The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-06-14
HEMMED iia.
Gen. Uowe's Army Surrounded tyy Strikcrz
and More Troops Needed.

ana More troops Nccdeu.
| WHEELING CREEK, o., June 3.-Aa
1920 Friday night four shots were fred
from the village side of Wheeling
| creek across to where sentries from tn"
Second regiment were. stationed. The
| miners are almost completely enciT-
cling the camp at struggling intervals
and every few minutes signal yell is
answered from every quarter. The
scntrics were not ordered to return the
| fire, but extra precautions have been
taken to prevent al attack.
CoI.rMpus. o.. June 9.--At 1t:30 Fri
day evening advices received by Gov.
Mckinley from Ali .Gcn. Howe >huwce!
! the situation ut Wheeling Creek tn he
very grave. Gen. Howe held confer
ence with his officers. the sheriff and!
others familiar with the surroundings
and plans of the strikers. As n rc>n]t
of the conference. Gen. Howe telc-
graphed the governor, asking for more
troops.
The governor Immediately ordered
the Sixteenth regiment to prepare to
go to the front The regiment had
Just settled itself comfortably fer the
night at the Fourteenth regiment
armory here when the Gull wns re-
ceived a special. train was then
made up by the baltimore & Ohio rail
road, and within IN hour the regiment
was on it's way to Wheeling Creek.
1t was accompanied by Company X,
of the Second regiment. which, was he
lated here. and which will join the
regiment at the front.
In addition to this the governor at
once ordered ont three companies Of
the Third regiment which was brought
here Friday night. The companies arc
those located ut Dayten and SPRING
field
WHEELING CREEK, O.. June a.-Wheel-
ing Creek, mining camp ON the line
of the Cleveland. I.Orain ard Wheeling
railroad. four rules from Eellnire. and
far suburb of Bridgeport. is in II state
of siege. with tho Fourteenth nnd
Second regiments of infantry and
battery II. First light artillery.
in camp. well established for
skirmish and fire lines. and
NIL the details of the situation ncccs-
snry to illustrate history o; the
troubles incident to tho greatest dis
tress labor has ever known. 1t is the
first really serious situation that Ia,
confronted the troops since the cam
paign was inaugnratc1. hundreds of
miners, in almost mbrokcn line from
Bcllnirc to Wheeling Creek. were haift
ly controlled by the appearance oi
large numbers of arme.l men. All is
excitement ut this point over tie first
really warlil<c situation. but there has
been as yet no conflict. except la.:-
onet charge that drove the miner, bacl:
and established military authority.
The troops were joiIle'! 1T Harness
Vile by the Portsmouth and Mt. Stcr
ling companies and the Second rcyi
mcnt, with Companies \ from Findlay.
y fran Upper Sandn:ky. { from Lima.
D from Van Vert. f. from Thin, /
from Bellefnntainc. G. from Kcnton. Ii
from Bloomdale from Ottawa and l.
from Wapaknncta. The troops IN TIL,
field are tho Fourtce@sh regime nj. $50
men; Eight, 70. end Second. 1i7. with
4oS meas loft at Mineral Ridge: artillery
Is, making Il total of l.a06.
Gov. Mckinley Friday mosalny tele-
graphcd Gen. Howe the substance of u
telcgram t,*om Sheriff Scott. which dc
tailed the serious situation ut t;,.:,
point. The GOVERNOR advlsc,i Gen.
Howe that if the tr..ps now in the
field yYeru not sufficient he would prob
ably call out the Fifth regiment mt
cleveland. Gen. Howe ordered the Six
teenth regiment ana. Battery u. of To-
lcdo. to concentrate AZ Columbus.
Capt. O. c. Pow"l.on. of Company ".
Seventeenth regiment. a.tt,nptcd to
board train at Cunal Dover. on the
Cleveland :; Marietta road. but WIS
stonped Ry 1000 rolling mill men. who
compelled Engine.r Charles rounds to
abandoA tho train, hut he WAS aftc..-
ward put In charge when the air was
cut OFT.
1t Is rumorcl That the track is torn
up at Odbert'S mine and ties placed
across aS an obstruction. The .itna-
ton is decidedly grave, In. there are
no serious apprehension of an iaumedi-
ate conilict.
BIG DAMAGE SUITS.