New Britain herald., 1922-07-17
After Killing Guards atMineNearWeus. burg, Attacking Parting Sets Fire to 1ipple
Nine Alleged Cummen Ar- rested -ManyWounded q in Fighting and Death
 List Probably Will Grow

Wellsburg, W. Va. July 17-(By Telephone to Pittsburgh)-sherif H. ] H. Duvall and eight men are known to have been killed and a large num- Der wounded in a fight at the Clifton mine of the Rickland Coal Go. ten miles from Wellsburg near the Penn sylvania state line today The dead were brought to Wellsburg and the wounded were taken to Wheeling hos- pitals.
 ! Brings Fathers Body
 T. H. Duvall who was with his father at the mine when the fight took place, accompa nted the body of his father to their home here.
 There had been rumors for some- | time that the mine was to be at- tackled because it had been operating union men" said MT. Duvall. The sheriff had a detail of men at the mine.
 War Opens at Daybreak
 Nothing happened until about day. break when firing began from the top of the hill above the mine opening. We replied and the sheriff ordered the men to move up the hill. They re- sponded, firing as they went. The sheriff reached the top before he was killed saw him a few minutes be- fore and he was hurying after small party of the mob. found his body there when I came up
 Mob Keeps Up Shooting
 "The mob kept shooting even after we had broken their line and they were running over the hill.
 Some of them evidently got in be- hind us because they exploded a charge of dynamite under the tipple and it was blow up. I think it caught fire and was burned to the ground, although I don't know. None of us paid much attention to it. We were busy trying to break up that mob.
 Saw Eight Bodies T don't know how many of the men that attacked were killed There was a least eight. I am sure I saw that many bodies. I know a lot of them were wounded, of course it will take some time to get the exact num- Der.
 There must have been 300 or 400 in the mob while Sheriff Duvall had not more than about 20 men with him. The tipple and the village of Cliftondale are in a hollow and the mine in the brush at the top and opened fire on the tipple. As soon as the shooting began we started up the hill after them. and from then until they had all disa ppeared every body was shooting.
 Some Are Captured
 We succeeded in capturing some of the men in the party nine I believe, and we brought them here under guard. don't know who they are yet. None of the dead strangers has been identified"
 As soon as the extent of the fight became known a call was sent to Governor Morgan and Col. Jackson Arnold, commanding the state police for help. Captain White. commanding Go. A of the state police was ordered to move his men from Haywood, w. Va to Wellsburg withut delay but re- ported that discontinuance of Balti- more and Ohio train between Fair- mont and Wheeling was deloying prompt movement of the men. Ser geant Ruth in command of a detach- ment of state police at Mundsvlle. also was ordered to get to Welsburg as quickly as possible and within an hour was on his way with his force.
 Nine Are Arrested
 Welsburg, July 17,-(By Telephone to Columbus. O,1-Nine of the men to be striking miners from Pennsylvania who attacked the Stan- dard mine ten mics from here today have been arrested and are in jail here and three of them who were injured have been taken to a hospital in Wheeling, according to informatio received at the mayors office here.
 The attacking party said to number several hundred opened fire on the mine guards and sherif's deputies from the surrounding hills early this morning, according to in at the mayors office. Stand ng behind trees and rocks high up in he hills the attackers opened dead y fire, picking off the guards and deputies one by one.
 Set Fire to Mine
 After resistance had weakened the atta ackers swooped down on the mine and set fire to the tipple
 According to information here the attackers began arriving in this vicini- y about 10 o'clock last night by auto- mobile truck and walking. The attack was made about o'clock this morn ng
 Deputy sheriffs aided by state po- ice are securing the surrounding
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