The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-09

DUBOIS anu pHyonet4 nAVe Ueeu acLu'
ally used against the sticks and stones
Of the riotors. Saturday afternoon and
evening wero marked by several con.
flcts between the law and the laWless,
and at least ono ARRAY arose to the dig
nifty Of o pitched battle, with It's result.
ing List Of dead and wounded.
Tho savage thirst for blood, the wan.
ton spirit Of destruction and the con.
tinued acts OF disorder resulted in an
encounter between the armed proteo-
tors Of the city and the fronzIed mob
Of rioters In the southwest section Of
the city. Company O, of tho Second
Regiment, Illinois National Guards.
fired three volleyB into mob OF about
1900 people, moving men and women
to the ground with deadly effect.
One man was almost instantly killed
and q dozen or moro wero torn and
iacerated by the hail Of bullets and the
charge Of bsyonets.
STONES ANSWERED THE BULLETS.
II was at fret reported that twenty
people had been killed, but II Is now
settled that only one Is dead from tho
results Of the soldiers bullets, but sev-
eral were fatally injured and many SER
iou1iy wounded. Tho battle, neverthe-
less, was b terrific one. The police also
took hand, and sho. to kill.
Several OF the soldiers were hit By
Stones thrown by the rioters. Second
lieutenant OF company O, Thirty-aecond
regiment, I. n. g., was struck twice on
Tho head by stones and so badly In.
jured that he may die. After several
yolleys werc fired by the troops the
crowd fell back, only TO rally again and
charge on the soldiers. The militia
were only thirty.eight strong; and they
were Immediately surrounded by q
bowling, crazy mob OF 10000 infuriated
men.
To attempt to fight against such odds
was foolish, and Captain Maher ordered
his mon to climb on train, which was
waiting. They did so and were brought
back 70 tho city.
AN ATTACK ON THE rRooPs.
The baltic took place over wrecklng
train which had been sent out to re-
move the rutns from the tracks. On
the arrival Of tho train a mob Of strikers
aud their sympathizers soon gathered
around the wotkingmen and soldiers.
The rioters hooted and jeered at the
soldiers, and the troops made no sign
bf resentment. Emboidoned by this
passiyity they attacked the troops With
violence. Stones, sticks and coupling
pins few through the air and fell on the
little band Of militiamen.
Suddenly shots rang out from tho
line OF the strikers, and the troops ro-
allied that they were being fred upon.
AZ this moment Second Lieutenant
Reed. who was In front OF his men,
staggered aud fell Half o dozen sol.
diers were writhing In pain, having
been struck by the stones thrown BY
the mob. The crowd saw that the
troops were in q dangerous way and
with q veil rushed toward them. Cap
tain Maher saw that unless vigorous
resistance was made OF once his men
would be swept away. Just as tho mob
was rushing at the troops Captain
Maher gave tho command 70 ire
POINT blank At THE MOE
Instantly those Of tho company who
we're unhurt raised their pieces and
fred point blank at the advancing mob.
The line Of the rioters wayered aud
then stopped. Again the guns Of COM
many O rang out and tho riotous
mob broke and flcd in all directions.
Aftor than the soldiers aert o third
yolley. ,,.,
officer. Lieutenant Roed. He was picked
nm and found to DO suffering from two
ssyere wounds on tho head, evidently
cSnsed by stones. While this was be,
inc done tho crowd regained It's courage
and returned to tho attack. Many OF
tho mob had pistols and were crazy for
revenge. Several OF the mob had been
wounded, and this fact intiamed the
rioters all the moro with terrific
yells the mob rushed again toward the
Far thirty.elght men, some Of them
rrinpled, to attempt to cope with q
Moving mob Of 10000 would have been
fnliy. IL would only cost them their
1ives. So Captain ,Maher ordered his
mon 10 board tho train and escape;
tThis WINS done, and tho soldiers moved
awov amid tho ieers and derlsiye
shotits OF the mob, which was lott In
possession Of tho field. .-
seyeral policemen were on duty near
where the battle took place, and they
wero reinforced by squad Of oO soon
flor the report OF bloodshed reached
the stoekyards station. The police
want wild when tho mob refused 70
Sisnerse. and their temper was riied
whom some Of their number Wero "i'
with stones. A..
rioters were chased under irelght cats
and dubbed or shok In somo cases
tho police went 90 far as to pursue some
NJ tbe mob Into saloons near tho track
md club them for acts Of violence com,
mitted. Another detail Of police reached
iho scene soon after the fatal conflict
md succeeded In dispensing tho crowds'
The report that regiment Of regulars
was on tho way TO the ground also had
the effect 10 induce tho people not to
conrregatc In largo numbers. Regulars
ware ON the scene as soon aS Gonera,
M;ies conld send them, and tits believed
their presence will prevent another
outbreak there.
A SECTION THAT IS bAwLESA
Riots. incondlary fires and acts Of law
1essposs marked tho cvnnts Of the day
That section Of tho city lying west o.
stato and south Of Thirty.ninth streets
md extending 10 the wost and to the
son,6east embracing q stretch OF tori