The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-03-14
Bv United Press Wire.

Somerset, NY, Mafcn l4.-SoHeI-
set and many smaller towns are to-
day facing a famine Of coal, while
hotels and restaurants and stores ar"
mconvenienced by shortage of food
stuffs as result of the strike of more
than 200 Queen & Crescent firemen.
The situation today is growing
acute. The white flremen struck be-
cause they charge they were refused
assurance of being promoted ahead
of the negro lremen. Reports OF
violence are coming from many points.
Engineers are refusing to move freight
trains at night and strike-breaking
firemen are deserving.
Freight Yards Congested.
Freight yards all along the line of
the Queen & Crescent are congested.
The local electric light power plant
may be forced TO close unless coal can
be secured today. Passenger trains
passcing through here last night ana
this morning were from half an hour
to three hours late.
At Kings Mountain. where rioting
occurred yesterday when freight
trains were held up. further trouble
is feared today. Armed mountain
eers are reported to be focking into
town.
Serious Rioting.
Reports here this morning indicate
probably serious rioting at Oakdale,
Tennessee. today. Several negro fire.
men, driven from engines yesterday,
are missing. A Queen x Crescent
special agent named Charles Schwartz
of st. Louis was taken to a hospital
here this morning in a serious con-
dition. as the result of rifle wound
Cumberland river boats are being
delayed today because of lack of coal.
Master Mechanic II. o. Sechrist, for
merly of Ludlow, Kentucky. has been
firing a switch engine I'm the yards
here until a jail prisoner was released
under guard TO act as fireman. Sc
christ has also fired on several pass
enger runs since the strike.
Trainmaster Firing.
Chief Trainmaster c. Il. Mitchell
has also been firing on passenger
run out of Danville. James Carroll.
special guard of Cincinnati, who
was wounded Sunday, will probably
not live through eht day.
1--WE are in for a fight to the finish
and we will win" declared II. o.
Teat vice president Of the Brother
hood of Firemen, Tuesday morning.
"Our cause has not been properly
represented and we are now carrying
out a campaign of publicity TO put
our cause up to the people"
Teat went into a secret confer
ence with a committee of the strik-
ing firemen this morning.
Sensational developments are pre-
dicted today II Is rumored here the
strike will either be settled within 36
hours or the engineers will go out,
The fremen are holding a meeting a
Lexington, Danville Kentucky, Cum
berland Falls, Oakdale, Glen Mary,
Tennessee, today
A local freight northbound started
today with five armed men aboard in
an effort to move perishable freight.
This is the first time an attempt has
been made TO run the train since
Thursday
Threatened with violence by the
Kings Mountain vigilance committee,
an engineer, fireman and three Queen
e. Crescent special agents deserted the
cab of an engine pulling local
freight train which left Danville this
morning and have not been heard from
The train Is now stalled on a siding
at Kings Mountain. 1t was sent out
of Danville in an effort to relieve
freight congestion.
A northbound local freight did not
stop at Kings Mountain 1t carried
five armed special agents, carrying
grips and disguised as drummers. No
shots were fired, according to reports
but there was an armed demonstra-
tion.