Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-01-12

drove off with their apparatus amid
perfect hail of stones.
BY this time the flames had COM
municated to the three-story build
ing occupied by Renners' store and
threatened to sweep throuh the entire
business section. The infuriated
crowd surged through the streets and
threats were made to burn the entire
town. All available guards we're
marshalled by the sheet and tube
company and by other mills in the
suburb in an effort to prevent de-
struction Of their property.
Troops Sent by Governor.
Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 1.-Two reg
iments of Ohio national guard, COM
prising a total Of 1900 men, were
tonight ordered by Governor Willis
20 proceed at once to Youngstown for
service in connection with the sun
preston OF disorders in connection
with the strike Of steel workers
there.
The "'ty as yet has not been de-
clared ,,nder martial law, according
to reports received by the Governor
Gen. Speaks tonight, however, was
cooperating with the Mahoning
county officials in their efforts to cone
with the situation.
Adjt. Gen. Hough, with Governor
Willis and the latter's secretaries,
prepared to remain in the executive
once all night, so as to be In con-
slant touch with the developments in
the situation at Youngstown.
Restoring Quiet.
Youngstown, Jan. S.-With three
regiments of the Ohio national guard.
under command Of Brig. Gen. John
G. Speaks, patrolling the shoulder
ing ruins of the village of East
youngstown, or encamped In the
steel mills nearby, the authorities to-
day expressed the belief that, for the
present at least, an end had been nut
to the wild scenes of rioting and loot
ing which marked last night, and left
the thriving little city a mass of en-
bers.
Two weeks ago laborers of the Re-
public Iron Works and Steel Company
struck for an increase of wages from
19k to 25 cents an hour The
youngstown Sheet and Tube Com
pany offered them 22k cents an hour
Immediately after the United States
Steel Corporation had announced it's
increase Of 10 PER cent. for laborers.
This was rejected by the works., and
the strike has since been in progress,
Reports to-day are prevalent that
strike-breakers had been imported,
which precipitated the trouble.
One Killed, Hundred Wounded.
One life is known to have been
lost, fully ten blocks of the town, in
cluding the entire business section,
were burned and several thousand
people we're driven from their homes.
The loss was placed at $1,O00,O0O.
Fearful Story.
Physicians who were called to look
after the wounded placed the num-
ber at 100. Although the majority
had been shot, there were many
wounds from knives. bearing out the
statement that when the rioters were
finally driven from Wilson avenue,
the main street, they began fighting
among themselves.
The trouble began late yesterday
when the day shift at the plant of the
Youngstown Steel and Tube Company
quit for the day. The plant is located
on the flats of the Mahoning river,
several hundred feet from the hill
side on which is built East Youngs-
town, where most of the workmen
live. The mills are reached from the
town by high bridge, spanning the
railroad yards, which has been care
fully guarded by private watchmen
since the laborers at the plant several
days ago joined the laborers of the
Republic Iron and Steel Company and
other mills for an advance to 25
cents an hour.
The Shooting Begins.
A crowd Of men and women esti-
mated at 200 had gathered at the
East Youngstown end Of the bridge,
and jeered the workmen as they
crossed. Suddenly shot was fred,
and guards, taking this as a signal,
fred over the heads of the crowd.
The mob replied, and another yolley