Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-24
SIX KNOWN DEAD;
MAY BE MANY MORE
A DOZEN ARE IN HOSPITALS FA-
TALLY INJURED AND TWO
SCORE, MANY OF THEM WOMEN,
HAVE BULLET WOUNDS.

Pittsburq, Aug. 23.--F flowing
one of the most fatal and des.
perate strike riots experienced In
Pittsburg In over score of
years, quiet, but tense situation
prevailed this morning at Nc
kees Rocks. the scene of last
nights's terrorizing conflict be-
tween state, county and special
police and employees of the Pressed
Steel Car company. Although the
riot is twelve hours old an ac-
curate list of the casualties 10 still
unobtainabIe. GnofficialIy, how
ever, six are known to have been
shot to death and two others are
believed to have been killed, but
were carried away in the con-
fusion. A dozen men, both strIlSers
and police, are In hospitals fatal
ly injured, while at least two
score men, women and children
are suffering from bullet wounds
and injuries inflicted with clubs
and stones.
Aside from the human sacrifice
property was damaged to the ex
tent of thousands Of doiiara.
BY noon today the streets ot
McKees Rocks were absolutely
deserted save for a few mounted
state troopers, who with carhlnea
unslung and riot rnaces drawn
drawn walked their horses along
the sidewalks inspecting houses
and stores for crowds OF strike
sympathizers. No business Is being
transacted and even the small
stores have closed their doors.
The quletness of the situation,
however, Indicates anything but
spirit of peace. While strike SYM
pathizers are not being allowed to
mobilize, it is believed that behind
the closed doors of their homes
they are but waiting for the cover
Of darkness to again resume their
violent disorders Of last night.
Pittsburg, Aug. 23.-One state trool
er, one deputy sheriff and three 70
signers were shot and killed Sunda
night in a wild riot at the Presse
Steel Car plant in Schoenville, who's
employees are now on strike.
At least a score of persons wer
wounded, ten seriously.
The rioting followed a day OF quie
and came without warning.
The following Is list Of the dea
and injured
Dead:
JOHN L. WILLIAMS, state troope
HARRY EXLER, deputy sheriff.
THREE FOREIGNERS.
Fatally injured:
l.. G. Jones, state trooper.
Seven foreigners.
George Kitch and John O'Donne
state troopers, were seriously injure
and one woman was shot in the nee
Over a score of persons received mo-
or less serious injuries.
While the riot lasted, mounts
state troops galloped indiscriminate
through the streets with riot mac
drawn, cracking the heads OF all pc
sons lettering in the vicinity of ii
mill. Deputy sheriffs and troope
broke in the doors of houses suspectt
of being the retreat of the strikers al
wholesale arrests were made. Fro
$3.50 to 1880 O'clock scores OF persol
were arrested and placed In box c
jails in the mill yards.
During the early stages of the ris
ing women were conspicuous. Some
them were armed and others effectiy
ly used clubs and stones. These wol
en-, all foreigners, insane with rag
were mainly responsible for incitil
the men to extreme measures. At mi
night quiet reigned in the stril
zone.
How It Started.
About o'clock last night mob
men gathered about the Schoenvil
entrance to the Pressed Steel C
works and without warning made
concerted attack upon the big swim
ing gates Of the stockade. The alta
was resisted by state troops and dc
uty sheriffs, who used riot maces.
the melee Harry Exler, deputy sh,
iff, aged so years, was shot and
stantly killed by bullet fred. 1t
said, by an alleged strike sympathiz,
In an effort to arrest the man pite
ed from the crowd as the one who d
the shooting, State Trooper Smith. W
instantly killed by revolver bull
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