The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-10

One Oh the trio that represented West
Virginia at the notable gathering Of tho
League Of Republican clubs at Denver
recently, Mr.. P. Bachmann, hasreturnod
homo after quite an eventtul trip. He
Is enthusiastic in his praise Of the hos
pitality Of tho WesternsrJ, particularly
the people OF tho Colorado metropolis.
The other representatives Of tho New
Dominion woro Mr.. E; II. Fitch, Of
Huntington aud NJ. Curtis D. Fleming.
Of Fairmons
Mr.. Bachmann says no neyor saw or
heard Of so enthusiastic and harmon
Ious political gathering as the meeting
Of the clubs' delegates. Only ono thing
was necessary to mako tho eastern del.
egation 'solid" in Denver, and that was
to express an opinion favorable TO free
silver. Those leaning in the other
direction found little sympathy from
the western delegates, who, Of course,
wero by far the more numerous. After
tho convention Mr.. Bachmann with
others visited tho points Of interest in
scenic Colorado, including Pixies Peak,
Manatou, Colorado Springs and other
places, and says that there is no section
OF the Union where such magnificent
scenery can be found.
Coming home he had n iirst.hnndod
experience with tho great railroad
strike. Nothing happened en- route I'M
til illinois was entered at Roodhouse,
and hero there was tiG.uD OF trims for
forty hours. Several trains with about
thousand passengers worn GathorOd at
this small town on tho Fourth Of July.
Food was plentiful, however, and no.
body was seriously inconvenienCed.
Finally passenger who had formerly
been a fireman, was Becurod for so to
act in that capacity 10 Bloomington.
He got into Chicago Thursday MORN
ing, but was unable 10 got away on the
Baltimore & Ohio on that day. That
afternoon with a Utah man he went out
TO the Worlds Fair grounds 70 see the
remains Of It's 1893 grandeur They got
there about G o'clock, when there was
no sign Of fro. A few minutes tater he
and his companion noticed an immense
column OF smoke coming over toward
tho Lake front from tho terminal station
building, and within an incredibly
short time two Of the great structures
Wore q mass OF fame. At the start OF
the fro there wero not half dozen peo-
pie on tho grounds, but m hour alter
tho Ere started the grounds were literally
covered with people who came by
thousands from tue city to SEQ the spec
tacle, which was grind beyond descrip-
ton. At 0 O'Clock. when tho fire was Mt
ita height, 100000 people were on the
grounds, and tho great Connagration
lighted up the country for miles around.
Friday afternoon Mr.. BachmaRH
heard that an attompt would bo made
to send a Baltimore & Ohio train east
ward. He took passage and found TINT
twenty-five United States marshals and
twenty-five policemen wero aboard to
protect train and passengers from the
mobs that lined tho tracks for miles. In
tho neighborhood Of the big stock yards
eight or ten overturned freight cars
obstructcd the tracks, with tho accom-
paniment OF bowling mob OF 10000
people. It was found impossible to
get past tho distractions, so tho train
was sent back to 90 around by another
route but this scheme failed too, and
Mr.. Bachnman had to spend another
night in terrorized Chicago.
Saturday morning another train was
sent out and this time 1t got through
the unruly district, ond he got into
Wheeling Sunday morning. Mr.. Bach
mann SAYS Chicago is in tho hands OF
the mob, and that most anything can
be expected. two men stop on tho
street to talk, others join them, and
within very short time n mob oil
hundreds Informed. Everywhere there
| Ia n feeling OF uncasiness,