Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-06-09
IN AND ABOUT BRIDGEPORT.
The scenes Over Along the C.' 4 & W. be-
fore the Troops Arrived.

move some Of the coal from the Bridge
port yards. The attempt was unsuc-
cessful, and the blockade OF the coal
shipments OF the road, which has ez'
listed for the last week, remained un-
changed. About o'clock yesterday
morning two double headers, having
over sixty car loads Of coal, were started
from the Yards. Though the undertak-
ing was one full Of Anticipated danger,
the railroaders did not quail, but when
they were called appeared for dufy. On
the front engine was Engineer ii. IL.
/ Robinson, and his engine was NO. 10
At the rear OF his train was engine 24,
and ]. J. Qunlan was at the throttle.
| On the rear train was James Liggett,
with engine 26, and showing this train
WAS engine As, with A. Burke as engin-
eer. On the front engine were four
OF the deputy United States Marshals,
armed with only common Smith d Wes-
son revolyers.
The coal trains steamed from the
wards at the rate Of eighteen miles an
hour, and when DeviPs Elbow was
reached, which is one mile from the
mines, the trains were going at the rate
OF twenty miles an hour. At this point,
/ from all the surrounding hills, could be
seen the strikers coming 20 stop the
trains, aud they did it. Full five hum
dred men came from the surrounding
| bushes and hills, and some OF them
were not dressed when they got there.
| About a half dozen ties were thrown
across the tracks and the trains brought
/ to a halt. In the crowd which sur
rounded the foremost train were Iully
| thirty women, the wives OF foreign Strlk-
ers, who kept up continuous angry
chatter in their own language. The OIL
GERS did not get from the train,
| but told some of the miners
/ that 1t was the United States which was
trying to get the train through. But
/ evidently the angry workmen did not
| care for they went right ahead, About
| this time shot was heard, but as there
| was no other result it was thought 1t
was a signal for more Of the miners to
come. 1t was but few minutes after
/ the train stopped until the strikers be-
gan TO scramble on the coal trains.
They took the coupling pins from them
and threw them in the creek. About
this time one Of the men arrived with
gun, aud ones of the women picked up
some stones, and said she would tire
them at the engineer. One OF
the trainmen said that big
horse pistol was held to his head,
and he was told never to come
out that way again, and from his talk
he will not At this stage of the hold
I'D the crowd was increased by mum
Der OF others, and they carried clubs,
pieces Of gas pipe, and most any kind
| OF bludgeon one could we'll imagine,
and things began to look scaly for the
| Marshals and the trainmen. The Off
GERS aboard found out that they had
| best leave the spot as soon as possible,
at the miners were getting more demon
strative all the time, and the orders
we're given to shove the train back
toward Bridgeport, and this was done.
I By = o'clock both the trains were again
IN the yards at Bridgeport, and another
attempt on the part Of the Company 10
move the coal was failure.
| REGISTER reporters were on the
scene all day, and one OF. them went 70
the camp in the afternoon. There was
not much change in the outward ap-
| pearance Of things around the camp.
| The SentrieS were on guard as usual,
\ but they did not molest anyone who
| left them alone, In the woods sur
rounding the cut there could be seen
many more of the miners than on the
previous days. Those who would con-
/ sent to talk did not deny that they felt
much elated over the stopping of the
. trains 10 the morning.
| Wien told tnat the troops were on
/ the way they did not seem one bit the
l less determined TO hold the blockade.
| Later in the afternoon, when the word
/ had spread that the militia were near,
| the strikers were augmented by large
number from farther out the road.
TheY were on the tiptoe of expectancy,
/ and at every whistle of the passenger
/ trains on the line, for this traffic was not
| impeded, hundreds of the strikers would
appear at the cut or near it,
Some OF the intelligent miners were
spoken to as regards the injunction OF
/ the Company, notices of which were
posted at all the mines from Bridgeport
TO Flushing. They argued that the pro-
Ceedings were unjust as part OF the in
junction was against the officials Of
/ Local l3 Of the United Nine Workers
OF America, and they say this local has
not sanctioned the work OF the miners
at the cut They say the local is not at
the bottom OF the trouble, aud they
/ think IL is unjust to charge 10 with any
OF the disturbance. Some OF the miners
on whom the Injunction was served are
not only from Wheeling Creek mines,
but Barton and Maynard as well. The
names OF the miners mentioned in the
Injunction are: Edward Davis, Fred
Bsiswinger, James Wilkison, John and
Charles Helt, James Cumbra, William
Burns, Michael Gallagher, Charles Net
zelI, Isaac Bell, William Smith and
Richard Delbrugge.
Itis the opinion on the part OF the
Company that If the trains are gotten
past the mines at Wheeling Creek they
will, have the back bone OF the tie-up
practically broken, Talks with other
OF the officials revealed the fact they
did rot believe on the previous day
that the miners could be cowed by the
presence OF the Marshsls On the day
previous Que Of the officials said 10 a
REGISTER reporter that the trouble was
slight, and that the trains would 90
through without 4 shot being fred.
Yesterday be said that he found the
force OF Ma-shall entirely inadequate
for the Tob Of miners who met
them at the cut. The affairs
with the Company took on a
more thrsateniug aspect after the
attempt u yesterday morning. The
officials were busy all day. 10 the fore
noon Mausger WoOdfOrd went 10 Bel