Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-19
STRIKE BREAKERS
Landed at Monessen, Sunday,
by a Special Train.
Situation Very Delicate and Both
Sides Evidently Fear Trouble.
Sha'icr's Health Giving Away Under Tremend.
GUS Strain Of the Strike.

| Pi:t5burg. Pa, Aug. 1S.-A panty of
| strike breakers brought up from the
| South by special train were safely de-
| livered i'm the steel mill at MOnessen.
| early this morning, and the United
states Steel Corporation expects to add
| that plant to the number running part
| ~ or in fun with non-uniOn men within
| the next "a hours. The Carnegie proper
| ties also resumed. tonight. without q
break in the forces operating them and
| the steel officials take Il very hopeful
view of the situation. The strikers
| claim that men enough to start the
Monesscn mills cannot he obtained and
T, that they have not yet shown their
| hand ut Dupuesne and the other car
| nccie plants, but promise later dcveI-
| opmen,s.
| 1t was anticipated that there would
| be trouble when the nOn-union men
| reached MoneSsen. for the strikers were
| watching the railroads and river and
had expressed n determination to pre-
| Vent the entrance of the strike break
| crs. The men who were handling the
movement for the Steel Corpora ton
| successfully yelled their action. how :
| ever. and had their charges safely
| within the plant hours before it was
| known definitely by any on the outside
that the men had arrived.
They were brought to Monessen by
special train and We're landed at 4
| O'Clock IN the morning. 1t is not known
| how many men were in the party or
| where they We're obtained. The mills
were guarded and the mon will he kept
| trouble ceases.
Bunks for about 30 men have been
| erected and large quantities of food
hay" been purchased for them. A fence
has been thrown around the property
and guards posted 10 keep out all in
trudcrs.
The strikers will undoubtedly make
an effort to induce the strike breakers
to quit and the fear is expressed that
there will he trouble if any demonstra-
ton is made against the men or prop
crty. The situation there is regarded as
very delicate
fi'c steel managers may succeed in get
ting another mill tomorrow. at the
Painter plant. Two mills were operated
there, last week. with nCn-Inion men and
part of another crew was gotten together
last week. just soon as enough men
| are available the third mill will be
started
The strain Of the strike j. telling on the
physical strength Of President Shan,r
He was i'll. today. and kept to his bed
most Of the time. lie declined to see
callers and Mrs. Sha Ter explained that he
was worn OFT and sick and must hav,
rest. 1T is expected that he will I've at the
strike headquarters as usual. tomorrow,
but his friends are afraid that if I'll.
strike is prolonged he will break down.
Ever since the strike began he has
given his personal attention To every de
tail of it and although he has had assist
ance and the counsel of his associates.
the real responsibility has rested upon
him. He was i'll. Saturday. and said:
II simply must not get sick. | have
not time at this stage.
He is a man OF large ph,3iulc ana or
dinarily very strong. but has lost in
weight and co,or during the last two
months
Mckeesport had IA rather exciting day
Early in the morning the strikers wcr,
told inAt un;uA he night special train
bearing strike breakers had passed
through on the way to Monessen.
Couricrs were at once sent out and an
effort made to locate the mysterious
train Later i'll the day a carload of i'm
migrants were found at Browns station
and the strikers were sure they had
found the non-union men.
Next it was reported that the Demmlcr
tin mills were to be started and the
watchers around the plant were doubled
Pickets patroll,d the river banks ami
railroad depots and every suspicious
stranger was closely watched
Pittsburg was very quiet. All the prop
critics affected by the strike were closely
watched by pickets. but nothing hap
pened.