Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-07-26
7 DIE, MANY HURT
IN RIOT At MINE
Sheriff Is Killed in Terrific West
Virginia Battle.
Triple is SET ON FIRE
Four Hundred Striking Miners Open
Fire on Guards al Riehland Com
Panys P.aat Near Wellsburg
More May Be Dead.

WellSburg, w. Va, JUL 1S-Sheriff
II. II. Duvail and six other persons
were killed and twenty-five others
wounded In "a tight at the Standard
mine of the Richland Coal company.
two miles from Wellsburg.
Thomas IA. Duvail. who was with
his father. Sheriff Duvail. when he
was killed in the fight. was elected
sheriff by the Broke county court.
lie at once took charge of the situa-
ton, with the assistance of Sheriff
Clause of Wheeling. and a body of
state police.
Nine of the men I'm the mob. sup
posed 20 be striking miners from Penn
sylvania, have been arrested and are
in Jail. and three of them who were
injured have been taken 10 a hospital
In Wheeling, according TO information
az the mayors Office here.
Pick of Guards One by One.
The attacking party. said TO number
several hundred. opened fire on the
mine guards and sherif's deputies
from surrounding hills. according 10
Information at the mayors Office.
Standing behind trees and rocks high
up in me Mills. the attackers opened a
deadly fire. picking or the guards and
deputies one ny one.
After resistance had weakened. the
attackers SwOoped down on the mine
and set fire to the tippIe
I. ii. Duvall accompanied the body
Of his father To their home here.
There had been rumors for some
time that the mine was to be attacked
II had been operating nOnunion and
we heard the attack was 10 be made
soon" Mr.. Duvall said. "The sheriff
had detail of men at the mine, but
he gathered up a number of others
here in Wellsburg and we went out to
the mine. The report was that a big
crowd Of men were on their way from
over the state line. and after we
reached the mine the sheriff placed
guards around the property.
Nothing happened until about
daybreak, when firing began from the
top of the hill above the mine opening.
We replied 10 the fire and the sheriff
ordered the men to move up the hill
They responded, 9ring as they went.
The sheriff reached the top before he
was killed. 7 saw him a few minutes
before and he was hurrying after a
small part Of the mob. / suppose he
was killed shortly after that. because
/ found his body there when / came
up.
Armed With All Kinds Of Guns.
'The mob seemed TO be armed with
all kinds of guns and had abundant
ammunition, because they kept shoot
Ing. even after we had broken their
line and they were running over the
hill.
"Some Of them evidently got behind
US. because they exploded n charge
Of dynamite under the tipple and II
was blown up. I think il caught fire
and was burned TO the ground. al
though / don't know.
II don't know how many of the men
who attacked us were killed. There
were at least eight, for am sure I
saw that many bodies. There may be
others out in the woods, through
which they ran when we went up the
hill. know n number Of them were
wounded. but Of course II will take
some time 10 get the exact number,
as the less seriouSl wounded were
helped away by their friends.
About 400 in the Mob.
"There must have been 300 or 400
In the mob. while Sheriff Duvau had
not more than about twenty men with
him. The tipple and the village OF
Cliftondale are I'm a hollow and the
mine opening is on the hillside. not far
from the top. The mob gathered in
the brush at the top and opened fire
on the tipple. As soon as the shooting
began we started right up the hill
after them. and from then until they
had all disappeared everybody was
shooting his best
SO far as I know only one of our
men was killed Irwin Mozingo. n sDe-
cial deputy who Joined father when
we were on the way 10 the mine. was
wounded lie was shot in the face
and pretty badly hurt
ave succeeded In capturing some Of
the men in the party, nine, I believe.
and we brought them here under
guard. I don't know who they are
vet. None Of the dead strangers has