Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-06-09
SHOT DEAD.
Indiana Strikers Attack Militia
at Night.
Their Fire Returned and Four of Them
Are Reported Killed-Details Are
Meagar--Four Men Are Killed
In West Virginia.
WAR IN INDIANA.

| INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June 5.-A tele-
! phone message from Shelburn says the
troops have been fred on under cover
of the night Communication is bad
and it is only known that four of the
strikers were killed in the return
| volley. Brig. Gen. Mckee sent a
call for the second Gatling gun,
| the fist being at Cannelburg.
| Shortly after midnight a special
train was secured, and the rest of the
Indiana light artillery under command
of Capt. Curtis, speaker of the last
| house, was started over the Vandalia
| via Terre Haute for the scene of the
! outbreak. Rush dispatches from the
! governor were sent to seven different
military companies to prepare to
march at any hour 1t is feared some
| of the militia has been injured or per-
| haps killed. There are eight com
| panies there, counting the two that
| came up from Cannelburg. This would
give Mckee about 400 men. Opposed
to them must be nearly 1000 desperate
| strikers.
| WHEELING, w. Va, June 3. AT 6
o'clock Monday evening while miners
were leaving their work at Powellton,
in the Kanawha valley, unknown per-
sons fired volley of fifty shots into
their midst, killing four of their num-
ber. The names of the men who were
killed are unobtainable. Sheriff Hin
man and posse left at once for the
scene of the trouble and nothing fur
ther is reported up to midnight The
men were undoubtedly killed by strilS-
ers, who had been threatening them
for several days.
FARAIERsBURG, Ind, June 5.-Mon-
day was day of victory for the strik
ing coal miners hereabouts. 1t looked
for time as tn ough the railway COM
pany, supported by Sheriff Mills and
the First regiment of Indiana in
fantry, would come out triumphant
again, as they did Sunday, but not so.
When the local freight, north
bound, having passed unmolested
through Shelburn and Currysville,
arrived at Alum Cave switch, a branch
of the Evansville & Terre Haute run
ming 12 miles back into the hills and
terminating at Alum Cave mining
camp, it was stopped by mob of
twenty-five or thirty strikers armed
with shotguns, rifles and revolvers.
The train crew was ordered to cut
loose the caboose and allow it to
stand on the main track, while the coal
cars were run in on the switch. This
was done without delay.
When the captured coal train was
ready to move all of the regular crew
except the engineer and fireman,
Charles Hide and Harvey Rhodes,
of Evansville, were instructed to
leave, and as lead was back of the
instructions, they obeyed. The en-
gineer was told to back up at a lively
rate. He backed up, the armed
strikers ranging themselves about on
the top of the coal No stop was made
until Alum Cave was reached. There
the coal cars were side-tracked and
the engineer and fireman with their
engine were released.
They ran back to this town, having
thrilling experience on the way.
They were running rapidly, believing
that all the doors of devilment were
back of them. Alum Cave switch is
very crooked, winding among the hills,
and just around certain curve coming
in this direction is long trestle.
When this trestle came in sight it was
|
chance to escape. Engineer Hide threw
the throttle wide open and crossed the
trestle in safety. The fire is still burn
ing.
While the soldiers We're chasing
would-be train wreckers between here
and Shelburn the latter dropped sew
eral cartridges. which were picked up.
About thirty shots were exchanged at
long range between the bluecoats and
J the fugitives. Maj. L. c. Stunkard,
regiment surgeon of Terre Haute, had
four strikers shooting at him at once.
} He returned the fire and things We're
lively for time, but no one was hurt.
Two or three men were arrested and
} sent to Jail at Sullivan.
SHELBURN, Ind, June 5.-This town
} resounded all Sunday night with the
: boom of anvils What they were being
, fired for no one knows save those who
did the shooting. At 8 a. m. there was
| a tremendous explosion. Daylight re.
, vealed its results. The Evansville &
Terre Haute railway trestle half a mile
{ above here is badly splintered. Two
ties are torn to pieces and large hole
is blown in the heavier sustaining
|
trains, but il furnishes evidence of q
terrific explosion. The job was done
, with either dynamite or giant powder
, The miners indignantly deny that they
, are in any way responsible.
7 CHICAGO, June 5.-United States
: Marshal Arnold, with large force OF
4 deputies, went on special train or
l Monday to Streator in response to
2 orders by Judge Grosscup, on applica
3 tion of counsel for the receivers of the
, Santa Fe railroad, for the purpose o1
I arresting miners who are interfering
i. with the running of trains at Streatoi
and Coal City. The fact that the re
ceivers were appointed by the United
States court gives the federal authori
ties jurisdiction.
GARTER WINS