The confrontation directly caused perhaps fifty violent deaths, as well as many more deaths caused indirectly by starvation and malnutrition among the striking miners. In the number of casualties, it counts among the worst conflicts in American labor union history.
The confrontation directly led to approximately fifty violent fatalities, as well as many more deaths resulting from starvation and malnutrition among the striking miners. This incident ranks among the most severe conflicts in American labor union history.