The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-07-27
MARTIAL LAW AT
SCENE OF BATTLE
Is Now Expected to Be
Proclaimed by the Gov
ernor This Evening.
SPECIAL TRAIN BEARS
Three Companies of the Sec
ond Regiment from the
Camp at Mt. Cretna.

CHARLESTON, July 27-Major
James /. Pratt, of the Second In
fantry, with 200 men, arrived at
Paint Greek Junction over the Ches-
apeake and Ohio railway by special,
train from Mount Gretna, Pa, at
s:4O o'clock this morning, where he
was met by Adjutant General c. D.
Elliott and sherin s. p. Smith.
"A squad was left at the Junction
and the remainder OF the troops
were taken to Mucklow, where GEN
eral Elliott with his company under
Captain L. Guy Levy camped last
night.
In conve/satlon General Elliott,
who came down from Mucklow to
Paint Creek Junction this morning,
said everything was quiet between
Mucklow and the Junction, terri
tory covering four miles, but that he
had not been able at that time to as
certain whether there had been any
disturbance further up the creek. A
force of men is now repairing the
telephone line along the creek.
Miners from the north side of the
Kanawha river numbering several
hundred all carrying rifles passed
through Hanley this morning onI
their way to Paint Creek, but at 1OI
O'Clock General Elliott had mott
learned what point of the creek they
intended to enter. The rendezvous
of the miners had been at Holly
Grove, two miles from the mouth Of
the creek and two miles from Muck
low, where the troops are IN camp.
1t is also known that many OF the
miners engaged in the conflict yes
terday left the hills last night, COM
ing down at Paint Creek Junction
and crossing the Kanawha river.
Whethe the men now marching
toward the creek by the way OF
Handley are the same men cannot
be learned.
1t is expected that martial law
will be proclaimed by Governor
Glasscock before evening. 1t must
be done by proclamation and the
territory defined. At this time the
governor is not certain Just how
large a territory he should extend
1t to. Fom the mouth OF the creek
to the Imperial Coal Company's OPP
Grafton it is fourteen miles. the hill
sides and wooded sections would
have to be patroled. and in order to
do 1t with several thousand miners
although only about 600 or 500 of
them appear to have been giving Sc
rlous trouble, large body Of troops
will be necessary.
Communication with PeytonIa isl
now open. Captain J. C. Hutsinpil-l
Ter, who is in charge OF the thirty
five men there, divided into two
squads, reported everything peaceful
this morning with him is the ma
chine gun and squad.
Amid cheers, shaking hands with
themselves and other manifestations
of pleasure, the miners greeted the
special troop train with Major Pratt
and his battalion as they entered
Paint Creek this morning.
Major Pratt has 1876 men and fir-
teen officers. They are Company F,
Of Fayetteville, with Captain s. L.
Walker; Company NJ. of Charleston,
with Captain Charles A. Woods;
and Company L, of BluehGld. with
Captain G. NJ. Ford. In addition
to these are Captain ]. A. Robins,
of Charleston, and Lieutenant F. l..
Ridley, of Bluefeld. Of the Medical
department. Captain r. E. sher-
wood, of the adjutant generals Of
fee; Lieutenant w. B. Jones, of
Fayetteville; quartermaster and
Lieutenant Harold Cornweu, OF
Charleston, acting adjutant.
Many miners gathered near the
soldiers and expressed theiE pleas
ure at the coming Of the troops and
assured them no harm would come
to them.