Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-06-12
BRIDGES BURNED AND BLOWN VI

On the Line of the O., L. s. W. and on the
Wheeling aud Lake Erie Yesterday.
Railroad Men Fired ut aud Driven on
AT last the miners have succeeded in
stopping traffic on the c., l.. 81 w.
Railway system for several days.
A bridge two hundred and forty-three
feet long, covered, and OF the Howe
truss make, one of the largest on the
road, was totally destroyed yesterday
morning by FIRE.
The structure was situated near Mid
vale, Tuscarawas county, between
Uhrichsvills and New Philadelphia,
and was but three miles from New
Philadelphia. The loss to the Railroad
Company will be at least $4,000, and it
will take three or four days to erect a
temporary structure so that even the
passenger traffic OF the road can be re-
sumed. Sunday night the bridge was
first seen on FIRE. The Railroad Com
pany had an engine and crew patrollng
that district, besides the special watch
men. The crew on the train went to
the bridge and saw several men run
from il. The persons who had set fire
TO the bridge ran but short distance.
AND THEN BEGAN To FIRE
on those on the engine with shot guns,
but none Of them were hit. The crew
then retired, after putting out the fire,
the miners still firing at them. II was
necessary to put out the lights about
the engine TO prevent the crew from re-
naming a target for the miners. About
day light yesterday the bridge was seen
to be on fire again, and was again put
out This time a can Of oil was found
there, which the incendiaries had been
using. About nine o'clock yesterday
morning, another attempt was made TO
fire the bridge. The fire burned until
about noon, but it had not gotten well
enough under way at that time TO pre-
vent the passenger trains from cross
ing. A crew with an engine from
Uhrichsville arrived at the bridge at
that time, and they were fred at again,
and driven from the scene by the min
ers. About this time the passenger
train having the mail from Cleveland
arrived at the smoking bridge. Con-
ductor COPYRIGHT had charge OF the
train, which was tagged at the ap-
proach to the bridge. He advanced,
aad told the men that he was carrying
the United States mail, and must get
past. The miners
ONLY JEERED AT HIM,
but getting on head of steam the
train sped past. Flames again burst
from the bridge as the train crossed,
but the conductor went back, and told
the men TO desst. The miners answer
ed by firing several shots with their
pistols at the conductor, who then left
the scene. This was the last train that
passed over the bridge, for 10 less than
an hour it was totally burned. Mana
ger Woodford, of the c., T. Il W., was
seen by REGISTER reporter about the
situation yesterday, and the above
facts obtained. Not counting the dam
age OF thousands of dollars already TO
the Company, the general traffic has
fallen off over IS per cent. By reason OF
the strike.
The B. & o. has loaned its pile driver
10 the c., L. 81 w, and with the one
belonging to that Company active work
will be begun in the morning erecting a
temporary bridge at the scene Of the
FIRE. There will be over two hundred
man at work there to-day.
THE FOURTEENTH GOES TO UHRTcHs-
VILE.
Att o'clock last evening General
Howe gave orders, at the solicitation Of