The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-11

ching bayonet rs possible without com
ing into It's sharp contact and from
that station IRE ihoir volleys oil pro-
family. ALI this took place on tho Ohio
county side Of tho line where the ttoops
nrc now powcrlCss TO operate. Two
young uon ovsrslCpped the bounds Of
caution and wcro slightly pricked by tho
shurp pointed steel.
At3 o'clock mn incident caused con.
siderable excitement. Tho crowd Of
humanity by Nero force OF numbers DO.
gan to press onto tho scntries slowly
and Captain Ash, officer OF tho day OF.
dercd out Company Z. First regiment
Tho boys tumblul out Of their car in n
bury. forming IN limo in remarkably
short umG.
THEY CANE TO TIE FRONT
at double quick, but their approach
alone was sufficient to make tho crowd
retire 10 a respectful distance. Through
a misunderstanding another company,
q, First regiment WIS al.O ordered out,
making about uity-ilve mon at tho head
OF tho yards. The moving OF two com.
panIcs caused great excitement in tho
camp, many surprising that all attack
on the suntrios had beon made. AttOr.
stay OF Dbout five minutes tho two
companies were sent back 10 their quae.
tiers.
Tho sensational event OF tho after
noon took place abou. o'clock. General
SpiIllnan and several officers OF his staff
had come up the line TO the upper end
oil the camp, and were surveying tho
situation. A young man whose name
is not known was making himseltpromi-
nent by abusing one OF the guardJ. and
made move forward once or twice.
Tho sentry stood stoCk.s,ill, While tho
fellow continued his TRADE. General
Spillman was taking 1t all in, and owl
IDENTIFY decided 10 take hand in the af-
fair personally. lie walked slowly aud
uncorncernedIy toward the soldier and
his villIticr and without word OF waru-
ing caught the fellow by the nape OF his
neck, pulled him inside the lines. and
gave him twist that
SENT HIM srRAwLISG
fifteen feet away. The young man
arose picked up his straw hat and walk
cd away as quickly as possiblc-he bad
enough, particularly OF the muscular
general in command. While this sem
satiOnul sccne was being enacted, the
crowd rushed over near where It occur
red and it looked for minute or two MS
though there would be conflict The
soldiers Of Company g, Second regiment
who were stationed at the rear end Of
the train in charge OF the gatIin. gun,
secured their arms und jumped to the
ground with alacritv ready 10 support
the handful oil guards at the lines The
crowd. however, was very quiet, taking
the affair unconcernedly so far as could
bcsecn. The incident really hadaq quiet
ing effect for m hour or two.
The afternoon wore away without any,
thing more extraordinary happening.
aud about o'clock the cooking outfits
wero taken gu: OF the cars and supper
prepared. Tho crowd L. this hour had
greatly decreased.
In tho afternoon the entire command
WIS under orderrs to be ready Tor III
slant departure, it being the intention
10 have everything ready to support
the detarhnent sent down the Balti-
more & Ohio to Moundsviile and Cam.
erou. As noted elsewhere it will be
seen that there was no need OF rein.
forcements in this case.
Last evening General Spillnian de-
cided tina. ho would not spend the
night in the exposed situation al Doggs
run, and therefore the army was or
dcred 10 nave everything IN readiness
for move to Benwood Junction at
1850 o'clock. At that hour the train
moved out and shortly inter arrived ut
the chosen location, tho loop ut Ben.
wood junction.
Last evening thousands OF people
went down on the street. cars to the Ie.
serted camp OF the soldiers, and were OF
course disappointed that there was
nothing to DO seen. Numbers went
down TO Benwood.
Superintendent r NJ. Sheets, of Graf
ton, who is here, announced asst even
in. that there would DO no movement
OF coal until this morning, at what hour
lie had not determined.
One train OF coal was moved TO the
city early yesterday morning without
opposition.