The Washington herald., 1921-05-14
Hunger and Deaths Go
Hand in Hand in Tug
River Strike Zone.
SCORES TRAPPED
BETWEEN 2 FIRES
Machine Guns and Rifles
Make Rescue Work
Impossible

WILLIAMSON. W. Va. May n
Hunger stalked hand in hand with
death tonight along a twelVe-mfle
front in the Tug River Valley on
the border Of this State and Ken
lucky. over which the battle be-
tween the hiIlsmen and mine
guards. residents Of the towns and
police, which has continued for two
days and two nights. was still
unchecked
Six persons are known TO have
been killed. Numerous other deaths
have been reported bun not con-
nrmed. Many have been wounded
Scores Of women and children are b
trapped in mines and cellars in
which they sought refuge soon
after the battle started They have
been cut of from food and water
and attempts to reach them have
been blocked by the heavy machine
gun and rife fire which has been
raging practically undiminished-
Population P1eea
Refugees who arrived here to-
night from Gates and New Howard
said that the fighting was hottest
about those two towns and thai
the entire population had fed or
was fleeing.
Two men were killed near Black
berry City. near MiIbury, Nv. Dan
Whit a miner. was shot dess "a
he left the mouth of a mine 20
obtain water from a nearby stream
TO relieve the thirst Of more than
a score Of women and childran tn
hiding from the rain of bullet,
The authorities estimated tonight
that more than 10000 rounds 81
ammunition had been fired IN the
last twenty four hours An wfr.
communication between this nIane
and the battle zone was reported
to have been cat or shot down ana
only meagre reports were avail
Bodies Lie on Brfdre
The bodies of Whit and a MA,
by the name OF Smith. or Go.Ifn
are stun lying on the bridge ar Al
ourn- where they fell II Is i'm
possible to reach them on account
OF the continuous firing. Bodies of
rour other men are said TO be IN
the neighborhood ~ Sulphur creek
IN the same locality. Lau-.bi5i,r
citizens are afraid to attenpt 10
rescue the bodies and the names ~
the oeao have not been learned
MIS- carl Butcher reported 70 ~.
sher1n that her husband and CharIe.
STAFFORD had both bee nshot a,
Merrlmac- Mr.. and Mrs Rutcbcr
aho her sister Winnie Crothers ana
STAFFORD. half brother. left nj.
cit:' on an early morning train 20
LOOK after relatives who they feared
were IN the trouble zone They were
hred on as they stepped of the
train. They took refuge in a sewer
under the banks Of Tug River ana
remained there until an Eastbound
freight train stopped AZ the sta
ton The men hoardd the train.
seeking safety and reached the tor
OF box car when they were both
shot falling to the ground.
Fire on Women.
The two women ran. and were
fred on several times as they made
their way down the railroad tracks
They did not know whether the men
way to this city nfoot and were
almost exhausted when they reached
here. All the section east ow wafa-
wan was in darkness because the
electric light wires Of the Kentucky
and Tug River Company have been
shot down The Norfolk and West
ern Railroad had one wire work
ing.
~
went to Auburn this morning to
reinforce the besieged- How they
reached places of safety in the
beIeaguered village is not known
Yesterday evening 2.ooo pounds
Of dynamite were unloaded by
freight crew at the Alburn Tipple.
which is located on the West Vir-
ginia side. Fear was entertained
that the heavy hre would set of
this explosive and authorities have
appealed TO railroad officials to re-
move it A number OF freight
cr.ws went to the scene but re-
ported the firine too heavy for
them to attempt so dangerous a
mission The dynamite was in
boxes piled alongside the railroad
tracks and nearthe tipple-
One Arrest hnde-
One arrest was made today BY
pike County ofhcials who made
detour and succeeded in getting in
the rear of the attacking party at
Merrimac. Most Of those doing ths
shooting escaped after firing on the
oficials, but they succeeded In cap
turing Richard Beverly. said TO be
striking miner. Beverly refused 20
make a statement to the off1cers
He was taken TO Pikeville ana
lodged In jail
An attack was made on the town
Of Rawl from the West Virginia
mountains Rswl Is only a mile
from Sprigg, The attack was made
as the men in the mines were leav-
ing work. Desultory firing was re-
ported late today at Rawl Gates,
New Howard Merrimac. Album and
Blackberry City. These concerted
,sso1Es haua hSan MANNED IN ad-