The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-09-01
NIOTING MINERS
Attack tho Guards ut Snake Hollow, XII.
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Cm1rNrrs,rAueust 3l.-Rcports conc
fromthc Hooking Valley that the miuers
at Snake Hollow made IN attack on the
guards at two oclocl; this morning and
one OF the guards was killed and two
wounded. Tie report is ,hut there arc
about 5000 miners in the number who
made the attack, they having come in
from the surrounding country.
The telegraph lines were all
cut and the shcriiIs who are in the yirini.
tywcre thus prevented from having coin.
munication with the Governor 80 HEY
could call out the militia. One OF The hon.
pers was burned during the night, entail
ING loss OF about four thousand dollars.
No definite information hns been received
here yet for the reason that
communication is cut of. As sooa as the
lines are repaired communication will be
laI with the Governor direct. The
Columbus and Hooking Valley officials
and the coal companies have run down II
special early this morning, und expcct
further trouble later in the day or to.
night. ! f3s Z.
Sheriff McCarty OF Athens county, sent
the following telegram TO Governor ,fIoatl.
" from Buclltel, whicl, is in the nci,hlor.
hood where the riot occurred last night:
The shooting wus commenced by rioters
about "a, N. and continued about TN hour.
] am no, able to judge the number Of the
men nor say how. many shots were fired.
The firing was general, and Il great
number Of shots were fired, not less than
900 or 700. There were one hundred or
more men that were .riotins around with
shoteuns, rifles and revolvers. One guard
was shot dead while pleading for mercy
and two others were wounded, The
guards returned the tirc but cannot saw
whether @any person was killed or
wounded. ,,ss it5
Tho Sheriff is unable to say how soo,,
another attack will be made. No troot,s
can be forwarded except OH IN order from
the Sheriff. The Governoris in readiness
to receive an order. al 55'i 9s
The STATE Journals Nclsonville special,
received this afternoon, says: sat j
O'Clock this morning the guards on duty
ut No. I mine We're suddenly surrounded
by n lot Of armed men. In the meantime
the coal hoppers were discovered on fire.
The men had their faces blacked. Il
The telegraph wires were also cut in sew
cral places,tlrough the valley, cutting of
communication, The State journal repre-.
sentative was surrounded and ordered to
leave town or suffer the consequences. /.
The name Of the man killed ut Snake
Hollow during tho firing is Wm. Hare, an
elderly man and guard, who resided ut
Logan. jacob Lift, also OF Logan, was
shot in the leg, and another guard in the
head. The striking miners are conccntr..
ting to-nightat Murray. City, and the dep
uty shcritfin charge there lias asked tic
Sheriff for aid. 1t is thought troops will
be called ont before morning. At all
other points III the Valley everything is
reported quiet. Murray City is about five
miles, from Snake Hollow.
The rioters arc firing on the guards at
Sand Run. and Longstrcth mines. Boil,
places have called for help and the miliii.,
ut Lancaster and New Lexington have
been ordered to be in readiness for march,
ing orders. Owing to cuttin. the wires
particulars are obtained with difficulty.
GovcrndrNHo telcgrlphcd the Shcrifs
Of Athens. Hooking and Perry counties:
"All means in your. control should be cx-
hausted to suppress the rioters proceed.
inss and protect life and property before
the aid OF tile State is called for."s 5i5
Sheriff McCarty, Of Hooking county, has
Just sent u telegram asking for troops:
The Governor arrived ut midnight, and
the Columbus battalion OF the Fourtccntl,
regiment has been called to headquarters
and will leave on Il special train for the
mining districtas soon as a train can be
put in readiness. Continued firing is re-
ported ut longstreth, and communication
by telegraph with TINT point has been cni
olrior the past hour :. :,