The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-10
DEATH
Comes to Four Persons in a
RiOtOus Crowd,
Conflicting Statements as to the
Aggressive Party,
An Exciting Scene.,.A knights
Appeal for Law and Order.
The Repulsed Strikers Crying Out
"BlOOd for Blood"
The Most Unfortunate Affair OF
the Long Struggle.
Fire Breaks Out in the Louisville
& Nashville Yards.


ST, LOUIS, NO., April "a crowd Q
strikers formed at the Relay depot in Eaa
st, Louis at l:45 o'clock this Afternoon
and advanced in the direction OF the rail
road yards to stop work by the few mel
employed there, They were met by
guard Of deputies who ordered them Il
dispsrse. The mob refused and made
rush for the yards when th'
deputies leveled their Winchester
and fred, shooting six Of the strikers
The four deputy guards stationed at tn
Louisville & Nashville yards, near Broad
way, fred into q crowd Of three hundred
strikers about 2:2O o'clock this afternoon
Five men and one woman were shot
Three OF the men were killed and th
woman issupposed to be mortally wounded
The killed are: Pat Bristol, employe o
the Water Works and not striker; 0sca
Washington, painter; John Bohman,
Water Works lRborer, not striker
Major Richman, shot In the head an,
shoulder, will probably die; Mrs. Johl
Pfeffsr, shot in the back and probabl
mortally wounded.
WITHOUT ALLEGED PRovocATI0N.
An unknown man was shot at til
bridge approach. The crowd had mad
40 attack upon the yards, but were stand
ing on Cohokla bridge, near the Louisvlll
/ Nashville yards, jeerlng at the guardl
When, without the slightest apparen
proyocation, the deputies levelled thei
rifles and fred two volleys. The crowd
Immediately separated, running in al
directions, aud the deputies ran over 90
hokia bridge towards the Missouri rive
bridge, still holding their rifles, an
firing to cover their retreat When 1t wa
Known by the strikers that the guards hal
aed, the former returned to recover thel
dead. They found Pat Bristol and 0sCa
Washington lying on the Oahokia bridge
aud they were dead when picked uE
John Bohman was also found on III
bridge, but showed signs OF life. He wa
AIKEN 10 the switch house but died In
lew minutes. Mrs. Pfefer wasioundlyin
On the railroad about one hundred yard
from Cshokia bridge and was carried b
her husband TO drug store, on Broad
way, near the crossing, in q critical cond
ton. Major, Richman was taken into
hotel near by where physicians attonde
him, The crowd, Rftor the firing, turne
and ran up Broadway, ahouting, 1T
lrmslp $50 arms ITO arms" "We wi
/ - s..,,,,. q. II rat,,.t, that upa "
Women and children ran out OF thei
houses and met them In the streets weeE
ing and wripging their hands, Alter tn
crowd returned to the scene and the e1
citsment had abated several OF the leat
ling strikers drew their revolvers an
swore that they would drive all the dept
ties out OF the city even at the loss
their own lives. Among the killed, q
cording to the latest reports, 10 I. /
Plumpton.
THE DEPUTIES GIVE THEMSELVES Us.
The deputies who did the shooting
eight In number, went I'd the Third pl
srict police station in this city and su
rendered themselves and were taken b
the patrol wagon 10 the -Four Court
where they were taken into custody an
we're released. They say the Growd bI
zan Griug into them first and that the
simply returned the fire. q.
After the first firing was over and tn
strikers had become bent on revenge
number OF them armed themselves wit
reyolyers and advanced on the Ohio
Mississippi railroad yards, where tho
supposed deputies were onguard and fire
into them, killing one. The greatest 81
citemept prevails In East ST. Louis an
the strikers are fast arming themselvt
and seem determined to avenge the deaf
AZ those OF their number. The Local b
ecutiye Committee Of the Knights Of Labt
are on tho sCsne Attempting TO restrai
the men and trying TO persuade them I
meet In Flannagar's Hall, where they d
lire 10 advise them against all turtht
violence, The men refuse, however,
meet. !,
In the stampede WHICH followed u
| lirst yolley from the rifles OF the deputi
one man, whose name Is unknown, vi
forced from the Cohokia creek bridge OF
was killed, His body has yet been 7
covered.
ILLINOIS MILITIA ORDERED our.
Governor oglssby has ordered q
eight companies Of militia and place
them under orderSto march at once. Son
81 them now are on their way and will
In Esst 81, Louis tonight. Adjutant Ge
sral Vance will also arrive tonight al
avery @ means 10 allay tho excitement al
Testoro order will be made. Bailey Haye
of Inc Executive Board, and P.
Brown, d prominent knight, who eau
Mere With the Board, spoke at the meetii
and made impissloned appeals 10 u
Kniphts 10 obey the laws ot the count
and 10 rlRidly regard oil the laws Al
principles Of the order.