The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-23

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O'Hara, who has charge of the fifty men
At the washery, was warned yesterday to
stay away from work, and on Saturday
night he and his men had been attacked
theless he started to the washery this
morning as usual The strikers had
planned the attack carefully. They were
hidden in the fields lining the road and a
woman stood guard. The fog was very
thick.
0'Hara saw the woman and she thinking
he was leading the men to work. cried,
Here they come Instantly a shot was
fired and the strikers charged down from
all sides. Surprised to find O'Iiara alone.
they dubbed and kicked him until he was
bleeding from dozen wounds. and left
him half unconscious on the ground. After
a time he managed to stagger along for
couple of hundred yards. Then he was
overtaken by another party of strikers and
felled with clubs and left for dead
With wonderful strength and remarkable
pluck he revived Cut and bruised until
his face was unrecognizable and his
clothes soaked with blood. he staggered
along the road for nearly a mile, and
finally warned the men who were start
ing for the washery and they remained
away until force of policemen came to
their aid
Meanwhile the strikers, realizing that
the men would probably reach the mine
by the railroad. lined the tracks and wait
ed patiently for the train to approash
Many of them had shotguns and revolvers.
Finding the train did not come they vent
ed their rage on big Toulouse, batter
s,f ho
tools to tear up the tracks they carried
them away.
When the police arrived the marchers
were parading UP and down the street,
through the middle of which runs the city
line. The strikers kept on the township
side OF the city lire, and deficd the police
to touch them. Owing to the trouble the
washery did not work. but operations will
be resumed tomorrow under the guard of
stropg force of special police.
The company put twelve men o: work
on the cudm bank late this afternoon. and
despite the efforts of the police to keep
them moving, couple of thousand strik-
ers quickly gathered, standing on the
township land and daring the police. w!.:o
had no jurisdiction beyond the city line,
to touch them. The first bad blood was
caused by the arrest of Mrs. Mary Ze-
linski, a Polish woman. who had struck
an officer. After she was put in the pa
troll wagon the strikers tried to rescue
her, and had TO be beaten OF by the off,
GERS.
Soon after this crowd of 500 strikers
attacked the twelve non-union men as
they left their work. The police and
special officers who tried TO protect them
had all they could do to look after them
selves, and several of them were hurt
Police Sergeant Jones had his fact cut
open at the forehead and chin. Pclice-
man Brown was dubbed, and others were
cut and bruised. The special officers
fired their rifles in the air, but the stril-
ers pressed in en- them and exchanged
blow for blow while On the edge of the
crowd.
Other strikers fired shotguns and re-
rolvers III the air, and added to the gen.
eral settlement. The police finally form
ed ring around the non-union men, three
of whom had been beaten into insensi-
bility, and all of whom had been more or
less hurt. and succeeded in getting them .
out Of the crowd. They tried to make
some arrests. but the strikers again and
again rescued the prisoners. John Patsky.
Michael Mallon. and Michael Roscovitz
were sent to the hospital. The others had
their wounds treated at their homes
oAiiat4S Siiil dSSeulDleQ, DuI
there has been no further violence. The
company is hurrying special officers to
the scene. and large force will be on
hand by morning in charge of Captain
Peck, formerly an officer of the Ninth
Regiment. This evening fully 1900 strik-
ers gathered in the vicinity Of the wash
cry. and many of them were armed with
shotguns and revolvers.
A number OF policemen are now on duty
at the works. They are il full uniform,
and are making q deep impression on the
minds OF the foreigners. Nichols went to
the scene this evening, advised the strik-
ers to dispense, and behave peaceably
The men listened to him respectfully, but
did not applaud or cheer him.
An important meeting of members OF
fifteen of the local unions in this city and
vicinity was held today at the strikers
headquarters here and it was resolved to
demand assistance from President Mitch
ell for the strikers and their families who
are in need of food and clothing. These
fifteen locals represented about II 600 men,
The presidents reported that the local
unions had expended nearly all their money
in providing their needy members with
food and their treasures were depleted |
and the members must have aid
President John W. Palmer, of the |
Of the Plymouth Council. and President |
Bennett, of the Pittston Council. were |
present. Bennett and Gallagher reported |
that the condition Of the locals of which |
they have charge was the same as the |
locals here. Plymouth locals are to meet |
tomorrow to make an official demand and |
arrangements for a gathering from the |
Pittston men.
The Wilkesbarre council, after hearing |
the reports of the local presidents, de- !
cided to call meeting of all the twenty
three locals. comprising the council, for |
tomorrow afternoon, and they will de- ,
eide upon what shall be done IL Presi- |
dent Mitchell is unable or unwilling to |
distribute money or provisions. The men
are determined that the union shall do |
something for the needy ones Most Of
the local unions have done all they can
and have no money left and the time is |
rapidly approaching when the men must |
either work or starve.
At these meetings today the men ex-
pressed their disapproral of convention |
being held because the unions cannot |
AFFORD to send the delegates, each man
getting SO day and railroad fare and |
there being in this city and vicinity 90 1000
men to represent. They say President
Mitchell has the power to settle il il he
wants 10. and they expect him to do some
hing soon.
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