New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-10
BY THE MILITIA.
BLOCKADE BROKEN ON TWO COAL
ROADS.
ouro-srR1KERs sUILENLY RETIRE BE-
TORE THE SHOW OF BAYoNETs-No
SERIOUS CONFLICTS OCCUR.
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fpY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBCSEJ
ps,laire, Ohio June s-This has been day OF
''..r,snt in this section of Ohio and West
eA' -, There are now 1000 soldiers
10 Ohio and West Virginia National Guards
au.v along the railroads and among the
,... within twenty miles Of this city. This
H' ".n,rs the strikers at Mineral Siding near
u.,-,dee. burned the oil house. water station
0' 70. numping house. and fired the tipple at the
'..s and Colonel Hague in command of 400
~ asked for reinforcements TO make
...s,ble TO guard points now exposed. The
.n..s are done by small bands Of strikers. Work
e ,way from the main body Governor
,,'v,rlsy promised to send 200 more troops TO
:, colonel Hague The miners have dynamite
,s feared they will throw II under passing
voal trains ..o
an soldiers ana aside from hooting them and
..,nirg an occasional rock al a passing train
. cover no damage has been done. The
n',,,,,ora and Ohio IL now practically clear
-, Ohio but alarm is felt lest the tracks
,,.rrrotected bridges be destroyed. Five hun
-, oors of coal have gone west to-day and
lrnlght. ~, -. .
-, the 10Th Regiment from Cincinnati ar
.odav General Howe thinks this force
" ', .sre,cient and two Cleveland regiments are
'"d .,.d tomorrow When the first coal train
r., ont over the Cleveland. Lorain and
r,snal,re this morning it stopped at the
A., bridge strikers pulled the couplings and
.s,.v them into the creek. 1t was nearly 10
.I.o, hsforo the train got under way and then
u,s q, infantry marched on each side while
:" ns seven miles to Barton. the soldiers had to
,.,. instructions from the track four times.
60, stones were thrown from the woods on
.,. hills and at one time the soldiers were
s.,.-aa 10 bring their arms to firing position,
~, the order 10 fire was not given. -Four double
s..a.r coal trains were taken out. each guarded
~ the soldiers as the first one was
r.-,v this morning four kegs Of powder were
,,noded under Cleveland, Lorain and Wheehng
,Tare. at Pasco Station, within few yards OF
n. militia picket lines. The bridge was badly
a,n,esd and set on fire. but the flames were put
or, nv the soldiers. The strikers are scattered
~ ,bs soldiers and cannot do anything as an
srgsnzed body. but they are not awed and trou-
Ma will Il Is thought. surely reappear in more
Violent form as soon as the soldiers go away
The United States deputy marshals are going 10
wheeling Creek tomorrow to serve big lot
o,yarrants with the aid Of the soldiers. Trouble
Is boxed for al that time.
This morning eleven companies OF the West
yirsnIa National Guard arrived at Bogg's Run
and B.rwood opposite this city 10 open up the
Baltimore and Ohio. which has been blocked by
The strikers for two days They were jeered and
ho,sd by women and children. and met nearly
thousand men al the Boggs Run yards. These
were ordered off the company's property but did
not move TIL the soldiers marched through with
bayonets fixed. The strikers then assembled
near by. and when an effort was made 10 start
the first train the coupling pins were removed.
and 1t took two hours 10 get away. The soldiers
formed on both sides the track and marched
alongside the train up TO Wheeling. Mud. small
stones. cods. guilds Of tobacco, sticks. old shoes.
etc. were thrown at them by women and chill
dren. One soldier was struck In the face with a
brick and had all his front teeth knocked out,
but no shot was fired The track was obstructed
with all manner Of thngs-telegraph poles. rocks.
ues and even huge chunks Of iron. A second
and third train were taken out the same scenes
being repeated
soldiers are guarding the bridge over the Ohio
hVer' at this city squads being stationed at both
ends Ii is stated that last night an attempt
was made TO put dynamite into one Of the river
PIERS from a skiff.
wheeling. W. Va, June 9.-The Baltimore and
pl'o Is determined to invoke the whole force OF
NC law 10 get their coal trains through at this
S'n' ana this afternoon applied TO Judge Goff
u'e United States Circuit Court for an in
;;,nruon ;.an, on restraining the Boges Run strikers
lin, i'm, mt interfering with coal trains. The injunc
on was granted and orders the immediate en-
ss.eheht OF the writ IL was served this even
xs,. NJ, Dut the strikers paid no attention to 1t
T,s,ss 'eI. s lhe QUEER is stronger than Judge
issued at Cincinnati. and Federal troops
-! oe called out 10 enforce IT,
Ailance. Ohio. June AT II o'clock last night
w miners al Salinevile captured coal train
~a' had been released By the troops near Rel
~"e IN The afternoon by soaping the track and
AAhhs II impossible for an engine to pull The
.A1efs then backed the train on the siding and
sp'ked the switch with old iron and bars
-'.'y one OF the mob seemed to have a shovel
sau within an hour the coal was scattered all
wv sne ground and the cars were empty. Train
w. w. I" the fast freight from Cleveland, reached
sNAne'ille shortly after midnight and not know
IS 4" the spiked switch ran upon IT., throwing
- e engine and eight cars into the ditch, caus-
,unn pad wreck and adding TO the general
frssh. Inc strikers say the wrecking OF the
,hs hs.s was an accident they forgot TO remove
m I'm tue switch. Inc WOrk OF plCklHS
oc,oae sle wreck and relOading coal began al
Ii.Sek Iek this morning. Couriers were sent TO New
InS.ah oy the railroad officials. after Sheriff
,nonS. :" Columbia County. The Sheriff re-
yyIn y,yySI.'aed and with six deputies reached Saline
s,s.ato al o'clock this morning. The strikers had
trorppeared. however. and nothing heard
4, H mem until the coal was about all loaded
r.,,usciock, when mob Of seventy-five men APP
u,i ana ordered the railroad men 10 stop,
ss. s.as mat no coal from non-union mines should
mos through that place Sheriff Lodge told the
uss 70 oisperse AT once; that II he and his depu-
M uouid not protect the railroad in its work,
tr,,o moua call upon Governor Mckinley for
rssrp n.y.. Ine mob slowly moved away, but mur-
Trs OF vengeance were heard.
rsn ,ne nrst exchange OF shots between troops and
no. al Wheeling Creek occurred this after
n. striker fired at a guard. the ball strik
~ fre, ne ground AT mis- feet. The miner skulked
sNree 'hi ree to tree on the hill and the guard fired
NM. LII; ~ out did not hit him. The strikers on the
tka. 1Iisplay various coored flags. showing that
ss nave system Of signals. General Howe
eiear the hills and take the flags
c,sSso Soa train Of thirty cars pulled into Wheeling
k,w a,at O'Clock to-day and stopped with about
sne length Of the train outside OF the camD