New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-31
STRIKERS RIOT AND KILL.
DRIVE POLICE WITH CLUBS AND Bull
LETS-MANY WOUNDED.

Shenandoah. Penn. July 3O.-A reign of terror,
compared with which the scenes enacted in the
riots of 1900 seem insignificant, holds Shenan-
doah in its grasp tonight. Since o'clock this
evening. Centre-st. which is of the principal
streets of this town. has been in the hands of
an Infatuated mob. Two of the borough police
men were shot, perhaps fatally. Joseph
Beddan. leading merchant. and a cousin of
Sheriff Beddall. dubbed to death, and up
ward of a score of strikers whose names at this
writing could not be ascertained, were shot by
policemen. 1t is expected that many deaths
viii result. Sheriff Beddall arrived from Potts
willie at 7:45 o'clock with posse of deputies
He has taken UP his headquarters the Fergu-
son Hotel. He admitted that he has asked
Governor Stone to send the militia. The Gov
ernor wired that if the citizens of the town petit
ton for troops he will send them and petit
tion is now being circulated. 1t is almost GER
tain that the troops will he here tomorrow.
The trouble started about 6 o'clock this even
ing when Deputy Sheriff Thomas BeddaH at
tempted TO escort two non-union workers
through the strikers line of pckets The work
men were dressed in their street clothes. but
one carried a bundle under his arm, and this
aroused the suspicion of the strikers The
bundle from him. and when it was
found TO contain blouse and overalls the man
10 death
In the mean time Beddall opened fire the
mob which had gathered. and emptied his
rolver. Two of the shots took effect one man
being shot in the leg and the other in the foot.
The deputy and the other workman We're COM
PEELED to fly for their lives. and took refuge in
the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad station.
The static was soon surrounded by angry
mob Of five thousand persons. which was becom-
ing more threatening and demonstrative every
moment Jacob Beddall. hardware merchant,
and brother of the deputy sheriff. seen max
ing his way through the crowd in effort to
reach his brother, and the mob divnng that he
was carrying ammunition to those inside the
station. seized him. and beat him with clubs
and biilies into insensbty. He died the
way TO the Miners Hospital.
Shortly after this the entire borough police
force arrived, and escorted the deputy sheriff
and his man to engine which had been
backed into the station to receive them. When
the mob realized that their prey about to
escape they surrounded the engine. and the engi
neer was afraid 10 move. In a few moments
however the police fired voliey, dispensing the
crowd for brief period. and the engineer turned
full steam and got away with his men.
Stones were now thrown thick and fast about
the heads Of the police, whereupon Chief John
Fry gave the order to fire. At the first voIley
the mob fell back. and several men dropped
Their retreat however, was momentary. They
turned. and with revolvers. stones and even
few shotguns. charged on the little band of po-
licemen, and made them fly for their lives. The
policemen turned in their flight short inter
walls and fired voeys at their pursuers but
the mob was thoroughly Infatuated. and smoking
revolvers had no terrors for them.
When the Lehigh Railroad crossing was
reached passing freight train blocked the
progress Of the police, two of whom caught
and brutaIly beaten. One of them, Stiney
Yacopsky will die.
1t is estimated that upward of a thousand
shots We're fired. and the wonder is that more
fatalities did not result More than forty
strikers. all OF whom foreigners, were
shot. and at least two of them will die Many
Of the merchants and politicians are refusing to
sign the call for troops. fearing that the miners
viii boycott them after the trouble is over and
the Governor has made the sending Of troops
contingent the petition of citizens there is
some doubt TO whether they will be sent.
The doctors of the town dressed the wounds
of nearly forty strikers all Of whom were for
eigners whose names could not be ascertained
II is known at midnight that four out of the six
policemen were shot. Chief Fry received
slight wound in the hand Yacopsky was shot
in the neck and hand and may die; Rineheiser
was shot in the hand and back not serious:
Laurites was shot in several places and cannot
recover.
The following printed notice was posted IN,
The mine workers all over the town tonight:
In view Of the disturbances that have occurred
IN Shenandoah within the last twenty-four
hours in utter disregard TO the teachings and
principles of the United Mine Workers as an
organization, and contrary TO the explicit in
structions of the leaders, we call upon an MON
bers Of the United Mine Workers TO an once a.
All IA their power to suppress lawlessness. and