The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-20
ARE MAKING
NO HEADWAY
FIREMEN CLOSED DOWN NO
MORE MINES YESTERDAY.
The Companies Succeeded on the
Other Hand in Resuming Work at
at Five Collieries Which Had Been
Closed by the strike-The Pumps
at the Glenwood Mine Are Once
More Working and the Threatened
Flooding of the Jermyn Mine Has
Been Averted.

Superintendent j. II. Dryden. of the
coal department of tile Ontario and
western company, reported that the
Richmondale colliery at Richmondale,
which was closed down on Thursday,
was re-opened yesterday morning. the
places of the strikers being taken by
members of the mine workers organi-
cation.
Superintendent Rose. of the coal de-
partment of the Delawar and Hudson
company, would not see newspaper
men at all yesterday. He sent out
word that he had nothing whatever to
say for publication. Vice President
f. NJ. Olyphant, of tho Delaware and
Hudson company, arrived i'm this city
early yesterday morning and registered
at the Jcrmyn. He was around town
in the morning and left the hotel at
noon, saying he was leaving the city.
Just what his mission in the city was
could not be learned. The company
did not succeed in operating any ad-
ditional Collieres yesterday.
1t was stated at the offices of the
Pennsylvania Coal and Temple Coal
and Iron companies that no additional
mines were either shut down or opened
yesterday and that the situation as
concerned these companies remained
precisely the same as on Thursday.
ENGINEERS MET.
The members of Local Union No 80
of the International Steam Hosting
Engineers association held a meeting
last night in Leonard's hall, North
Scranton, but nothing would he given
out for publication except that no def
mite action regarding the firomen's
strike had been taken nor would be
taken until the result of the confer
ences at Hazleton had been announced.
The secretary of the union Hdmtted
that the question of ways and means
for assisting the firemen in their strike
had been discussed but nothing fur
ther.
President Mullahy. of the Fir,inens
association, announced on Thursday
night that President Nichols, OF the
United Mine Workers, First district
had decided to notify all mine workers
who have taken the striking fremen's
places to quit work. President Mich
oils issued no such order yesterday be-
fore he went to Hazleton, nor did he
leave any instructions to this effect
with Secretary Dempsey. Therefore
the mine workers who have been firing
at some of the collieries continued
work yesterday unchecked.
The striking firemen did not succeed
in closing down a single additional
mine in this valley yesterday. while on
the other hand, the companies succeed
ed in resuming operations at no less
than five mines closed down on We'd
nesday as the result of the strike.
At MAYFIELD.
The Glenwood. Erie and Keystone
mines of the Hillside Coal and Iron
company. located at Mayfield. were
opened up yesterday morning, as pre-
dicted by Superintendent Inglis on
Thursday. Only two of the strikers,
however, showed up TO do any firing.
Other employees of the company and a
few new men made up sufficient quota
10 do all the firing required. The fir
ing at the Greenwood is being done
by miners, who volunteered their SER
vices to prevent the Jermyn mine from
becoming flooded.
Superintendent Inglis said that the
miners and other employees a these
mines made no objection whatever to
returning to work with the men who
took the strikers places, but seemed to
be only too glad TO get back at work
again.
He stated that the strike had undone
all the work which has been done in
the last three weeks towards the pump
ing out of the Glenwood mine, which
has been rapidly filling with water
since the recent big flood up the valley
If the pump had been left idle for
twelve hours longer, he said, the Jer-
myn mine of the Delaware and Hudson
company would have been so flooded as
to necessitate a closing down for al
least six months.
The water. when it reaches a certain
height in the Glenwood mine. flows
into the Jermyn workings. Superin-
tendent Inglish said that several new
pumps are being installed at the Glen
wood, and thought that ii would be
ready for work again in less than two
weeks.
COLLIERY RESUMED.
1t was given out from the Office of
Superintendent Loomis, of the coal de-
partment of the Delaware, Lackawan-
ma and Western company, yesterday
that the Pettebone mine of that COM
pany, located at Kingston, resumed op-
erations yesterday morning, about half
of the striking tiremen returning ia
work, the rest OF the places being filled
by mine workers,
Chief Clerk Tohcy also announced
that the striking fircmen at the Avon
dale mine waited upon the superntond-
ent yesterday afternoon and asked II
they could have their places back
They were informed that they could
have, and will, according to Mr.. Tobey
all return to work this morning.