Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-11-01
1UuEETING W. VA. SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER ], 1891
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money and an army.
A special to the american from Knox
vile, Tenn, says: reporter nas Just re-
turned from Briceville and Coal Greek:
He found everything quiet, but groups OF
men could be seen everywhere discussing
the event of last night.
The Briceville stockade, with the excep-
tion of the north wall and the rifle
nit. were burned. Ten eight-room
houses and large dining hall
inside of the inclosure went in the general
confiagration. At the lower end OF the
coal creek stockade the Office building was
burned and the guard ''shacks" demol-
ished. The interior Of the convicts' dining
hall, sleeping room, hospital ward and
kitchen were filled with broken furniture,
shattered glass and Queensware
The store of Warden Jack Chumley at
this point was rifed and about 81 500
worth of goods taken and destroyed
The citizens OF Bricevllle oegan
to hear squads of men passing
through the place on the way TO the stock
ades between eight and nine O'CLOCK FIJI
day night.
This kept up for nearly an hour. 1t was
about y 80 when 200 men descended Wal
denis Ridge, approaching the stockade from
the east. They called upon Warden Cross
to deliver the keys Of the prison. While
this was going on the magazine was blown
I'm and the stockades surrounded by 1850
men and Cross gave up the keys and when
tine 14l conyicts were released they assist
ed in burning and destroying the property.
The attacking party then moved on tne
Chumley or Coal Greek stocKaoe anu naiI
was made near there ana twenty-five men
were sent forward to demand the surrender
| of the convicts. The men Kept up conCnu-
Gus volleys from their Wlncnes.ers' Oniy
one onard being on duty he lost no time in
obeyinp. The convicts were told to go and
many of them at Briceville were given
citizens clothes. When the convicts were
liberated they pundered Chumley's store
and DESTROYED the stockade furniture.
The office building was set on flre by the
oyerturning of stove. The mop then dc.
scended 70 the valley, where they set OIL
several dynamite bombs and fired small
cannon thew had with them. The racket
occasioned by these discharges. together
with the explosion OF the ammunltlon
stored at Briceville stockade, whlcn the
tire touched off, created the impression
among non participants tnat small war
was in progress.
surrounding the stockades were generous
Iv strewn with the stripped suits OF the re-
leased conyicts. Convicts IN gangs of tens
and twenties were yesterday wandering
ali over the country. One convict arrived
at a small settlement near Coal Greek to-
dav who was still in his stripes, and was
Quickly sent on his way rejoicing.
Several gangs were seen at various
points along the K s. o. Yesterday, When
ever they asked for help it was freely given
by the natives. A citizen OF Coal Greek
pointed out a group OF men to the
reporter, remarkiDg that the' men are
not out of this place. out When
asked where they came from the cltizen
shut up like clam. AT anotner tlme tney
were told that one of group he had been
conuersing with was an escaped convict,
but further and more definite information
, was refused.