Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-07-13

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Of the Gem and Frisco Mills Con.
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Associated Press Dispatched
WALLACE, Idaho, July 1.-THE
strained situation in the Coeur d'Alene
labor troubles culminated this morn-
ing between 5 and 6 o'clock. The
Gem and Frisco, non union mines,
were guarded by men behind harris
cades armed with Winchesters. This
moraing miner from the Gem started
for Burke. When opposite the Frisco
mine he fired upon some miners in
town. They marched in a body to-
ward the Frisco mills. When scarcely
within rife range . volley from the
mine greeted them. They scattered
and . regular battle ensued. One
miner and one non>union man were
killed, and perhaps six wounded dur.
ing the engagement.
The miners in the meantime loaded
q Union Pacific car with seven hun.
dred and fifty pounds of giant pc v der
and sent it down the track toward tho
Frisco mine. Directly in front OF the
mill an explosion occurred, shattering
the mill and
MAKING IT A COMPLETE WRECK
The non-union men then lowed a
white flag and surrendered. They
marched with the Miners Union a
mile and half. No indigni.ies were
offered after the surrender.
Instead OF ESQ pounds of eian.
powder in blowing up the Frisco mill
there were only $50 pounds. The
car attempt did not work and miners
got upon the fume, shut of the water
and sent the powder in packages
down the water Pipe into the mill. A
fuse was put in the last package and
sent down. In an instant . terrifi o
explosion occurred, which shook the
canon for miles. The non-union
men surrendered.
While the fight was going on at
Frisco the Gem guards suddenly be-
gan firing vollev after voIl-y into the
town OF Gem, Kidding the buildings
with bullets. John Ward was
wounded in the arm and 6 us Carlson.
q union miner, killed. Attempt to
recover Carlson's body met with q
volley, and when the body was re.
covered an hour afterward, he was
dead. AT 8 o'clock q truce occurred,
and the Sheriff, District Attorney and
Deputy United States Marshal 40.
pearing on the scene, peace neeo.
tiatsons were immediately set on foo.
and truce declared. At II o'clock
the mine force surrendered to the
union men.
The number killed so far as learned
is.four and about ten wounded, though
there may be bodies under the Frisco
mill. Besides Carlson, Harry Cum.
mings and two other unknown men
were killed. Hugh Campbell, J. w.
Gankard of Ogden. Will D-Gam.
b.ers and George Pettibone were also
wounded. There is still considerable
excitement every where, but no fur.
tier trouble is expected. About
sixty men in the mines surrendered.
LATER.-lt is reported that twenty
non-union mon were killed in the ex.
plosion in the mill at the Frisco mine.
No confirmation has yet been received.
SPOKANE, WASH. July 1.-THE
most reliable reports from Ceur
d'Alene to. might places the number
OF killed in to.day's fighting at ten.
1t IS not learned how many, if any,
OF the bodies were burned in the
ruins of the Frisco mill. Five bodies
are now laying in Wallace and six
teen wounded men 80 far are reported.
Groups of armed men are leaving
Wallace for Wardner late this morn
ing. and trouble is feared there.
At 4 o'clock this afternoon about
800 miners from Gem, fifty of whom
were armed with rifles, marched down
to Wallace. They brought with the m
their prisoners consisting of about 100
none union men and five dead bodies. |
Another man, James Hennessey, lately /
OF Butte. Mont, being in house q.
Gem, was shot through the breast.
Upon arrival here the ''scabs" were
turned loose and the union men be.
gan a search for A. NJ. Ester, man.
ager of the Frisco mine, against whom
the union men have an especial
grudge.
SPOKANE FALLS, July lit is
impossible at this hour to learn tho
exact condition in the Ceur d'Al-n.s.
1t Is known that nine men are dead,