The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-18
DI0TlNG IN M\RTINSBURG.
,,rp,ytrotDS SrRIkERs FIRING UPON
rIIr MIlITIf or TIE SITE.


mn, yob stopping All Freight trains In
kpite of the Miii"" INTENSE h>e"e"en''
p.,rruoEr July IL Late last night First
De-. .,i.ut Kint II the Baltimore and Ohio
panr,aI t,',eraphcl to Coy. Matthew'S OF West
t,,.,,,,in nt wheeling that the trains of the
,,r',ar, had been stopped nt Martinsburg 10y
ma ar,mon ON a STRIKE for wages, who had
,riyon from the engines those men who were
s,i,in,, =, work on the company's terms: that
sromrn had been taken from trains by tho
,'o,ers ana TINT the trains in both directions
srchrll by a mob and the town authorities
,or, no,y.rless 10 suppress the riot. Mr.. King
,hnr.Ior, ornenlcd for aid TO enable the COM
,anv IN transact its husn "a with regularity
AMI aafetv. The Governor replied that no had
,.l.erophod to his Adc.dc-Camp. Col. c. 7.
rouitpnr Jr ~ aid tho authorities TO execute
mo lnv and suppress the riot with the two milf
tary companies nj Mart,nshurg. which were
,rn,l and supplied with ammunition. The
Covnrnor added TINT ho would do all in his
,,o,y.r +, tres,rye the pcace and secure sulcty
- ,h, ,,,rnanv'a trnins
fr.i,ht train from the west. bound for
Ioust Point. comuosed Of eighteen cars loaded
with miscellaneous freight. was thrown of the
track nj the cas house swift IN in South Belti-
moro n, q o'clock ,his rrnrninp This "a sun.
,osod ,o bave beon tho work of the strikrrs
Tho cars were badly broken. The engine took
a.. from, In. nrn in ,hn h,rnn., nnd wa. much
inurs1 The track wns soon cleared and the
nov mad. onen for trains In mass The burn.
tng cn.,inn cnus.d nm alarm Of fre The an
- - !, 49,, -. :, M,
g'hoer ana nr'inah "er' s"sh'S inJureu' Inc
company will offer large reward for the ap-
t,, o,1 o,,,.i,.,t,,. ~ tho n.rsons com
49, = VIZ ~
HIllhs tue oulr"~s,
A dospHt' n from Mariinshurg. dated at g., A.
NJ say. "r,l r,uflnnr with seventy .avo mon
~, ,.. -. -,
o. N'e pvtN,''S i,eN' manu- '""'"7 "'' W
49,, -, ,.., ,',',,1 ,.,,,,,',
iooS charge oil on" ui th' Wtst-h"uhl irrsht
trains that had boon detained by the strikers
her. and nla,inp his mon ON board. att.mp,el
., ,,,,,.,. /, -, i,s ,.o,.,..., 1h, .t,it.r.' 'o,I
" NOV " "h ~ way " .'' '"N SUI "''
their friends were at the companys yards IA
Iar,,n nnu,h.rs .nd assumed IA thr.atnnin., .t,t
-, 80, - -. -, 49,, ~,
.uue' A. 'ho 'rah s,aI''i oi as WHY 'hI'uEn
the town In charge OF an engineer and one ot
tho newly-appointcd nrrmcn. the men on tho
,raio ,.., n.ai -, -. 49, , 80 -. -,
IRAN were hreu upon hN lh' hon' anu one ol
The soldiers was wounded The military re-
turnsd tLo Ara at o,., onl lul,1 o,, -, a.,
I, M - IA -,
fi""rS' Inns was i"Ho"eu b> the widest eS-
Element Some of the strikers We're frantic
with rna,a while f.ar v.s d.nic,.d unon tho
faoos If many in thu. cro,,1n
'"r'7 ~ many ia we vr""u
The str kcrs. after the afiair with the military.
eut tho couplincs Of ia. cnrs rcndaring I, i'm.
..it ,u 80"
tos-ip''' iur 'he uihe h'lhs'l" move me tram.
At lOa \. NJ. the situation WAS precarious Tho
strikers were st,ll holdin, ,h.'r own ana nra.
.,i ~ - - - "N ~
"'''" ," s''e -n'n' iio'' n'V''n"' w 70 u,H'
Zine ~ further movement had been made by
either party. rs lar iss known.
Another account of the aifair nj Martinsburg
ms morning says that when Col. Faulkner.
with his seventy-fve men. took charge OF the
tram To- mOvs II west. the strikers and their
Eichis hai gathered IN strong force, not less
tan lpp ~ them being on the one. They were
n, II.
The ira was about 10 start. they rushed upon II
md cut the couplings of the cars. Col Faux
her cpllri an ip"m Ia di-n-r-- and e-.i--~L
MN uAh uu' VS., 3'u'i WI, nl"t M.th l.Is
t u',n nr au c9t
Ee Wvuln oturI 'ht s.'ll'I7 u, hrS On tl.ln "
"" Worhs lhil.n itom hl1 ilp- "nen "A lusilhl"
u snHI arms Wy, opeu,i 'h vi" svl,vIa iS the
i",eia' IN. 81 tlie so,u' ~ M NE sum Ivu oS d
llsloi -h'l. hltH We rnhli,Nhulhs .lllrrI mime
aate EVr W. orier 10 ri men t1 rs'uJn rn9
~ orders, anu w Re- was I.tnrhed anu one
OF OF IN" rlutt7 WIZ Aiuri vulrlsiiL otn"rs ar.
tupposrl l" py WnuhIed, hS se.rra i. w,Is sen
~, pe ~ i'u on We EI'hhu ~ fh'li ,vHlrhi -
tnis HIiuT '"usru a s,'", "l uy Mi'urSt foN,
7''n, nli r'N"l"' tiil,a VI ~ 10y IA"isIu ~
~ a. 5,.,, ~, ~ ~ W , , n ,, -, ,tnt ~ f.
- ~ i'a'oi iI~uI w ;" "n,it'ins n sa,s ,.ai we upV
Irti'.inr s''' ~, Nv, 't'i'7 u '""'
'4) ~ 'i"i' i lhruul l." ~ ,'!c ll"L . H.
'N. "a sp'a .-,',N' @ oi ~ w IA ~ We
l''7r tl,7 morn TX hYu'llis % s"Il"us
ennr" Yer mas g.,uirrl ~ any %, thc stations or
az a. W. lt 40 "' ~, laiti'"l M,'In,l u ,ne ny nm
~ - n' '..(' - .l's hYu. .o !. r. H. ~ re-
49, 4, 90 M ,'.' T'.n'1 u. lt'' II'Nhis ~ ~" ~
" ~. ."l. +" ~ ~ al ~, -. w ~ o'hl Iiit
- "'.lh, Ml'ulh 'io clS iinhlN,i anu ~
, '.'l' 'v'. .i"h; n, sli." III nlis Lto'n W. ilV;
s snY :. en-, o' w p!in ulS Sis,fru"y' Hluhus"l
WILLY ar s1dtloh'u q, ~ ~ t~n'ee ~ poihls' ~
- ID .'H .'H' he'v l,t b"li",pprc ,pr .3-uny', my
A,u" WI WI hu1 nov urriiI W. Nm o,khir ~
I''.' 4ts - trinuNru' ~" slrlk" 10 halh -
~, ~ .' 70, W. W. hIrul'.il ulI urhhrih'h 30
>, Dn.u % ~ ur ",,isI ", eii,poSe's ," ihr
, N u ht' , lii a. i.asl "' tilr ollo river, the
1V,' nnS 'uh w. Hlvi,n "n'at"Iccy uh' uh's tnhl
i.,.t ~ nlah"hl1n say l,~up' vi thls num-
~ i -. "i m W. u Nvnl,,i ilI nl',i'p., %. nhi
l,il, = @ ui.p H. Hle 'h.ts'u IN W slrik"
IN''n p,"N"lls III NY .l}, VI" "Ilurrt
,"','' ~ "l,,1a. vi s-het" Sli4h. ms hlt'r-
n"tl' 4 '.ii MhIthSuuIs lhr - u'sput ms
rlHlr luN lhr rrstIlk'l- hhN' hnsnlut" control y
NrrfNi.h n ihr lMllury uhl.r .pmnhni oi
tJ1 iaulkh'r SynlpdthlIllE win thc strikers,
IlN" lr"n withdrawn No Freight trains are
IIW'l"u 10 llSS rh7l or west bul pass nErr
uNhs al" not molrstrd ana are runnln- on
ti.r east ana west. i.-dhy.
n u'Hlth rom Mhrllhshurg, dgt"i NJ 1850
= VI says ne rot"ls ar. stiIl nrn. ana de-
"ruiA'oi ana thr pr"H'h'r ~ thc Miiithry only
srli'- 10 iuIther eAh-pef9tr thrm; The town Is
N"l Niu'Aclt -hi, hni the strikers ana th"r
nm l7, hunprlh" a. thlS time lully l.OoO
u'h' "t lhhI'hlhs hi'put bddlng defiance 10
~. III lliltI anu l" hulh'llll"S' som, seventy
H'r OF "lgliy ehsih's are ronSreghtedherc ana
/. h' ~ ."ilyM'r - n'l"El' \ coiihiucr from
~ ~ iNiL~ nI'H' u h"fri't llnl the rhsIherfs
hlu w 'NHF nhS rhs lh''I 7l"ll htt mn y take
a lhiH 'u' "l l'NN ne VIII 'n' lHhi ulHcly 7nut