Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-08-24
STRIKERS and POLICE
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and police, were in the hospitals per-
haps fatally injured, while at least
two score men, women and children
were suffering from bullet wounds
and injuries inflicted with clubs and
stones.
AS near as the official records
could be compiled, the dead and
wounded are as follows:
The Dead.
DEPUTY SHERIFF HARRY Elk
LER, aged 81, married.
TROOPER JOHN l.. WILLIAMS.
UNKNOWN STRIKER
GEORGE MILLHoSE, aged 26.
STRIKER ADAM GUBERNAT,
aged 20.
Probably Fatally Wounded.
Trooper John c. Smith. aged 21;
Trooper Patrick O'Donnell of North
hampton, Mass; Trooper Lucien
Jones; Adolph stahl, aged 81; Strik-
er Mike Tysowski, aged %; Strikers
Schoenville, George Hernshka, "a;
an unknown woman, shot in back,
will die; an unknown Polish boy.
Less Seriously Wounded.
Trooper George M. Kitch; Francis
%~S1 II &c
striker; unidentified Russian striker;
Joliun Suler, striker, and Frank Me-
math, striker.
Streets Uttered With Wreckage.
Aside from the human sacrifice the
property damage amounted to thou
sands of dollars. Three street cars
were wrecked, many vehicles smash
ed, streets Uttered with window
glass, close to a hundred doors of
houses broken and half dozen hors-
es shot to death.
The shooting continued from the
various sections Of the strike scene
long after the main battle had been
fought last night, but did not reach
serious proportions and the troops
remained close to the plant. Just at
dawn was breaking the constabulary,
mounted and heavily armed, rode to
the scene of the riot and gathered
hats, collars, coats and other wear
ing apparel which were taken to the
company's office. Every possible ef-
fort will be made to locate the own
ers of these articles with view of
arresting them in connection with
the deaths of the officers.
Cause of the Rioting.
An investigation by the Associated
Press shows the rioting to have been
caused by three members of the state
constabulary, who refued to obey the
commands Of strikers when ordered
from a street car. These troopers
on their way from Greensburg, Pa,
to the plant, were in citizens cloth
es. All were armed. For weeks the
strikers have been holding up the
street cars and ordering the occu-
pants of them out. Heretofore all
have obeyed. Last night, however,
three troopers refused to be ordered
about by the strikers.
Since last nights carnage these
fearless cavalrymen have evinced
desire to strike fear into the hearts
of the men who took their comrades
lives. The strikers realize that the
mounted troopers are more than a
match for them. Yet all during the
day. these troopers have been sub
jected to abuse from house windows
and doors when ever they CHANGED
to pass a sympathizer's home. In
retaliation not a striker or sympath-
izer left his doorstep today but he
was uphanded and searched. Be-
sides searching, the troopers insisted
ON examining the bodies Of the strik-
er and If they bore bruises or traces
Of being dubbed, they were prompt
ly arrested, as the troopers consider
ed such evidence proof that the men
had participated in last nights riot
ing. The strikers wives were viewed
with disfavor by the troopers today.
Several of them, carrying big bask- !
cts, were made to turn over the con-
tents to see that they were carrying
nothing contraband into houses. |
man ware arrested and