The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-18
CROTON DAM
is GUARDED
BY SOLDIERS
The killing of Sergeant Douglass
Hurts the Cause of the LabOrers.
General Roe on the Ground.
new MEN TO 60 TO WORK.
Entire Valley in the vicinity of the
Works Under Military Sur
veiiiance-wiii Soon be Over.


Of the Italian laborers on the new Cor
nell dam in the Croton valley is still
on, but the contractors claim that 1t
VIII soon be over. Everything points to
either a speedy settlement Of the diff
Guilty, with many OF the strikers going
back to work, or else a prolonged sess-
ion of wearisome and ftful days, II
not worse. The killing Of Sergeant
Douglass last night has changed the
aspect of AFFAIRS to the disadvantage Of
the laborers, who are clamoripg for an
Increased scale of wages,
New Men to Go to Work.
The contractors, as far as reliable In
formation pointed tonight, have de-
clded to put new men to work in the
morning and the whistle viii blow at
O'Clock, as It has done for years past,
as signal for work to begin. So con-
fident are the contractors that they
can successfully do this with military
aid and protection by Sheriff Molloy,
of West Chester, that the latter dis
missed over two hundred extra deputies
tonight, leaving his regular assistants,
about forty strong, TO help the soldiers.
Italians were not much in evidence in
the forenoon and early afternoon, there
being steady downpour of rain. When
the weather cleared somewhat later the
denizens of Little Italy and the Bowery
came out OF doors, but made no partic-
ular attempt or demonstration.
Inquest Held Over the Body.
Upon the hills near where the Mt.
Vernon soldier was shot down, several
Italians gathered late in the afternoon,
but they spoke quietly and earnestly
and refused to report what had been
the topic OF conversation. Outside OF
the arrival of the additional troops, the
only other interesting episodes Of the
day were the holding of the inquest on
the body of Sergeant Douglass and the
removal OF his remains from the camp
to his late home in Mount Vernan for
lnterment A good deal OF interest will
center in the outcome of tomorrow
mornings attempt to renew the build
ing of the dam, but the military will
have the advantage Of any body OF
men who may try to interfere.
Gen. Roe and Staff on the Scene.
General Roc, commander of the New
York state troops, with his staff, es-
tablIshed headquarters on the north
side OF the Croton valley this after
noon, directly opposite the spot where
Sergeant Douglass was killed last
night. The Yonkers and Mount Yer
non infantry aro camped in the valley
close by the works about four hundred
yards south of the new dam. Troop c,
OF Brooklyn, is encnmped in a COM
mandIng position few hundred yards
higher up the hill behind the generals
quarters and on the opposite side OF
the river to the north of the big stone
structure. Squadron a Is under can
vas. The entire valley in the vicinity
OF the works from which the striking
laborers walked out two weeks ago on
n demand for higher wages, is now un-
der the surveillance Of the military and
in case the contractors wish to put new
men to work in the places OF the strils-
ers. every inch of the ground where
the men will be called upon to labor
will be under the vIgllant observation
of the soldiers.
Closaly GuorlnJ I1y Sop+Innls
About four miles further up the val
ley three companies of the Seventh
regiment are encamped about a quar-
ter OF mile south Of the Croton dam
from which New York City receives its
supply OF water. The big water works
are closely guarded by seHtIRels from
the regiment. Every approach to the
dam is patrolled by sentlnels who chal-
lenge every person who comes near
them, and so far as close watching
can protect the reservoir from possible
destruction, nothing has been left un-
done.
The other seven companies OF the
Seventh regiment were to have been on
the spot to-day. but the train in which
they were being conveyed was stalled
behind wrecked freight on the New
York and Putnam railroad and they
will probably not be able to join the
camp before tomorrow morning.