The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-14


noon. Inside oftwenty minutes over fifty
shots were fired, and Fourth avenue
was in a wild state of panic and disor-
der. Rumors are plentiful OF persons
being wounded, but the only ones Sc
riously hurt apparently arc three stri-
kers, named McFadden, Jones and
Prichard. They have all flesh wounds.
Two negroes are also badly beaten.
The fight started on Fourth avenue
about $50 o'clock. Two colored men
who work in the mill were walking
toward the mill when they met stri-
ker, who said something to them. They
replied and tho striker knocked one
down. With the same extraordinary,
suddenness which always characterized
Homestead, so far as the gathering OF
crowds is concerned. about 200 persons,
including women and children, assem-
bled in u few minutes. Both negroes
fought hard, but stones began to fly
and the men were beating them, when
one colored man drew n revolver and
opened fire. By this time there were
fully 500 persons on the street and the
bullets whistling over their heads
started panic. Three men knocked
down the second negro and when he
arose he had two revolvers in his hanGs.
He started to run, shooting wildly back
ward as he did so. 1t is said boy re-
ceived flesh wound-in the leg, but his
name is unknown.
By the time the colored men had
reached City Farm lane six other col
ored men came along and were assault
ed. They all drew guns and ran down
Fourth avenue in the direction ot Nc
Clure street; near where their lodging
house is situated some one hurled a
brick, which hit Washington Paul on
tho head. He opened fire and SO did
the others. In u minute the air was
full Of bullets, and in front OF the col
ored men there was terrified crowd
rushing into houses for shelter or dodg-
ing up alleys.
4 woman, too frightened to run, stood
on the street and as they passed one OF
the non-unionists shot at her three
times one OF the bullets passed through
her shawl which sho had thrown over
her head. Two bullets went through
windows OF residences and one buried
itself in the window sill OF q second
story frame occupied by the Coulter
family who were looking out at the
time. While the negroes were running
men dodging into alleys would hurl
stones at them. When the colored men
reached their house they ran in and
barred the door. In minute the
house was surrounded by an infuriated
crowd who soon tore down the fence
and shattered every window with
stones.
When the deputies and borough off.
GERS arrived some persons were suggest
ing that they burn the house and some
one began to yell, "Let's lynch the mig
ger black sheep" This was taken up
and cries OF "Hang 'em" were heard on
all sides. Tho officers went in to arrest
the colored men and they found them
huddled in one room, terrified and eX-
pecting to be killed. One man, how
ever. was not afraid and said he would
DO the first to leave As he was taken
out womon hit him with frying pan
cutting his head. The deputies tried in
vain to keep tho crowd away while
they took the man to the lookup, but
he was hit several times. Stones were
also hurled and deputy Montgomery
was struck. The officers then drew
their revolyers and announced that il
any moro stones were thrown they
would have TO open fire. A Slav threw
a rock which crashed through window
already half shattered. He was ar
rested, but tho authorities seemed al
most powerless, for by this time over
1000 persons gathered. Several other
cOlored men were beaten on the way to
the lookup.
About this time another alarming re-
port was circulated through the crowd.
1t was in effect that the colored nom
unionists living on Shanty hill hearing
Of the assault upon their brethren in
town were about to come down and
rescue them. This was really the case.
Over fifty of the cologed men were
ready to make an onslaught at mo-
ment's notice and the coal and iron po-
lice had not much difficulty in restrain
ing them.
Marion Conrad. another non-union-
ist, owns house above Ann street on
Fourth avenue. During tho shooting a
large crowd gathered in front OF his
house, and when he appeared began to
threaten him. Conrad is sworn in US
deputy sheriff, and he stood in the
door with a revolver in either hand
and said he would shoot tho first man
who entered the gate. Several dcpu-
ties then arrived, thus keeping the
crowd back Tor an hour when it dis
persed.
After all tho colored men had. been
removed from the boarding house the
excitement subsidized as rapidly rs it
had begun, and by night iall no un-
usual crowds were noticeable on the
streets.
Peter McFadden, who first engaged
the colored mon in q fight, was shot
through the left arm and cut on the
head. James Jones, his friend who
came to his assistance in the attack,
had an escape which was miraculous,
He had clinched with one OF the col
ored men and struck him; as lie did SO
the negro showed his revolver in his
assailants face and fred. The bullet
struck Jones ON the forehead above the
eve and glanced OF, cutting a bloody
iurrow over the left eye. Jones and
McFadden were arrested tonight by de
tectives. Mrs. Jones attempted TO
shield her husband and attacked the
officers, but was withheld.
OF the eleven colcred men locked up
seven have cuts on heir heads where
they were struck with missiles or clubs,
John Lewis and Baxter Ford being so
badly beaten that physician was sum
moned TO dress their wounds. Tonight