The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-18
MONAHAN'S ROCKY TRIP.
He Tells What Happened Before the Mis-
sion Landing Fight.

He Tells What Happened Before the Mis-
sion Landing Fight.
SPOKANE, July H.-John Monahan, fore.
man of the Gem mine who arrived in the
city Thursday night and recited the par
tioulars of his hazardous trip down from
the Mission Rives the following particulars
of the events which proceeded: SAT five
o'clock in the morning, it might have been
little earlier, aome one fred and l told
MY wife and children to lay down on the
kitchen floor. l said: They are firing,
lay down on tho floor and you won't get
hurt She said that she did not think
they would shoot anyone. l said to my
wife that lots of shots ws.e being fred and
had better get outside. She said: If you
stay in the house there will be no danger
told her that l WAS superintendent of the
Milwaukee Milling company, and if l do
not get out and tend to the men some one
else will have to. She said: Well, you
might rs we'll do 1t as any one else When
awoke the children / insisted that if
the was any tcoubis to lie down Oh the
kitchen foor, which is eighteen inches
lower thAn the main floor OF the building
through the heart. NV boy, George saw
the man fall. This man was Dean. Then
l went across from my house toward the
mill and there we're four or five shots fired
at me. Three or four parties and myself
retsliated. When they saw they could not
Frisco and blew up the mill. They came
back to Gem and then hoisted Hng OF
truce in the rear window toward the Gem
mine, and We did not pay any attention to
their flag of truce. When they found out
that We did not pay any attention to the
flag from the roar window they hoisted q
flag of truce Oh their miners flag pole.
Then they wanted us to compromise flag
of truce to get our men out. l drew my
men of by request. After this WAS done
We were sent down to the Mission, and after
we got to the mission | understood that
there were 800 troops coming up from the
Ceur d'Alene post. When got to the NJ ia
sion with my family my son said: Papa, l
understand that 300 men are coming down
"Georoie. J guess they want to kill me-
He said: Papa, think they do. guess
we'd better hide in the BRUSH gave him
three tickets and said: You are going to
Ceur d'Alsne City anyway. and ii they kill
anybody they want to kill me. will go
down and meet the boat. understand the
boat is coming up He snid: AN right
papa
II went down to the wharf, about mile.
knocked around with Peterson. my shift
boss. l strolled down the landing myself
to find out what time the boat came up.
was there to take in the situation, whether
had TO cross tho river or not. The steamer
had not landed. Peterson. one OF my fore
men. came down there while was at the
landing and We had talk. and Peterson
suggested that We should 20 down On the
beach. short time afterwarl l made \
remark TO him: What are they shooting
atP Ho said: AZ ducks Soon after the
first fire said 10 Peterson, Pete. they are
after US. Run for brush ! ran for tho
watnr.. lam water-lo.ged now. guess. l
never saw Peterson after. The story has
already been told concerning my perilous
trip down the river"