Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-11
MARCH TO LATTlMER;;
1000 IN PROCESSION
The Most Exciting Day The Town Has
Had Since the Tragedy Of 1897.
PARDEE'S C0LLlERIES TIED UP
Sheriff Harvey and a Few Dep
dlH. titles Present.
MARCHERS WERE KEPT ON THE MOVE

MARCHERs WERE KEPT ON THE MOVE
Hnzletou, Pa, Oct G. Nearly 1000
strikers, with so women and girls, |
marched into .Lattimer early this |
morning, and completely tied up the |
two collieiies OF Calvin Pardee & Co.
located there. IL was the greatest
march that has taken place during
the present strike. The crowd was
made up Of strikers from McAdoo,
Audenried, GAINESVILLE and Hazleton,
on the South Side, and from HARDWOOD,
Ebervale, Jeddo, Freeland and uEper
Lehigh, on the North Side. The
women and girls came from the now
famous borough Of McAdoo Sheriff
Harvey and d handful OF deputies were
at Lattimer when the strikers arrived,
and they kept the marchers constantly
on the move. There was no disturb
Anoe at any time.
1t was the, most exciting day that
Lattinner has had since the tragedy of
three years ago. The strikers from the
South Side concentrated OH the back
road to the place. They had left their
homes at midnight. The women, in
cludipg Mother" Jones, were con-
veyed in wagons, willis the men
walked. 1t was o little before 6o'clock
when the !, 900 South Side men entered
Lattimer, headed by q fife and drum
corps and the women. The leader of
the females, a pretty Polish girl,
carried large American flag. The
strikers marched and counternIarched
on the Lattimer public road until 7
O'Clock, when the whistles blew for
the starting of work at tho collleries.
A great shout went mp from the crowd
as II saw that no one responded to the
cali Shortly after this, faint cheer
was heard III the distance. and sud
denly crowd, which proved TO be the
North Side marchers, who had gathered
on the opposite side Of the town, burst
through gate at the further end oil
the company's property, about half
mile away. They came streaming IN
by the hundreds, and rushed down the
compary's railway, then across tbs
strippings. and joined the South Sids
force ON the public road on the very
spot where the % marcners were shot
BY deputies in 1897, While the mer
were running across the compaD.
property, it looked as if the leaders o
the South Side strikers would Lose con
troll of them, and that they too would
break aud overrun the private grounds
but they were held in check. IL the,
had gotten to the property, the sheriff
with his small force, would have beer
4 absolutely powerless to deal with tn
1000 cheering rnarchers.
The combined forces, after shor
rest, formed two by-two and, with th
women and girls in the lead, starte
on another parade through the town
The women marchers called the Latti
mer men blaoklegs and other haT
names, while those thus assailed re
manned mute, for fear Of being al
tackled. This was kept up until
O'Clock, when the marchers began I
leave for their various home towns.
just before the whistle blew, at
o'clock, the McAdoo women gathere
on the public road at the junction of
private lane leading from the con
pany's stables to the mines. The
boys from taking mules into tt
slopes. An official OF the company sa
the move, and quickly summoned til
sheriff. who was watching the marche
a short distance away. He came gallo
ing down in his buggy; and for
moment, il looked as il he and ii
women would clash, but pleasa
word and quietly spoken request
giils, please move on" prevents
trouble.
While the. two small armies we
marching on the roads in the neighbc
hood of Lattimer, pickets were on du
at every point where workman pass
on the way to the collieries, but tn
had nothing to do, for very few m
attempted to reach the mines.
1t was rumored that Sheriff HAIRY
had called for troops. That official,
is known, had a telephone consult
tiou with Gen. Goblin, in command
the soldiers camped at Shenandoah.
dispatch to The Associated Press fro
Harrisburg, however, is to the effs
that no request for the sending
troops into Lu2erpe county has .
been received by Gov. Stone.
1t is not unlikely that the Latin
collieries will remain closed until
strike is ended. A. w. Drake, gene
that the question of drawing the Il
from beneath the boilers will be
cided later in the day. The offici
OF the company, ne said, did not ]
the idea OF risking the lives OF its n
with q mob like the one that swarm
over the company's property this mo
ing. ..N..su Al. sy..s4.ag,.
Outside the closing OF the Latin
collieries, there is no change in
situation in this district today.
additional individual operators h
posted notices Of IN advance.
President Mitchell to-day sent Il
gram TO 4. d. Nichols. presideh
District No. l, which comprises
Lackawanua and Wyoming regio
Mr.. Nichols Is at Nantiooke.
telegram re ads: "We are informed {
agents are at work employing mel
mine coal 10 Arkansas and Indian
ritory. Please advise all Miners to
main away from there, as the mil
of Arkansas and Indian Territory
been on strike for 20 months"