Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-06-03

Roads by This Ezample--The Miners
Out on Watch at Maynard, Bruce and
Elsewhere Along the Road Talks
With the Strikers.
The long.existlng discomfort Of the
Eastern Ohio miners at the persistent
hauling of West Virginia coal from
the Fairmont region by the CIeve-
land, Lorain aud Wheeling and
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad Com
panies, eliminated yesterday morning,
in the hating Of a coal train, on the
first named road, about three miles west
of Bridgeport.
The result was the complete stoppage
Of all traffic on this end Of the line, from
about nine o'clock in the morning until
five in the afternoon, when passenger
train went through, followed by train
of mixed freight cars.
Hundred of miners remained on guard
during the day and last night, and are
expected to assemble again this morn
ing, to further pursue their determined
policy to allow no more coal to pass
over the line.
They also hope that their example
will induce the miners on the Wheeling
and Lake Erie to take similar stand
with respect to that road.
The Belmont county
AUTHORITIES SEEMED PowERLEss,
yesterday, to afford the Railroad Com
pany the measure Of protection neces-
sary for the running of coal trains, and
early in the afternoon Sheriff NJ. NJ.
Scott and Prosecuting Attorney Weems
wired the situation to Governor McKin-
ley, at Columbus.
The miners were well-behaVed and
orderly, making no attempt to damage
either railroad or private property, and,
with one or two exceptions, treated
civilly and even courteouslY the hum
dredS Of people who visited the scene
during the day. AT the same time they
were firm in their stand that no more
coal should be hauled, and so notified
both the Sheriff and representatives. OF
the Railroad Company, during the sew
eral impromptu little conferences which
took place during the day.
Yesterday a telegram was received
= - from, DraGf6aDf IOhD Mo
Bride, at Columbus, depreCating viO-
lence, but many doubted the anthem
ITCHY of the message, aud some advO-
Gated disobedience. The netreSult was
that 1t made no change in the situation,
and last evening the men seemed as de-
termined as ever TO adhere TO their pro-
gramme.
The miners at Maynard and other
stations along the line OF the G. l.. &
W., we're also out along the railroad
track during the day, frequent messen-
gers traversng the distance between
the Wheeling Greek mines and the other
mines farther out, and had a coal train
by any possible chance passed Wheeling
creek, II
WOULD HAVE BEEN STOPPED
somewhere between Blaine and Flush
ing, beyond a doubt.
The movement Of the miners seems
to have been a concerted one, taken.
only after careful aud due elaboration,
and they declare they will not recede
from their position unless compelled TO
do so.
THE SCENE OF THE TROUBLE
of yesterday, is just west of bridge No.
PA, which is the third one from the
river. 1t is about 4 mile from the end
of the electric railway track, on the
pike, and about half mile from the
collection of houses inhabited by the
Wheeling Creek miners. AT the point
where the trains were halted the road
runs through q cut, on a curve, and en-
tering this curve from the east end, IL
is i'm possible to see very far ahead from
the engine cab.
Coal miners began to assemble in this
cut and upon the banks on either side
early yesterday morning, resolved that
no coal trains should pass during the
day il il lay within their power TO pre-
vent it. An impromptu meeting was
held, and a course OF action roughly
mapped out, and then they settled down
to await the arrival Of the first train,
which was expected to leave Bridgeport
about half-psst eight
About nine o'clock the whistle OF the
approaching train was heard, and the
miners congregated on the track In
solid mass, 10 the number OF more than
three hundred, to
OPPOSE ITS PASSAGE.
Several of the more excited aud reck-
less OF the men threw old ties, lying be-
side the track, upon the rails, as the
train drew near, at a slow rate OF
speed, but they were as speedily re-
moved by others in the party. Those
in the advance of the crowd tagged the
train, and it came 70 halt. 1t consist
ed OF twenty-seven cars OF coal, pulled
by engine No. 90, with Engineer Quin-
Ian and Fireman Kennedy in the cab,
and was pushed by another engine in
charge OF Engineer Hidy and
Fireman Hall. The train was in
charge Of Conductor Piggott Many Of
the miners were noisy and demonstra-
tive when the train pulled up, but they
were soon quiete1 by the leaders, who
then informed the men on board the