West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-07-14
FLAT TOP FIGHTERS.
HUMAN DYNAMITE PROM THE
BKAuWELL MAGAZINE.
Abont The Gamest Looking Material
That Ever Came Over The Range
Typical West yirgInians Built On
The Rectilineal Plan.

From The Charleston Gazette.
May merciful Providence at
least partially protect the mis-.
guided Spaniards who may chance
to collide with the human dynamite
which came over the range from
the Flat Top region last night.
Reference lie made co the Bran
we'll company, which struck the
city on the second section OF num-
Der two. q. & o. east bound pas
senger. which loaded up with them
at Kenova. That company is un-
dou btedly the IiveIiest freight the
Chesapeake aud Ohio ever carried.
There were two carloads of it and
it was dangerous. Had it been in
a package, it would have been
labeled. "Handle with care"
There are 100 members of that
company and each man is fighter
from the ground up. which distance
is by no means AS short as might
be supposed. Those husky fellows
will probably average five feet ten,
with their beads shaved and boots
off.
AS they lined up on the depot
platform one saw before him a
double file of typical West Vir-
Observation-Disclosures, with eyes
alive with fire and chins cut off at
the ends as though by straight
edge--men built on the rectilineal
plan straight up and down men
morally and physically. There
is quite enough muscle in that
company, one would think, to
bulge that famous lever with
which Archmedes WAS going to
raise the world and there is quite
enough nerve among these brawny
fellows to maintain small war on
their own account for an indefinite
length of time.
Every man of the bunch was
sober, which is more than can be
said of some of the other organiza
tons which have been transported to
this section Of the earth. Possibly
some of the men had been drinking.
Ii they had the outside world wot
not thereof.
The individual who has spenr
his life in region Astounding in
wildcats, bear and moonshine,
doesn't show the effect Of every
fourfngers OF liquid delight he
may pour down his pirched throt-
tie. Down in the cities and IN
lands etfete, dwell those who are
like unto conpasses, wherein the
needle moves every time you touch
1t with the blade of knife. The
Bramwell contingent is of the non
susceptible variety.
Each man in this Bramwell com
rany is an individual. 10 two
faces wore the same particular ex
preston. No two men looked
enough alike to be brothers. 1t is
quite certain that each man was
just as different on the inside of
his head as on the outside, and
vet these fellows strung out Of their
cars IN the best order possible, fell
into line with a promptuess and
business likeness that would have
done credit to bunch of regulars,
aud without a word bubble or jest,
began their march to the camp in
fashion so soldierly aud with an
appearance so martial as to evoke
the unstinted admiration of the
critical crowd who lined the side
walks. Nearly every man carried
small flag in lieu of rife, and
upon nearly every breast was pinned
badge upon which was the
legend, IF. I. Il. Remember the
Maine-To He'll with Spain" and
each one of these fellows looked
like a photograph OF the sentiment.
It's hundred TO one that the FLAT
Top Fighters" will teach some one
what's in name before this war is
over, too.
Perhaps the most pleasing fea-
ture OF the whole company was
Old Glory, which was proudly car
ried throughout the march The
fact that this company carried a
hag aud marched under it from
their doorstops TO Camp Atkinson,
and there held on to it expecting 10
carry II the front, is characteristic
OF the men, aud he sight OF the
stars aud stripes waving above 90
goodly an array If fighters, was q
sight good for the eyes which have
recently seen company after com
manu- Il Ia, i,g syti honf tho otc, - .