uuion men were stoned. but
s a1 u them were seriously injured
- we're:
John rauBlargin and James Tosh OF
Sp1aa The former sustained scalp
v1r4 and the latter had four ribs
tossa.
Women Threw stones.
Tss oneida colliery. having been IN op-
,1aor since the Inauguration OF the
rrke rae union men at Oneida and shepp-
81 where many OF the employees OF the
ol.da and Derringer collieries OF Coke
Bu N 90 live decided early this morn
J.. 90 lose down the mine. They gath
r sroups on the streets as early as
lorbrk
A. me non-unon men went 10 work
iu were asked by the strikers so re-
uaH home. Some turned back. others
Cd H0t Those who went 70 the colliory
ve.s stoned. Van Blsrgln, one OF the non
union mployes. attempted 10 pull a re-
'ovs- bat the weapon was taken from
Zoo sr5 in the beating he reserved. he had
severn. ribs broken.
ccurred just before starting time
g me mine The strikers remained az tho
coaier an morning. As the small mine
d 1monve used in hauling coal from tine
81 and No. 3 collicries TO the Oneidn
Pr srr pulled up on the road near the
hH. .Huery crowd OF women blocked
'hs ir.k. The women were told by Gen
t rcrinicndcnt kudlick TO go home
~ assured them that their husbands
sll eet an Increase in wages and that
fHr 0I1er grievances would be properly
1tas,L The women refused TO listen
ri 0ned the superintendent. who was
t'-ndtd On the head
To Another CoIIIery.
lion the striking mon and women rush
toward the No oolliery. a force Of
',alt hfty special policemen. who had
Ben brought down from Beaver Meadow
prevent trouble. attempted TO intercept
20 mob. but they were powerless 20 do
.tHhHe and retired to the engine house
Jl-' rs the officers got close 10 shelf sr
smother. and in few seconds many shots
nn, through tho air. Policeman Mills
-. 'ne first 10 fall Then Joseph I.esko
: 'nser staggered 20 the ground. No
e- knows who shot first. hut n IS be-
l'iol nat both the strikers and the Of
f'T, used their weapons. gunshot
BOUT killed Mills. and small shot struck
man Kellnor I.esko. the striker
Nf struck hy a hall from a revolver.
''1 which all the officers were armed
AHr- fho shooting the strikers dis
rr sheriff Toole of Schulylsin county.
territory the clash occurred. was
fH.|si"lphia and could render no as
swan His chief deputy James O'Don-
i'i arrived here this afternoon and went
''o scene with force of men
h'' carl Houser. a Lithuanian minis
m Freeisnd who baptized child
y media Just at the time the shooting
~ progress. was mistaken by the
for Superintendent kudlick. and
.f'N escaped being stoned He was
7gnlzed by friend and escorted
'' the station.