Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-11-08
The Kentucky Tragedy
PREPARATIONS FOR BURRYING TIE
VICTIMS AT ASHLAND.
CORNERS INQUEsT-TESrIMoNY TEN
DING TO THROW BLAME UPON TIE
STATE GUARDS GOVERNOR BLACK
BURN SATISFIED.

STATE GUARDS GOVERNOR BLACK
BURN SATISFIED.
The following IS from special to Il
New York Herald
ASHLAND, KY, November - I'm
yersal sadness ana sorrow reigns II
Ashland today. OF those wounded il
yesterdays bloody massacre three ar,
not expected to live another twenty
four hours, and as many as three other
will, IN lie opinion Of attending physi
clans, uever recover from iriuries re
ceived in their legs and arms, bu. vi,
be crippled for life. Sorrow for the deaf
and living aud pity for the wounded ar,
to-day The only sentiments in the hear
OF the whole people, except The deepes
exccra,ion against the action Of The
military guard upon lle steamer. Col
l.. W. Report, than whom kiudliel
aud more noble spirit never lived, and
George L eler, sober young working
Gan, who leaves surviving young
wife and one child. The whole town
viii attend The funeral, business Of all
kinds being suspended.
JUDICIAL INVESTIGATION.
A coroner's jury has to-day been IN
yesligaiing tie facts. The testimony
is not yet concluded. L. "sder 10 a
better understanding of The testimony
developed a fen facts arc promised.
judge Brown, after granting Neal and
Graf, a change o; ycaue to Garter cOup-
IL, adludIed Tic county jail there un-
safe, aud ordered them to be confined
IN the LegingiOO Jail. a military guard,
200 strong, under command Of Major
JOAN Il. Allen, was ordered 10 accom-
paDy the sheriff aud prisoners. A
number OF men from Ashland, which is
five miles below Catletisburg, the eOun
ty- seat, went by special train TO the
latter place aud demanded of Major
Allen q surrender Of The prisoners. The
military guard repaired 10 the wharf
boat. at when was lying the Ggarite
State, large Ohio river steamer, en-
route TO Cincinnati, and they boarded
her TO 90 as tar as Maysville, Ky,
there 10 debArk and proceed by rail-
with prisoners to Lexington The CHI
zens' party made no hostile demons!ra-
ton, end tue boat aeadcd down the ri
yer with the prisoners and military
aboard. Meanwhile the party from
Ashland returned home by raj, reac =
INC Ashland about Z. NJ, at which
lime Tie Granite State had just turned
tue point above Ashland. b return =
ing messengers, by telegraph aud tele
phone, it became generally known in
Ashland thai all idea Of IN attack md
rescue Of the prisoners had been aban-
doned, and croGd OF men. women,
and children Assem- bled on the river
bank and at point, along the sheet
| fronting tue river. attracted by the
merely harmless design TO see the boat
90 by. The men on board the returu-
ing uain dispersed themselves through
the crowd, ana it was not suspected
that any demonstrations would follo%.
THE ATTACK.
About this time, however, a small
party of Lalf-drunken men walked down
the grade to the river and stepped
aboard little ferry steamer at the
landing Immediately below the wharf
boat, aud demanded that the captain
should run out in.o the stream. A very
few were armed Win guns. and Tue
crowd uumbUed, by actual count, as
was sworn TO before tie cOrouer'S jury,
eisht,en PERSONS, Tie majority being
young men from fifteen 20 twenty-oue
years Of aye. The fery-boat was pOin
ted cut in The stream, and made some
Roadway toward lie Granite State,
which was then descending at a point
directly opposite TIE iery-.a" ding.
| Then. as WAS testified by Mr.. John
MeanS, QUE vi Ashlaud's most prOmi-
ueu; citizens, aud brother Of William
Meau,, mayor Of Cincinnati, q shot,
or pclhap. two, was fired IRON ihe
wEari-boat N the direction OF the
Granite Slate. Thercupon Major John
r. Allen, who was o. the hu'rcan
deck OF the Granite State, discharged
his pistol toward the ferry boat, which
AIS ans wered by two shots from the
Ilauel. and the firing became general
from tie soldiers aboard the steamer.
At thc fist yolley every one aboard
the erry-boat, which IS single-deck,
wooden hull sought shelter att, and
Leased firing. The boiler. slight pr
table one, Standing exposed upon the
deck, vas iil il The first volley, kuock
ins a., mauhead If, aud the escape Of
steam obscured every view Of her.
rhi, happened at Il point within two
bundled Yard, below the wharf boat.
NJ attack or tigins was made from The
shore Or demonstration OF any nature
from wh.ch au1 thing Of that kind could
be lnteued By those on board the des-
ccDdlns steamer. Then sped Tie lne
steamer in iuI Roadway, with 225
sp'endidis quipped soldiers, 300 yards
away and iasl disappearing behind ii
-mai, Lgil ola beat from Nh.ch vas no
irins, The mcn vh0llY disappeared,
and lie boat helpless ahoat with steam
cov,riug her. TIE attack, # II was in
tended, " IS as impoteut in result as
rash IN conception. What then did the