The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-19
and were addressed In both instances
by President Mullahy.
FIRST BREAK REPORTED.

FIRST BREAK REPORTED.
The first break in the strikers ranks,
as far as can be learned. was reported
yesterday by superintendent w. w.
Inglis, of the Hillside Coal and Iron
company. Superintendent Inglis said
that he had been waited upon by
committee representing the twelve fire.
men employed at the Erie, Keystone
and Greenwood mines at Mayfeld.
These mines have been closed down
since Tuesday and according to MIR.
Inglis the committee stated to him
that the firemen were ready to go back
TO work and wanted to know IL they
could have their places back. He in
formed that they could and he says
they stated that they would all be back
this morning.
1t was given out from the Office of
Superintendent Loomis of the coal de-
partment of the Delaware. Lackawan-
ma and Western company that there
were no additional mines controlled by
that company shut down yesterday as
the result of the strike. The only
mines closed down were the six which
were closed on Wednesday, ii was
stated.
The coal department of the Ontario
and Western company also reported
that there were no additional mines
controlled by the company closed down
yesterday. 1t was stated that eleven
of the company's fourteen mines were
working.
THE SITUATION SERIOUS.
The situation in the borough Of
Jermyn is most serious. owing to the
fact that the Hillside company's
Glenwood shaft is drowned out. The
water is now flowing into the Della
ware and Hudson coliery at Jermyn.
Both these collieries have been idle
for the past six weeks and have been
pumping water night and day, no ex-
pense having been spared by both
companies to empty them.
At both collieries the firemen struck
Tuesday morning. At the Jermyn
collierles, the outside and inside fore
men, assisted by the engineers. have
kept their pumps going, but at Glen
wood the boilers and pumps were
abandoned and have since remained
so. Unless the fires at the Glenwood
are rekindled within a few hours the
Jermyn shaft will be completely
flooded, which means an enforced
idleness of at least six months.
The people were so aroused that
yesterday afternoon six men from
Jermyn volunteered their services at
Mayfleld, and superintendent Gala
CHER was waited upon last evening
by a committee from the Mayfeld
United Mine Workers who assured
him they would back up the volun-
teers. Mr.. Gallagher stated em-
phatiCally last evening that the three
Hillside colieries would be started to-
day. The striking firemen at these
mines have decided to go back, as
mentioned above, so that the services
of the volunteers will not be re-
quired.
IN WEST SCRANTON.
state President Mullahy, Executive
Committeeman Wade, and a number
of the members of the Firemen's as
sociation, called a meeting of the fire.
men for last evening at the corner of
Main avenue and Jackson street, but
when they arrived, only a few firemen
could be found.
Nearly all of the fifty or more men
who assembled around the corner were
mine workers, but they did not parti-
cipate in the discussion to any extent
The organizers waited around for
some time. and then jumped on a
car and returned to the central city,
Before going. President Mullahy in
formed the reporters that there would
be a special mass meeting at 10 o'clock
this morning in O'Malley's hall, North
Scranton, and that the presidents and
secretaries of the three districts, to-
gether with the president and secre-
tary of the state Firemen's union
will he called together at Hazleton
today or tomorrow to take action in
compelling the United Mine Workers
to transfer all fremen from that or
ganization to the firemens union.