Arizona republican., 1922-06-23
VICTIMS LAY IN THE
FIELDS CALLING FOR
WATER GETTING NONE
Real War Finds Close
Semblance AS Mangled
Bodies Of Slain Are
Piled In Morgues


Bodies Of Slain Are
Piled In Morgues
HERRlN, IlIs., June PA check.
up at midnight of casualties in the
miners riot showed the following:
DEAD
In Herrin morsue, II.
In Marion moraue, one.
In private homes here, three.
Six other bodies which were seen
by The Associated Press representa-
tive are believed to be still in the
woods.
Governor Small tonight ordered
1000 state troops mobiIized at once
and held under arms to be sent to
Herrin if needed.
BULLETIN
HERRIN, Ills. June 22-Youna
matrons and girls encouraged their
men. in the Staying of captive mins
employees.
Lets make soap of them" one of
the women suggested. as six men.
banded together with a rope, were
An examination showed that one
OF the six still breathed. An execu-
tIoner, with ready knife. completed
what the bullets had left unfinished,
One of four men found under a
tree in Harrison woods. where the
body of fifth was suspended from
. branch, offered gold watch and
S25 to his tormentors when he saw
all was about over for him.
You're a good scout" taunted one
OF his tormentors. make a run for
it,"
The fellow was shot down by the
man who ieered at him.
tRepubiican A. p. Leased Wire1
HERRIN. H., June 22-The death
toll in the disaster last night and
today, when 5000 striking union min
ers attacked the Lester strip mine
being operated under guard by inn
ported workers, may run past the
40 mark, it was said tonight bytthose
in touch with the situation, although
thus far only y positively are known
to be dead
In the Herrin hospital are eight
wounded men, only one miner, and
six of them are believed to be fatally
injured. There were nine, but one
died.
A miner told the Associated Press
correspondent that he had seen 15
bodies thrown into a pond with rocks
around their necl1s today About 20
imported miners are missing
Checking the death list has proved
almost impossible. The victims. all
but three of them imported workers.
so far as is known, were found scat
tered over an area within seven miles
of the mine. Some were lynched.
some were burned when the mine was
fired, others were beaten to death,
and the majority fell before the scores
of bullets poured into them.
Bloody Williamson" county, so
called because of several riots. to-
night was outwardly calm. but there
was a noticeable undercurrent which
kept everybody on edge and wonder
ing if further trouble might be ex-
pected.
The correspondent talked with
scores of miners today and about
half of them were certain there would
be no further disorder If there was no
attempt to reopen the mines, while
the other half said they were afraid
some of the men might not be held
back. Officially, the situation was
reported by county officials to be
quiet.
Bodies Badly Mutilated
The scenes of death today were as
gruesome as any in real war.
Bodies with many parts shot away
lay along roadways or were strung
from trees, men. wounded and dying,
were stretched out on roads and in
fields with none of the hundreds OF
passersby able to lend a helping hand.
Attempts to assist the wounded in the
early part of the day brought re-
Bluffs from the spectators. backed in
some cases by drawn pistols Later
the feeling quieted down and at least
some of the wounded were taken TO
hospitals.
1t is understood there will be no
attempt TO reopen any OF the mines
until the strike is settled
When the attackers went over tho
top into the beseiged mine this morn
ing there were some so or so work.
ers and guards there. What has be
come of those not in the known dead
and wounded list can not be said.
Some were seen today in fields, rum
ming as fast as they could, with miner
sympathizers pursuing them with
guns. How many escaped could nor
be told. c. X. Mcdowell, superinten-
dent of the imported workers at tile
mine, was among the dead. 1t was
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