The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-06-06

| eIs' II WAS lnelT purpose 10 capture tHe
coal train and they had correctly read
the signals from their comrades at Shell
burn. The condition of the track was too
! quickly noticed and the strikers had not
expected that the train carrying the
militia would do escort duty any farther
than Shelburn. In this they were mis-
taken and it came near being a costly
error
When the alarm was sounded from the
engine of the coal train a number Of men
were seen moving back into the timber,
staying close enough. however. to see the
meaning of the alarm. The disembark-
ment Of the troops. which was hurried,
was seen and retreat of the strikers was
called. Gen. Mckee ordered the troops
to follow in an endeavor to surround the
miners. but the maneuver failed. The
wreckage was removed from the track
| and the coal train was sent on. Superin-
tendent Corbett of the railroad. at Gen.
McKee's command. ordered the militia
train to back toward Sehlburn.
4 Man Captured.
Just previous to starting a man who
refused to give his name, but who rode
down the track after the train on bi-
| cycle and who was evidently a courier.
was captured. He refused to divulge any
names of men seen by him. \ gang Of
section hands were also working near
the spot where the dmbers were placed.
but it was around slight curve. They
dared not give an alarm either. as they
we're closely watched, and they would
have sent any warning. The wheelman
was taken board and carried as a
prisoner.
The train carrying the troops had
or more miners came in sight. As the
train moved by them they jeered at the
soldiers, laughed loudly and spoke in de
risive. nasty terms. A sudden stop was
made and the engine was reversed and
again the troops were carried forward.
The strikers who had jeered so derisively
looked nettled and moved along at a
faster pace. They reached a large field
and several of them broke into a run
The train was quickly stopped and COM
panies from Vincennes. Jeffersonvine
and Brazil were called and sent after the
strikers at double quick All of the
twelve men reached the middle field and
had separated into groups. They were
making for a hedge and a friendly wood
No attention was paid by any one Of
them to the cries Of halt. They ran as
If their lives depended upon it and the
troops with their heavy arms and side
pieces were unable to overtake them.
Almost Shot Down.
They were sent clear to the woods,
however. and Mai. Stunkard of Terre
Haute, one of the surgeons. was almost
shot down in a scrimmage. He and a
private reached a neck of woods to the
north and were closing in on three rough
looking customers. One Of these sud
denly turned and fired at his rursuers.
Maj. Stunkard had no orders 10 fire.
but he sent shot after the fellows, who
lodged behind a fence rail and ran for
ward in a STOPPING position. Five shots
were sent after the men. but none Of
them were effective.
Sensational Discovery.
In the meantime the sensational dis
covery was made by Sergt. Kisich OF
company A, Vincennes, that an attempt
had been made to blow the whole train
load Of soldiers into eternity. He was
walking back in the rear Of the train,
and alongside the treste, the second one
north of Shelburn, he found four dyna-
mite bombs and attached TO them per-
cussion fuse. They were alongside the
track and had evidently been blown TO
one side by the force of the passing train
or else caught by the engine guard and
passed without an explosion.
Had the bombs failed 10 have any ef-
feet on the train they were meant to
tear up the trestlework at least and
weaken it so the coaches would be
dropped. The nature of the find was
quickly communicated to the officers IN
| command ana the DOllDS were carried
forward to headquarters. where they
were taken care of. The fendish manner
in which the rioting strikers attempted
to watch the result Of their dastardly at
tempt on the lives of the soldiers caused
Gen. Mckee and his officers much alarm
and presented a new phase TO them of
the many which will now have to be
treated.
Martial Law Thought OF.
1t would not be surprising to hear the
announcement that marshal law will be
put in effect in this vicinity. The delay
caused by the scouting for the miners
and by the investigation of the character
of the bombs permitted the coal train TO
get far ahead. AS a result it was cap
tured by the miners several miles north
of the scene of disturbance at the point
of a shotgun. Engineer Hyde was COM
PEELED to run the train TO Alum Cave. This
is a stronghold of the strikers and an al
most impregnable point, because Of the
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