The earth was carpeted with the slain, and a final charge of cavalry, with trampling of horses' hoofs, revolvers, and sabres, crushed the wounded into the ground.
Simultaneously with the destruction of the Grangers came the revolt of the coal miners.

It was the expiring effort of organized labor.
Three-quarters of a million of miners went out on strike.

But they were too widely scattered over the country to advantage from their own strength.

They were segregated in their own districts and beaten into submission.

This was the first great slave-drive.