The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-07-08
Tho Bluecoaia Clsrno with Low
oIod Bayonsts ana Fire Vol
ley After Voiley.
Company r, Second Infantry.
". O., Cap Kelly in Com
manc, 80 Strong.
stood Their Ground DraysIy While Sur.
rounded by a tIooting, HowiinE
Mob 5000 10 Number.

CmcAdo. July a-Strlk0rs and the state
OF Illinois came together this afternoon.
and pitched battle was ,hs result. The
number killed and wounded may never be
known, a. the mob carried OF 4 number Of
men ~ho we're seen 70 fall. and whether
they we're dead or wounded, or how many
of them fell. IL is impossible 10 ascertain.
As far % known the csauAltiss are % fol-
lows. Dead; John Burke. striker. killed
by bayonst wound through the abdomen.
wosnded: Lieut. Reed, Company +. Bee
ond infantry. ]. N. g., hit on the head
by stones condition eriticalj Thomas
Jackmau, shot in the back. will die; John
Kernbetg. stabbed with bayonet. will die;
unknown man, shot through the liver, will
die; unknown boy. II years old. shot
through ,he abdomen. will die; Tony
Gsjewski, shot In the right arm; Henry
Williams, shot In the left arm; John Kerr,
shot In the hip; unknown woman. shot in
the right hip.
The fight occurred in territory which
has always had an evil name. and which
can produces two touehs for every square
yard of territory within radius OF half a
mile. Before niue o'clock a mob had gath
cred and made threats Of burning the
Grand Trunk roundhouss. Aid was asked
from tho authorities and company H., Sec
ond infantry. thirty-eight strouR. COM
mandOd by Capt. Kelly. was hurried 10 tho
spot. The militia Was reinforced by Q
number OF deputies aud the mob was
pressed back from the roundhouse.
The mob gathered again at Fifhe,h street.
and began TO turn over ftsiRht cars and
tear up tracks. A squad Of police under
Lieut. Duffy attacked the mob aud several
shois we're fred or both sides. bat no one
was Injured. Theh-soo tLon vent back
once more TO Forty ninth street and while
a portion OF tho crowd. which by this time
was fully 5000 strong. occupied the atten.
tion OF the militia and deputies, others ran
freight car into the pit of the turntabls.
and made the machine useless.
Superintendent Atwster and Yatdmaster
Mckee. of the q and Trunk. with gang
of men, set 10 work to remove the obstfuc-
tion, while the mob stood around bowling
stone az the soldiers. This con iition of
affairs prevailed for two or three houra. tho
militia behaving with excellent split and
showing good discipline.
Finally, the mob, encouraged by the fact
that the troops did not fire. began active
hostilities. Crowds Of men pushed n
freight car fiom the siding on the track
where the train had ought the militia to
the scene was standing, with the evident
intention OF blocking the tracks so the mil
itiA would have no limo Of retreat.
Capt. Kelly conferred with Supetintend-
ent Atwater and concluded IL was imprse-
tieable to clear the track, and as the mob
was growing wilder every moment the best
thing to do was TO leave tho place before
the strikers proceeded TO such extremitles
as would necessitate the OF euing OF fire.
lie accordingly detailed half his company
to move a car which blocked the track on
which the train was standing. and with the
rest held back the crowd. which began 10
p,ess closer aud closed, ~ il saw signs OF
she troops making retreat lie drew hia
men back slowly several times. farming
them TO confront the crowd when IL csmo
too close.
Again and again the mob. shouting,
bowling and usinR violsnt Language, made
a rush, but every time Maher met them
steadily with his men, aud the Q owd paused
before tho threatening tilea Finally, ssV-
eral touRhs ON the edge Of the mob made a
rush az Yardmastef Mckee. one Of them
flonfishing revolver. Mckee drew bis
own re, Oliver and fred. but the bullet dew
wide. The strikers. by this timo, were
fairly wild with rage. and bricks, stones,
chunks OF coal and coupling pins rainsd
around the tToopG
Lieut.. Reed was struck twice on the head
a..s - kp "a ganf -
the ground like n dead man. Kelly then
concluded the time had come. aud wheel
iug his mon quickly, gave the word to
charge. and the handful of militAmsn
sprung forward with levelled bafon0ts.
John Burke, who was standing In
front Of mob was throwing coal,
one OF the fret soldiers in the charge
hinged his bayonet clear through his
body. the point coming 0ut 40 ths back.
burke went IOWA like log, and died In a
few minutes. The mob broke before tho
charge. but quickly rallied. and after a
short pause oHmO on again, sending patteT-
log revolver bullets before IL.
Troope deputies aud police waited for
no oTdsrs, but rides came to n level, FoyOl-
vera were drawn, and storm OF isadsn
death swepl into the mob. The meu fell
right and left, but the militia deputies and
police uwept forward. rapidly driving the
crowd before them in the wildcat oouius-
Ion.
IL was all over In three minutes, aud Tho
militia marched into their train, and with
she deputies returned 10 the city, They
looked as though thev had been through n
battle Whom they diapmbaTkod. Thoif uni.
fOfma wsre torn, hats gone. they wo oov-
cred With dust aud dirt, ami many of them
had been badly bruised by flying stones,
III believe" said SupaTintendent AtwA.
YER. that at least dozen men were killed.
saw mon s,Tewn all over tho tracks, aud
thoy were dead mou too. The mob was
not far AWAY When We began 10 hre, aud
for about three minutes militia, deputies
aud Tolioo fought like devils, simply pour
Ing lead into the crowd. We we're close
enough, and the mob was hia enough. aud
dont think many bullets wenI vide,
There we're more killed than We will ever
know about"
The eiatementa Of Superintendent A.
water ne 10 the number OF men ahot down
are upheld by tho militiamen and deputies,
many of the men declaring they had aeen
strikers carry ing away men Who were either
dead or wounted. The Injured msu whose
names are given we're brought 10 the city
by tho police aud placed In hospital.
Report OF the 1Eht oeoAsionod great eK-
eltoment "a army hsadquafleFa aud the 70.
Qoolt of Police Inspector Heat that saw