Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-24
Aside From Human Sacrif.ccs
Property Was Damaged to
Extent Of Thousands Of
Dollars.
THREE CARS WRECKED,
MANY VEHICLES SMASHED
Caused by Three Members of Con-
stabulary Refusing to Obey
Command CT Strikers When
Ordered From Car.

one of the most fatal and desperate Strike
riots experienced in Pittsburg in over
score of years. a quiet but tense situa-
at Mchees Rocks the scene Iast night Of
a ttrrorizing conflict between state, courl-
ty and special police and employees Of the
Pressed Steel Car company.
Although the riot was twelve hours
old. an accurate list OF the casualties was
still unobtainabie. UnofficialIy however,
six were known to have been shot to
death and two others believed to have
been killed. but carried away in the con-
fusion. d dozen men, both strikers and
police. are in hospitals fatally Injured
while at least two score men. women and
children are suffering from bullet wounds
and injuries inflicted with clubs and
stones.
Following is a correct list of the known
dead:
HARRY EXLER. deputy sheriff.
GEORGE MILLHASZER, striker.
JOHN L. WILLIAMS, trooper,
ANTON GUBERNET. striker.
JOHN C. SMITH. trooper.
UNIDENTIFIED WHITE MAN beiiev-
ed to be a siEker.
Among the several score injured. ten
are in q precarious condition. am It was
stated at the hospital most Of them
would not survive.
Aside from the human sacrifice proper
ty was damaged to the extent Of thous-
ands of dollars ThrAs STIR cars were
wrecked. many vehicles smashed. the
streets Uttered with window glass. close
| 10 hundred doors of houses broken aud
half dozen horses shot TO DEATH
TROOPERS GET APPAREL.
| Shooting continued from various Sec
lions of the Ike zone long after the
night battle. Jut did not reat b serious
proportions. and the troopers remained
close TO the plant. Just as dawn was
breaking the constabulary. mounted and
| heavily armed, ~ode 10 the scsi e ana
gathered hats. collars. coats and other
wearing apparel which were taken Il, the
comPany's office Every possible effort
will be made to locate tue owners OF these
articles with a view OF arresting them Ia
connection with the jeatl1s Of the off
| GERS
Special editions of the newspapers hav-
| ing notified all greater Pittsburg OF the
riot at an early hour today, thousands
o. the curious swarmed McKees Rocks
| during the morning hours
Every one within the strike district to.
day was stopped by the police and thor
oughly searched The possession of d re-
volver caused detention in the box car
| Jails. while those carrying large sized
pen knives were relieved of them and es.
corted outside the strike zone
ORDERS TO SHOOT.
Orders have been issued TO the constab-
ulary, deputy sheriffs and special poIice
to shoot at the first sign of trouble. The
practice of the past several weeks OF FIR
ing into the air was abolished. the order
| being shoot to kill"
Nothing except two piles of brick and
a street Uttered with broken glass indi-
cate to the casual observer that last night
one of the bloodiest riots in Pennsylvania
! since the days of the Homestead strike
| had occurred. costing five lives and at
] least seven fatal injuries, the result OF
a six-weeks' old labor dispute between the
Pre- sed Steel Car company at Scloen-
vile and its employees.
From midnight until dawn today. county
and state officers searched dark alleys and
| crowded desolate tenements for additional
wounded men and women.
Before nightfall. it is predicted that the
| death list will total more than dozen.
/ while 1t is anticipated that two, score
wounded and injured will be found.
The states toll is two dead and one IA
| tally injured the county iost a deputy
sheriff: while the striking employees OF
the car company lost FIVE OF their Lead
ers. two dead and three fatally injured
Ore woman. wife Of a striker. for tbs
| sake of her husbands cause. was shot in
| the back and will die. a boy who stood
beside her during clash between the
state troopers and the Infatuated mob OF
strike sympathizers. viii also die. having
been shot with a rife ball.
! AS near as official records can be conf
piled. the dead and wounded are as fol-
/ lows:
DEAD. =.
DEPUTY SHERIFF HARRY ExLER.
/ "a wears old. married; beaten and stab
bed to death.
TROOPER JOHN L. WILLIAMS. OF
the state constabulary. home in Fhila-
delphia: shot dead.
UNKNOWN STRIKER. check No. f7s.
! snot; body taken to morgue.
| GEORGE MILLHOUSE. 26 years Old.
single. striker. died from bullet wound
| in lung.
ADAM GUBERNAT. "a years old Of
| 70 Orchard street, Schocnviile; shot
| four times: died at Ohio valley los
| pitGL
PROBABLY FATALLY wOUNDED.
| Trooper John c. Smith. age 81. OF
| Mount Carmel. Pa. shot in left de-
Trooper Patrick O'Donnel1. Of Hor.a-
/ ampton, Mass, snot through ~ SouFs
taken to Ohio Valley hospital
| Trooper Lucien Jones. of Morgantou.
W Va. shot in side and Dai!y stab
! bed; taken to Ohio Valley HOSPITAL
! Mike Tysowski. 30 years old, striker.
| schoenville. shot three times; taSon 70
| Ohio Valley hospital
George HeTnsua. "a years old, en-
ploye of Star Enamel company; shot
| through back; taken to Ohio Yallev
/ hospital
Unknown woman. shot in back, viii
/ die.
Unknown Polish boy. shot wttn rifle.
LESS SERIOUSLY WOUNDED.
| Trooper George VI. Kitch. OF S2luIn-
/ bia. Pa. beaten and stabbed in resist
/ ing attack of mob; sent to Mercy hos'-
! I,rarl- EIornett. striker. shot in shoul.