The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-18
SHER|FF'S SON
TELLS Of BATTLE
THOMAS Il. DUVAL DESCRIBES
BATTLE AT THE MINE AT
CLIFTONVILLE THIS
MORNING.
FIRING STARTED AT DAYBREAk.
SHERIFF AND HIS MEN
CHARGED UP A HILL.
NV Associated Press

Wellsburg, w. Va. July IL
Sheriff T. H. Duval and eleven men
are known 10 have been killed and
large number wounded in ight al
the Clifton mine OF The Richlard Goa
Company. ten miles from Welsburg,
near the Pennsylvania State line, TO.
day. The dead were brought to
Wellsburg and the wounded taken 10
Wheeling hospitals
T. H. Duval. who was with his faith
er at the mine when the fight took
place, accompanied the body OF his
gather TO their home here.
There had been rumorE for soma
time thet the mine was TO be at.
tackled because It had been operating
pon.uniou" said Mr. Duv3l, and last
night we heard the attack was 70 be
made soon. The sheriff had 4 detail
OF men at the mine. but he gathered
up number OF others here in Wells.
burg, and we went out 10 the mine
last night TIE report was that
big crowd OF men were on their way
from over the State line in Penusvl.
vauia, and after we reached the mine
III" sheriff placed guards around the
properly.
Battle Started At paybreaf.
Nothing happened until about day
break. when tring began from tho top
~ tho hi above me mine openings We
-epl!ed 10 the fire and the sheriff order
ID the men 20 NOV" up the hill They
responded firing as they went. The
sheriff :cached the top before he was
Killed I saw him q few minutes be
tore, and h" VAS hurrying after a small
party cr thA mob. I suppose he was
niiled shortly after that. because
found his body there when l came up.
Had AL Kinds OF Guns.
The mob seemed 10 be armed with
al kinds OF guns and had abundant am
,nUnttioa. because they kept shooting
cen after We had broken their line and
they were running over the hill.
Some % them evidently got IN be
hind us, because they exploded Il charge
81 dynamite under the tipplc ard u was
blown up. think II caught fire and
was burned 70 tho ground. although 7
don't know. Mons OF US paid much at
tent!or 70 T. We We're busy trying 20
break up that mob.
Saw Eight Bodtes
/ COT I knp" TOW many q ''' 'T"''
who attacked us were Killed. There
were at least eight, for an sure l saw
that many bodies. There may be 9TH
erS out in the woods through which they
ran after We vert after them UP the
hin. know n lot OF them were wound
cd but 81 course II will take some tirle
20 get .he exact number. as the less
seriously wounded were helped away by
their friends.
300 Or 400 In Mob.
There must have been 500 or 400 IN
the mob. while Sheriff puvall had not
more than about twenty men with him.
The tipple and the village of clifton
vile are N a hollow and the mine open
irg Is on the hillside not far from the
top. The mob gathered IN the brush at
The top, and opened fire on the t.pple
As soon as the shooting began we
started right up the hill after thcm.
and from then until they had Ill dis
appeared everybody was shooting his
best.
so tar az know only one of our
men was killed Irwin Noz.hKo a sNe-
cial deputy who Joined father last n'ght
when We We're on the way 70 tho mine
was wounded He was shot IN he fac,
and pretty badly hurt
Nine CAPTURED.
We succeeded IN captgC!ng sore Of
the men IN the Marty. nine I believe, ard