Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-25
STRIKERS BUSY
BURYING DEAD
M'KEE'S ROCKS
HOSTILE FORCESAT CAR PLANT
DECLARE TRUCE
NO SHOTS FIRED DURING DAY
AND NO ARRESTS MADE
Three Bodies of sympathizers Found
Yesterday Swell Death List Total
to Eleven for Sundays
Riot
tBy Associated Press.l

tBy Associated Press.l
PITTSBURG, Aug. 24.-Striking cay
company employees buried their dead
today and during this sacred ceremony
there was a truce in their hostllities
with their employers. No shots were
fired and no arrests were made.
The strikers did not have time to list
en- to Eugene V. Debs, who went to
McKee's Rocks to address them.
Debs, however, declared his words
would have been of little avail anyway,
as the strike was all but lost.
Three more bodies of dead sympa-
thizers shot during Sunday nights riot
were found today by the troopers de-
tailed to search for the dead and
wounded.
The death list from Sundays dsor-
ders now totals eleven, and two injured
are thought to be dying.
Meeting Called OFF
Fearing the state constabulary would
raid them and arrest their leaders, the
Pressed Steel Car company's striking
employees called off the meeting which
was to have been held today at Nc
hee's Rocks. Emma Goldman, re-
ported to be here, did not appear.
No demonstrations occurred. More
than fifty imported men quit work and
left the plant today About 1000 inn
ported men are working. dozen
strikers families today vacated COM
pany houses for a more peaceful set
tlement.
Troop B, state constabulary, from
wyoming, Pa, is at the company's
plant today to assist the armed guards
The bodies of Troopers John Smith
and John L. Williams were shipped to
their homes early today, the former to
Centralia, Pa, and the latter to Pueb-
10, Colo. The caskets We're heaped
with wreaths and floral tributes, re-
membranes from the state and coun-
ty authorities as we'll as comrades of
the dead troopers.
The burial of Deputy Sheriff Harry
EXley was also held early today. Sher-
If Gumbert for the county of Allie
gheny remembered his brave deputy
with a wreath.
Williams Expected Death
It developed yesterday that Trooper
williams, just before he left Green's
burg, Pa, expressed belief to his COM
rades at the barracks that he was on
his way to his death at McKee's Rocks.
Fellows" he is reported to have
said, Il feel certain that something is
going to happen at McKee's Rocks and
for the first time since I have Joined
the constabulary l feel like turning
away from duty"
Williams was one of the first to fall
in Sunday nights battle and as his
body lay in the morgue yesterday the
features were hardly distinguishable,
as after death he had been trampled
upon and beaten almost beyond recog-
milton.
1t developed late last night that
Deputy Sheriff Harry Exley did not
fire his revolver Sunday night until
he himself was shot at and probably
wounded according to statement
solved Exley of the blame of being
the aggressor IN precipitating the
clash between the authorities and the
strikers.
Car Company Asks for Aid
Sheriff Gumbert also announced that
he had received a letter from the
president of the Pittsburg Railways
company, requesting protection for
passengers and cars passing through
the McKee's Rocks strike zone. The
sheriff said that certain lines enter
ing Schoenville will discontinue SER
vice temporarily today until order is
restored.
Graphic side lights Of the riotous
hours Of Sunday night have just
pierced the veil of gloom that has sur
rounded McKees Rocks for the past
forty eight hours.
Loopholed and barricaded, Greene's
hotel resembled a block house during
the fatal riots A number of the Hud-
son river workmen. employed in tho
car works, board at the hotel, and
James Greene, the proprietor received
word that his place would be dyna-
mited Sunday night, unless these men
were eVicted.
Hastily calling a consultation with
his guests, Greene decided that with
their help he would defend the place.
A dozen of the men staying at the no.
tel armed themselves with reVolvers
and shotguns and stood off the strik-
ers when two raids were made on the
tuldng The arrival of the state po-
lice prevented trouble.
Williams Hat Found
In a room in an empty house near
"bloody corner" Lieutenant Smith of
the state police last night discovered
the hat of Trooper Williams. Lieu
tenant Smith said that the hat was
left there by three men who hid In the
house when pursued by troopers.
During the last forty eight hours no
person. male or female has entered or
left the strike zone without being
searched thoroughly. Weapons have
been taken from a few persons who
were unaware of the rigid eXamina-
ton that must be passed by all that
enter or leave the lines.
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