The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-12
BROKE our ii a NEW PLACE.

BROKE OUT IN Il NEW PIAOE
The Llwlcssnoss over tho River Farther
West-Moro Troops Comins-0uiot nj
Wheeling Creek.
Yesterday the situation Mt Wheeling
Greek vas comparatively quiet, but it
became evident early in the day that
the scene OF tho trouble had merely
shifted. Tho long Howe truss bridge at
Midland was burned by miners
yesterday afternoon ut 3 o'clock. II vas
PAP feet long, and the destruction will
delay coal trims and other traffic sev.
eral days, probably ono week. General
Manager Woodford said la.t evening
that it could not be rebuilt inside OF
one week. Tho burning OF this bridge
Is the most daring OF all tho violence
yet done. The sheriff appeared on tho
scene, but was powcrless, and his efforts
to disperse the mob were all in vain.
Governor Mckinley was notified and
asked to send troops. Accordingly the
Fifth regiment was ordered TO the
scene.
Tho bridge was fired by miners on n
m that tho militia were coming.
The guards were covered BY reyolYers.
Coal oil was then used, the bridge
burning only one hour. Passenger
train No. SO. carrying mail, got TO the
bridge just alter the fire. 1t backed to
UhrichsYilie. Most OF the miners there
are foreigners.
During the burning Of this bridge,
Timothy Morden, n Waterman, was shot
in the head and fatally injured while on
duty, and Section Foreman Carr was re-
ported etill missing at last accounts. 1t
is supposed he'was killed and fell. or
was thrown, into the river.
On Sunday night abou, IL o'clock, as
an east bound extra freight train OF
empty coal cars waa passing q point
one-hali milo west OF Wheeling creek,
two shots were fired at the engine and
one ut the cabooae. The engineer saw
the flash OF tho revolver and says tho
shots we're fired from the pike. Who
the mon are who fired tbs shots ia not
known.
The violence at Midvale and Canal
Dover, in TuscQrawas county, shows
that the miners arc very ugly. Tho
Waterman ut the former place telc-
graphcd that it was absolutely impossi-
bio for him to ave the bridge at that
place on Sunday night, il having beon
set on fire several times and Sheriff
Adams had it guarded Rll night. The
miners set fire to the bridge at Midvalc
.,,,,, ,.n n, rl,t . 4, ~ mn, nha,t ntolnnl-
and the two watchmen proceeded to
put out the flames. when several shots
were fred from tho bushes along the
side Of the track and returned by the
watchmen. The bridge was saved and
under it was found al two gallon can
partially filled with oil. Mother OF the
watchmen were injured. They were
glad when the Uhrichville yard engine
prt in an appearance. The rioters
thought it was pulling q train Of SOL
diers and disappeared.
Near Flushing at l o'clock yesterday
morning nine miners made an unsuc-
cessful effort to stop n coal train. One
who tried 10 pull IL 4 coupling pin
wn, captured BY tho soldiers and turned
over to tho sheriff. Several OF the
miners set tho brakes. The trains atop.
ped only for q few minutes.
At tho Flushing grade the rails were
creased for quito d distance, delaying
trains II short time.
Tho big bridge at Goshen where 400
miners overpowered tho watchmen and
burned it Sunday, wal ready for travel
by five o'clock yesterday morning.
Ten lengths were burned. Road
Master Moran put two SAW mills
in operation and with n force Of forty
men built 4 temporary structure. Tho
time made was very fast. Several shots
were fred when the watchman were
o~verpowered and this bridge burned.
THE FIRING KEPT UP.
Shooting began at Wheeling creek
yesterday morning between 3 and 4
o'clock. Twelve or fourteen shots were
fred from the woods on the South Hill
near the old mines. These were evil
IDENTIFY the shots Of reviewers and were
fired in quick succession. Tho plckets
gave tho alarm by shooting. followed
by fully as many shots as had been fired
by tho miners or others in the woods.
Battery D was speedily called, and
placed n Calling gun in position, point
cd it in tho direction OF the shooting
and was ready to fire. No further shoot
ing occurred in the woods, and the
crank OF the terrible Gatling gun was
not turned or shots would have been
sent ovor there at the rate OF 1000 or
1900 4 minute.
Occasional shots were fired from the
same direction later in the morning,
aud q atll o'clock.
Tho battery on the hill is located go
that the Calling guns could be turned
on any position OF the vicinity in n
radius OF n mile, and arc dangerous
looking weapons. Since this battery
was placed on the hill the jeeriDg has
ceased along the pike on tho north aide
OF the creek, and the people have been
less demonstra,ive.
Early Yesterday morning n little COM.
motion was caused in camp by the ex.
plosion OF a blank cartridge thrown into
q fire by onc Of the soldiers who wanted
q little sport.
Tho six cntling guns in camp will
shoot 1900 time, in a minute and carry
Il mile. Two arc in Fort Hopkins,
overlooking Wheeling creek. Upon
this hill there arc two iull CO III panies OF
infantry, Major Owen j. Hopkins COM
manding. Two men can handle a ga,-
ling gun il necessary.
Tho miners DO less %icerinr now than