Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-17
Strike on the Il. d 0. II. IL.

Vice President King telegraphed to GOV H.
NJ. Matthews, of West Virginia, at Wheeling,
that the trains Of the company hsd been stop
ned at harrisburg by the GremoB CO 5 s'Fihc
for wsges, who had dEi7eo t'ou tue e0g'nt5
those who we're willing TO Work o0 TIE e9n'
paws terms; that 6remsa 5ac heeo taSeo
from trains by the rioters, and tbat the trans
10 both directions were held By mob, aod the
togo authorities poweress to suppress the rot
MIR. King therefore appealed for sran aid IS
would enable the company to transact lis Gusl'
ness with regularity and safety.
The answer of Governor Matthews vas as
follows: -,
WHEELING July l7-l2:lO a. u.-Therc
are TWO military companies at Nlaril9sburg
armed and supplied With ammunition. | have
telegraphed my aid de camp. COL G J. Fink
DER, IT,, to aid tho authorizes With the com
nanies to execute the law and suppress the
riot. will do all can to preserve the peace
and secure Safety TO vnur IF lbs and railroad
operations. Col. Fau!knsr is directed to look
al.o TO o. quao.
A freight train from t!.- West, bou;d for
|, Gust Point, composed of IS cars Ioaded with
miscellaneous freight, was tbrowo of the track
1t the Gas House SWITCH, south Baltimore, at
8 O'Clock this moruiug. This is supposed 10
have been the work CT the s;r!h:rs. The en-
plne and several cars were throWa OF the track
The cars were badly broken. The engine 100 /
fire from be fire 10 the furnace and was much
iriured by burning. The trsc was 5000 cleared
AID the way made open tor tralos to pass.
The buruiog engine caused an alarm OF IRE.
The eueiueer aud fireman were slightly Injured.
The company will ufer large reward tor the
apprehension and conviction OF the persons
committirg the ou'rsges.
The Evening Bulletin has Just (ll;3O a. 10.
Issued an extra containing special from Mar.
,iosburg, ". Va, in regard to the situation OF
affairs at that point:
HARRISBURG, W. Va, July l7-S:l5 a. n.
Cclooel F kuer with seventy i've men OF the
Berkeley L ght Infantry Guards, arrived With
loaded musSets and took charge OF one OF the
west bouod freight trains that had been detaln'
ed by the strikers here, and placing bis men on
board Of the train attempted to move 1t on lts
way west. The strikers aud their friends were
at the company's yards in large numbers ana
assuming threatening attitude as the train
started on its Way through the toWo 10 charge
of an engineer and one of the newly appointed
fremen the men 90 the train we're fired upon
The military returned the fire at ooce ADD
killed one of the rioters This was followed by
the widest excitement. Some Of the striker:
we're frantic with rage while fear was depicted
upon the faces of many in the crowd. a scene
of confusion is DOW presented impossible 70 de
scribe.
THE above is confirmed by dispatches at
Camden station.
LATER.-rhe strikers after the affair with
the military cut the coupling Of the cars render
iug it impossible for the time being to move
the train. At last accounts (l03O a. M the
situation was precarious the strikers were s!!
ho!diog their owo and preventing the train:
from leaving. Up to that time 90 further move
meut had been made by either party as far q:
knowo.
BALTIMORE, Md, July l7.-Aoother &C.
couot of the affair at Martlusburs this morolog
states that when Col. Faulkner, with bis IL
men, took charge Of the train to move 1t Wes
the strikers and their friends had gathered 10
strong force, not less than 400 Of them being
Oh the scoue. They were armed With every
conceivable weapon, and as the train was abon
to start they rushed upon it and cut the coup
lings of the cars Col. Faulkner called % them
to disperse and ordered them back, but THESE
orders we're met with jeers end threats. The
Colonel then threatened tina. he would ords:
the soldiers to FIRE 90 them ii they did not i'm
uediately desist. Scarcely had the words fa!lsr
from his lips when fusiade Of small arms va:
opened Oh the soldiers BY the rioters. Ooe g
the soldiers vas wounded By a pistol shot, aud
the commanding officer Immediately gave the
order to bis men to return the FIRE. The sol
diers, acting like veterans, obeyed orders, anc
the FIRE was returDed and one of the rioters wa
killed outright! Others are supposed to b.
| wounded, as several were seen to be carried CT
the ground BY their comrades. This trlol
caused scene of the widest confusion aoc
several times the mob charged on tue trao
bu, the military had reloaded aud stood firm
aud the rioters were repulsed. At Ihis WRITING
the excitement and confusion is so great that II
is impossible to get further details.
WHEELING W. Va , July II The GoVe"nol
has ordered the Matthews Guards of this city tc
Martins burg TO help quel the riot ct that point
| They will leave this afternoon.