New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-16
COLLIERY GUARD SHOT.
SOFT COAL MINERS TO QUIT
ON MTCHELL'S ORDER,
STRIKERS WAITING FOR MINES TO
CAVE IN EXPECTING THIS TO
BRING OPERATORS TO TERMS.
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WiIkesbarre, Penn June 15.-The sixth week
OF the anthracite strike will begin tomorrow.
anc in that time there has been lost. according
to a careful estimate. close to S30,000,oo0. The
loss is increasing daily owing to the number of
extra men required by the operators and damage
to the mines. The figures TO date are:
Loss to operators in price of coal
fnormaD -sl3,loo-ooo
Loss o mine workers in wages. 6.4S0,0o0
Loss to employees. other than min
ers. made idle by the strike 100000
Loss to business men in the coal
region NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 100000
Loss business men outside the
region $500, ,ooO
Estimated damage to mines. 1000. 900
Cost of maintaining coal and iron
police Observation-Disclosures. 100000
Cost of maintaining non-unfon
workers ................ 10000
Total Observation-Disclosures. s23, 100000
The third serious attack against employees of
the coal companies within six days occurred this
morning at the Olyphant colliery of the Della
ware and Hudson Coal Company. Charles Rob
inson, a guard, was shot from ambush while
on duty, and seriously, if not fatally, wounded.
The bah is in his right lung, and he is at the
Lackawanna Hospital At the time of the
shooting Robinson doing outpost duty at
the works where there had been attack the
OF the early morning rang out several rife shots
from field near by. and Robinson called for
help and fell. The other guards were gathered
quickly as possible but when enough were
together to search the field the assailants had
fed. On the previous evening a crowd Of men
and boys approached the mine and threw some
stones. They were threatening that the
guard fired in the air and frightened them away.
Later warrants were sworn out for two of the
guards, and they were arrested and held under
bail. The company is now making every effort
TO md the assailsnts. and is also strengthening
the guards about its collieries in the Olyphant
region
The several men who ambushed locomotive
that was carrying officials at Duryea last
Wednesday have not yet been found The Le
high Valley Coal Company has detectives work
ing the case
Patrick Gilday. president Of the Central Penn
sy!varia bituminous district of the United Mine
Workers Of America. who came here to consult
President Mitchell a matter local to his dis
trict, gave an insight to-day into what the soft
coal miners in his territory doing to help
Their brother workmen in the anthracite field
Aar Gilday said that there were forty-two thou
sand soft coal miners in his district and every
ohe OF them taking deep interest in the
struggle now going on in this region. On the
second day Of the strike Mr.. Glday sent out
instructions to every check weighman and pit
committeeman at the mines 10 prevent the ship
ment Of soft coal into anthracite territory. and
tnus far, he said very little coal from his dis
ulct had taken the place of anthracite. He
continued:
mere have been only four attempts by union
Ecu mines TO send soft coal the anthracite
ratEets. One order was intended for Mount
CarInel. Penn. two for PHILADELPHIA and one
tor NeW- york. As soon men at the mines
-earhed the intended destination of the coal we
Iequested the mine owners not to send il and
ohey compiled with the request. We are not in
'erfer1ng with the normal shipment of soft coal
Regarding the feeling in his territory as TO
general strike 10 help the hard coal miners Mr.
Gilday said:
Our men will do whatever President Mitchell
says IL Mr.. Mitchell sees fit TO ask our mon 10
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