Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1894-06-13
HEMMED IN.
The Situation at Wheeling Greek
is Very Serious.
Gen. HoSe'S Army Surrounded by
Strikers and More Troops Needed.
ny t"r ne Nc~t serious of the Mining
disturbances Now Confrouts the sol
"ers- - Bioods Hattie rrobabie-
sixteenth Regiment to the Feont.

WHEELING CREEK. O.. June g.-At
1o;so Friday night four shots were fired
from the village side of Wheeling
creek across to- where sentrieS from the
Second regiment were stationed. The
miners are almost completely encir-
cling the camp at Struggling intervals
and every few minutes signal we'll is
answered from every quarter. The
sentrieS We're not ordered To return the
hre. but extra precautions have been
taken to prevent an attack
CoLUNRUs. a.. June AT 1880 Fri.
day evening advices received bv GOV.
Mckinley from Adj. Cen. Howe showed
the situation at Wheeling Crccl, to be
very grave. Gen. Howe held Il confer
ence with his officers. the sheriff and
others familiar with the surroundings
and plans of the strikers A. result
OF the conference. Gcn. Howe tclc-
graphed the governor. asking for more
troops.
The governor immediately ordered
the sixteenth regiment To prepare to
60 To the front. The regiment had
Just settled itself comfortably for the
night ut the Fourteenth regiment
armory here when the call was re-
ceiVSa \ special, train was then
made up 10y the Baltimore 4 Ohio rail
road, and within an hour the regiment
was ON its way 10 Wheeling Creek
IL was accompanied by Company Il
OF the Second regiment, which was be
lated here, and which will join tn,
regiment at the front.
In addition - fhi. III. 81,
once ordered out three companies OF
the Third regiment, which was brought
here Friday night. The companies ar,
THOSE located AT Dayton and Spring
/ field.
WHEELING GREEN. O., June g.-Whcel
ing Greek, mining camp ON the lin,
OF the Cleveland. I.orain and Wheeling
raj broad, four miles from Bellairc. and
u far suburb of bridgeport. is i'm "A stat,
OF siege, with the Fourteenth and
Second regiments of infantry and
battery IL, First light artillery
In camp, well established fo,
skirinish and fire lines. and
all the details of the situation neccs
shryl Ia illustrate history of TIA,
troubles incident to the greatest dis
treSs labor has ever known. 1t is the
hrStl really serious situation that ha,
confronted the troops since the cam
palgn was innuguratcd. Hundreds ol
miners, in almost unbrolScn line from
Bellaire To Wheeling Creek. were hard
ly controlled by the appearance ot
large numbers of armed men. An i,
excitement at this point over the frs,
really warlilSc situation. but there ha,
peep as yet mo- conflict. except a bay
onet charge that drove the miners bacl
and established military authority.
The troops were joined at Barnes
vile by the Portsmouth and Mt. Ster
/ ing companies and the Second repi
meHt' with Companies a from Findlav
IL rpm Upper Sandusky, G from Lima
ID from Van Vert. Il from Tifiin. +
from Bellefontaine G. from Kcnton. n
from Bloomdale. from Ottawa and I
from Wapakoneta. The troops I'm thi,
field are the Fourteenth regiment. -.
men: Eight. $40. and Second. II7. with
49s men left ut Mineral Ridge; artillery
~, making a total OF .0O6.
GOV. Mckinley Friday morning tele-
graphed Gen. Howe the substance of u
telegram from Sheriff Scott. which de-
! tailed the serious situation at this
/ point. The governor advised Gen.
Howe that il the troops now in the
field were not sufficient he would prob
ably call out the Fifth regiment at
Cleveland. Gen. Howe ordered the Six
teenth regiment and Battery ID. of To-
ledp To concentrate at Columbus.
Capt. O. G. Powelson, Of Company VI.
seventeenth regiment. attempted 70
board train at Canal Dover, on the
Cleveland IL Marietta rosd. but wa.
stopped by 1000 rolling mill men. who
compelled Engineer Charles Rounds 10
abandon the train, but he was aftcr.
ward put IN charge when the air was
ycut of.
/ IL Is rumOred that the track is torn
\ up at Odbcrt's mine and ties placed
across az an obstruction. The situa-
ton j. decidedly grave. but there are
no serious apprehension of an immedi
ate conflict.