The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-06-22
DARKNESS ENDS
MINE BATTLE

noon today made by the Associated
Press showed 26 are known to be
dead and Indications totals will be
over 80 in the hostilities between the
striking union miners and the. en-
ployes of the strip OF mines of the
Southern Coal company near here.
The bodies are spread over an area
Is miles square, soma riddled with
bullets, others beaten death. Three
are hanging by rope ffem trees. The
strip mine has been fired and freight
train is also burning while miners
looted several cars ofafood supplies
Herrin, ILL.,, June 22d(By' the Asso:
ciated Press).-Sound$ Of occasional
shots were heard early Today from the
direction of the mining camp near
here where the striking union miners
have surrounded the Amp in which
there are approximateB 100 non-un-
ion workers quartered Sounds of the
explosions said to be Synamite blasts
are also audible. 81
Herrin, H., June 2EI(By the Asso-
ciated Press). - DSxness tonight
compelled cessation a hostilities be-
tween striking union mers and en-
ployees of the Southe&h Illinois Coal
company's strip min ear here after
hours of fighting in Which thousands
of shots were exchax69d. One union
miner is known to htke been killed.
Reports were curre1< that IL to 10
employees of the min we're killed but
these could not be yefied because of
the confusion at the 6ihp.S
Two union miners VIE wounded Sc
riously and about others were
wounded slightly. mine guards
also were reported usly wounded.
thousands of per- many armed,
were rushing to tn np tonight.
Shortly before ,ooting began
here late today, Il tbs ten men
en- routes here <Ek III the strip
mines, are know q lave been shot
down just outsida trbcndale. One
of the ten ESCAPE n <fyfa and the 9TH
er six swan a3cf1 Ind were fired
upon. They have been accounted
for. a..
The scene Of the ling resembled
= battlefield, the <tfI nine. being a
surface collars. pe< la the. en-
spaoyess - sslsSfeneg 3 81 = sslsss behind
the piles Of coal on the ground, wait
ing to be loaded into cars.
The striking miners, said to number
more than 1000, surrounded the
camp, shooting from all sides, and
open warfare was conducted for sew
eral hours.
The trouble followed an indignation
meeting held just outside of Herrin
today following publication of tele-
gram from John l.. Lewis, president
Of the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea, that the workmen at the strip
mine, who are members of the Shovel.
mems union, were common strike
breakers" Mr.. Lewis telegram add d.
ed that the Shovelmen's union had
been outlawed by the American Fed
Grafton of Labor.
After the firing had continued more
than an hour the strip mine employees
raised a flag Of truce, and when a
"runner" from the union forces was
sent across the "lines" he was shot
in the ankle. Hostilities then were
renewed with greater vigor, and later,
when the strip miners again raised a
white flag, the signal was ignored.
Darkness brought the shooting to an
end.
Erorts to communicate with off
cials of the miners union here were
unsuccessful tonight The country
for miles around is in turmoil and in
West Frankfort miners are canvass
ing the residences for arms and addi-
tions to their forces.
Persons are fiocking to the strip
mine in automobiles, wagons and on
horseback and roads leading to the
camp virtually are impossible.