The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-06
CHARLES MYERS GIVES DEScRlP.
TON OF BATTLE BETWEEN
MINERS AND GUARDS.
Saya Miners Are Mostly Foreigners
And Have But Little or No
Leadership.

Charles Myers. the guard at the
Catherine Coal Comany's mine AGAR
I niontown. O.. who was shot Morhay
rixht in 4 fight with strikers while
harding train OF loaded coal cars
tear the mine continues TO improve
Il tie Ohio Valley General Hospital
When interviewed BY an lntelliSen
Ger reporter last evening Mr.. Myers
WILDLY described the situation as II
,N;>tS at Uuiontown and The sur
IoHudiug territory at the present
tine
The situation at Uniontown and
the surrounding district at the pres
ont time Is as bad as it can be- ne
declared. Both the strikers and the
While they held me prisoner for
a few hours after the battle in which
I was shot. one OF the men made the
statement that in two hours time they
could call out at least 5000 men II
necessary to keep the mine from
working"
mine officials have taken decided
stand In the mater. The officials
are determined to keep the mine IN
operation and K necessary will call
cur the National Guard 10 do so. The
men on the other hand are just as
determined to wage hard fight on
their side.
In regard to the battle In which he
was shot Mr.. Myers stated that ne
had been sent down by the company
20 guard a train OF loaded coal cars
while awaiting the Baltimore & Ohio
engine which was to move the cars
when the army OF striking miners
about 400 in number, moved up &c
the place and without any words op
ened fire and started the battle.
"A total OF about LOCO shots were
fired during the battle. ne said. The
men used any firearm they could get
their hands on. which included shot
guns, rifles and pistols
In the battle Myers was wounded
in the shoulder BY several OF the
shots. After he had been wounded
the men, he said, were ali foreigners
but two. who were Americans, turned
upou him and severity beat him, one
hitting him in the back Of the head
with the blunt end OF an axe, rcnd'
erinS him unconscious for thre'
hours. In which time they held him
prisoner
When asked II he knew the man or
ren who shot him. Mr.. Myers re
piled that he did not know any oi
the men. The two Americans acted
white when they came upon the
scene and soon stopped the foreigners
from their actions OF administering
the beating they had started said
Myers.
When asked as to what he thought
the outcome OF the strike would be
Mr.. Myers said: Il think the company
will get along during the strike and
finally win out. This latest outburst
OF the strikers gives the company
permanent injunction against
them which will take the place OF
the former injunction which recently
expired"
One trouble with the situation Il
TIC fact that nearly all the striker.
are foreigners and very few Amer
icans. These men have no proper
leadership and the men who are lead
ing them are not capable OF holding
the mon in check"
There arc several holes from the
bullets in Meyers shoulder. on~
which went clear through. Although
It Is little soon to Judge the eE
tent Of the injuries. no complications
have shown up yet and It IS probable
that the arm will heal quickly and
Nr. Meyers will soon be able to
leave the hospital.