The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-08-03
A FEARFUL STRIKE or THE L. E.
& L. RAILWAY.
And How the Villagers Va tquished the
Strikers.

The quiet and peaesfni citizens of
one of our neighbofing and prosperous
towns on the L. E. s. L. Ry- were Sub
jectei to quite an alarming COMM oson
recently. Having read the numerous
and exciting telegraph dispatches IN
the daily papers, their minds reached
such state of nervousness that they
became solemnly impressed with the
conviction that they would be com
PEELED TO rise up against the blood
thirsty strikers, some of whom they
imagined to be i'll that vicinity
Whether this idea became known to
the corps of men engaged in setting
the telegraph poles on the l. E. 4 l.
Ry is not certain, but at any rate
they became wearied by their task,
and decided to have little fun at the
expense of the fears of the good people.
So in duo time thev dispatched mes
senger 20 the people with the intelii-
gence that they had struck, and in a
short time would make raid on the
town, and with fire and sword would
wreck and destroy the pleasant and
thriving village. Very naturally this
news excited the greatest consterna-
ton among the people, who met at
once to see what measures could be
taken for their own protection, and to
prevent if possible the imminent ami
hilation of their cherished homes.
Soon organizing in martial arrav aid
equippiDg themselves with stones and
clubs, with here and there an old
horse pistol, the villagers gallantly
marched to the end of the town, and
Immediately forming into a hollow
square they breathlessly awaited the
commencement of hostilities. The
long expected and formidable band of
strikers soon "hove in sight, and with |
terrific yells, that of wild Indians,
dashed forward upon the villagers,
who retreated as hurriedly as possible. |
This retreat seemed to give the strikers
fiiendish delight, and with other war
whoops they lighted one or two pine
knots and started for the business
houses. But the valient citizens had
not allowed the intervening time to
pass without preparations to receive
them. On the contrary, they hastily
made up a plan for defense, which
they trusted would deliver them from
the hands of the Phillistines. While
a few were sent out to treat with them
concerning a ransom, the matt body
stealthily ran towards the woods ad- I
joining, and there forming into lie
again, they courageously executed
flank movement which proved to be
perfectly successful, and SO surprised
and thunderstruck the supposed male
factors, that they Immediately took
possession of hand car which hap
pened to be near, and left for parts un-
known, at terrific pace. 1t was some
days before the good people Of the
town could be made to believe that
the telegraph men were only in fun,
and even to this day the old burghers
will shake their heads wisely, and say
"yop needn't tell US those men weren't
in earnest" And SO the children and
grand children of many years to come,
will be told about the heroic and sue
cessful defense their ancestors made at
the attack Oh their village.
The above facts, We are told are i'll
the main correct, but if any discrep-
auces there are, in the account, they
may be attributed to the fact that our
reporter was in the line of retreat pur-
sued 10y the column that first broke
for coter, and is remarkably swift of
foot, and was therefore not an eye
witLess to the sudden retreat of the
fearful strikers.