Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-15

Guilty Parties-No Work Done
Yesterday - The Meeting OF
Citizens, and the Action Taken.
The, Buckeye glass works, at Martins
Ferry, was yesterday the scene OF an
other outrage, the result of the strike at
the works and the subsequent resump-
ton with non-union men.
/ Heretofore the revolver, rifles, the
torch, bricks, KNOCKERS and fists have
figured with a great deal OF prominence
in this particularly lll-natured and
wholly unfortunate labor difficulty, and
now the favorlta weapon Of the Anarch-
ist-the deadly dynamite bomb-has
been invoked to do its murder
Gus work, and it, IS certain
ly not the fault OF the
men who manufactured and used this
cowSrdy weapon that murder was not
| committed and the portion o. the Buck
eve plant fronting on First street
wholly destroyed.
That the intent was TO kill Manager
Humphrey as we'll as TO wreck the Of
fees OF the Company, cannot be doubted
from an impartial examination OF the
facts. That the intention was TO XIII
as we'll as destroy property. is evident
not only from the preliminary reconnol-
sance OF the premises, but from the Tree
use Of bullets, slugs and fragments OF
iron in the composition OF the bono.
Dynamite Of itself would have ensured
the serious damage or total wrecking OF
the building, and bullets and slugs
added nothing TO its effectiveness In this
line. A liberal use OF bullets aud other
small missiles, however, would go very
far towards ensuriDg the death OF any
human being ia the apartment where
the bomb was exploded, and they APP
pear to have been freely incorporated
in the manufacture OF the Internal con-
trivance. That life was not taken by
the explosion is wholly due TO the fact
that the bomb was thrown into the
wrong room.
The Immediate result OF the explosion
of Yesterday morning will probably be
the tenn porary cessation Of work at the
Buckeye factory, and its ultimate re-
moval to some other place. This would
be severe blow to Martins Ferry, and
this city would also feel tho effect OF
the plotting out OF this industry TO an
appreciable extent.
THE DETAILS.
Yesterday morning about halfpast
four o'clock a dynamite bomb was
thrown through the south window Of
the private ONCE OF the glass house.
Ii fell on the floor about
eight feet from the window, and there
1T exploded, Earring the building from
top 10 bottom; tearing 4 hole about
foot square In the floor; breaking the
sample glassware. and giving things in
the vicinity dilapidated look in gem
eral. The noise of the exploding bomb
was heard by many parties TWO and
three blocks away. The destruction
rendered by the tool OF anarchy was
terrible. 1t caused large cracks In
the walls and ceiling of the rooms;
large sash window, about 12xl5 feet,
containing about one hundred panes OF
glass, which divided the Office into two
rooms, was broken TO pieces; the
doors of q large case containing
sample ware and chemicals
were wrenched from their hinges and
the contents of the case totally destroy
ed the wall on the south side OF the
Office was filled with holes, made by the
flying slugs and missiles OF the bomb,
and the door leading into the room IN
which Mr.. Humphrey sleeps was dinged
and battered up, and at one place hole
one inch in diameter was made by fly
ing slug.
The affair from all Appearances would |
lead to the conclusion that II was done
with the intent OF putting
AN END TO THE EXISTENCE
OF Manager Alex. Humphrey, and also
kill any one who might be with him.
Mr.. Humphrey sleeps in the sample |
rooms, which ad joins the Office, but the |
vilianous towards were probably under |
the impression he slept in the office, |
this being the idea peduced from visit |
to tue works earlier in the night, when |
two men tapped on the office windows
with pole 10 ascertain in which room |
the manager slept
Mr.. Humphrey when stating the al |
fair to Register reporter said that
about half past four o'clock he was
awakened by crash Of glass. lie i'm me-
diately sprang from his bed and |
made for the door leading to the office,
when he noticed ray Of light from the |
transom over the door. 1t Immediately |
came over his nd that Is was probably |
something dangerous, and he and an
employe with him ran to the opposite
Nd aualta1 rASnIfC
which were not very long 10 coming
aud were about as described ABOVE. i
When the affair became generally
known yesterday morning Indignation
was expressed on all sides.
When President Seamon came over
from Wheeling yesterday morning he
ordered the glass laded from the pots
imme diately ana preparations were be-
gun tor
THE DIsMANTLING OF THE FACTORY.
This, however, owing to the action
which has been taken by the citizens
was suspended.
Word was sent out among some OF phe
business men that a public indignation
meeting would be held yesterday after
noon. in the Shreve- Hervey building.
At the appointed time between forty or
fifty of the business men OF the town
assembled in Geo. Duncan's law office,
Mayor Samuel Westwood was sent for,
and affairs were talked over.
Many were under the impression that
the proper thing has not been done for
some time on the part OF the city
authorities. After telling Mr.. West
wood what they had 20 say concerning