The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-27
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BETHLEHEM, Pa, Feb 26.-Troop
B Of the "BIack Husssrsv was rushed
into South Bethlehem from Pbiladel-
phia on Il hurry call today TO auell the
striking Hungsrians at the plant OF
the Bethlehem Steel works. Within an
hour after the arrival of the state con-
stabUlary the .i4.caliber Colts had been
heard To pop and shortly afterward it
WIS learned that cne man bad been
killed another wounded. thirty others
were in Jail and the rioters bad dis
persed. while the troopers sat upon
their horses patrolling the streets and
lestlng with one another over the diff
ference between Philadelphia and Beth.
lehem Thousands Of the steel work
ers who had tied up the Charles N.
Schwab plant eur9ed through the street
IN riotous mood, aud IL was evident
that bloodshe5 would result Therefore
it was deemed eXpedicnt to bring the
state police in as the best organized
agency for dealing with such matters,
Two Men Shot.
The saloons werc all ordered closed
by Judge Scott, but knots of sullen
men gathered in fropt of them, talking
ominously. IL was lust about this time
that the state troops dashed into town.
One striker threw bar of iron at n
policeman, 1t struck the forelegs OF
his horse, knocking 1t to the ground,
The trooper dashed on foot after the
miscrcant and placed him under arrest
This was a signal for fusilladc of
bricks, stones and chunks of iron. The
troopers drew their pistols and fired
The order waG 10 FIRE into the air
but despite this two men were wound
ed Joseph Sambo. n rioter, was shot
through the head and another uuiden-
tilted foreigner received Il flesh wound
Sambo died after his removal to the
hospital.
Police Were Powerless.
The local municipal and county au-
were totally unable to cope
with the mob, They were unable to
make arrests. The state police ar
rested William Merrick. a striking pat
tern maker. and n charge OF riotiug
was preferred against him. During the
late afternoon and night the strikers
held meetings aud number of in
presence of the grim. black-robed cler-
eymcn awed the strikers into a SEM
b!ancc of order
Mr. Schwab had been concentrating
bis energies in the great Bethlehem
steel works, which have become The
iQNI OF MS lcaEt, anu inc ulSSat1SfdC-
ton which some of the men in his
employ have manifested at this time
is looked upon bY him and his asso-
iiates as selfish.
Ran Works at Loss.
personal friend of Mr.. Schwab in
speaking of the strike today said: ''It
IS not generally known that Schwab
'an the Bethlehem steel works straight
hrough the recent panic, paving out
aver 81 600, 600 a month in wages alone,
while most o. the other iron and steel
Industries of America were practically
.losed down. He ran the big steel
works at great financial loss. simply
because he could not see the men suf-
'er as they surely would have had be
'onsulfed his bank account instead of
he promptIngs of his heart. | think
he men arc ungyaJcful in striking
.ftcr lust emerging from n panic. sim.
,lv because they imagine the Beth
chem works are reaping harvest now.
When in reality, contract prices are
lctually the same ms during the panic.
rhe mcu also show they do not ap-
,reciatc the many millions of dollars
which Schwah has expended ~ the past
our wears m improving these mills.
don u know of another steel mseuate
Who would not shut down the mills
igbt and allow the men and their fami-
les to live as hest thcv could. Schwah
: foo zoo raa r. ed for that -