The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-22


purpose. Again the line Of march was
taken up the crowd moving westward
with the cart and its deadly freight
Arriving on the river side near the pa
latiai residence Of Il. Ii. Woodrum q
halt was called. Immediately plank fences
were torn down 20 build a funeral pyre.
Plauks were pied up there covered with
dry cedar boughs, and on the whole seve-
raj gallons Of kerosine was poured. Pre-
parations were completed and the body
dragged TO the pile and laid upon IT, a
lighted match was applied and the com
bustibie material and tte body was soon
enveloped ia flames. When the fire burn
cd low more plank was thrown on and
around IT, When member OF The body
became separated from the rest Il was
puched back with pols. This perfor-
nance was kept up until all that remain
ed Of Thomas Smith was a small pile Of
ashes.
The scene at the morgue Of Oakley and
Woolwine Nps distressing in the extreme
The bodies Of &. A. Nlck. W. Z. Hall.
Joseph =. Tyler. O. a. Whitrnore and
w. 9. Sheets, all, with the exception
Of the first named employees of the Nor
folk and Western railroad, came stretch
ed upon cooling-boards, and undergoing
the process OF embalming. The building
was surrounded by hundreds OF friends
and relatives clamorinR for s.drnfttance
but only few were gratifed In the
drug stores Of Fox and Christian and
Charles Lyle. and IN tho Offices Of Drs
Luck and Gale there were several dead
and dying. Rev. Mr.. Hammer passed from
one place 70 another administering the
consolation Of religion TO the sufferers.
The Killed and Wounded.
Following Is corrected ligt Of the
killed and wounded;
Killed-S. a. Vick. proprietor OF the
William Sheets q fireman Of the Nor
folk and Western.
Charles Whitmyer a Conductor on the
Norfolk and Western.
j. b, Tyler, of Blue Ridge seetion
master on the Norfolk and Western
George White. shot through the leg
and hled to death.
w. Il. Hall. fireman on the Norfolk and
| Western.
w. Jones, engineer on the Norfolk
| and Western.
John Mills. of Back Creek Roanoke
| county, a farmer and distiller
| George Settles, Of Vinton, shot In the
| head.
| The wounded
| o. c. Falls. member Of the Friendship
| Fire Company. mortally wounded: VIII
| Eddy, shot through the groin: Georee
| q. Murroe. shot In the head; Frank
| wills. shot in tho arm; Thomas Nelson.
/ leg shot off; Leroy White. shot in the
| back; J. y. McGhee, shot IN the leg,
! flesh wound: II Sheppard. rhot IN the
| leg; +. J. Small, SHOT in the stomach; !;
| j. +. Powell. shot through the body;
| j. Z. Wayland clerk in the post-ofIice,
| shot i'm the leg; Ge6ige Leigh. clerk
Il the Ponce de Leon Hotel flesh wound
in the leg; Walter j. Muf. knocked down
| and ankle badly sprained; Mayor il.
S. Trout, shot in the foot; Emmett J.
Small, OF Northwest Roanoke; j. II.
Campbell. Edgar Whaling, {. B. North
O. u. Taylor, William Han. n. J. Sparks.
r. T. Nelms. foot Shot off; Charlie Moten
colored: colored woman. name un-
known. shot in the head; William Berry.
shot in the leg;W. u. Ka.nes. wounded
in right hand; Sarah Dooley, colored.
shot in the hand. David Kennedy
wounded over the right eve; VI. y.
White flesh wound In the thigh; y.
Doolsy. slight wound in the nand; VII
son Wertz. wrist hurt: Luther Inge
knocked down and leg broken.
There were probably forty wounded
in ALL but many were removed from
the scene OF conflict 10 their homes
and treated there by physicians who have
as yet made no report TO the authori-
lleS. No names can ne gwen
It is a little singular that Of all the
killed and wounded not one Of them par
tlcipated In any Of the attacks upon the
jail. Nearly every one was shot in front
of the building, where no attack was
made after the first which was broken
without firing a shot.
who Gave the Order to Fire.
Who gave the order 10 fire no one
knows. Some swear they heard Mayor
Trout give II. Others say IL was Colonel
Pole: others Sergeant Traynham, and
stiu others Chief Of Police Terry Your
correspondent was In the room from
which the firing began as were others
and no one heard any such order given.
If Mayor Trout or Captain Bird, com
mander Of the Roanoke Light Infantry.
who first fred TO kin, was given any
command to shoot. 10 was given
privately. There was no ne
cessity for the use Of fire arms at the
time the slaughter was commenced nor
a shadow Of excuse be given for shoot
Ing down men on the opposite side of
Campbell street in front Of the building
and others who were fleeing down that
thor0ughfare. An excited and determin-
ed mob has had fun and complete pos
session Of the city all day long There
was no disorder 10 loud talking or
swearing. Not n drunken man has been
seen. the LIQUOR Dealers Association hav-
ing met early this morning and ordered
every bar room closed.
The report that the mob fred first
grew ont of the fact that four or FIVE
random shots We're fired from across the
street, but in the air. The rioters in front
Of the west window did the same thing
after they were fired at by the soldiers
from the police court room. believing that
the muskets were loaded with blank
cartridges. II was only when the death
veil Of some one was heard that they
wore undeceived. Not a soldier or police
man was hurt.
Meetings md Resolutions.
This afternoon all the engineers FIRE
men and conductors Of the Norfolk and
Western S. this city, held a meeting in
Smiths Music Hall and were addressed
by Colonel Joseph II. Sands Nice-Presi-
dent and General Manager. who cOun-
seled law and order pledging his best ef-
forts In seeing that II any one had fired
upon their comrades and the crowd with
out authority Of law. they should be pun
ished His remarks had a good effect
and a great many OF the men went home
Later I'm tho day the employees OF the
Roanoke Machine Works. several hun
drsed in number, held a meeting and
adopted q series OF resolutions condemn
ing the firing upon the people and demand
ing the suspension OF the Mayor, City
Sergeant. Chief OF Police from author
ity: demanding a grand jury investiga-
Non and the dishandment OF the Roanoke
Tight Infantry. If they We're proven 10
have fired upon tho crowd without au-