The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-13

was Just entering the door when thl
cry was raised that Manager Fred In.
kins, OF the mines, was with him. Wltn
q rush q thtong Of infuriRted mlnerl
pressed toward the store. EHster rar
behind a counter with a revolver IN
each hand. The minera pressed hard
after him, and as Byster sprang up
stairs he and the miners began shoot
ing simultaneously. He ran to the tor
OF his building and jumped behind q
chimney while the miners ran into the
street and opened FIRE on him again.
Chips hew from the brick chimney and
Eyster ran from cover acress to the rooi
Of another store, firing into the street
below as ne ran. From there he croGs-
ed to the roof Of the bank OF Virdeh,
where he reloaded his reVolvers. Blood
was flowing from a wound IN his side,
but with dogged determination against
terrible odds he continued his flight.
Jumping TO the roof Of the Rae & Gish
drug store, he halted behind q projec-
tion from the roof OF the building he
had Just left and emptied both his Hi1
from cover Eyster dashed ahead amid
the rain Of bullets, 60 the root Of the
Steed building, the upper story OF which
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fell or jumped through the skyllght and
landed In the arms OF crowd Of min-
erd, who seized him and carried him
downstairs to the street. Other hands
seized the almost unconscious man and
he was dragged Into the middle Of the
street.
A BrntAl Act
Local policemen drove back the crowd
and carried Eyster 70 the city square,
across the street, and laid him on the
grass. Eyster was motionless and sup
posedlV dead. The police left him lying
and attempted to disperse the crowd. In
a few minutes Eyster was seen TO raise
his hand and wipe the blood from his
face. Two men sprang at him and with
the ferocity Of tigers began jumping on
his body and striking him on the head
with stones, with q yell the angry
crowd charged into the square TO kill
EVster. The police charged In body
and fought their way to the center OF
the mob, where they took q stand over
the pTostrate, Battered, bleeding man.
A carrier was procured and Evster wal
taken to the Buckles hotel. BE had
been shot through the groin and Is ter
ribly battered up about the head. The
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chance for recovery.
The dead miners were removed from
the vicinity of the stoekade to hotels
and livery stables and the wounded mil
ners were taken on lltters to the sta
tion and taken to Springfield to-night
on the o'clock train.
An Associated Press representative
gained admittanee to the stockade to-
night The list OF dead and wounded
inside the stoclIade follows:
Dead-A. W. Morgan, Chicago.
Wounded-H. Grltsell, shot In shoul-
der; o. j. Snyder, shot in face and legs;
James Sickles, Chicago, shot in leg;
Frank Wilder, Chicago. shot In arm;
Thomas McEntee, Chicago shot in leg;
J.W. Moonan,St. Louis, slightly injured;
P. ]. Hanan, slightly injured; j. Il.
Smith, Chicago, slightly injured,
Two doctors were at work with the
wounded and communication With them
was prohibited. There are about thir-
ty-hve big strong men stationed inside
the stockade Tonight each keeping
watch .throuEh-a loop-hole. The four
towers have been deserted. Manager
Lukins remained at his desk In the ONCE
all night, issuing orders to his men.
BIums placed OH GoVernor.
Manager Luklns said tonight: "The
blood of every man shed here Is on the
governors head. BE is absolutely out
side the law and has no justification
whatever in refusing to send troops. II
this train had come in before the inter
view with the governor was printed
there would have been no bloodshed as
the men knew they we're dlsobeying the
law and had exhibited an entirely DIFF
ferent spirit than what they did after
the Interview was published. Z. Most Of
them were ignorant enough to believe
that they had q right to do as the gov
ernor said they had. His statement
that the miner had the same right to
fight for his property,which was his la
boF, as the mine owner did to protect
his property, inspired the men to the
action which they took to-day on firing
upon this train as soon as It came into
our town. At least 500 shots were fred
into that train by the time 1t reached
the shaft and no shots were fired from
the train until at least $50 shots were
fired into It, / think killing and wound
ing a good many OF the people on the
train. No shots were Aired from the
stocknde until after several Of our
men had been wounded Several Of the
men came back without having fired
their guns at ALL. Most Of the shooting
was done by the guards on the train
who were authorized bV the railroad
company"