Evening journal., 1909-08-23
SIX DEAD IN
STRIKE RI0T
SANAAAA NEV
SChOenViIIe And MCKee's
Rocks Under Martial Law
Today
SHERIFF WILL APPEAL
FOR THE STATE TROOPS

BY United Press Leased Special wire.
PlTrsBURG, Aug. schocnvlIIc
and McI<ee's Rocks are practically
under martial law to-day with the
state Constabulary patrolline tho
streets and the strikers Of the Press
cd steel Car Company sullon ana
threatening. It Is almost assured
that sheriff Gumbert viii appeal to
Governor stuart to-day for tho aid Of
the state militia in preserving order
In the strike zone.
Unless a housc-to-house canvas ~
made OF the strikers homes It may
never be known just how many were
killed and injured IN the rioting and
fighting last night. which was by far
the worst that has taken place since
the strike was called six weeks ago
Unofficial figures early to-day place
the number of dead at six: fatally
wounded, six; while scores were
wounded by being shot in the legs. hit
by bricks and clubbed into uncor-
sciousness by the constabulary.
During the time the roting took place.
street cars were wrecked men dragged
to the ground and beaten and stabbed to
death. while o constant firing OF rovoi-
vers accompanied the work
The nrst riot and death occurred at
about s o'clock when Deputy shcrin Ex-
Ter was attacked on a street car crossing
oDonovan bridge lie was in ccivilian
clothes and evidently being taken for
strike breaker. was ordered from the car
Exlor opened fire with his revolver while
volley after voley was turned toward
him. When his revolver was emptied he
begged for mercy, but was dragged from
the ear. a bullet entered his forehead.
and after falling to the ground. his body
was mashed into "a shapeless mass under
the heels OF the enraeed strikers.
BY this time ten thousand men were
swarming through the streets. slug
gingiand stabbing all whom they sup
posed To be strike breakers. As a
secorid car appeared across the bridge
a revolver was placed against thu
motorpans head aud he was ordere'
to stol. Troope ? Kitch. Williams
: o'DonnelL smith ld0 Jones. were 81
+ this car They ere ordered on an,
the troopers .--.1-ned fire. Immodiatel,
n volley WIS poured into the car an,
G William fell dead. Both cars Wer,
b wrecked by bricks and ordered hacl
Z TO the city by the strikers. Williams
. body was later recovered by troopers
ODonnell continued the fight but was
{ shot through the body. I(itch stood
over the wounded troopers body. fir
Ing from a revolver in each hand.
Wien his ammunition was exhausted
, he was terribly beaten and stabbed
by the mob that pounccd upon him.
Up TO this time the state Con-
stabulary had not left the company
stockndo but then the entire mounted
force was ordered out by Lieutenant
Smith. The troopers charged down
upon the mob and while still some
, distance away, the strikers massed and
fired. Their shots went Wild. how
ever. and as the trooperA swoopcd
down. they broke and fed.
AT intervals. the strikers reformed
and in the battles that followed strikers
+ were shot down right and LETT but wcro
spirited away and the exact number
of wounded could not be ascertainod o1
the extent OF their Injuries Eight how
ever are accounted for. an suffering
from gunshot wounds or from bcin,
beaten over the heads by the troops
I BY II o'clock the troopers ha declared
the streets.
Following are the dead officially re-
ported to the coroner this morning:
r. Deputy Sheriff Harry Exlcr.
n George Milhaszer, Pole striker; sho
& left breast
h Trooper John L. Milliams body rid.
n died with bullets
Anton Gubernot. striker shot in chest
/ TrnfTanffNnI white man llrfI.ar
/. bearing check No. as. shot in body
j. Trooper John c. smith, died at $50
this morning.