Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-06-09
ELEVEN W. va. COMPANIES
To Assist in Moving Is. g. o. Coal Trains
Through BOnWOod.

To Assist in Moving Is. g. D. Coal Trains
Through BsnwOOd.
The obstruction OF coal trains at
Boggs' Run, in the upper part of Ben
wood, was continued all day yesterday,
and not a car Of coal was moved,
though nearly 500 cars are now blocked
there and lying on the sidings.
About o'clock yesterday morning
the Sheriff OF Marshall county arrived
upon the scene and announced that he
was there In an official capacity to pro-
tect the property Of the railroad COM
pany and to see that their trains were not
interfered with. He was promptly told
by the men about the train that they
did not care a d-n for the Sheriff. the
Governor, the State troops or the United
States troops, that the coal would not
be moved, and so far il hasn't. Seeing
himself powerless, the Sheriff returned
to Moundsville and wired the Governor
for troops. His request met with
ready response, as will be seen by the
following special telegram To the REGIS
TER received last evening from Charles
ton:
Gov MacCorkle has ordered FIVE
companies OF the National Guard to
Boggs' Run-Companies + of Burton
and d OF Warrington, of the First Reg
iment, and Companies E OF Parkers-
burg, and G of Huntington Of the Sec
oud Regiment, with gatling guns.
Special trains to carry the troops have
been secured on the Baltimore and Ohio
and Ohio River roads, and they are now
moving. Col. Thos. f.. Hodges OF the
Second Regiment will be in command. "
i At 10 o'clock last night special tele-
gram from ParkersOurg TO the REGIS
TER said that Company Z had not left
to that place, but was at the depot ready
leave as soon as the special train with
the two Huntington companies should
arrive.
At midnight a special telegram to the
REGISTER from Warrington said:
Company d, W. Va. National Guard,
under the command Of Captain w. b.
Sine, is encamped in the Opera House
here tonight, and will leave over the
B. & o. for Moundsvtlle in the morning
to 1uell the disturbance raised by the
striking miners"
The probability is that the troops
will not reach Boggs' Run before or
10 o'clock this morning.
All day yesterday crowds OF men lined
the b. 81 o. tracks around the Bogg's
Run crossing, and on the hill sides ad-
jacent. Every train was tagged as II
came In sight and was compelled Ito
stop. Every car was carefully inspect.
ed and trains which carried no coaI
were allowed TO pass unmolested, but
not car of coal got by.
After bis first unsuccessful attempt
the Sheriff made no further effort to
move the coal cars, but on the arrival
Of the troops he will at once proceed To
Boggs Run and try to move the trains.
At mid night special telegram to the
REGISTER was received from Charleston,
saying:
"Slx more companies OF the national
guard have been ordered TO Boggs' Run
companies c, OF Grafton; +, OF Mar.
tinsburg; G, OF Bethany; K, OF CIarks
burg; B, Of Buckhannon, and II, oil
Piedmont. The Governor acts upon
the recommendation OF ex-governor
Fleming, Senator Camden and G. X.
Lord, Second Vice President Of the B.
& o., who are Of the opinion that II
more troops are not sent to Boggs' Ruu
there will be very serious trouble al
that MACE