Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-06-05
STILL Hold THE FORT.
NO COAL SHIPMENTS OVER THE C., L. & W.,
YESTERDAY.
TIE Wheeling Creek Miners Largely Reinforced.
One Hundred and Fifty Cars of Coal Now
in the Company's Yards-A
Bridge Burned.

The Wheeling creek coal miners are
still holding the fort, so far as coal ship
ments over the c., L, s. w. road is con-
cerned.
Everything was comparatively quiet
west of Bridgeport yesterday large
ly owing to the fact that the Rail
road Company made no attempt to move
coal.
The miners were on the lookout
at the cut the scene of last Satu rday's
trouble. all dav. and in the morning
they were reinforced by some four hun
dred of the strikers from further out
the line. When a train would whistle
men could be seen coming toward the
tracks in all directions from the hills.
When they saw the train did not carry
the non-union coal they let it pass I'M
molested.
w. R. WoodforG, general manager OF
the c., L. & W., was in Bridgeport
Yesterday in his special car A REGIS
TER reporter had long talk with him.
This gentleman was in this locality to
look up the situation and to find out
the sentiments of the miners. He
does not propose to confer with the
strikers, but to get all the in
formation from other sources. The
manager stated that he had a plan, and
that the coal would be run along the
line, but this plan would not be d.
vulged. There are at pr esent over one
hundred and fifty carloads of coal In
the Bridgeport yards, but no attempt
was made to run any of it yesterday,
and Mr.. WoOdiord would not state the
time any of it would be taken, but
that il would be within q few days was
a certainty. He said that the situa-
ton might so change at any time that
an attempt might be made to get q
train through. Mr.. Woodford stated
that the miners along the c., L, 81 w.
and those al the Wheeling Creek mines
IN particular WOlO DCNlOA u OoSCN AAAGA
any other miners in Ohio, and he was
surprised TO find that they tried to stop
the trains on his line, which had always
been on the most friendly terms with
the miners He said the transferring
of coal along the line could not effect
the strike in any way, and that the
miners should think that the railway
was doing its lawful trade, not taking
either side in the contest, and that it
was bound to haul the product. Mr..
WoodfoTd thought that by waiting a
day or two the miners would quiet
down, and think more seriously OF the
position they were taking. This was
the reason no coal was moved yesterday.
In conclusion the manager stated that
the business of the c., l.. 81 w. had
been effected so per cent by the strike.
James +. Waters, in the employ Of
the Railroad Company, and superintend-
ent of the shipments at the Wheeling
creek mines, whose name appeared in
the papers as Wurtz, reported that all
was quiet at the mines yesterday.
Thomas Thompson, the Deputy Sheriff,
was out at the mines yesterday, and he
gave the same report. Sheriff Scott re-
NAMED at his home at st. Clarsyille
yesterday, and did not appear at the
scene, being in communication with the
officials of the railroad.
People generally over about Bridge
port think that the strike will be settled
at the Convention at Columbus to-day,
but still many doubt this.
BRIDGES DAMAGED OUT THE c., L. & W.
Reports reached the city yester day
that bridges on the line OF the O., l.. u
W, at Flushing and Holloway stations,
had been set on fire by some unknown
persons, presumably strikers, and badly
damaged No definite information Of
the matter could be had in Bridgeport,
where the rumors were also current
The following telegram was received
| from Cleveland last night
! e CLEVELAND, o., June Mot train
was moved on the Cleveland, Lorain aud
Wheeling road to-day, owing TO bridges
| being burned by strikers. For three
weeks this road has been the only source
Of fuel supply to local mills and facto-
ries. Unless traffic is resumed on the
road within two or three days, hundreds
| of establishments must close down. The
| Lake Shore and Nickle-Plate roads have
also been supplied from the same source
and many trains on these roads will be
abandoned unless coal can be obtained
promptly. The Cleveland, Lorain and
Wheeling road will attempt a resump'
| ton of traffic tomorrow.