The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-08-21

Seven men employed at the Dodge
colliery of the Delaware. Lackawanna
and Western Railroad company were
stopped by strikers, while on their way
to the colliery early yesterday morning
and were prevented from going to
work. All of the men live in South
Scranton, and it was in that portion Of
the city that they were interfered with.
A crowd of men had surrounded
them, and although no force was used,
succeeded in turning them back by the
use of moral suasion alone. The inen
were missed at the colliery, and their
absence was reported to Superlntend-
ent Phillips, of the coal department Of
the Lackawanna. An investigation re-
vealed the facts given above.
The men are all anxious to work and
If necessary they will be given guard
of deputies to escort them. to the col
liery this morning. Said Assistant su-
perlntendent Tobey yesterday regard
ing the matter:
"Those men will be back at work. all
right, tomorrow. They all want to
work, and we do not propose to have
them interfered with
A garbled report of the affair was
made at mine workers headquarters
that seventeen men and one boy had
stopped work at the Dodge. The
Lackawanna authorities claim that not
a single hand had stopped work volun-
tarily.
PREPARING FOR ACTION.
From present indications it begins
to look as though all of the big COM
panies are now grding their loins. and
preparing for aggressive action, to be
conducted in the early part of next
month. This is particularly noticeable
in the case of the New York, Ontario
and Western Railroad company. Su-
perintendent j. r. Dryden, Of that
company's coal department, would not
yesterday affirm the rumors that some-
thing is going to soon happen at the
colleries under his supervision, but
neither did he deny them. He stated to
a Tribune man that the repairs, and
cleaning up work which has been in
progress for some time at the Mount
Pleasant colliery have now been COM
pleted, and all is in readiness to resume
work at the collery, at an opportune
time.
A large searchlight, of the same size
and nature as those used on modern
warships, has been installed at the
Pancoast colliery, and was given it's
first test Tuesday night. The light was
placed on a ten-foot platform, built on
a knoll about one thousand feet from
the colliery,> and commands view OF
the entire property of the Ontario and
Western in that region, a total Of one
thousand acres.
Its installation was made largely as
an experiment in new precautionary
and Tuesday nights test was
a very successful one. The light can
be turned in any direction and by it's
aid any night prowler about the place
can be instantly discovered. A direct |
current is supplied it by a 11O-volt ma
chine, which is located at the Pancoast |
colliery. Besides the Pancoast coliery |
and washery, Richmond No. 8 and |
Johnson No. 1 and No. 2 collieries are |
protected by the light, which commands |
a full view of them. 1t is likely that |
similar lights will be placed at other |
coal properties of the company.
Another fact which leads to the con-
clusion that the companies contemplate
active measures in the near future Is
that the vacations of their railroad fire.
men have been withdrawn by several
Of the companies, and firemen now idle
notified to report for work Sept. /. Cars
are also reported to be daily shipped
to sidlngs, near the breakers, which
naturally seems to indicate that the
companies expect to soon find use for
them.
INVESTIGATING SHOOTING.
General Manager S. b. Thorne of the
Temple Iron and Coal company spent
ne greater part of yesterday at the
Edgerton colliery. where he Investigate
'd the shooting of the two employes |