The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-24

In The front Of the store was smashed
to atoms md the mob ran into and
looted the store. Reyolvers, rifles shot
guns, razors and thousands of rounds
OF ammunition were taken and with
these weapons the mob returned to5thei
city hall. h Standing In the front VIM
dows Of the city hall s Mayor Young,
Chief OF Police Harrison and other po-
lice officials were haranguing the mob,
endeayoring to, convince the rioters that,
Louis Peck, the colored man, charged.
with assaulting little four-year-old
Christine Mas, had been quietly re-
moved from 5the Jail during the after
noon and taken to Cleveland for safesi
keeping. ~ "a
Mob,s Anger Increased.
The remarks OF the mayor only I'M
creased the anger Of the mob. In big
first attempt to quiet the mob he said
that the prisoner had been taken out.
of the city about4 o'clock. In another
speech he gave 6 o'clock as the time OF
the prisoners departure, and In speak,
ing again he said 5 o'clock. They be-
lieyed from the mayors contradictory
statements that lie was not telling tho
truth and TINT the prisoner was I still
In the city jail, Notwithstanding the
fact that two different committees had
searched the building from cellarsto
roof without finding any trace of the
prisoner John a.. Winterode. one of
the committeeman who made tho
search. stood on the roof OF the builds
Ing and told the mob that Peck was
not to be found. The rioters seemed to
be satisfied, and with the cry ITO the
court house, ITO the county Jail" they
started up the hill to High street, and
az &C. I'm onr t, tt,n 10.
and jail. l.tf y 3 4. "a q VI
First they attacked the jail and were
met by Deputy Sheriff Stone. On his
request q committee was hurriedly np-.
pointed and every, nook and corner Of
the jail was searched. ITO the court
house the cry was again taken up and
q dashiwas made for the court house
across the street. Doors were battered
in and the rioters surged through 5ths;
different halls and rooms, but With
out result. "A dash was then made for
the treasurer,s office. but the heavy
Iron doors checked the mob. - 4;
Veritable Tinder Box.
Leaving the court house the mob re-.
turned to the vicinity of the city hall.
Burn them out" was the cry from sew
eral people and the echo Of the cry
was an affirmative roar from the en-
tire mob. +! if = y5 " 3 ! g x
Adjoining the city hall, which was
constructed almost entirely OF brick,
was an immense building which for
many years past was the principal pub
lie hall Of Akron, This buIlding-a
veritable tinder boH-caught the eye Of
the mob as a likely place to set afte
In the hope that the flames would soon
spread 20 the city building. No sooner
thought of;thanit was done. The large
frame building was presently mass
OF flames. The various fire companies
responded to the alarm, but the mob
refused to permit them to work. Sew
eral cowardly shots were, fired at the
brave firpmen and l.. Manchester was
the first to receive an injury. The lines!
OF hose were cut and slIshed until there
was not n single stream Of water play
Ing on the. deyouring flames. Columbia
Hall was soon a ruin, but the city hall
was yet standing. While the adjoin-
ing hall was burning the inmates OF
the city hall escaped through a back
door, Resistance withdrawn, the mob J
made 4 rush for the hail. Flaming em-
bers were thrown Into the different
rooms and the building was soon burn-3
Ing Some of the more thoughtful IN
the mob liberated the prisoners In the
hall below.
Use Dynamite.
A stick Of, dynamite was thrown into
the front OF the burning building. A
terrific crash followed and portions Of {
the wall crumbled away like dust be-
fore Q breeze. Another charge was )
exploded and the work Of devastation
was completed.
While this work was In progress,
members OF the mob having q peculiar
sense of humor. pulled the: automobile
patrol wagon from the station. One
rioter. with large knife in his hand.
occupied the operators seat. and amid
the cheers Of thousands the wagon
was run up and down the street, bumps
Ing into telephone poles and curb
stones and finally running down q steep
incline into the canal. 1t was rescued :
this morning and taken to n place Of s
safety. The automobile. OF which Ak
ron was so proud, is a hopeless wreck. i
The physician of the city were on Z
the qui vive while the rioting was In
progress. VIA
At o clock this morning the rioting /
had practically ceased. t.Jsijs5
To-day the scenes OF last nights riot
Ing was visited by thousands. Z.
The People Restless.
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The people of Akron were restless.
Every one appeared to be waiting for
trouble. but none occurred. ,s
During the day wild rumors were
current that mobs We're being formed
to go to Cleveland and lynch Peck, but
there was no good ground for the ru-
NOR. The arrival OF the troops distract
ed the attention Of those lawlessly In
clined md had q salutary effect on
those who have delighted In recur-
renee Of the rioting. =, 81.
The rumor that Chief OF Police Har-f
rison had become insane and had fed Z
caused a great deal OF comment. Al-a
though Mayor Young Is criticised some,
whnt for his contradictory speeches, a
great deal Of the blame for~the rioting
Is placed on the shoulders of Chief Of 9
Police Harrison. The city officials se-!
cured the old postoftice, corner Of MIN,
street and Broadway, for temporary
quarters. .{'5t
The saloons have been closed since
noon. At n conference in the afternoon
Mt the Buchtcl hotel. between Mayor
Young and the militia officers, dead
lines We're established and soldiers were
placed In different parts OF the down.
town sections Of the city,
Plundered n Hardware Store. I,
AKRON, Ohio, August 2s.-The stnn-
dard Hardware Company is short about