The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-23

tinued to yell and demand that Peck
be surrendered. 4
At 10 o'clock the mob began for the
third time to attack the city prison.
Some one in the crowd began shooting
att the building. This was followed by
several more shots. The officers in the
building appeared at the windows and
began to shoot over the heads Of the
people. A man with a shot gun. then
fired at the officers. NO &
II is said several officers were
wounded. The crowd then began to
smash in the windows OF the city build
Ing and the firing became general. Hun
dreds OF shots were exchanged and one
boy. name unknown, was carried dead
from the street. 1t Is certain that doz.
ems OF men were wounded. A report
has been received from the city build
Ing that one of the officers had both
his legs broken and that another was
badly wounded.
Call for the Militia.
Mayor Young is yet in the building
and Is directing a call for the militia.
All the ambulnnces In the city have
been called out and the excitement has
become intense.
The front OF the! city building is a
total wreck and the fire bells are ring.
Ing.
At 10:46 p. m Prison Keeper John e.
Washer came from the city building
and he was knocked dowr by brick.
He was badly injured about the head
and had to receive medical attention.
L, Is known that two persons were in
stantly killed and another person is
dying at the city hospital.
The dead:. ~ s5si5.t 4
Glen lwade, aged 10 years, shot
through the heart.
John NJ. Davidson's four-year-old
child. shot dead in a baby cab.
Fred v. orwick, aged % years, is
badly wounded with buckshot. elires
at 4s North, street and is now dying at
the hospital. l,.si.s
A man named Null was shot In the
head and also in one OF the legs.
Another man. whose name could not
be learned, but whois driver for the
American Express Company, was shot
in the leg. 1t is certain that many,
people were wounded.
At II p. m. the crowd Is beginning TO
leave for home and the Indications are
that no more trouble will take place.
Riot Holds Full Sway.
At o'clock the riot holds full sway
in front Of the city building In which is
located the city prison. The mob, COM
posed mostly of boys Is still at work.
Columbia hall has burned to the ground
and the city building is on fire. The fire
department has been called out, but is
unable to do much work, as one fire.
man has been shot already and the
rowdies cut the hose at every opportu-
nifty. There is some chance OF saving
the city building. The mob is contInu-
ally shooting and hurlng stones at the
city building. The trolley wires and
some OF the electric light and telephone
wires In the centre OF the city have
been cut. @.5
It Is understood that call has been
sent to Cleveland for militia. The may
or has telephoned also to the Cleveland
police department for forty policemen.
There Is a rumor that the, mob Intends
TO seize a freight train and go. to Cleve-
land to take Peck from tho jail there.
The office OF the Morning Journal and
Beacon, opposite the city building has
been partly demolished by stones and
bullets.
Set Fire to Columbia Hall.
AKRON; August 23:-1 q. m.-Shortly
after midnight the mob broke into
hardware store and stole all the fire.
arms and ammunition they could find,
including guns. rifles and revolvers, and
proceeded to the city building. and opened
fire on the defenders, and finally set fire
to the Columbia hall. which ad1olns the
city building. They will. no doubt, set
fire to the city building before morning,
US the flames are spreading rapidly.
officers Escape Through Windows.
Ia. m.-All the officers who have
been penned up in the city building for
two hours escaped through rear win
dow and ran for their lives. The mob Is
yet firing on the city building, and the
militia has been called for. One nrc-.
man. whose name cannot be learned,
was shot, and he will probably die.
Tho mob are now making for the fire.
men, and MS fast MS lines OF hose are
stretched the hose is cut.
Arthur f. sprague has Just been car
rlod from the street, shot in the head.
A man,namcd Pnrkata!r has been shot
In the leg. 1t ls thought that no less
than dozen people have been wounded
In the midnight attack on the city
building. The mob has now commenced
to cut the electric light wires, and these
lines are being written by light fur
uished from the burning buildings.
Thousands Gathered.
Thousands OF people nrc yet gathered
in the ncIghborhood OF the city build
ing. The mob that broke into the
Standard hardware store was made up