New-York tribune., 1902-06-06
COAL GUARDS SHOOT BOY
NON-TNTON HEN BESIEGED
IN COMPANY STORE.
OPERATORS ARE GAINING on THE
WATER AND EXPECT TO hbhf
MINES CLEAR.
MINES CLEAR.
rr~ TELEGRAPH TO IRE TsrsrNE.l

-, r,er,, 1,,ne the greatest OUT
t-esk since the strike took place hroke oo' ~ e"F
s.s-ton collierv Of the Lehigh and NhheSodIrF
-o.I rororzrv this evening following the shooting
- mol, If fo=r thousand attacked the
T.a- 50. fire 70 the trestlinc and until nalohlsti'
remained about the ccllery, hootinE ana
and threatening an attack A large force q Po''.
and specisl ofleers was rushed 70 the scene ni''
IS now or guard
eer ~ ho,-s r-ho were passing along the fences
were fired upon b. the special rohce. "ne - 'Ha'
they were throwing stones and looking TOT . sp''
70 set fire tc the fence The boys say tflsF s'
going swimming and doing nothing unia"iui
TO- sbots we're fired and Charles AcCann
tze1ze wears old 7es shot in the chest me others
fed Immediately there was intense eAoi'eiieii'
A crov-5 rushed tc the spot from all parts OF the
s. while The police raced to get there before
them They arrived in time 70 prevent an attack
r, tbere was danger of it for some time. although
me police and coal and iron officers hurrieo np re
Inducements In the midst OF the exciFenen' the
,s,,s- +res,Iing vras set on FIRE and the fire de-
partrent vas called out
A. N o'clock the officer who shot the boy was
snaaked out of corner of the fence, while the
crowd spent its rage on the patrol wagon Where
+be orisoner was supposed 10 be, and he was safely
locked up Sheriff Jacobs said that ne "oulo can
out deputies in the morning
While the attack was being made the Stanton
G rnob rushed upon the Hoilenback breaker OF the
same company and burned down $50 yards of fence
Shots were fred by both sides. but no one was
struck
z-,-+1 6en77-ies were sworn in to-day under the
orders Of Sheriff Gumbert of Carbon County, to
ruard the non-union workers at the yorktown
coIllerv Of the Dodson Coal Company. Several hun
7red strikers are besieging about seventy non
r1nion workers These were brought to the re
gion this morning. being part of consignment Of
l5o in two special trains and were hurried from the
station TO the company store BY that time the
strikers had heard of their arrival and collected in
large numbers SO that il not safe TO move the
men There the nor-union men have remained all
day with strikers scattered along the road TO the
breaker, half mile distant and pickets watching
the store ready 10 give the alarm should the men
attempt 70 leave
In the afternoon Sheriff Gumbert sent forty depu-
ties TO the scene and If they can get the men 10
The collery they will do In this city Sheriff
Jacobs after many requests from operators. sent
four deputies L guard the No. II colliery of the
Iehigh and Nilkesbarre Coal Company during the
night Last night there number of at
1srs made and there are threats more tonight.
This afternoon the first arrest of rioters was
made Joseph Stiduhart and Joe" Wghlha were
arrested Avondale for being concerned in the at
tack on Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
watchers. and were held for hearing The strfk-
e-s will engage lawyers TO defend the Out
breaks occurred outside this city. and the situation
st Avondale is serious There Milton Cook and Jo-
seph Harris guards at the Jersey mine. were as
saulted as they left the colliery and badly
beaten. This is the first assault made on the
guards In fear Of further attack the force has been
strengthened At the Jersey about eighty non-unien
men are lighting the fire which has been raging
for some months. and If they driven from their
work the damage will be great. as the Jersey con-
meets with the Avondale collery, one of the most
valuable in the region
At Avondale this morning Delaware, Lacka-
and Western train into the station.
carrying some non-union men, the crowd rushed at
II The train pulled out quickly The men shouted
the crew IF catch you carrying 'scabs'
we'H fxe you!" similar assault was made at
Plymouth Junction, and the passengers were badly
frightened. Trains after this went past both places
without stopping il d crowd assembled AT the
Stanton mine in this city last night a number Of
attacks were made on the fence. and it was bat
tered down in five places and set afre in place
after oil had been thrown the boards The fence
is three miles long and the guards could not
frighten the mob away from all sides They
fired in the air, because they are not yet commits
stoned This morning the company took regu-
lsr coal and iron police there, and tonight such
sltimidation attempted last night will be
allowed
Nearly one thousand strikers marched in orderly
crowds TO the Luzerne washery, North Scranton.
this morning where eighteen non-union men were
operating the washery. When the strikers neared
the structure the men stopped the machinery and
and Joined the ranks
TWO Washeries are still in operation in the Scran-
ton region. They the Diamond washery,
5Toed by Williams. courtright & Howells. and the
MainviIle washery- About forty working
in them. It is expected that more marching will
take place in endeavor to close down these to-
morrow.
The situation Nanticoke. city of thirteen
thousand residents. near here, is serious. Owing
30 the strikers shutting the fires at the Sus-
qUehsnna Coal Company's plant. water is being
pumped into the reservoir the company having the
charter for furnishing the town with water. To-
cay majority of the town had none. and it had
1c he hauled some distance from the river on
ing The entire town will have none and If fire
should break out the damage may be great. Bur
sess Williams has notified the company to pro-
vide water. The company blames him for allowing
pump water unless the men return work
pa & rs is 1 Sane Bnea Wer lS oTnn 9w Is bt sup
Is necessary 10 pump the water TO No. II tank TO
give il sufficient force to distribute it The tank
is nov ory arc me town is nearly OUT OF water
About fve hundred non-union men we're dis
1rirts to-day the largest number since the strike
began. and with them were coal and iron police,
who viii reinforce the men on guard at those col
licr9es which have no fences. and where large
force will be required, Since Monday about two
hundred have been brought into the region and
me iilber VII nov I;, &c lcreSeo, @ In In1I ii
in The cars along the colliery lines the companies
i ne IT r. s Istri,5 suUG, 'ie 4frt III lneh IL a. a.
6es sde % at anv point to ataeR L fbsm and he
saaIqs ar making such display OF force that
1sen put 30 TFork TO-DAY. the fires are going and
Steam is 40 g many Of the collieries while The
t.ds of water IS being partly stemmed By the
making some headway. and within ten dsvs I"
sve The mines in good shape. At present they are
7elng asTnased and the operators admit il The
'oss IS believed to reach over 81. l.es1aoe
President Mitchell gave short statement
f1ls evening about ron-unton men being brought
ic this region under misunderstood conditions He
ssfG
Thsy are told that they VIII be employed q
- tchTnen and vii not DC expected take strikers
places when they arrive they a re lodged the
% lery gToGhos snd SCI TO work to man the pumps
s1d fres Several delegations Of these men have
4eid this. MANY never saw 2 coal mine before
snd de not understand rhe dangers Of the mines
ana -hen they refuse to 90 10 work they left