Helena weekly herald., 1884-09-04
Fearful Riots Among the Coal
Miners of Hooking
Valley,
Trouble widespread and
Deep-Seated.
r,o Hacking valley Miners in Trouble

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from, the Hooking Valley that the
miners of Snake Hollow made an attack
on rbe guards at o'clock this morning
o. or tbe guards was killed and two
,ronnded. The report states that
.bera were about 5000 miners IN the NUM-
bar who made the attack, they having
oor,e from the surrounding country. Inc
telegraph lines are all cut and the SheiinS
who are in the vicinity are thus pre'eh'e"
from communicating with the UoVeiioi
so tbev could call out the militia. ohe Vi
the hoppers was burned during the nisn ~ -
entailing a loss of about S4oOo. NO oen-
r,i+a information has been received mere
ve+ As soon as the lines are repaired
communication will be had WIN the
Govarnor direct. Sheriff McCarty, of
,thono conntv. sends the following tele-
-, 70 Governor Hoadley from Buchtel,
s s-binb i in the neighborhood of where the
LOT occurred last night. Shooting was
commenced by the rioters about 2 a. M
and continued about an hour. l am not
abIe 70 Judge the number ofmen nor say
how MANY shots were fired. The firing
ms General. One of the guards was shot
dead and two others were wounded. Inc
,,nords returned the fire but | cannot say
Tybether any person was killed or wounded
by them.
The Sheriff was unable to say how soon
ether attack will be made. No troops
aon he forwarded except on an order from
.Lo Sheriff. The Governor is IN readiness
~ aroceiye an order. At 3 a. N. the guards
~, dutv at Nelsonville, No. 7 mine, were
O+,ddenly surrounded by lot OF armed
80 In the mean time the coal hoppers
oro discovered on fire. The men had
.hoir faces blackened. The State Journal
1rrasentatiye was surrounded and ordered
80 leave the town or suffer the conse-
quences.
The name of the man killed during the
firing at Snake Hollow is William Hare,
an elderly man, and guard, and resided
at Logan. Jacob Lift, also of Logan, was
shot in the leg, and another guard IN the
head The striking miners are concen-
trating tonight at Murray City, and the
Deputy Sheriff in charge there has asked
the Sheriff for aid. 1t is thought the troops
will be called out before morning. At all
other points in the valley everything is re-
ported quiet. Murray City is about five
miles from Snake Hollow and not so well
guarded.
The rioters are firing on the guards at
Sandrun and Longstreth mines. Both
places have called for help and the militia
at Lancaster and New Lexington have been
ordered to be in readiness for marching
orders. Owing to the cutting of the wires
particulars are obtained with difficulty
Gov. Hoadley telegraphed to the Sheritfs
of Athens, Hooking ard Perry counties as
follows: "All means in your control should
be exhausted to suppress the notous pro-
ceedings and protect life and property
before the aid of the State is called for"
The Sheriff of Hooking county has just
sent a telegram asking for troops. The
Governor arrived at midnight and the
Columbus battalion of the 18th Regiment
has been called to headquarters and will
leave on special train for the mining dis
trict as soon as train can be secured.
Continued firing is reported at Longstreth
and communication by telegraph from that
point has been cut off for the past hour.
COLUMBUS, August 31.-On Gov. Hoad-
lys arriving at his Office at midnight he re-
ceiyed the following;
Gov. Hordly: All means in my power
are entirely exhausted to repress disorder
and protect life and property. The strikers
are cutting all telegraph wires, Lam WGrn
out-have been going day and night for
two months Please send militia immedi-
ately and save further bloodshed. The Jail
is threatened. J.F. MCCARTHY,
Sheriff of Hooking County.
The Governor at once ordered out all OF
the I4th regiment, and replied! to the sher-
if that the troops We're ON the way and
askipg if more were needed. The Lancas-
ter company being only 20 miles from Lo-
gan was sent to that place to guard the
Jail.
One Of the leaders OF the riot at Snake
Hollow last night, and the one believed to
have killed OHara, was arrested ana
brought to Jail at Logan. 1t is reported
that mob was coming in to town to re-
lease him.
Special trains have been put on the rail-
roads at the Governors disposal.
At a late hour last night the wire was
cut so that there is no communication with
points below Logan except as carriers reach
southern points and send to this city by
circuitous routes. This does not enable the
authorities to know what is going on until
two or three hours have elapsed, and 1t Is
believed that riots have prevailed since
midnight at certain points.
The bank bosses at New Straitsville re-
port no men to be found in that town, and
the women refuse to tell their Whereabouts
They are believed to be out In the riot ac-
cording to general and preconcerted plans
Advices are meagre and unsatisfactory
At 1.3O Sheriff McCarty, OF Hooking
county, telegraphed from Logan that he
has five points in his county where the
riot is beyond control and he is unable to
get at them so as to give definite lnforma-
ton as to what is being done. The Gov
ernor replied that $50 troops were on the
way and more would be sent
The military, at 2:15, are being held for
further orders. The Lancaster company is
at Logan guarding the Jail. The Circle
Vile and New Lexington companies have
been taken by specia! train to Lancaster,
and all the rest of the troops ordered out
are being held at Columbus. The Cover
nor has Just left on a special train for the
scene of trouble to investigate the matter
for himself. and will then order the troops
to come if he thinks it necessary. They
can reach that point in one hour and thirty
minutes.
CHICAGO, August 31.-A special from
Columbus says: Governor Hoadly ar
rived from Cincinnati at midnight. Special
trains were sent from this city for troops
in adjacent towns. From the best in
formation gathered from the operators, it is
believed that the worst of the situation in
the Hooking valley has not been reported.
The fact that communication is cut Off AID
that none of the troops can get to the
riots much before daybreak leads them to
believe that there may he great loss of lite