The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-11-03
TELEGRAPHIC
THE ASHLAND MOB.
The AawIessness OF Kentuck

L AO AA " eSSAcSS Oh AcnL0cASs
Cincinnati, 2.-Mr. 'Phister, clerk Of
the Granite State, says Major Allen en-
gagged the steamer on Tuesday night to
] convey prisoners and troops to Msysvill /,
but this was kept profound secret, even
from the other boats officers. Major
Allen wishing to avoid collision with
the mob. They telegraphed to Major
Allen that they would be at Cattletts-
burg at 1l.30 O'Clock, but failed to reach
there TIL afternoon. He thinks If they
could have arrived promptly the whole
trouble would have been arrested. When
the boat came to Cattlettsburg there were
ominous signs of disturbance. Promin-
ent men at that place assured Captain
Kirker that the boat would be attacked.
A large shipment of cattle was kent off
for fear ofidisaster. A committee from
the Ashland mob visited on Msjor Allen
and demanded the prisoners. The de-
mand was, OF course, refused. The COM
mittee warned Major Allen that the pri-
soners would be taken. J When the boat
left Cattlettsburg the mob took the train
which consisted Of an engine, passenger
was filled with men, and as the road
runs near the river at the start the men
could be heard hallooinR and firing at
the boat. The distance was too great 10
make this OF any other significance than
Of defiance or threatening. When Ash
land Was reached ferry boat was seen
apparently allied with belIigereHt people,
and q wharf boat also full of men. and
the bank lined with people. The pilot
blew the whistles as il to land, but not
with the intention Of landing. This was
q ruse TO get away from the ferry boat.
When the latter saw the Granite State
was steaming by, four whistles were
sounded by the ferry boat. When tie
latter whistles were sounded by the ferry
boat to get the Granite State to land, no
attention was paid to it and then the fir.
ing began. The GTanite State refused
to take the prisoners under written orders
issued commanding them to do SO.
Brooze Dennis, who with Mr.. William.
son occupied the pilot house, the latter
being on watch, says two soldiers were
placed in the pilot house 10 keep the
the pilots at their posts lie says
saots we're fred at the Granite State
both from the wharf and from men on
the bank. Many Of these were aimed
at the pilot house and six balls struck
ths pilot house. A number OF other
bullet marks appear on other parts ofthe
boat. OF the firing from the bank and
wharf boat Dennis is certain. Both hit.
Clerk Phister SAYS it would have been
easy for the ferry boat to have over
taken them, and had renewal OF the
tile, If the troops had not acted with
prom ptness in returning the fire. They
speak IN commentator of the action of
the officers and say no disposition was
hown to be blood-thirsty or malicious.
Lexington, Ky, g. Msior Allison,
In command of the troops which fred
upon the people at Ashland, Yesterday,
made an extended statement. He saws
tie mob, which came down to Csttletts-
burg, stated that they had 1000 deter
mined men, and that when they got to
Ashland the troops would be over
that the train containing the
mob kept alongside the boat and fred
many shots at il, the troops not returning
the fire, under orders. At Ashland the
ferry boat came out and the occupants
began firing, and it was not until several
OF the soldiers were wounded that the
command was given to return the fire.
The soldiers fred only atthose on theferry
UOsGI aANaA pcIeOuS on SnOFo were llL Is
was because they needlesely exposed
themselves in the vicinity ofthe MUIR
derous mob, whom it was necessary to
oppose with force.
Cincinnati, 2.-The Granite State
steam boat that carried the prisoners Neal
and Croft from Cstlettsburg to Mays
vile reached here this morning. Her
officers state that the boat was taken into
the service Of the .tste by Major Allen,
and commanded to make no landing, ex-
cept at Portsmouth. They did not land
even at Portsmouth, and reached Mays
Vile at Am, where there was no ex-
element, there being Dc news of the
trouble. The prisoners who had been
carefully kept, were transferred to the
Jail and the officers knew nothing more
about them. They say the pilot house
and all the upper part of the boat show
bullet marks, but that only two soldiers
and roustabout we're injured by the fire
of the men on the ferry boat. One of
these was drummer, who was hit in the
hand. Another soldier was struck on
the head. The wounds are not serious.