Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-29
RIOT A| LANSFDRD, "A.
Enraeeds Strikers Attack the
Troops Who are Compelled
to Use Bayonets.
Now Probable That the Town
Will Be Put Under Mar
tial Law.
Violent Demonstrations and
Disorderly Acts by the Idle
Miners.

Tamaqua Pa, Aug. o9.-In an en-
Lansford this morning Capt w. IA
Helm, Company X, Twelfth regiment
was slightly injured. Half dozen
strikers were bayoneted by the soldiers
as result of the fracas. Major Gear
hart, in command of the troops here
states he will appeal to the military au-
thorities to put the town of Lansford
under martial law.
From daybreak the troops We're ac-
tive in quelling disturbances and pro-
tecting non-union men While in their
way to work. AS has been the case for
the past few days. the troops We're
jeered wherever they Went. The Off
GERS repeatedly admonished the crowds
not to insult or molest the soldiers, but
their words had but little effect. At
o'clock companies X and + We're placed
in two trolley cars One car was run in
front of the ear which carried the non-
union men to work and the other in the
rear. While passing thru Coaldale and
LanSford the soldiers We're hooted. But
as no stop was made the strikers did
not make any violent demonstrations.
AT Summit Hill about double the usual
number of men availed themselves OF
the protection of the soldiers and went
to work. The pickets of the strikers
made efforts to stop them, but the
warnings of the soldiers held them ut
bay When the workmen had been
loaded on to the cars the return trip
thru the valley commenced. Word that
more men than usual We're reporting
for work spread thru the lower part of
the valley like wild fire and in a short
time the streets We're almost blocked
with people. When the corner OF Cen
ter and East Bertch streets was reach
ed the cars were stopped to ALLOW sew
eral non union men to get off. As the
men stepped to the ground the mob
made a rush for them. Half dozen
>soldiers sprang off the car and with
leveled guns forced the strikers back
and made pasageNay for the non
union men. When the soldiers returned
after escorting their charges to place
Of safety a mob commenced to close in
around the cars. The strikers were in
an ugly mood and when ordered to dis
perse merely yelled louder and pressed
closer. AS Capt. Helm, of Company Is,
was about to jump from the car he was
seized around the legs and thrown TO
/. the ground. Half a dozen privates who
followed him We're roughly handled.
/ One man had a portion of his shirt torn
of, and according to an enlisted man
and officers. a number of blows We're
struck Major Gearhart, who was in
command of the two companies. then
ordered his men to disembark.
With dubbed guns and fixed bay
onets the soldiers forced the crowd
back. Many strikers stood their ground
and would not move until the soldiers
iabbed them with their bayonets. Some
Of the strikers, fearing the troops would
FIRE rushed into the opera house on the
corner and for a time wild scene OF
confusion reigned. In about FIVE NM
,,tes the crowd had been pushed back
to the curb line. In the melee several
strikers were Knocked down. while oth-
ers suffered slight bayonet wounds.
Cant Helm was severely bruised by ms
fall.
Last night car load of timber which
was standing on the Lehish Coal and
Navigation CompanS's tracks at sum
NIT Hill was started down steep
stretch Of road which leads to lansiord.
The car leaped the track al sharp
c,,rye and was hurled to the bottom OF
the mine breach.
At midnight the governors troops.
Capt. Oliver. We're sent to SUNNI, hli1
"a nroteet the home of William Henry,
,onunion man. 1t was reported the
strikers were firing the house. fafi @.
the troops remained on guard there an
night