The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-20
Prevented Grassy Island
WaShery From Work.
ing Today.
ARMED DEPUTIES REITERATED
Crowd of Fifteen Hundred Idle Mine
Workers at Olyphant Also Drive Away
Force of Firemen-A Few Missiles
Thrown, But No Assaults Made.

SCRANTON Pa, May 20.-Fifteen hun
Ord afne workers at ELEPHANT this morn
ing made the first serious demonstration
Of the strike "A the 'Lackawanna Valley
Their onsIasgh. was on the Grassy Island
washery Of tie Delaware and Hudson
Company, IN the northern part of the
town, the approaches to which they block
AIDED so impregnably that District Super
intendent Sarge and force of hFemen
from the eompaIsy's nearby mines found
It Impossible TO make way through the
lines, -aRd-were forced to retreat down the
railroad tracks to the town, with cat
calls, cries OF '.Scab!r and some flying
missiles following them.
One burly. Hungarian woman jumped in
among the firensen, and, snatching the
hat from the head of one, hurled II into q
muddy pool, yelling wildly as she did SO.
Her action nearly precipitated trouble,
aud only through the determined effort Of
some Of the strike leaders vas she
dragged away and made to keep quiet
Armed Deputies Cowed
While this demonstration was on. six
armed deputies who had come up from
the washerY. were warned not to ap-
preach too near. and that they had better
90 back to the washery. The big crowd
was enough TO COW them, and withcg1t
any OF the company's officials present to
direct their movements, they were ap-
parentIy glad to take advantage OF the
warning and retreat TO the washery.
All this time the crowd OF strikers was
being added to. They came from the town
OF PeckYiiie on the north and from Jessup
and Wintern on the east, and ffe hillside
overlooking the washery and the road
way where the first portion Of the demon
stration was held were thick with strfk-
ers. women and children ningiing with
them
While. this scene was in progress, the
exhaust pipes Of the washery we're sending
ont clouds of steam, with the machinery
ready TO tFrob With activity should the
expected workmen come
Washery Becomes Silent.
But the effort was useless and before
8 o'clock the washery became as silent
as during the first week OF the strike
The strikers who crowded about until a
heavy rain dispersed them are determined
The company shall act work this place and
their movement this morning was in com
pliance with action taken last night By
the combined local unions Of the town at
. mass meeting IN Father Matthew Han
The demonstration this morning was car
ried out on the lines decided on; the talk
among the strikers was that they viii
go further if necessary. for they swear
the washery viii not work with non-unIen
men.
When Superintendent Sarge found be
could not get II the Eashsry and with
his fireman was forced 10 retire. he went
to the ELEPHANT depot and after coun-
eli al came TO Scranton to lay the mat
ter before General Superintendent Rose.
They are now IN conference and viii be
most OF the morning The company has
determined to operate Its gvasheries and
has large numbers OF empty cars switched
into them. Already three hundred deputies
have been commissioned for its service
and the conference this morning is re-
garded certain TO lead to a call Oh Sherfn
Schadt for protection.