The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-13
SENSATIONAL EPISODES


SENSATIONAL EPISODES
In tho Camp Over tho Rivcr-hnother
Assault On tho Soldiers.
Several sensational episodes occurred
at the Wheeling Creek Coal Works
early yesterday morning. Two sledEe
hammers and three crowbars wcro
thrown at the guards on tho south hill,
and several shots fired ut tho picke.s
on tho north bill and north side OF the
creek. The soldiers returned the firing
and several companies and q Satling
gun were called ont for duty.
The troopa were reinforced yesterday
by several more companies which ar
rived on a special train. 1t ia possible
that the militia will remain one week
longer. Two brass bands were out last
evening, and the many visitors were
treated with fine drilling, an inspection,
etc. The day was q quiet one at Wheel
ing Creek. Maynard and Flushing.
The soldiers were considerably an
noyed by drunken lawbreakers during
the night. Fran tho south hill three
crowbars and couple Of ugly looking
sledge hammers wero hurled down at
the pickets about midnight, but none
were hurt They fired several shots in
tho direction Of where the thro wing
was done and gave an alarm. General
Howe ordered the Second to side arms,
and trouble was feared, but it wa not
necessary for them to march.
At l n. m. several shots were fired
from the north hill and the vicinity OF
the camp fire OF a party OF Hunsarians.
Colonel Brush ordered out battery D,
OF the First artillery, and in less than
two minutes a full s%ectiou, with Calling
gun in charge OF Lieutenant Baker, was
moved from its usual stand to q point
lear the CloSeland, Loraln & Wheeling
railroad, ready for firing. Companies
c and l and the Toledo cadets were
ordered out by Colonel Bunker, and
were on the march in q few minutes.
No further firing was done, and tho
soldiers retired. All expected q Skin
mislI.
Roy Booth, n private in Company II,
while walking on the railroad bridge,
was struck BY d man who slipped up De-
iLu utbl LIN hlIOGhtu HIN uOWl-
Booth fell through the bridge and had
his ler 30 badlyhurt that he was Obliged
to go home. Two privates were acci-
dentally hurt and one fell to the ground
with an e~pilep,ic fit.
Most visitors were admitted to tho
camp yesterday. In tho evening there
was a pretty large turnout OF ladies
from Wheeling, Bellaire, Martins
Ferry, bridgeport and other places.
The Sixteenth regiment band played
for the first time and was soon Joined
by n visiting band, consisting OF colored
boys. The miners and their families
turned ont in force and everything
passed of quietly and pleasantly.
INSPECTION AND DRILL.
The first inspection and manual OF
drill took place last evening when 4
very largo number Of visitors were
present. 1t was Company Z, Sixteenth
Regiment, and they are right up to
snuff The boNs arc from Lima and
Captain Boil is in command. They
executed many difficult manGuvres and
pleased everybody. In point OF drilling
Company E is ono OF the very best in
Ohio. The soldiers werc greatly inter-
ested in the exhibition.
Companies Z, G and I, OF the Third,
and &, OF the Sixteenth, arrived yester-
day morning to reinforce tho two regi-
ments. They number over 200 mon.
They left Columbus on q special train
ut IL o'clock Monday night and arrived
yesterday morning at ), making q run
OF twenty.siS milea in twenty-five min
utica.
The Toledo cadets yesterday relieved
companies D and c at Flushing.
William Homason, tho captured
miner from Flushing, was placed in tho
county jul yesterday. IIo is n single
man. aged tw%enty-one, and came to the
United States from England four years
ago. lie is fairly we'll educated, and
speaks in high terms OF his treatment
IN tho hands OF tho soldiers. he saws
they treated him better than the miners
would Il captured soldier.
An officer who knows what be Ia talk
ing about told the %1HTELLlGES cER man
Il Il no thought tho milition in Bel.
mont. Guernsey and Tuscarawas coun-
ties would COS: about 100000. proyid.
ing they remain uu,il after the 18th.
whon the final settlement will surely
take place. Ho says that the cost il
fully $4,000 each day. Twenty-seycn
hundred mon arc out, two-thirds OF
whom are in Belmont county on the
Baltimore 4 Ohio and Cleveland, Lo-
rain & Wheeling railroads. The tag.
PAYERS OF Ohio will have to foot the
Inc commissary Sargent OF the
second says they use every day 100
pounds OF coffee, 500 pounds Of ham,