The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-23


al'ernoon, when cars wero started on
tne Gates avenue line OF the brooklyn
wy railroad. Two shota wero fired,
one by a policeman and another bv n
national guardsman. to enforce tho
order issued by the police authorities
10 Keep overy window closed along tho
limo OF tho road.
But onel missile was thrown Mt tho
ilrst car, n ploco OF fro brick from tho
inside OF u store, which smashed n win.
dow, but did not inlure any OF tho occu.
pants OF the car. E1'a
Nineteen cars altogether were started
from Rldgowood, tho frat leaving ut
3:4l .. m.. and the last returning at (ivo
minutes past q o'clock,
Assembly" was sounded and the
thrce companies OF tho Seventh regi.
!neh', under command OF Major Abra.
mains. marched out and occuslcl all ths
streets branching out from the junction
oi Myrtle avenue and Palmetto street.
AFArAL ACCIDENT.
As tho first company marched out q
truck laden with new men accompanied
by iour officers. dashed up and as soon
as 1t was unladen, the driver was takcn
into custody for causing fatal accident
on Gates avenue near Brunswick ave.
nue.. 10 avoid any possible attack he
mad driven at a furious pace and over
taking n light wagon at tho place stated,
dashed into 1t, throwing tn, solitary
occupant out into the street and irac.
turing his skull. The injured man was
taken to tho St. Johns hospital and tho
driver to police station.
The next Incident was Il startling
one. Car 5e4. OF tho line which had
started yesterday. arrived from down
town with about thirty mon on board.
Sergeant Sheldon with four patrolmen,
carrying drawn pistols, were on tho
front platform. Captain Ki,zer and
iour men made similar display on the
rear. When the car stopped the captain
noticed four or five men on the elevated
railroad track. Pointing his revolver a.
them, he shouted: "Come. get of from
there, quick; we are through monkey.
Ing. Get of. or we'll show you we
mean business" The military also or.
dcred them away, aud no more were
allowed on the structure. The plat.
form and stairs wore also cleared.
mon NELrs BEroRE MILITARY.
As the second company OF the Sew.
cnth swung around into Palmetto street
the great crowd OF strikers iu front OF
their headquarters, "oid Fellows
Hal" scarce half block away, sud.
denly melted, large number running
around into Irving avenue. but about
200 crowded into the hall. Then, n; a
signal, the line OF men in blue
stretched across the street, advanced at
the double quick past the hall doors.
which were at once closed aud locked
by the police, and the men wcro, like
rats in u trap, secured until all the cars
we're sent out and brought back to the
depot. space OF little over two hours.
During tho passage OF car 524 down
the avenue, there was considerable jeer.
ing, but one shot from policeman q
revolver fred in the air closed the open
wiudows and only ona missile was fired
at the fret car and none at the others
Us they proceeded on what at first
promised to be perilous journey. All
the cara returned without damage upon
scheduled time.
Car No. 1855 having too great head
way on franklin avenue at the corner
OF Lexington avenue, dashed into car
No. 81 OF Franklin avenue line, and
smashed its rear platform.
On the return trip. and when cross
Ing Central avenue. a woman stopped
with tin dish in her hand from which
she threw something into the air. /,
was cayenne pepper and the wind blew
1t IN the faces OF the motormen and
policemen. They were nearly blinded,
but did not lessen their speed and when
they reached the depot we're attended
to by the surgeon OF the seventh regi-
ment. w0.
Twas reported that one OF the wire.
men. named Jacob Streuhehen, fell
from the platform to the stree. and was
severely injured.
SETTLEMENT LOOKED FOR.
In speaking OF tho situation. Walter
S. Ross, OF D. A. IS, said tonight: "We
have good reason to believe that the
company will ask US for a settlement in
tho morning. /
ut don't look as il the railroad com.
pany is.going on, as when one consider.
tina. OF the l,GO0 cars that ordinarily
run on Brooklyn Heights. only eight
cars are in operation, exclusive OF the
Atlantic avenue line. We have advised
our men to keep quiet aud to do no
harm and as long as they do this we
shall have public sympathy with us."
Oar lines stopped before 10 o'clock in
the eastern district. and n. this hour.
Il. m, all is reported quiet. Wire cut
tors have been industriously at work
during the later hours OF tho night.
Both the militia and the police deny
the statement that Odd Follows hail
was entered and the books Of tho local
assembly seized.
A G0Ud Law.
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