The sun., 1903-04-30
LABOR RIOTS AfIUsCoOf DAI
SrAksRs rRY 70 EXPLODE Tw0
TONS OF DYNAMITE.

Csntractsrs Alss warned q pist %
felseo the Feed % the WORKERS
-IAborsrs at the Dam stoned Frsm
- the Hlilside Deputies New on Guard.
KAroNAH, April 2s.-Deputy sherihs
Of westohester county have been placed on
guard at the Muscoot River dam, three
miles west Of this place In the New York
watershed, to prevent q band OF Italian
strikers from blowing up 1000 pounds OF
dynamite and doing other serious damage.
The explosive Ii being used on the works
and Ia stored In q cave on the side OF the
Muscoot Mountain, which overlooks the
dam where 200 men are at work.
The strikers stole along the mountainside
Yesterday and set FIRE to the dry leaves.
The flames we're fast creeping In the direc-
ton OF the cave when the workmen In the
valley discovered them and gave the alarm.
John Williams OF the firm of Williams Il
0erstle OF New York, which il building the
dam, assisted by Chief Deputy Doyle and
a gang Of workmen put out the fire with
pals OF water.
News Of another plot reached the ears
OF the contractors to-day, and they now
have deputies guarding the bake house.
where the cooking is done for the men.
to prevent the strikers putting poison In
the food OF those who have insisted on
remaining at work.
Notwithstanding the threats Of the strik-
ers, Mr.. Williams said to-day that he thought
the strike was pretty well broken. and he
did not expect much further trouble. The
deputies on guard. like those at the Croton
dam strike. are being paid by Westohester
county, and they have been instructed to
. return to their homes as soon as the danger
ends.
The trouble here began last Saturday
when the contractors discharged Frank
vallento, one of their Italian bosses. The
Italian had run a boarding house. and the
contractors say there was constant COM
plaint from the Italians who had refused to
board with vallento that he did not use them
fairly on the work.
When the Arm di scharRed vallento he
gathered a hundred Of his followers and,
filing them up with free drinks, started
hoetilities. Armed with revolvers and
stilettos, the sympathizers OF Vallento
fs AND ths ensee
Then they stood on the hill side and threw
stones at the workmen on the dam below
who had refused to quit About . dozen
men were hit. hut no one was badly
The contractors sent to Katonah for help
and Chief Deputy William Doyle Of the
Shenf's Office responded with nine men
whom he picked UP and armed In the vii
lage. For some reason, no report OF the
ioting was made to Sheriff Miller at White
Plains until to-day.
The deputies when they arrived at tho
dam frightened away the strikers by firing
their revolvers in the air. This caused them
TO retreat, but they afterwssd stationed
themselves at q oulvert through which
many Of the Italians have to pass on the
way to work. The strikers have been way
laying. them and threatening them for
sevell days.
The deputies routed the rioters at the
culvert yesterday by standing of and pre-
tending to FIRE loaded ndes. The strike
had 90 Tar subsidized to-day that all but 20
Of the $50 men employed on the dam had
returned to work.
The Muscoot dam u being built for New
York city at q cost Of $500 900. 10 Il 200
fest long and So feet high and will b an
auxiliary to the Cornell dam. Il will hold
the water Of the Musooot valley for twenty
f1ve miloa back,