The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-08-26
BLOODY
BATTLE
AT ATHENS
PROVOST GUARD HALTED BY REG.
ULARS AND THEY DID NOT
LIKE IT.
SHOWED THEIR DIsPLEAsURE BY
FIRING AND GUARDsMEN RE
TURNED IT.
Corporal clark, of the Guardsmen Killed
and Several Others wounded-Town
Put Under Martial Law and All Is
Quiet.



Athens. Ohio, Aug. 2o--A thorough
Investigation Is in progress today Of last
nights trouble when Corporal Clark
was killed.
The coroner Is also making an inves
tieatiou.
All il qnict today.
Regular army soldiers, said to b
members Of the cuvalry troop eonencted
with tte First brigade Mt Camp Arm
itagc. near this city, attacked member.
Of Provost Guard OF patrols made OF
members OF Company d, Fifth Ohio Nat
ionstl Guard. Cleveland, and one man, wat
Killed and tire wounded, the latter III
being National Gual,dsmen. The regr
lars escaped without any casualties ~
far as is known.
The alardsman killed was Corporal
Charles Clark, whose home is at War
rem. where the company is located. lie
wns 81 years old and a niachinist by
occupation.
The wounded are Watson II. OIL
struck on head by n rifle; ALBERT q
Head, private shot in the left leg; eSr
geant William Blessing. struck on lett
hip.
The regulars who used pistols, scat
tered for camp. and none of them have
been apprchended. Fifteen minutes
after the shooting. General Dick, in
command of the national gIardsmen.
and the regular army officers, had de-
clared the town under martial law, and
hundreds of regulars were rushed into
the city, and are now patrolling the
streets to prevent further trouble.
As gathered from soldiers in camp it
seems that nearly all the provost
guards sent to town to gather in sol
diers who have over-stayed their
leaves. have been national guardsmen
and the regulars became possessed of
tn idea that the Povosts were dis
eliminating against the regulars in
favor Of tine guardsmen, arresSing the
former and allowing the latter to GO
free, when the miscreauts were in such
numbers that choice arose of arrest
ing either one or the other
Regulars assembled in Athens in force
last night and the provost from
troop ID met number of them in front
of the snerifT's residence. near the
court house. The regulars were halt
ed and showed fight The provost
guards dubbed their rifles and then,
they claim, the regulars commenced to
shoot. They returned the fire and
more than hundred shots in all were
fired. The battle ended when the reg
ulnrs ran for camp after the killing
No further trouble is anticipated as
only regulars are now patrolling the
streets of Athens.
Sergeant William Blessing. snot in
the pelvic region. the ball lodging in the
hip. win probably recover.
An soldiers have been ordered to re
main in camp and passes are forbidden
Guards are patrolliug the streets to
day.
BY Associated Press.
cinciHanti. o.. Aug. 2o--A Times s,a,
Washington special says Secretary Ts.ft
is very much disturbed over THE report
ID clash between the militia AMI rsgu,
lars in Athens. lie has ordered rtgji
inve- igl,ion into the matter and an
immediate report. He calls attention
Ia tie fact that the regulars in carrying
side arms disobcyed army regulations
which forbid carrying side arms. except
when on duty.