Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-28

IL LOO ONVAE ~ NANN
in the Laughlin mill are Amalga-
mated men, but members Of the Association
deny this very vigorously. They claim
hat representatives Of the Association
have tried to see the men domlciled IN the
mill and make arrangements to board taem
down town and protect them from any pos
sible act of violence until President Welhe
and Secretary Martin could be sent for and
settle the dispute, bat their overtures were
UNIFORMLY REJECTED.
AT the mill Yesterday everything was
ouiet. and no unusual event transplred to
distinguish the day from any other, save It
WAS an increased vigilance oil the part OF
the guards after uigh,tall aud the presence
of the abundant supply Of magazine rifles
aud ammunition. Major Alderson came
over to the city about II o'clock yesterday,
morning and sought the repose he needed
go much. A REGISTER reporter meet nun IN
his Office last evening aud asked how things
were at the mill. He said:
INTERVIEW WITH MAJOR ANDERSON,
Everything is quiet. | left there this
morning, and have end avored TO catch q
little sleep, having had none tor the past
two NIGHTS. There has been some curiosity
expressed as to how | happened to De al the
mill Friday night, and | may as well relate
the story. As you know, | live at Mr.. Alex.
Lsughlin's and an an intimate friend OF his.
Friday evening | had promised TO 90 to the
house Of a friend to attend a little gather.
ing. and intended to do 80. Between 5 and
9 O'clock net Mr.. Laughlin, who asked
me where | was going. l told him, when
he said: All right, but | was going to ask
you to 90 over with me lasked him ii ne
anticipated any violence, and Re said: oh,
no; but it will be very lonesome over there,
and | thought | would take you along for
company's sake | said: An right, | will
20 He told me not to neglect my engage
mert, but | told him it was a matter OF
no ESPECIAL IMPORTANCE,
and accompanied him to the mill. We
passed the early part of the night in the
office, and about one o'clock IN the morning
we took q walk down to the river and
walked up and down for some time, Com
ing back Mr.. Laughlin remarked that ne
was hungry, and proposed that We have
something to eat and then take q nap, l
acuuiesced in this, and we had O lunch.
Eating concluded, | prepared to go to sleep,
but Mr.. Lsughlin said he was not sleepy
and proposed q game OF domiaoes. After
some difficulty we found a box of small
domiuoes, and we began TO play by the
light of a small lamp. We could see the
spots with difficulty, and | lighted another
lamp, so that we might have one each. Our
game a probably three, fourrhs completed,
when | heard a guard cry Halt! said,
What that? and after listening for q mo
ment we heard a shot. We both caught up
our arms, revolvers, and ran out to the cor
Der If the warehouse. The guard had been
shoo'ir-. and came running back with his
empty rs,o.yer. | saw three or four men
he tree, the remainder OF the crowd
bsirg then
CONCEALED ~ THE DITCH
running along the railroad track. ! ssid
4 IRE were only q few men there, aud told
the guard to shoot no more; that they might
ne our " men. He said Ny God,
there's a whole crowd Of them, and they are
strangers Mr.. Laughlin had by this time
gone on the right side of the freight cara,
while | was on the left. He fred at the
men, and they returned 1t. | advanced out
the telegraph pole, some distance
from the factory, and ~endeavored to talk to
the men, but one, who was evidently the
called out: You blacksheep -
., get out OF that Several shots were
al me, which | returned until my re
was empty. when | ran back behind
the warehouse. | found my revolver was
old style one, using caps, aud | threw 1t
away, and ran into the office for something
better. While this was going on Mr.. Laugh
lin had gone into the factory and told the
men to keep quiet He threw open the
factory doors, and said to the men; Do not
shoot until they come into the room, and
lhen
SHOOT TO KILL
lie then ran around to the Office. | asked
for q weapon, and he pointed out g double
carrelled shot gun. caught it up and ran
back 10 the lower end Of the ware house
lud hen out toward the men. Here | en-
dravored to speak 10 them, telling them tc
home and 20 to bed and let our men
alone. | told them we could kill every one
Of them, bat did not want to hurt them
We would rather help them than
nsrm them, aud so on in the same strain.
They fred several shots at me, and the
voice called out: Come on boys;
We can clean them out The firing, which
had now ceased, was again rene wed, and
1alls flew about very lively. Iran back to
;he corner Of the warehouse, still holding
nv gun. and seeing me in retreat the rioters
began TO follow. The guards were still
firing, and often they had come to within
twenty-five yards. l fred one shot
WHEN THET HALTED.
he leader ~eudeavored &c urge them on
,u6 one maa said: My Col, I'm shot |
aw that this wes a critical moment, an6
fred the other barrel, when they broke an6
retreated. Our revolver5 we're almost use
less. or more execution would have been
done by our men. But three or four OF the
mil workmen took part in the fight. an
,sr,ain that had the rioters obtained posses
ion OF the works they would have killed u
and destroyed the mill. | called on Me
Reisliug today, and intended to have gone
aud seen Mr.. Dorsey also, bat vas dis
-uaded.'
Major Anderson, continuing, said Will
he stood at the corner of the warehouse, hr
rould hear balls striking against the wal
on his right and the car on his left. NAM
Of the misiles were aimed too high, anG
PASSED a short distance
OVER HIS HEAD.
Ore man who had o Winchester rifle, anC
Nho stood near the locust tree, west Of the
r.ilrOad track, must have fired thirty shots
out fortunately he aimed too high. SOmt
balls from his gun were found in the walls
Vt The factory building away back toward
be river, aud others entered the freight cal
Or we're llattened against the brick wall O.
the waIeEou;r.
On being asked where the rioters render
roused he ssid:
\ think they landed in skifs Just soutl
Of he factory, and then, elm bing the bank.
ny made their way to the railroad track
urar Dorscy's house, and thence advanced
Uorrh toward the mill"
There is said to be considerable anxiety
,uoog the friends Of John Campbell, the
8r!moLt roller, growing ont of the visit o.
Alfred Wande to this city. Wande. it will
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