The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-22

shenandoah. sept A--Ihe SnerlH
posse fired on a crowd of riotous men
near here this afternoon, killing two
persons, one a little girl, and wounding
seven others.
Sheriff TooIe and Deputies -O'Donnen
and Brenneman, were called to Shen-
andoah today to suppress the mobs
that threatened mine workers and col
Iiery property At quitting time the
three sheriffs and a small posse whom
the sheriff had summoned on the
ground went to the Indian Ridge col
iery of the Reading the company to
escort the workingmen to their homes
the colIiery is located a short distance
east of Shenandoah
The workmen left for home shortly
after O'Clock They walked up the
middle Of East Center street and
reached the Lehigh Valley railroad sta
ton. Here was gathered a large crowd
of Poles, Slavs and Hungarians, men,
women and children, who lined both
sides of the street shot rang out
from a saloon. This was followed by
shower of stones. Many of the crowd
had picked up sticks and stones and
were acting in a threatening manner
Seeing this, the sheriff, who had pre-
viously cautioned his men to keep cool
and not TO use their firearms, com
manded them to fire. The order was
obeyed with terrible results The crowd
pursued the sheriff and his posse to the
Ferguson house, where they took
refuge
Sheriff Toole shortly afterward tel
ephoned to Harrisburg and asked that
a detachment of troops be sent here
1t was learned that Adjutant General
Stewart was in Philadelphia, and a tel
egram Was sent TO him there. The
troops We're ordered out.
The Killed.
Mike Yuckavage. shot in the eye
A little girl, name unknown, shot in
the back of the neck.
The Wounded
Edward B. CoyIe, aged 50, bullet
wound near the heart He was sitting
on his stoop.
Michael Seaman. shot in the arm.
Anthony Skapnazicz. shot in the left
| wrist by a 22-caIibre bullet.
| John Wusdickey. aged 40 years, mar
ried: shot in the hand
/ Peter StRlmocOvich, % years old, shot
/ in the shoulder.
Anthony Axalasuge. shot in left side,
serious; a 40-calibre bullet was re-
moved
Injured By Rioters.
George Bedding of Ringtown, ugly
cash on right forehead, caused by be
ing hit with a brick.
Robert Edwards, aged As years, in
jured seriously by being hit with
/ stones
Charles LawIand. aged 80. injured on
the necH and head by. stones
Mine Officials Shot.
Superintendent Adam Boyd, Inside
Foreman Foley and Bre aker Bosses
James and William Mitchell. of Indian
Ridge colliery, at $3.50 o'clock this
| work, when they were met at the lie
| high Valley station by mob witt
/ sticks and stones.
The mine officials drew revolvers anC
fired
The mob became furious after one o.
its number was shot, and attempted Il
close in on the officials. They ran VI
/ Lloyd street to O'Hara's stable, wher,
they were imprisoned for two hours.
The mob threatened to burn TIT
stable, but Sheriff TooIe, with invent,
deputies. arrived and dispersed them
and the mine officials went TO thei
homes.
The sheriff took the posse to Indian
Ridge colliery TO escort some work
men 10 Centre street, and the fata
riot ensued.
The foreigners held a meeting to
night and more trouble is feared I'm
; | less the militia arrives before morning
The sheriff has asked the PHILADELPHIA;
& Reading company to abandon tn
/ idea of working the collier:es here to
morrow.
Tonight it is raining and the mo
has scattered Up to a late hour tn
Hungarian that was killed was per
mitted to lie in the gutter where h
dropped.
| The Shenandoah council held
: meeting tonight and passed resolution
calling on the governor for celief. The
also desired 10 enforce martial law. Tn