Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-07

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But Were Forced to Come Out.
Serious results nave grown out of
the strike at the Bellaire steel works,
and as consequence Bellaire for
time last night was practically in the
control of mob of a thousand peo-
pie. Ever since outside workmen
were brought in trouble has been
fomenting. The ranks of the sympa-
thiZers for the strikers have been
growing, and the feeling against the
men who were brought in to take the
Bellaire mems places has grown more
intense. The fact that high fence
was built around the entire premises
of the mill and that the new men
slept and ate inside was evidence that
collision was feared in case the nom
union men went outside. The COM
pany has been pretty successful in
keeping their mill running, and as
time passed a feeling of security began
to prevail about the mill. They reck-
oned wrongly, however, as last nights
events proved, and their appearance
outside the mill was all that was
needed to bring matters to climax.
Yesterday was pay day and the new
men got up enough cor~cge to go out
side of Fort Hanna d. ne bailiwick
about the mill has been called.
Yesterday some of the new men
ventured from behind their bull
wark and went about the town,
stopping in every saloon along their
way and making audible boasts wren
ever they would pass the strikers.
1t was apparent that they were look
ing for trouble. The strikers stood
their raillery well, and when negro
by the name of Irwin passed
few of the strikers on Belmont street,
between Thirty-second and Thirty
third, and made some insulting remarks
to the effect that he was scab and was
proud of it, several parties resented
it, and the negro was knocked down and
badly beaten. Within few minutes a
crowd of about five hundred was at
tracted to the spot. Word was imme-
diately sent to the city building and
Lieutenant ONeil arrived on the scene
and took the negro to the lookup.
A few of the angry crowd, which had
now swelled to about eight hundred
men and boys, learned that two of the
scabs had entered Young's cigar store
on Union street and the procession was
Immediately headed for that place. A
Register reporter was on the scene
just as the crowd surrounded the to-
bacco store, and making his way to the
inside found two of the scabs, who came
with the delegation from Virginia.
crouching in one of the corners. The
older one was James CaricO, and over
his eye was a small cut which was
bleeding profusely, and which he said
had been inflicted by fellow just as
he was entering the store. The young
err one was Walter Fletcher. Apparent
ly neither had been drinking. The
crowd outside was getting nolsler and
were in the act of forcing the front
doors when Marshal Bahra and Officer
Johnson arrived and forced a passage
through the crowd for the two men to
pass.
AS the two reached the door the
crowd began to move forward and one
of them weakened and turned back,
but he was promptly ordered to move
by Marshal Bahra. They then left the
store and had gone about ten yards
when the crowd again closed in on
them. and blows were struck freely,
some of them falling on those who were
leading the crowd. Carrico broke from
the now Infatuated mob and took refuge
in the hallway of Collins saloon, but
being pursued was forced to the second
story. The crowd would have pursued
further but for the interference OF the
proprietor and a few others who were
in the saloon. The younger fellow,
Fletcher, could find no avenue of es-
cane and was knocked down and kicked
over the entire body However, as the
crowd drew back a little he succeeded
in getting to his feet and ran down
Union street to Thirty-third and cut off
to the right. following the railroad to
the coal works. A number of the crowd
pursued. but in the darkness along the
river. he made his way safely to the
mill Those who pursued now fell back
an Joined that part of the crowd that
remained above Collins saloon, where
the other scab. Carrico, was still in
hiding. The crowd continued their at
tempts to reach the second story by way
of the hall, uttering cries of sheep!
scab. come out. etc. until the arrival or
Officer Johnson, in company with one
of the strikers committee, when they
gentlemen to escort the man to the
second story of the McGregor building,
where the strikers were holding one OF
their regular meetings. The crowd fol-
lowed. making no attempt at violence,
and surrounded the door leading to the
meeting room, where they remained for
an hour or so.
For a while it seemed that the trou-
BILE would subside, as the crowd might
tire of waiting for the scab's re-appear-
ance and disperse to their homes, but as
they were waiting Hans Tyler, clerk
at the mill, was proceeding to the mill
along Belmont street, and stopped at
the corner on Thirty-second street to
talk to a friend The crowd was only
at short distance and noticing him,
followed him along Belmont street
yelling hit him." kill him. etc, and
as he reached Thirty-third street
man ran I'm hack of him striking a