The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-17

CRoToN LANDING. N Y. April is
The first bloodshed as the outcome Of the
strike at the Cornell dam was the llfe's
blood of Sergt. Robert Douglass, Of the
Eleventh separate company. OF Mount yor-
non, who was shot dead by an unknown
assassin while he was relieving guard at
$50 O'Clock tonight.
Soldiers Frantic Over the Crime.
The widest excitement prevailed
throughout the camp as soon as the news
OF the assassination spread to the different
tents. and the soldiers are frantic over the
crime. The point where the sergeant fell
is known as post 10, which was I'm charge
OF Corporal Mcdowell. 1t is situated on
top OF the hill. near Little Italy. where
armed strikers were seen drilling or
marching about early this morning bran
dishing rifles and shotguns The spot is
high over the huge pile Of masonry. and
from It one can command view of the
country on each side up and down the
Croton valley.
shooting Somewhat of n Mystery.
Douglass was talking to Corporal Nc
Doweil and the other members of the
guard when he suddenly clapped his hands
to his stomach and said Lord boys
I'm shot" and Immediately fell TO the
ground II was pitch dark at the time
but Mcdowell and the others fired vol
ley into a clump of bushes near by, with
out hitting anyone. No one saw ,fissn Ilri-
ed Douglass. and II was most mysterious
affair Meanwhile the men picked up TIE
fallen sergeant and carried him down the
~ t..,t
reached Douglass tent the poor fellow
died without saying a word.
No One Found on search.
Lieut.. Glover. with a squad, went UP TO
the hill top, where they made thorough
search, but failed to find any person up
there. Then the guards were called In
and concentrated In the valley. with the
exception of those placed at the cable
station. where the shooting took place.
Deputies Fired On.
At about lO:so o'clock tonight the deputy
sherifs who are guarding the cable house
on the east side OF the river saw three
figures lurking near the place and the
deputies fired their revolvers at them. The
figures disappeared quickly in the dark
ness. A few minutes later. while the
deputies thought there was no person near
them, three shots rang out from tho drec-
ton OF Little Italy, but the sherffs men
were not injured
Pistols Found on Italians.
At about o'clock two Italians who
were found within the line, when search
ed by the soldiers each was found TO have
a loaded revolver on him The soldiers
extracted the cartridges and returned the
weapons to the men. who were allowed to
go away. when Sergeant Douglass was
Killed he had one OF these same cart
ridges In his pocket. and as he was one
of the men who unloaded the weapons Il
Is thought that the shot which killed him
was fred by one Of tho men who had
been allowed 20 50 free with their empty
pistols scarcely au hour previous.
How the soldiers Arrived.
The troops arrived at Cornell dam to-
DAY There was no disturbance. and to-
night there Is no Indication of any out
break BY the strikers Al present the
fourth ana eleventh separate companies
are IN camp in the Crotou valley. and a
cavalry troop from New YORK is 40
Arislry. Eariy this morning she strikers
held mceting and Finding that no effort
wac going 20 he made TO work on the
dam dispersed.
From the New York newspapers they
learned that TROOPS wcrc on th- Way
Before th. hogr Tor their arrival the
Bovcry was AAea BY Italians vho stood
in groups and listened 90 the talk - the
leaders. About u a. IA. a telesyAm Was
received from consul BiAnchL advising
taem so be qalet It wss after noon
whsn the train carrying the troops At
rived here