. Annals of the great strikes in the United States . on the morning ofthe 17th, Captain Charles James Faulkner, Jr., Aid-de-Camp to Governor Matthews, arrived at the post of dutyat Martinsburg, in command of seventy-five men of theBerkeley Light Guard Infantry. He had been orderedto protect that* point by the Governor, who had been ap-plied to for aid by Yice President King of the Baltimoreand Ohio Railroad Company. Captain Faulkner at once proceded to the railway trackand deployed his men as a guard for a West bound freighttrain, which the Railway Company determined to dis-patch in spite of t
. Annals of the great strikes in the United States . on the morning ofthe 17th, Captain Charles James Faulkner, Jr., Aid-de-Camp to Governor Matthews, arrived at the post of dutyat Martinsburg, in command of seventy-five men of theBerkeley Light Guard Infantry. He had been orderedto protect that* point by the Governor, who had been ap-plied to for aid by Yice President King of the Baltimoreand Ohio Railroad Company. Captain Faulkner at once proceded to the railway trackand deployed his men as a guard for a West bound freighttrain, which the Railway Company determined to dis-patch in spite of the orders of the strikers. The trainstarted, and had proceeded nearly to the switch at theCompanys yards, when suddenly one of the strikers,named Win. Yandergriff, ran forward and seized theswitch-ball for the purpose of opening it to side-trackthe train. At this time the train was moving guard of militia was on the engine. The movementof Yandergriff was observed by John Poisal, a memberof Captain Faulkners command, who immediately sprang. STEIKE ON THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD. 3& from the pilot of the engine where he had been stationed,.and attempted to replace the switch in order to allowthe train to proceed. Yandergriff resented this action,,drew a pistol and fired two shots at the militia-man yone of which took effect in the side of his returned the fire, shooting Yandergriff throughthe hip. This firing led to a regular fusilade. A num-ber of shots were fired at Yandergriff and he wasshot in the head and arm. The report of firearms,speedily attracted to the spot a great multitude of rail-road men and citizens. The excitement was engineer and fireman who had engaged with theCompany to run the train, fled when the firing com-menced. Captain Faulkner ordered the mass of strikersto keep back, and commanded them to disperse.• This order was received by them with jeers and that the engineer and fireman had deserted thetrain,
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