Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-03

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Benwood yesterday growing out of the
street car strike, but the developments
Of the day have furnished a happy
solution to the knotty question OF what
disposition will be made of the non
union workmen. IL is evident that
their presence on the cars may comph-
cate the situation, and their agreement
to leave affords the easiest way out of
the trouble.
The trouble to which reference is
made above. was more serious for those
directly concerned in it than the
troubles of Saturday night and Sunday
morning, in the vicinity of the car
barn. 1t occurred about 2:30 o'clock.
At that hour a car with - Sharp,
operator. and Arthur Barnes, conduc-
tor, stopped above Whiteman's, near
Boggs run. There is but one track
over the crossing, and cars are operated
by signals. The car in charge of the
non-union crew waited on the upper
side. There were no passengers upon
it.
Two men bantered the non-union
men and made threatening demonstra-
tions toward them, according to the
only story of the trouble which could
be obtained. Sharp and Barnes got Oft
L -. JofooJ +honoCo1uoC The mon
then assaulted them, threw them down
and beat them badly about the head
and face. Both mems heads were COW
cred with blood. Barnes was worse
used up than Sharp. 1t was evident
from the nature of their injuries that
some kind of a blunt instrument was
used. The men ran into the car II
were followed by their assailants, who
left them upon the approach of a car
from the other side of the B. & o.
tracks, and ran away.
The assault was committed so quick
ly that few persons saw it, and those
who did either do not know or will not
tell the names of the two assailants
of the men. There is but n officer
on duty in Benwood during the day,
and he happened to be in another part
of the city at the time. When he ar
rived a crowd was present and he could
get no information which would lead
to the establishment of the identity
of the two men. Last night the BEN
wood officers stated that they had not
learned who committed the assault.
The car was taken back to the barn
with Barnes and Sharp. At the barn
their heads were washed and their
wounds temporarily dressed. They
were then taken to the City Hospital
for treatment. Later there were sew
eral sensational rumors af1oat, one stat
ing that one of the men had died. The
authorities at the hospital say that
their injuries are not of a serious
nature, and that they will be out With
in a few days. The assault created IN
tense excitement in upper Benwood and
the lower portion of the city, and as a
matter of course, common report mag
nified it's gravity.
Between eight and nine o'clock last
night the non-union men who have
been living at the car barns, entered a
car in which all the blinds were pulled
down. The car was taken to Wheeling,
and the men were placed in the St,
Charles Hotel. This was a precaution-
airy measure, and prevented the posi-
bility of a recurrence of the demon
STATIONS of Saturday night and Sun
day morning.
There were twenty-seven non-unlon
men in the party at the hotel, and two
or three others are supposed to be
somewhere about the city but could not
be located last night.
During the evening the citizens com
mittee which assisted in bringing about
the settlement of the strike, composed
of Mayor A. T. Sweeney, Col. Thomas
O'Brien. Frank G.. Caldwell and George
E. Stifel called upon the men at the
hotel and held a long conference with
them. The committee represented that
the best interests of the community,
the company and all parties concerned
demanded that the non-union men re-
turn to their homes. After some dis
cussion the men viewed the situation
in the same light and voluntarily with
drew from the service of the Wheeling
Railway Company.
The committee. on behalf of the bust
ness interests of the city, agreed to
pay for the lodging, breakfast, and if
necessary, the dinner of all the non
union men and to furnish them with
transportation to their homes.
This offer was accepted and by to-
night all the men will probably be out
of the city. Their homes are in Phila-
delphia. Indianapolis, Toledo, Chicago
and Minneapolis, and transportation
will be furnished to those points.
This will doubtless be the last chap
ter in the story of the street railway
strike. which has been most unfortun-
ate for all the parties concerned and for
tho antira commrrirv