The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-15
Latter Attacked the Guards at "a Mine
Works and "a VolIey Was Fired
Into the Crowd.
TWO OF THE RIOTERS WOUNDED
WARRANTS SWORN OUT AND TWEEN
DEPUTIES ARRESTED.
All Placed i'm Jail i'm Default OF BALL
Miners Say the Shooting Was
UncaIIed For.

WILKESBARRE, Pa, Aug. IA riot
occurred at the warnke washery at Duryea
this afternoon. Trouble has been brew
ing since early morning. Before : o'clock
500 men and boys collected about the place
and threatened 10 interfere with those who
wanted 10 go to work. Sheriff Jacobs had a
number OF deputies on the ground and they
held the crowd back. The works were
started up but remained In operation only a
short time. The crowd on the outside threw
stones over the ockad at the deputies
who were on guard inside. Several times
the deputies were tempted to fire. Rather
than have any trouble work was suspended
for the time being.
The deputy sheriffs returned 10 Wilkes
barre early this afternoon. reporting all
quiet at the washery when they left. They
had hardly reached Wilkesbarre. however.
until the deputies on guard were attacked.
Several men in the mob also attempted TO
climb over the barbados. The deputies
warned them to go back and when they did
not a volley was fired. but the most of the
bullets went high into the air. Harry Col
Inns was shot through the right leg. An
drew Marlack, a Lithuanian, received a
flesh wound, and another foreigner had a
escape a bAAlt HdSo4AS NAAADAeA AAo
coat.
A colored man employed at the washery,
thinking his life was in danger. escaped
from the barricade and ran down the
street. He was pursued by an angry crowd
who cried. Hang him. Hang him. The
man was finally run down. but before any
harm could befsll him a number of consta-
bles rescued him.
Dan,tV SharfFS from, ,zar, arI I .~lx-
awanna counties went to the scene OF the
rioting. but when they arrived all was
quiet, the mob having dispersed, An eye
witness says the attack, the shooting and
the retreat did not last more than five
minutes.
Warrants were sworn out before the
burgess, charging the deputies with rioting
and felonious wounding. The constables
went to the washery and placed twenty
five men under arrest. They were arraigned
before Burgess Burlington tonight and
held in $1,000 bail each. They could not
furnish bail and were brought TO the
county Jail here.
The United Mine Workers say the shoot
ing was uncalled for and the deputies alone
are to blame. Chief Deputy RhOdea denied
a report which gained currency tonight
that Governor Stone had been asked for
troops. He says all is quiet at Duryea now
anu AN aOt1 tABkAI aAN AllAnAfs
President Mitchell said to-day that le
did not know what significance to attach TO
the gathering of so many operators and
mine superintendent at Pottsvilie yester-
day. The impression In coal trade circles
here is that the meeting was held To hear
the views of Vice President Loomis. OF the
Delaware, Lackawanna * Western Com
pany. Mr.. Loomis has just completed a
tour of the strike region and. 1t Is said,
made a report of his observations TO the
presidents of the coal-carryIng roads in
New York. Just what the nature Of the
report was is not known, but ii is reported
that Mr.. Loomis recommended the start
ing of some of the collieries in different
parts of the region. The presidents OF the
coal companies. ii is alleged. thought IL
would be better TO get the views OF the resi-
dent superintendent of the mines before
this was attempted. For that purpose. IL Is
reported, a meeting of the superintendent
of the largest of the coal companies was
called at Pottsville. 1t was the largest at
tended meeting of operators and superin-
tendents ever held In the anthracite region.