The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-09

Ms II tho entire malo population Of the
village had been poured out along the
track. They CainU running down tho
slope, half clothed, pulling on their gar
Inentsas they rnu. In the dim light oil
the carly morn II was 4 sight never to
be forgotten.
4 heavily built man with n smooth
face and perfectly white hais addressed
tho engineer and saiG:
"You cant run that train past here, "
Ono Of tho deputy marshals started
10 say something, wncn tho man caught
hold OF him to pull him of tho engine,
Another man, apparently an American,
intorlcrGd aud told the white hnircd
daso toot loollicgr alone. Heat once
let the deputy 30.
Tho engineer said: "What is 1t you
want Us to do?
"Run 1t back 10 Bridgeport"
In tho meantime abou. thirty men
had gone along the train. pulling out
tho coupling pins aud throwing thom
over tho creek bank. At least half OF
the cars had thus been uncouplej.
"Man, | can't pull train back that Is
nil cut to pieces like thiS; you know
that" said the engineer.
An order was given at once, and 10 q
very few minutes all tho coupling pins
were replaced, and ths train was hauled
back 10 Bridgeport.
1t was very evident that tho four
deputy msr5hals did not expect to run
the train through, and much larger
force could not have done so without
demonstrating their readiness 10 use
force. IL WAS apparently tho whole
purpose OF tho effort 10 show that a
large force would DO necessary to move
trains.
While the train was standing at the
point where it stopped sho. was fired
by somebody in the crowd OF miners.
What it was for or who fred 1t could
not DO asceriaincd, but no harm was
done.
A number OF rcyQlyers wero displayed
in the crowd, and one or two men had
large knives also. \ fow had clubs,
short crowbars and tho like, but so lar
rs could be seen the mass OF the miners
were unarmed,
toward rO-opening traffic. The follow
ing communication was sent to the
sheriff by the officials OF the railroad
company:
Tue CLEVELAND, LoEAIS * WHEEL
ISG RAILROAD COMPANY.
CLEVELAND. 0. }
WALTER L. WOoDFoED,
General Manager.
TO MGdt.op H. Soft. St,riy Of Be'moa. County,
Oho. & C!Grst1Lf, Otio,
DEAR SIR:-Larsu bodies OF mon have
congresated at Wheeling Creek, Bel.
mont county, Ohio, and at seYcal places
north Of said point, along the tracks oil
the Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling
Railway Company, within your county,
and are now unlawiulIy and riotously
preventing the operation OF coal trains
and other trains over said railway, By
unlawtully placing distractions on said
tracks aud by other unlawful and viol-
ent means; have destroyed, BY burn ng,
TWO bridges OF this company, near
Flushing, i'll this county, and have un-
lawfully and violently done other seri-
Gus injury to the property OF this COM
pany, and have deprived it OF the use
and the right to use its property. And
said assemblaCes now unIawiully and
violently threaten TO DESTROY the Drop
erty OF this company, its railway tracks,
bridges and aoutments, its cars, engines.
buildings, and other property, and TO
greatly injure and to kill its employees,
engaged lawfully in It's service, and to
unlawfully do other great injury 10 said
employees, and otherwise to injure and
destroy the property Of this com pany.
The undersigned believes and has
reasonable grounds TO believe that said
threats will be carried out, the property
aforesaid OF said company injured and
destroyed, and its employees seriously
injured. The Cleveland, Lorain 4
Wheeling Railway Company therefore
demands that you Immediately disperse
said unlawful assemhlaGes. protect the
property OF this company, Its employees,
and protect it in tho righ.iul use OF its
tracks and property, in the operation OF
its trains aud Tor other lawful purposes
that you arrest all said offenders against
the law, prevent all violations, and pre-.
serve the peace.
Dated, Bridgeport, Ohio, juno eth,
1891
The CLEVELAND, LoRAIS AND WHEELING
RAILWAY CoMrASY.
By W. L. WooDFoED,
General Manager.
Yesterday afternoon part OF the mill
tia, who had been at McClainville and
in that vicinity, were ordered to Bridge.
port. Intelligence OF this became pub.
lie property in very few minutes, and
it did not take much longer for many
groups Of a hundred or more men each
TO gather in all parts OF Ki.kwood
where an arriving train could be
watched to advantage. Every few min
utes reports were circulated that the
soldiers were coming, and story wa;
printed that they reached Bridge n,
4:l0. The real TACT was that they had
not all reached Belairc ut tina. hour.
Then they had to be transferred to the
c. & P. road, C.. L & -. trains not be,
ing able to run through on account OF
the trestle burned yesterday morning.
It was about ESQ when the militia
force reached Bridgeport. After brief
stop the cars bearing them were trans
ferred 10 the Cleveland. Lorain &