West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-04-04


were brilliantly illuminated, great masses
OF sparks now and then shooting upward
os block after block OF stone, and massive
beam, Of oak frll into the al-de.
Nouring element. Al o'clock all thought
or hope OF checking the dire had been aband.
oncd, and before the daV dawns the
great stone structure, so long an ornament
to our city, Will be mass of ruins
n tClcphonic message received from Col
ohol hili, AT the Courthouse, at an early
hour TINS morning, states that despite all
Efforts the public records can not loo saved
ana VIII all To- consumed 10y the dvyouring
Hamos. \ rumor also gained circulation
nat over one hundred men were iu the
third huor of the Courthouse i'm imminent
danger OF being consumed 10y the devaSta-
ting element. The Court.huusc il all gone
except the Superior Court ConSultn ION.
room, SO far as can loo soon from Main
street.
The Fourteenth Ohio National Guards mr..
rived upon the ground at halfpast 10
O'Clock, and deploying ON Main street, fred
westward on Court The FIRST Volley Killed
five people aud wounded many moro.
just the result Of tho succeeding vollevs
fired nc longer and longer range, ms the
mob icll back and scattered, it could not be
determined, but as the fire was delivered
with precision, there must have been many
more casualties. Tho net result was
tngt at o'clock the military and
police were in at least tenn
porory possession OF tho battlefield, and
tho hrcmcn We're permitted 20 40 To work
unmolosted on what was left of tho burn.
ing Courthouse. There were several mill.
ttamon hurt hut mono killed outrigh i'm
this battle. At 40 A. NJ. tho situation
growing more serious, Governor lIoadly
ordered tho Fourth Regiment, which was
hiNouackcd at the C., II. n ID. Depot, to
march from the depot out Fourth street To
Sycamore, and charge the mob in the rear.
About a quarter OF three O'Clock the re-.
port reached Hammond Street Station thnt
about three hundred men were on their wny
20 kittrcdgc's and Powrlps gun stores, ON
Main street, with two cannon that they had
captured nt Nj ISic Hall There were DOS
sibly twenty men hauling the guns Lieu.
tenant John Burke left the station house
with "A small squad of men. and marching
up To the crowd scattered them with n few
well directed pistol shots, and then pulled
the cannon up Main and handed them over
To the militia.
gentleman, a stranger i'm the city, pre-
vented massacre on Ninth street last
night when company OF militia fled from
behind hnrriCade. The military came
out short distance, then presented arms,
and he heard the click of triggers. He en-.
tered an energesic protest against their
irlng on the crowd, which could be seen
down Ninth street, aud induced tho Cap
tam IN command 20 20 "a short distance
with him and look Mt the crowd. lIo con-
vinced the officer that they were all limo.
cent persons; that there was no mob there
ana the oilicor was very thankful that he
had been prevented from such decd IL
was stranger company.
BurdsaPs drug store. on Main street. near
Court street, nt two o'clock this morning
had been turned into hospital FOR
wounded soldiers. Among those there
were LirutcnHut-ColOucl VIM. NJ. Leggett
of the Fourteenth Regiment, Columbus
OHIO, slightly wounded. Sergeant Mike
Malone, Company Is, First Regiment, Gin.
cinnati, OHIO, flesh wounds. Captain
Slack, Fourteenth Regiment, Company Il,
Columbus, OHIO, wounded in tho right
FirstiSergennt Anil. Company Il, Four
tecnth Regiment, Columbus, wounded i'm
the right hand ana three slight wounds i'm
the head and legs. Private w. n. Schovcy,
Company i, Fourteenth Regiment, Coluln.
bus, woun.ed in hip and leg-not seriously
and Private j. II. Kelly, Company r.,
Fourteenth Regiment, Columbus, Ohio,
three slight leg wounds.
Among the CasuUlti, Of the citizens were
the following; Three men were carried to
the drugstore at the nOrth-wcsJ Of corner
Court and Walnut. Philip Hnrmnn, n
young man, was shot i'm the groin, aud IL is
Thought fatally. d. Guicklicn was shot i'm
the ankle, not seriously. An unknown
man, probably twenty-five years old. re-.
ceiYed mortal wound IA the neck. Two
more wounded men were found in n doc
tors Office on the north side Of Ninth
Edward kehm was shot through the calf Of
VI" i'Et Hlhhllg II I'hlulul buL not serious
wound, John Proth, "A boy not eighteen
years OF age received gaping
wound ia his shoulder, which
will probably result in the loss Of his
arm. Az n saloon on Ninth street, beyond
Main, wore found several dond and wound.
ed. Edward Wise was shot through tho
foot. George kOip was badly wounded in
the right leg below the knee. The bone was
shattered AT this place there were also
Se'h tWo dehd men whom no
shot above the heart. sun
posed 10 be fatally injured. John Hearon,
shot through the head; died soon after
Ed. gallagher, also shot in the head; died
IN lew minutes. An unknown boy, aged
fourteen years, was shot through the head
from ear TO ear. Joe Poister received IA
painful flesh wound In the leg. An unknown
boy slightly wounded in the arm A. $50
MAIN street young man with both
knees horribly mHugIed was lyiun, Joseub
Bestld shot in the head under the left eve.
a huely dressed young man shot through
the heart, died Instantly. II tecn.vear.
old boy was shot through both legs below
thr cali. Edward keeler, shot through both
ankles. Michnei Dickey, left breast Leo
Nogeigesaug, Columbus, wounded i'm the
head, and dying. Charles Lewis, right
arm shattered. Ben. Hcrzog was shot i'm
the right knee while standing nt the corner
OF Main aud Court. His wound Is not
dangerous. David Crunson was shot
through the leg He will recover. Frank
Hctte5chcmcr, shot iu the abdomen and
chest; died iu ten minutes. George KcmDfcr
was shot IN the right side and 10 rs Thought
badly wounded. John Bennigen, shot in
the LETT hand. George Iehr is seriously
cut on the cnock below the left eye. His
wound was made by soldiers bayOnet.
ASSAULT oN GUS STORE.
during the evening a small portion Of
tle crowd detached itsslf from the main
body and moved south ON Main street. and
stopping iu front of IOwrl's gun store.
which rs ON that thor0ughfarc between
Fourth ana Fiftb, they made preparations
~ force nu entrance. Private watcumau
John Connolly 'acrd the men and said:
"Dpn't smash iu tho Windows. n YOU
viii enter, DO so decoutly." They acted on
the suggestion and started forward There
was an unexpected report Ola pistol some
one Fnid Dr. came from tho the Inside OF tho
store-aud the foremost man fen. a second
shot, and another went down. Ifosi-
t1tiug for moment, another advance was
made more shots were heard. until five
men, ail told were lying on The ground, Two
on whom were dead, and three W uuded.
Iho dead we're John Dugan. One bullet
had entered the Lett eye and another the
center of Tho head at the side Thomas a.
Green, dead, with q wound boz tne Ieft
breast. Tho wounded were. Joseph Wise,
left side; Charles EDerhart.
right les; Ben Hetzogg, right
knee; William McHugu, right taigh,
Michael Mack, left arm; amputatiou ncces-
sary. The crowd after this coutcnted itself
with ienitiug some barrels and rolling them
against fOwePs store. whore they burned
without doing the building any damage.