Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-10-08
WAR IN FAYETTE.
The ID. & D. and p, McH-& Y. Forces
Engaged-A. B. d D. Odictai CiaD.:
be<5-The End Not Yet.

The ID. & D. and p, MeH-& Y. Forces
Engaged-A. B. e. o. Odictai Club.
bed-The End Not Yet. .
CoNNELLsvILLB, Pa, October THE an
tagcnism between the Baltimore and Ohio
and the new Vanderbilt road being con-
structed up the Youghiogheny came to an
omen rupture Yesterday afternoon. In
order to understand the situation 1t may
be explained that the rmeHcompany have
a branch road from this place to Dawson,
running down the same side OF the river
occupied by the Vanderbilt road. Though
this branch was built before the latter was
commenced, the owners have since deyel-
oped q determination to use 1t as o means
OF obstructing the passage of the Pittsburgh
and Youghiogheny. The West Yough
branch, as it is called, is completed to the
Fort Hill coke works, nearly opposite
Dawson. SIX miles north OF here. The
owners of these works naturally want the
Pittsburgh and Yopghiogheny road to
come to them, and when the Baltimore
and Ohio sent
A Gang OF Sixty Traehmen,
officered by Roadmaster Yeardley and
Supervisor Adams, yesterday to continue
to work in such q manner as to cross the
Pittsburgh and Youghiogheny line and
stop its progress, the Fort Hill owners,
represented by General Manager w. I.
Rainey and Attorney I. ]. Mitchell,
Superintendent Hill and two score OF stout
coke drawers made complete and successful
resistance. Mitchell stated that IT was not
necessary to have writ; that all they
wanted the Baltimore and Ohio people to
do was to perform their duties legally.
Misconstruing this into peaceful declara'
ton Roadmaster Yeardley advanced to
pull the first spike, but ere the deed could
be accomplished Mitchell fell upon him
with club and
Knocked Him Down Twice.
This was more than Yeardley bargained
for, and he retired gracefully from the field,
leaving the Fort Hill men in victorious pos
session,
At an early hour this this morning, the
Baltimore and Ohio forces, numbering over
two hundred negroes, and accompanied by
Vice President Spencer, Roadmaster feard-
lev, Supervisor Adams Sheriff Hoover and
s. L. Mestrezat, attorney for the company,
returned to the scene, and this time sue
ceeded in taking possession OF the disputed
tracks, no open opposition being Offered.
Col. Hill, the owner of the land, was pres
ent and denounced the proceedings as
riotous. He was subsequently arrested
and bound over to court on charge OF
having abetted Mitchell in his attack upon
Yeardley. Mitchell has left for parts un-
known.
The baltimore and Ohio People Say
they gained the siding in dispute and per-
mitted the coke company to lay a track
upon it in order to get to quarry close at
hand, and that the latter has since laid
claim to it without the shadow Of right.
Colonel Hill denies this and says he owns
.ba lana and thai the Raltimore and Ohio
Company never obtained right of way
through the same; that they therefore
have no rights in the premises.
The matter will now go into the courts
for settlement, bat its result cannot be
doubted. II is useless for the Baltimore
and Ohio Company to try to prevent the
entrance of the Pittsburgh, McKeesport
and Yougbiogheny road into the region.
Just why they decline to submit to the
inevitable is not exactly clear 10 the out
side observer.