The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-22
TROOPS CALLED FOR BY AUTHORITIES AT SHENANDOAH
AGan General Was in Philadelphia But Left at Once for ar
isbugye National Guard Regiments the State Called Out
Ont TO Preserve OrderSerff WHO Ordered His Men to Fire
Took Reuge in Hotel From the Iniuated AnersRcali-
trant Strikers Nearly All Foreigners.

SHENANDOAH, Pa, Sept. 21.-A
sheriff's posse fred on crowd Of
rioious men near here this after
noon, killing two persons and wound
Ing seven others.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. 21.-
Sheriff Toole, Of schuylkili county,
to-day sent a telegram to Adjutant
General Stewart, asking for troops,
as result of a clash between march
Ing strikers and coal and iron police
at Shenandoah this afternoon. The
sheriff's message was delivered to the
adjutant general few minutes nf-
ter his arrival in this city from Har-
risburg. General Stewart at once
communicated with Sheriff Toole By
telephone. After a brief conversa-
ton the adjutant general returned to
Harrisburg on the traia, leaving here
at $50 o'clock tonight.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Sept. 2l.-At
midnight the Fourth, Eighth and
Twelfth regiments. the Governors
Troop and Battery c were called out,
with Geueral Goblin in command.
SHENANDOAH, Pa, Sept 2L-Sher-
IN Toole and Deputies 0'Donnell and
Brenneman were called to Shenandoah
to-day to suppress the mobs that
threatened mine workers and colliery
property. AT quitting time the three
sheriffs anG small posse whom the
sheriff had summoned on the ground
went to the Indian Ridge colllery Of
the Reading company. to escort the
wotkiugmen to their homes. =
The workmen left for home shortly
after 4 o'clock. They walked up the
middle Of East Center street and
reached the Lehigh Valley railroad
station. Here had gathered q large
crowd Of Poles, siavs and Hungarians,
men. women and children. who lined
both sides Of the street. A 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 man.
ner. Seeing this the sheriff. who had
previously cautioned his men to keep
cool and not to use their firearms, CON-
manded them to fire. The order was
obeyed with terrible results. The crowd
pursued the sheriff and his posse 10 the
Ferguson House. where they took re-
fuge.
Asked for Troops
Sheriff Toole shortly afterward tele-
phoned to Harrisburg and asked that a
detachment OF troops be sent here. 1t
was learned that Adjutan: General
Stewart was In Philadelphia. and a tel
eSram was sent to him there.
Following Is list of the killed and
wounded:
ki!led-Mike Yuckayage. shot in the
eye.
A little girl, name unknown, shot in
the back Of the neck.
Wounded SO far as can be learned:
EDWARD Coyie. aged about fifty years,
bullet wound near heart.
Michael Seaman, shot In the arm.
Anthony Skarnicz fhnt In loft ryriet
Dy thirty-two-callbre bullet.
John Wusdickcy. aged forty. shot in
The hand; married.
Peter stalmocovlch. aged twenty
eight years. shot In the shoulder at the
back. 80,
Mike sazltzka, shot in left shoulder.
anthony Axalavagc, shot in left side,
0y a i9,callbre bullet; serious.
several others were injured by being
"' by bricks and stones.