The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-04

inaugutated. the minors along tho
Cleveland, Loraln & Wheeling railroad
In belmont county, over tho river, havo
soon train after train load OF coal from
the Monogah district In Wost Virginia
go by with feelings that 10 say the least
worc not pleasant or amicablC. In fact
these mon have expressed the opinion
that but for :hc action Of tho mlncra In
West Virginia in continuing nt work
whilo thoy arc ou: fighting for better
wages, the strike would have been won
two weoks aso. Every car Of "ecab"
coal that was whirled past tho Wheel.
ing Creek niue1 added to the discon-
tent and anger Of tho miners, and cul-
minated In tho surprising proceedings
OF Saturday morning Rud afternoon.
when two coa! trains were stopped, and
passenger train blockadcd for several
hours.
According to tho story Of one OF tho
minors q big train OF coal passed
through bound for Cleveland, carly
Saturday morning, and the mon, to the
number Of probably three hundred, de-
tcrininod that they would allow no moro
to pass them on the Cleveland, Lorain
& Wheeling road at least. The little
army selected as tho best place for Its
operations the bend beyond bridge No.
3, about 4 quarter OF mile west OF
Wheeling Crock min6s. They, had been
informed That
DoUILE-IIEADER COAL TRAIN
would leave Bridgeport about $3.50
o'clock u. rn., and made preparations to
stop 1t. Railroad t'es were piled on tho
track. and, as soon as tho approach OF
tho train was heraldod by the elrill
whistles, the entire crowd massed on
tho track and awaited Developments,
several mon In tho meantime going
ahead and tagging the train to stop.
The engineer, on coming into view OF
the human obstruction on the track,
and not having tho nervo or tho In
clination to make it tho scene OF ter
rible tragedy. shut of steam and stopped
his train! 2No sooner had tho speed
sackened than score or moro Of tho
miners jumped aboard and pu: on
brakes with an activity that was eur
prisinc. Conductor Picgott was In
formed that tho train could not pro-
coed, and in the face OF tho force dis
played by tho minors he could do notL-
ing. Ho communicated with tho off,
cials OF tho road at Bridgeport, who In
turn advised tho higher authorities ut
Cleveland. Tho rcsult was that n. noon
the train was cent back to tho yards in
kirkwood.
TIE SHERIFF AIRIvEs.
The railroad people 4: onco commu-
nlca,cd with Sheriff Scott, of Belmont
county, who was at ST. Clairsvllle. With
Deputy Thompson hc came down on
tho st. Clairsvillc accommodation. get
ting of whore tho miners were congre.
gated near Wheeling Creek mines. Tho
sheriff mingled with the men advising
them not to Interfere with tho progress
Of traffic on the road, but his hearers
were not sympathetic md hia utter
aucos were seemingly without effect.
On the arrival OF the sheriff on tho
scene the railway company determined
to mako another effort to send out tho
double header train.
1t was p. m. when tho train started
out from tho yards at Kirkwood, and
within half an hour had arrived Mt tho
place whero tho hold.up Of tho morning
had occurred. II anything the crowd
oil minera had increased IN numbers.
Again they Wero masaed solidly on tho
track, and again the train was s!ackened
up as 1t approached. This timo the
miners boarded tho train at various
points and "downed brakes" with
will, bringing tho train to quick and
sudden stop not iar from the crowd.
This time tho miners were not conton.
with putting tho brakes on, but also
TOOK AWAY COUPLING Piss
os obort twcntv NJ Tho c,rs ,oor,n, ,bo
80. .,,.a.,.. "O 80 $500, 'o,,'s .' ~
ram u''e'5 u''ao'o 10 psocccu even
had the track been clear.
Sheriff Scott, after some difficulty, So
cufed the attention OF the entire crowd
y. snli'e,s, a;n =: uIu , ihouh'lhS INC panK at
jc told ,hem ho od .sanronc,g irom
Columbus that the coal strike, so far as
1t affected the miners OF Ohio and Penn
syivania, was to be settled on ednea-
day. A speedy settlement OF the difi-
Guilty beinR In sight, tho sheriff np.
pealed TO the men not to Interfere with
the railroad cotnpaany's property. Some