Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-22
Two Men Killed and Three
Wounded by Tidewater
Guards.
SHERIFF ASKS FOR
STATE TROOPS
Revoivers and Winchesters freely
Used on Both Sides IN Assault on
Barrel Wcrks-Fire Breaks Out in
Stave Yard But Rain QueIIs Flames
and Strikers Ardo-l. w. w. Orator
Hovsled Down.

New York, July 22.-Two dead and
three probably fatally injured was the
harvest reaped by riotors at the Stand
ard OIL and Tidewater plants IN
Bayonne today as the result Of two at
tacks on the deputies guarding the
property. Two fires also occurred. one
In the Standard Oil plant where a
watchman's house was virtually de-
stroyed: the other In the yard OF the
Tide OIL Company. where slaves and
lumber were stored. The last fire was
started by burning waste thrown over
the walls by rioters. 1t was speedily
checked, with trifling loss.
Those killed in the fighting were
Stanley Murefko, 20 years old. and
Nicola Iwaszkiu, 10 years old. both OF
whom were shot thru the heart by rihe
bullets fred by the guard. They were
killed during an attack on the barrel
works of the Tidewater plant which
began at 11:40 this morning and lasted
for half an hour.
Another downpour Of rain had much
to do with stopping this fight.
Jeered the Sheriff.
A feature of this attack was the de-
fiance by the strikers Of Sheriff Eugene
Kinkead, who had labored patiently
with the men to keep order and to
bring an end to the strike. He rushed
up to the rioters when the melee was
at its height and commanded the men
to desist. He was greeted with jeers
and left the scene.
Later 1t was announced that he
had sent for troops and companies OF
militia to Newark and they were ex-
pected to be on the scene shortly, as
all preparations had been made foi
such a call. Sheriff Kinkead's call was
made directly to the governor by tel
ephones Later, he made a statement
regarding his call for troops:
II telephoned the governor that 1t
was necessary to call troops as the
strikers did not seem to be amenaole
to reason. They did not seem to be
able to distinguish between my men
and the. guards. The situation is be-
yond my control and I have asked the
governor to send men at once.
r "Of the wounded in todays fighting,
John Sttrgen, said to be a former
Austrian soldier who led the hghtins
in the first attack which was made
early today on the Standard OIL Com
pany's plant, Is probably mortally
wounded He was shot thru the abdo-
men.
Until the men got out Of hand today
Sheriff Kinwead made every EFFORT to
bring about settlement Of the differ
ences OF the Standard OH strikers who
went out last night and Monday fol-
lowing a demand for a Is per cent In
crease in wages.
New York. July 22.-Three men were
shot in the street fight which developed
early today near the works OF the
Standard Oil Company at Bayonne N.
j., where several thousand workers
have been on strike for higher wages
for several days. The three wounded
men are John Surgen, Steve Fvohla
and Tony Bednank.
After several shots had been fired
by the strikers at guards the crowd
withdrew. Sheriff Kinkead telephoned
to the department Of labor at Wash
ington to ask that mediators be dis
patched Immediately to Bayonne to try
to end the trouble. The sheriff said he
hoped it would not be necessary to
cal! out the state troops.
Scores OF strikers and others gath
cred at the works OF the Standard OIL
Company this morning. Inside the yard
a fire broke out in watchman's house,
but It was quickly extinguished.- The
strikers said that the trouble started
when Tony Bednank was shot while
walking near the company's works.
The crowds lead by John Sursen. a
p1,o = "a
bank to attack the company guards
who were stationed behind the oil
tanks. Surgen fell at the first fire and
rolled down the bank.
The crowd pressed on and In the next
exchange OF shots Steven Fvohla, a
16-year-o boy, was wounded. Then
the crowd fell back and withdrew from
the neighborhood.
Sheriff Kinkead said that should 1t
be necessary to call out the troops
they would be ready to move immedi-
ately at the call.
After several hours OF comparative
peace, 8. crowd Of 800 assembled near
the barrel works Of the Tidewater Oil
Company and began at attack on the
guards there. Sticks, stones and re-
velvors were used and the guards re-
piled with Winchestcrs. During tho
fighting fire broke out in one corner OF
the barrel yard where stavos and other
lumber was stored.
Two men were killed and three
wounded by the Tidewater guards be-
fore the attack was quelled. A heavy
rain storm which came up at the time
helped to drive the rioters under cover.
sheriff Kinkead. who had previous
~ addressed large crowd Of strikers
In the streets. warning them to keep
the peace, rushed to the scene Of the
new attack and ordered the rioters to
desist and withdraw. He was greeted
with ,howls of derision and the attack
continued.
A street rumor was current that two
of the guards in the Standard OF;
COMPANY were wounded. A hospital