New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-18


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BALTIMORE. July 17.-Latc last night First
Vice President ng THE Baltimore ond Ohio Railroad
COMPANY tolegraphed 20 Gov. II. " Matthews 90 West
Virginia. a Wheeling that the trains ~ The Company
had been stoPpst at Aartnsburg by the nrcmsn. vho
stukc Tor wages. aud had driven from The
gines those VINO willing 20 work on the companys
terms and that the town authorities poweTic.s 10
suppress the riot Mr. King. therefore. appealed Tor
such AID would enable The company g. transact iis
business with regularity ard safety. TIC o.
Gov Matthews = a. follows
WHEELING W Va, July II, 1910 n m.
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There arc to aiutary companie. At Martnsburg
graph-d my aidsdccamp Cot c. J. Faulkner. g. 10 aid
nc authorities WIN TIE companies 70 sIeoute the as
peace safety o. your trains and sroad ope
atdn- Col Faulkner !, directed to 900. ..e ~ opcqaen
"nENEf ~ NArrmIws"
While quiet prevailed other portion. Of TIE lne To-
day exciting occurred In Marinsburg II appears
that Col Faulkner. with IS " tho Berkeley Light
Infantry Guards arrived with loaded muskcts.
charge OF one Of the westward bound freight trains
which had been detained by the strikers and placing
board Of the attempted move II on ne
way West The strikers and their friends gathered tho
eompany's yards, 400 IN number, armed with every
conceivable weapon, and the train
they rushed upon u and cut tho coupling - the
Col. Faulkner called upon them 60 dsperse and ordered
them back But these orders were met viii en-,
and threats The colonel then threatened he would
order tho soldiers % re them n they ild immc-
dately drsist Scarcely h4d the words fallen from his
mouth when a fusade Of small arms opened on the
soldiers by the roters One OF the soldier. wounded
by pistol shot. and tho commanding officer immcdi
stey gave the order TO his men 70 fire The soldiers.
acting like veterans obeyed orders, tho nre
turned, aud one OF the rioters badly wounded.
Others supposed 70 he wounded. n. several were
seen To be carried or the ground by their comrades
This firing caused of the widest confusion. and
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tary had reloaded aud stood firm. aud The rioters
repuseL They rendcic n impossible, however. for tho
time being tho train.
special dispatch from Martinsburg 20 me Erening
hers Tae Rioters remained firm and ecterm ned,
the presence Of the military only sccusi ersspcr.
ate them. Tho town Wild with excitement ali tho
afternoon, aud the strikers and thelr friends numbering
fully thousand mcn marched about bidding defiance
TO the military aud the authorities. seventy i've or
eighty engines were congrogated there, aud
allowed TO depart 4 G mmttee from tho SINKING FRO
had Informed tn engineers that In ongnecr
should attempt 10 take train ont OF town he would 30
Immediately shot At noon. cattle train bound TOR Bah
att mpted 10 start, whercupOp rioters noctei
board. aud with drawn reyOyers placed the hoid
OF the engineer aud fireman. compelled them e. run tho
into The stock ysrd. tie cattle were an.
loaded Tie passenger trains rot nicriored With
the strike entirely confined . the transportation
Tie strikers had everything their way all tho
afternoon and the military passive. awaiting urther
orders from the Governor
The oay other especial incident OF the day the line
&c Baltimore, when freight trails from The West.
! bound for Locust Point. composed OF eighteen
loaded with miscellaneous freight, tlroen % mo
track at tne gashoDse switch al ocock tbs morning
This Is supposed 10 have been the work of the strikers
The badly broken and the engine taking hrc
much j ired. The affair bockadcd TIE irask for
while, and caused alarm OF hre, but The excitement
qu eied and tlc railway cleared. The Company
has offered large reward FOR the apprehension aud
vction Of the persons committing Tia ou'r@se. Nothng
% a character occurred after that event at
any OF the stations, tie tracks within the city
| limits. or in the vicinity. Quiet also prevailed
extensive Mount Glare Works, at locust Pout,
and Riverside sAtOa within tac CITY lmits, aud At Cam
dtu juno ion, three mile. rom the CITY the Of the
trouble yesterday. squads u police stationed at
ali these puina No freight trains let Baltimore during
the day and probably win not move during tac blockade
MarnsbuTg The strike il said De coffin Il 10 the ro
Mon and brakemen. No engineers conductors or other
employees far, have taken part IT, East Of the Ohio
River the road has about 400 french anu three times
th.t number OF brakemrn, say 1000 or TIT. number
the lremen aud brakcmon In Baltimore. and at MARITIME
burg only, engaged ~ the strike