The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-22
II May Mean That Effort Will
Be Made 10 Secure Federal
Protection in Western Ken.
lucky.

Rare vitality was shown by Eng
neer John Goodall, who was shot
through the stomach Monday might
In the attack OF a mob on the riyel
property OF the West Kentucky Goa
company at Caseyville. Although a
bullet had gone clear through his
abdomen, Engineer Goodall Jumped
In the Ohio river and swan dow
stream half mile. finally making tC
the bank and crawling out into 9
cornfeld.
Wounded as he was, the Padueal
physicians. who have charge of hli
case at the Riverside hospital. thinl
Il remarkable example of vitality
1 but after swimming half a mile, Eng
reer Goodall half-walked, half-drag
ged himself back TO the town over
land, where he was given all assist
lance possible. and was carried from
there six miles TO the railroad ant
brought to Paducah.
Steel balls and the latest rifles ar,
thought to be IN the possession OF N,
men who did the shooting, as It Il
not believed that the ball which
struck Engineer GoOdall could have
gone through the bulkhead of III,
towboat Harvester and then entirely
through his stomach. unless IT, had
been steel Surgeons will remove
the ball from the back Of Engineer
Goodall at the Riverside hospital thii
afternoon at o'clock, when II ear
be told what metal was used.
Good chances for the recovery Of
Engineer Goodall were given out by
the physicians IN charge today. Thii
morning he was resting finely anC
talked freely Of his thrilling exper
ence. He believes that the sound o.
dynamite explosions so stimulated
his mind that he was able to endur,
the hardship Of the swim and over
land trip after being wounded. II
addition TO his serious wound. En-
gineer Goodall had the end OF one toe
shot on by a stray bullet Jack Den
ton. OF Meyers street is the nigh
waiehman on the Harvester. who wai
shot through the foot. Roy Hughes
q Weston. was on the Fannie Wal
lace during the fusslade and was un
injured.
Dynamite Used.
Property valued at $4,000 wa
endangered by the dynamite charges
Monday night. The mob had LAID
dynamite on every one of the 2:
loaded barges Of coal. but only on,
charge exploded as planned. and af
ter the attack. company employees re
moved the other charges. No dyna
mite was laid on the towboats bu
had their plans been successful the!
would have gone down in the genera
wreck. IL was the most diabolca
attack yet made on the company.
Gattling guns have been mounte,
at the mines in stursls ever since tn
trouble began with the miners man!
months ago. but not even a guard wa
at the river property. and the Yves
Kentucky Coal company officials an
ticlpated no trouble in that quarter
The mines are five miles from tn
river where the attack Monday nigh
was made Reports from Caseyvill
this morning state that all is quie
and every precaution has been take
to forestall any further outrages a
the river.
Federal courts may take a hand I
the situation now. as It is understood
that a federal Injunction was granite
the company against the disgruntle
miners several months ago, and II
believed that this outrage violate
the injunction. Secret service me
are said to be working on the case al
ready and starting developments ma
come In the next few days. Whethe
the miners, or perpetrators of the ou
rage violated United states navigatio
laws in dynamitlng river craft, Is
legal point not yet settled by the law
yers. but Kentucky owns the river {
the Illinois low water mark and tn
state courts may handle the case
However. all river craft Is subject I
United States inspection and regula