The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-28
IS GETTING SERIOUS.
Arrival OF Non-Union Glasawork-
ers ut tho Buckeye Causes
A SCENE OF VIOLENT DISORDER
Over In Martins Ferry Saturday
EvenIng-shots Fircd by tho Mob
and a Workman Assauitod-It Is
1 Claimed tho Mon In tho Fortress.
Factory Did Not Fire-Anothor Man
Assaulted Yesterday-worls to DO
Commenced To-day.

Commenced To-day.
The fret shots were fred at tho Buck.
eye glass works on Saturday night. Tho
arrival OF three non.union mon preci.
plated riot. One Buckeye man was
ahot In tho coat and Rotor 10 reported
to have beon injured. Tho throo new
arrivals wore captured by tho Martins
Ferry crowd; two wero recaptured by
tho guards and safely lodged in the
Buckeye plant. Tbs Buckeye people
claim thoir mon did not fro shot.
Angered by the success OF tho man.
agoment in getting men into tho works
on Wednesday morning and others
since. the MARITIME Ferry glasaworkcrs
md some OF their sym palhizors became
nero watchful, 1t was reported that
others were expected on Saturday and
this made them hustle. All trains
aud other avenues were watched and
gocdly number assembled near the
works after dark. They evidently ex-
pectcd n party Of non.union glaas work.
era on the Cleveland, Losain & Wheel
ing train at $3.50 for when it arrived
there was crowd Of perhaps a hundred
at the foot OF Hanover street and along
tirst street near the works. whore this
train often stops. The train runs from
: Cleveland and there was 4 rumor to tho
effect that IL would bring party from
Kent. The train came abou, S:45 and
on 1t were ,hrco glassworkcrs. They
were from Wellsburg, and when the
train slowed up at Hanover street they
jumped of. They were recognized by
local Glassworkers who boarded tho
train down the track short distance
and the entire crowd caught on in a
second or two. The glassblowers got of
on the side next to the glass house.
AN EXCITING SCENE.
Several OF the men on guard at the
Buckeye had just marched down the
stairway and were stationed under that
part of the works which bridges Han
over street, ready to receive and protect
the new arrivals. This was seen by the
crowd as the train was approaching and
excited them so that they made dos.
peraie attempt 10 seize the three Wells.
burgers when they urrived. They sue
ceeded in hustling away William Blan.
kinsop, and it seems that they also
caught the other two. released them and
retreated fearing the Buckeye people
would kill them. The shooting had
commenced, shots being fred from sew.
eral directions and men were seen run.
ming on Hanover street, and up aud
down First One man was seen 10 shoot
twice towards the works.
II is hard TO ascertain the full partic-
ulars; naturally, few will admit that
they raised gun. Some say the shoot
ing was divided, others that two-thirds
OF the shots were from the attacking
party. while the Buckeye people assert
that they did nos Ere one shot. 1t is
claimed By certain persons that the
first shot came from the non.union
men. One Of tho mon who fell is re-
ported to have been shot and carried
away by two men, but this is no. gener.
ally credited. A canvass was made OF
the Martins Ferry physicians yesterday
and il any one was shot they knew
nothing about it.
NARROW ESCAPE.
One OF the men on guard at the Buck.
eye bears evidence OF a. leas. one shot
and he had miraculous escape too
close for comfort. He was sho. through
the pocket OF the coat. William Blan.
kiusop who was captured was rushed
down Frat street by several men and
ia said to have been escorted across the
Union bridge to Wheeling and sent
back to Wellsburg or Il late train and
told to stay away from Martins Ferry.
1t ia not known whether he WAS beaten
or not. 4 cap was found on the Union
bridge early yesterday morning by n
Martins Ferry man who thought, per-
haps, it belonged to Blankinsop. An
uncle OF young Bankinsop who is
union glassworkcr end resides on FRS.
street, near the Union bridge, says he
was not taken TO his house as reported,
ALEX. Humphrey, manager OF the
Buckeye Glass Works, who was on the
scene Of tho affair, says that his men
did not FIRE shot and that he and
others will mako an affidavit to that
effect He says the three men came to
Wheeling, on Saturday evening, tele-
phoned TO tho Buckeye office saying
they wero coming to the works and
would so to Bridegroom. and como up
on the $3.50 train on the c., L. & ". aud
get of at tho works. knowing that the
mon wanted work and were good work.
men and feeling satisfied that they
would come i, they had telephoncd,
Humphrey decided to meet them and
ordered squad stationed under the
bridge. These, he says, were prepared
10 shoot but told not to fire without
: orders from tho man in charge and that
no order was given to shoot and no
ahos were fired by his men rs tho mob
ran away like 10. OF towards and thero
wac no occasion for hia mon TO open
f:e.
TO START TODAY.
AS frat givon out eight uhopa will BIO
putin operation this morning, and pos
siblY ton. Every po. in tho furnace 10
filled with glass, and it ia working a5.
mirably, go the works will begin work
to-day in earnest, putting moro mon to
work later. Atrial was made on Satur-
day, when considerable ware wac made.
and evGrythin. worked satisfactorily,