Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-08-30
BAYONETS ARE USED
ON STRIKING MINERS
Troops and Strikers Clash at
Lansford, Pa.
CAPTAIN ROUGHLY HANDLED

While Soldiers Were Protecting Non
union Men, Strikers Make Demon
stration and Troops Charged Them
with Clubbed Guns and Eayonets.
Tamaquah, Pa, Aug. 29.-In an en-,
counter between troops and strillera
at I.ansford this morning, Captain w,
H Helm, of company X, was slight
IL injured A half dozen strikers
were bayoneted by the soldiers as a
result of the fracas. Major Gear
hardt, in commend of the troops here,
states that he viii appeal to the mill
taTy authorities to put the town ci
Lanslord under martial law.
From daybreak the troops were
QuelIlng the disturbances and protect.
ing nonunion men while on their way
to work, As has been the case for
the past few days, the troops were
jeored wherever they went.
The officers repeatedly admonished
the crowds not to insult or molest the
soldiers, but their words had but lit
tie effect. AS o'clock companies
* and u were placed in two trolley
cars. One of the cars was run IN
front Of the car which carried the non.
union men to work and the other in
the rear. While passing through Coal
dale and Lansford the soldiers were
hooted, but as no stop was made the
strikers did not make any violent de
monstrations.
At Summit Hill about double the
number Of men ayailed themselves of
the protection of the soldiers and
went to work. The piclsets of the
strikers made efforts to stop them, but
the warnings of the soldiers held them
at bay. When the workmen had
been loaded onto the cars the return
trip through the valley commenced.
The word that more men than usual
were reporting for work spread
through the lower part Of the valley
like wildfre and in short time the
streets we. almost blocked with peo
pie When the corner of Center and
East Bertch street was reached the
cars stopDd to allow several nonunion
men to get off AS they stepped to
the ground the mob made rush for
them. A dozen soldiers sprang on
the cars and Ieyeled guns on the MOB
and endeayored to clear passage
way for the nonunion men.
When the soldiers returned after
/ escorting their charges to a place of
safety, the members commenced to
close in around the cars. The strik
/ ers were in an ugly mood, and when
ordered to disperse, merely yelled
/ louder and pressed closer. AS Cap
tain Helm, of company K, was about
to jump from the car he was seized
around the legs and thrown to the
! ground A half dozen privates, who
/ followed him, were roughly handled.
one Of the men had portion of his
/ shirt torn off and according to the en-
listed men and the officers, a number
Of blows were struck The men were
then ordered to disembark.
with cutched guns aRd hxed bay
| onets the soldiers forod8 the crowd
back. Many Of the strikers stood their
ground and would not move until the
soldiers iabbed them with their bay.
onets. Some Of the strikers fearing
that the troops would fire, rushed
into the opera house on the corner,
and for a time a wild scene of con.
fusion reigned
In about 5 minutes the crowd had
been pushed back to the curb line
IN the melee several of the strikers
were knocked down while others SUI
faraI slight bayonet wounds Cap.
tain im was severely bruised by
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