New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-06-23

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Fir,t Attack Esrly in Morning
aTtIs rnorrirr The hrst attack was
r,fo shcof 4 o'clock But the strikers
"a -.' .ef over the huge pile of stack
or t.e rafftcuiar eide they had select
ef -isy withdrew. But IN less tnan
fuo hrgrs they were back with rem
torte0e1r.
"Aho4f dozen colorcd men led tho
-.~..od assault don't know what
cane over ths Cdarss. because they haa
frfa lfammuri rifles and mach ne
can. BOG some one raised q white nag
'Tien fnc enemy. yelling IKE m
days. eVafnod over the top and down
lr 90 u. We were helpless. FIRST we
we're .frittcd Tor weapons and then
f-r1 rn outside the mine. fefnaps
scrre ~ our rcr hid NOS suspect what
uas o. store Tor them. but felt 10 was
al owes just as soon o. got look
.tria fia 8i1olshot eyes or some OF our
cLp'ore
aEa.r ~ tnem we're renlirg drunk.
Flrrt frff struck us with thelr hsts
and tfcr. ss they tasted blood. they
efq-tsl fr 20 hammer some With the
butts ~ receivers. ] was not beaten.
Wrporcf. lpsrutcrdcut Of the mine.
rFo. rfurirf. walked with q distinct
linn. hooded our line Il seemed 90
no otcrylody tool crack a. hom.
g. WhiopeS Iuic Line
Befrarl Their ds.cr red the specta-
ro o. l.ty.'vc men whipped into Inc
tt cloufs aud curses. forced moro dead
fnan alive mo march between
Narss 20 armed. raging and moon
shine rrarod mon.
49, ,........,.r srfe driving over the
r-rrorla.r. fEf.cr miles southwest OF
Hcfg,n. mo, 'ts formidable army
Thor alfouobHf pulled 90 frc cdg'
% rar-rw foad. barely lcit room
fr raf7rss md raQt' cs % pass. The
I.rrra~rr --er 'tstf-iiy responded iu
.-l 90 ftr cxuIFrf greeting Of the
furdf4As wro hG.l them as the
uarchert Or Iecf hy
Tho advanced guard. rattlinr by IN
s-rrcs ~ f.f7cis. had screeehed the
nevs. "We Fot en-
as they canr. fhe iimpirg nine su-
reri-t,naert wa- blinking blind from
i,s swollen owes. ard 80 t'lc same time
tr.i4r fI wand az other b -. Others
rfro about a. much battered. All now
arrarcutIr rea 'izcd tte.r plight 20 some
t.tlrf. aIf...zH D.. doubtful whether
tt.r .fr.li death
fr ttcf 10 equally doubtful
whether such vas 'he iiar o. the strik-
lre m.rcr at '0e o.'set oi the maIch
H.f blows brought blood, and the
aglt wo-kcf ,h. men INTO frenzy
tr.t -t..f a.ssy al se.f-corlrol.
1Af nsa - marchcrs prevented The
rew-rape- rca from turning ln the
f.flop. lnad They waited until the
line fnI Dbl. rd. formed and then TOOK
FL e.nrf c1f into Nerrin. planning 70
Irtcrrrqt ffc miners But they swept
'hIllrf ffo town and bach out again
without sighting 'hc army
Women Await Arrival
"On croiy street corner were mon
women and .c0fys ~ small children
sacor.y awaiting the triumphant entry
of me cnnrucrinc heroes. But they
oI not enter Instead. men IN cars
fhaf faa originally brought up the
rear ot She iue dashed into tho town.
ITO favored acqUt'nianccs who lined
the roflwav on tLe outskirts thcy
..8ufcd fHe .1.ngr.. They're not com
Irv IN -thry broke sway Maybe they
Bernard and. as already related, some
O. che miners. asscr they did not In
tflad they were called up 49, groups
and ordered - "run INTO that icld' on
tle roadside. And "a they ran rihes
cracked. and the driven men piichcd
forward enc by one. superintendent
Mcdowell. according 90 some accounts
was 'ho ars' man shot just Jew nun
deed yards beyond tne poirt az when
thc line passed the newspaper men.
DrrrarI said that when told 90 run
iedid .o. blt as he saw or instnctvoly
f.t the rifles .e}eied az his back he
r.tched forward. face down. Joseph
Williams. ri Chicago, z waiter al the
gqirc. followed him.
That Williams was playing pos
sum- wae discovered hret. and bernard
fa. yantod O. his feet .homcnt later
Then if was he asked u there was
htrorcr n tie crowd One man re-
trortea and Bernard gave the counter
.rr Two others stepped 20 his side.
orc ~ these fellow lodge members es-
crrfrl nm 90 safety while the aticn-
zion u tine band was engaged in wing
Ir. Two who. bounded ike hares, were
toekne shelter in lndcibrush.
Hunted Like Fleeing Rabbits
There uere cr.es oi "thcre DO goes"
49, "I.re fc I..' followed hy yciis and
tto-a after losing track o. the Inc
!. tiet ua. headed for Herr %. the news
I r.nrr mon ii nnf encounter action
an unGl fhDv saw wild gToups Of
t.e strikers. uow completely trans
formed ffom reasonably legitimate
guards Of prisoners 20 man hunters
beating flc bush ior human quarry
Then fHcr srw two men. clothes torn
arf h.00d.o.kel. driven out from the
timber The prisoners. blending but
with hope obwou,'y abandoned had
tit.f bands faisel high.
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