New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-07
EXCITING DAY AT LATTL1NER
STRIKERS MARCH on COLLIERIEs AND
FORCE THEM TO CLOSE.

Hazleton Penn. Oct. 5-Nearly two thousand
strikers with fifty women and girls. marched
into Lattiner early this morning and closed
up the coIIieries Of Calvin Pardee & Co
at that place. It the greatest march
that has taken place in the present strike.
The crowd was made up OF strikers from
McAdoo, Audenreid, GAINESVILLE and Hazleton. on
the south side and from Harwood, Ebervale Jeddo.
Freeland and Upper Lehigh, m the north side
The women and girls came from the Borough OF
McAdoo. Sheriff Harvey and handful Of deputies
were at Lattiner when the strikers arrived and
they kept the marchers constantly on the move.
1t was the most exciting day Lattime- has seen
since the tragedy of three years ago. The strikers
from the south side concentrated on the back road
10 the place. They had left their homes at mid
night. The women. including Mother" Jones.
were carried in wagons, while the men walked 1t
a little before o'clock when the south side
men, one Thousand strong entered Lattimer headed
by a fife and drum corps and the women The
leader Of the women, who pretty Polish
girl carried a large American flag. They marched
and countermarched the LattImer pubic road
until q. m. when the whistle blew for the start
ing Of work al the collieries. A great shout went
up from the crowd as that one
responded the call Shortly afterward a faint
cheer was heard in the distance, and suddenly a
crowd which proved TO be the north side march
ers, who had gathered on the opposite side OF the
town, burst through gate at the further end Of
the oompauy's property, about half a mile away.
rushed down the company's railway, then across
the strfppngs and joined the south side force on
the public road the very spot where twenty-five
marchers were shot by deputies in 1897 While the
men running across the company's property
# looked as If the leaders Of the south side
strikers would lose control of the men and that
they too would break and overrun the private
grounds. but they were held in check. If they had
entered the grounds the Sheriff with his small force
would have been powerless 10 deal with the two
Thousand cheering marchers.
The combined forces after short rest formed
two by two and with the women and girls in the
lead started on another parade through the town.
The women marchers called the Lattimer
'blacklegs' ana other hard names. while those
thus assaiIed remained silent. for fear Of being
attacked. This kept up until o'clock when
the marchers began TO depart for their homes
Adoo women gathered in the public road the
junction Of a private lane leading from the COM
prevent the driver boys from taking mules into
the slopes. An official Of the company saw the
watching some OF the marchers short distance
for a moment It looked as II ne and the women
would clash, but a pleasant word and a quietly
spoken request Of Girls. please move on" pre-
While the two small armies were marching on
were duty at every point where workmen passed
the way 10 the coleries. but they had nothing
10 DO, for few attempted 10 reach the mines
Il rumored that Sheriff Harvey had called
for troops That otfical II Is known had a con
command Of the soldiers at Shenandoah
Philadelphia Oct s.-Calvin Pardee. of c. Par
dee & Co. issued the following statement to-day:
A mob Of upward OF two thousand many OF It's
number armed with clubs in the presence OF
Sheriff Harvey and a large force OF deputy sher-
ifs. drove OF the Lattimer mines TO-
day from their work. and have deemed il best
suspend work until further notice and have
posted the following at mines:
Notice-The Governor Of Pennsylvania and the
general commanding the National Guard OF this
State, stationed Shenandoah, having failed to
send troops TO aid Sheriff Harvey in preventing
the marching Of mobs and assaults on and intim-
dating men pursuing their usual daily work In the
mines Of LuZerne County, and the Sheriff also hav-
ing failed do this with his deputies and
Il being impossible for U TO prevent further in
jury and possible loss Of life 10 employees in
their homes or going TO and from their work, we
deem II best suspend work mines this
day and until further notice.