New-York tribune., 1902-06-13
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Number OF oIher now 'uiN
owing 10 strike '-..-'-''---'' ''"'"o"
Total .-.......... 1s2.eoo
The most serious act Of violence the part or
the strikers occurred near Duryea last night "len
an attack was made T A Thomas, DIVISION
s1nerinrardent of the Lehigh Valley Coal Com
pany He had gone with a trainload OF supph@s
to the William A colliery. where large ni1TneT Oh
Ion-union and guards are stationed " iille
he was returning 10 the Babylon coliery two large
rarties of strikers armed with rifles, shotguns and
revolvers reached the railroad track along Whlch
the engine on which Superintendent Thomas re-
turned was pass. One party was on CUM odnh
and the other lay in a fringe Of woods along the
tracks The first intimation 10 the engine party OF
the ambush came when a shot was fired from the
culn bank. The engineer yelled for every one 10
drop on the floor, pulled the throttle wide open ana
dropped himself. With squirt the engine gained
speed and with a crash and a bang a doubIe 1usil-
lsde Of bullets struck smashing the windows. tear
ing through the woodwork glancing along lhe
Steel sides and ripping through the ROOT Two VOL
1evs were fired but was injured, althongh
between forty and fifty shot marks are on the cao
and boiler. The engine reached the BahyIon col
1ier-v without further interruption.
This is the first deliberate attempt at muroer
since the strike was declared, and has aroused III
the operators the fear that there will be serious
disturbance at the coliiery- Tonight the guards
have been doubled and the fortifcatons strength
ened President Mitchell sent District President l.
n Nichols and National Board Member Henry
the scene. and trey appointed d pedO0
committee and restored quiet -
ATjcnsel Gallagher. A non-union fireman al the
No coluery of the Erie Coal Company; at Dun
more had narrow escape from hanging This
morning he was approa ched by dozen foreigners
and asked to stop work He refused Angered.
the crowd began 10 beat and kick him Some one
then suggested hanging him. rope was ued
around his neck and he was dragged 10 a con
veIlient tree, Just they were about to pull MIN MN
1lp some Scranton police arrived and dispersed
The crowd Warrants out for the PARTICIPANTS
The Delaware. Lackawanna and Western com
many still continues its policy Of arrestfng all VINO
are concerned in riots and attacks upon the work
ers To-day five arreSted-MrS. Lewis
McCzili Mrs william Bynam. Mrs. Enoch Evans.
Sidney Rumble and Joseph Rundle-who are
charged with attacking workers al the Pettebone
mine on Saturday last They were taken before
Justice Van Loon: in Kingston: and held in 500
bail each on the charge of incitirg riots
The Lehigh Valley Coal Company is rushing TO
The market a lot Of coal which has been stored
at Coxton- Three big trains have been taken down
east there in the last TWO days. and several
are ready go. The coal crews laid off at White
Haven when the strike started have been notified
report for duty. and coal train, il is said, Will
be run tide%ater every day until the supply is
exhausted.
President Mitchell. who was expected to make a
statement to-day in to the published cor
respondence between him and the operators, said
tonight that he had nothing give out, and could
when he would have.