The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-09-27
BLOODY STRIKE RIOT
Serious Clash Between Strikers and
Authorities.
A HUN AND A LITTLE GIRL KRRD.
A Sherif's Guard Fires Into q Crowd
With Fatal Results-A Riot at
Shenandoah.

Shenandoah, Pa, Special.-A sher-
iff'sposse fred ON crowd Of riotous
men near here Friday, killing two
persons and wounding seven 9TH
ers. Sheriff Toole and Deputies O'Don-
nell and Brelnaman were called to
Shenandoah Friday to suppress the
mobs that threatened mine workers
and colliery property. At quitting
time three sheriffs and small posse
whom the sheriff had summoned on
the ground went to the Indian Ridge
colliary Of the Reading Company to es-
cort the workingmen to their homes.
The colliery is located a short distance
east Of Shenandoah. The workmen
left for home shortly after 4 o'clock.
They walked to UP the middle Of the
east centre street and reached the
Lehigh Valley Railroad station. Here
had gathered large crowd Of Poles,
Slavs and Huns, men, women and
children, who lined both sides OF the
street A shot rang out from saloon.
This was followed by shower of
stones. Many Of the crowd had pick
ed up stones and sticks and were act
ing in a threatening manner. Seeing
this, the sheriff, who had previously
cautioned his men to keep cool and
not use their firearms, commanded
them to fire. The order was obeyed
with terrible results. The crowd puT-
sued the sheriff and his posse TO the
Ferguson House, where they took ref
uge. Sheriff Toole shortly afterward
telephoned to Harrisburg and asked
that a detachment Of troops be sent
here. 1t was learned that Adjutant
General Stewart was in Philadelphia
and telegram was sent to him there.
Following Is a list Of the killed and
wounded: Killed, Mike Yuckayage,
shot in the eye; little girl, name un-
known. shot in the back OF the neck.
Wounded, so far as can be learned:
Erward Coyle, aged 90 years, .bulieS
wound near the heart; he was sit1nS
on the stoop Of his house; Michaei
SCdukhu, SuOI III luC <AhSAAS1y
Skarrazicza, shot in left wrist BY 2z
calibre bullet; John WusdIckey, aged
40, shot in the hand; Pete- Stalcobho-
witch. % years Of age, sho: In the
shoulder and back; Mike Sasitzka,
shot in left shoulder; Anthony Axal-
avage, shot in left side, seriously,
4O-calibre bullet removed. Among thoss
who were injured by the rioters were
the following: George Bedding, Of
Ringtown, ugly cash on right fore
head, caused by brick; Robert Ed
wards, aged "a years, injured serious
ly by being hit with stones; Chaa.
Rowland. aged 35, injured on the neck
and head by stones.
Harrisburg, Pa, Special.-Three
regiments of. infantry, a battery and
troop of cavalry were ordered out at
midnight by Governor Stone to assist
Sheriff Toole in maintaining order In
the Schuylkill mining region. T ac-
tion was taken after a conference be-
tween the Governor. Adjutant General
Stewart and General Goblin, on the ur-
gent solicitation Of the sheriff,
borough council Of Shenandoah and
many prominent residents OF the
locality. General Goblin has been
placed in command of the provisional
brigade and started from here Friday
night with his staff, on special train
for Shenandoah. He will establish
headquarters there and expects to be
on the ground with $500 troops by
O'Clock Saturday morning. The or
ganlzations which have been selected
for this service are the Fourth, Eighth
and Twelfth regiments, Battery c, OF
Phosnixville: Governors Troop, OF
Harrisburg, and the Third Brigade
headquarters. Colonel Richardson has
taken charge of the movement OF the
trnnna and the nannn enninnpn and