The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-10

the strikers. At that hour, however, the
trouble which afterwards grew to such
alarming proportions began. A number
Of strikers, without apparently having
formed any preconcerted plan, congre-
gated at the relay depot and began 2 dis
cusaion Of the general situation. As trains
passed their number was Augmented until
the original knot Of men increased to
fully two hundred.
The discussion became animated and
the crowd more demonstrative until some
one proposed that they 90 TO the Louis
vile & Nashville yards and drive out the
men employed there. The cry OF ION TO
the Nashville yards" was caught up and
the crowd advanced. AS they proceeded
their numbers again increased, some join
ing the mob simply as spectators, while
others were in full sympathy with the
movement, until from 800 to 400 were ad-
vRnCing toward the yards,
Arriving there they sWArmed into the
yards and persuaded the men at work to
desert their posts, The crowd remained
In the yards for some time, and although
considerable excitement prevailed no vlo-
lenCe was Iesorted to, Just at this time,
however, a Louisville & Nashville freight
train was slowly passing guarded by eight
deputy sheritfs, armed with Winchester
rifles, In the meantime crowds OF men,
women and children had Congregated in
Broadway, where the Louisville 4 Nash.
vile tracks cross the street, and also upon
the Broadway bridge, which spans the
Cahokia creek, and in the open space To
the east,
THE TROUBLE BEGINS.
Just as the train reached the Broadway
crossing the trouble began, The crowd
on the bridge began to yell and jser its
officers, and, 1t Is asserted, stones were
thrown which struck two or three of them,
and 1t is also said that q pistol was dis
charged. The edeputiesimmediately level
ed their rifles and fred two volleys
into the crowd on the bridge with
fatal effect, four men being killed
and one woman mortally wounded. The
dead are as mentioned above,
The greatest excitement Immediately
prevailed and pandemonium reigned.
The crowd fled In every direction, and
when the deputies realized how fearful
was the result OF their fire sought means
Of escape by rushing for the bridge, with
view Of fleeing to this city. AT the eap-
proRGh, and Just at the bridge tower
on the east side they were met by
Mayor Joyce, City Clerk Canty and a
third man who seized the deputies guns
and endeavored to hold them back. One
oi the deputies In his terror fired upon
the trio, killing q man named O, E.
Thompson, who stood between Joyce and
Canty. Some shots were fired by the re-
naming deputies at the approaching stIik-
ers and all started over the bridge.
CONSERVATION ON TIE BRIDGE.
The scene on the bridge was one Of the
widest confusion and excitement. Coal
trains and other trains with wagons were
Ialloping west and their drivers shouting
10 ali pedestrians to run back. Women
aud men on foot were running toward the
city and waving back all they
met, while behind came the depu.
ties pursued by the vanguard OF
the crowd from East st. Louis. One Of
the frightened guards threw his gun into
the river, while another hid his weapon
in a wagon that was in full retreat. On
arriving here the deputies went at once to
the Chestnut street police station, where
after stating the facts, they surrendered
to the sergeant In charge aud were taken
10 the -Four Courts, where they were
placed in custody.
About half an hour after the shooting
an excited and angry mob gathered ia the
square between the City Hall and the
police station. A man named Dwyer, q
gambler, in no way connected with the
strike, became the centre OF crowd,
who cheered the inCendiary statements
which he made. He urged the men to
hang and kill, and was In the midst OF an
appeal to the mob TO follow him TO the
Ohio & Mississippi depot to hunt for the
deputy sheriffs, when John w. Hays, o
member Of the General Executive Com.
mittee Of the Knights Of Labor arrived
from this aide.
ANAPrEAL FOR ORDER.
Mr.. Brown, who travels with the Gem
eral Board in the capacity Of the Knights
Of Labor orator and lecturer, mounted the
stairs leading to the police station and
yelled at the mob for attention, but the
infuriRted men answered him with, Hang
the ours. kill them"
Mr.. Hays, who was standing at Mr..
Browns side, turned to q prominent
Knight and asked him to introduce Mr..
Brown to the mob as the Representatives Of
the General Executive Committee. The
man replied In frightened manner, III
l do they'll hang me-"
Brown turned on him and said, "Yes,
and II you don't, they ought TO hangyou."
Then turning TO the mob, whiCh.kept up
the cry to "Kill, kill and burnl" Brown
began an appeal for quiet, law and
order, and by the sheer force OF hla
earnestness riveted the attention Of the
crowd, but only for few minutes at q
time, for they would break away
from the spell Of his eloquence
and take up their revolution.
Sry W yelIs. He said: "Men and
brothers. For Gods sake keep quiet. ]
implore you In the name Of humanity, ID
the name Of the great order Of the
knights Of Labor, 10 the name Of every
law, both OF your order and your country
restrain yourselves and do no violence.
piscoNsoLATR KNIGHT.
While Mr.. Brown was speaking Com
mltteenian Hays walked excitedly up and
down the platform exclAiningin in a despair
ring manner "0h, my God" wish thll
had not happened. His eyes were watery
be was almost crying, and when he ad
dressed the mob after Browns harangut
his voice failed and he was obliged Il
pause for 1tterance. Hays speech was o.
Mr.. O'Neil, who followed Hays. Caspel
Heep, another prominent knight, who
had arrived in the meantime was busy
among The crowd, urging upon the mos
excited individuals the arguments which
the committeeman were preaching. Aitel
while the temper Of the mob cooled
down AID they dispersed with threats Il
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