The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-02-11
They Are At ST. Johns Hospital
and One Of Them May
Die Soon.
Story OF Life at tho Camp as
Told by tho Other
Victims.
The mnionairss Brothsr-in Law and
Friends Well Provided for While
the uaianoe suffered

NO or tla AlINNH AaAN NANNAAAa nv ANf'
st 81. Johns hospital IN Helena. under tia
care Of the good sisters Who manage The
institution. one Of them, Joseph Taylor
aged about % years, Il suffering from
pneumonia aud Inflammation OF the lungS
ana the indications arc that before tonight
he will be dead. The other. Will Robin
eon. Younger man, also has pneumonia,
thouah not ia such an aggravated form
and both his feet are badly Frosted WIFI
the nursing and attention which be now
assured Of there 10 every indication thai be
will ehortlv be cared. Taylor. however. u
delerious, and hss been in that condition
for two weska The two men we're taken
from the camp near RadersbuTg on Friday
Nv Aha rrospector named Richardson, who
has shown such an interest in she ooloFsd
man. Richardson, With companion
known a. Jimmy. put the two sick men into
n wagon and drove them 20 Townsend.
There they we're put on board She train AMI
brought 30 Helena.
TAYLOR and Robinson occupy separate
cots in the same ward OF the hospital.
TAYLOR was past telling anything that had
taken place in the camp 30 which the thir-
teen colored men from Chicago we're In
dueod 20 90 by the golden promises held
out 20 them by Charles Porter Grove. TIE
alleged eoloSed millionaire. when they took
stock in she Montana and Illinois Gold
Mining company. lie tossed and rolled
about on his bed in his dolirium, and II
required constant attention 20 prevent him
hurting himself His means were piteous'
Acroea the room from him was the younger
and more robust Robinson. and from MIN
the story OF she Suffering IN the camp was
learned.
cara frosted about Christmas. We were
emitting loas. The snow was coming down
and vas knee deep, and u usa Vefv colo:
He did not notice his ears being = ostsd
until thev began 80 swell. ana ne hao 70 GO
20 bed. Then be caught cold and II turned
90 pnsumonia. For ths past Two week. ne
has been as you see him nov. My ieet
Treated about two weeks before Christmas
while working In the deep snow cutting
loga- I LAO got a bad cold and IL turned
90 pneumonia. / am msnding now, but
nv lungs are still very sore and nv hips
main me fhqhtfully. We were not pre-
nsre5 for The cold. While Grove was at
the oamp with his wife he said he would
sci us ali an outft suitable for the weather
Int he slipped out Of camp without doing
40. viii Howard, the hrst boss who is
Groves brother-in-lav; c. +. Lively, the
Ross. are eli supplied with good warm
clothing and are well provided for. They
live in a cabin BY themselves, away from
this Others.
"The other men out at the camp bssidss
the three bosssE. srs Henry Alien. Joe
Boyer. Tom King, Manuel Howard INC
relative Of Will HoWardl, Kirk Rec and
luck Mayer. When Taylor and ! left
tbero was not over twelve pounds Of Hour
and a little tea and sugar In the party.
They asked me 10 state shat al! want 90 set
away and that they ara IN need. Inc bosses
made up statement saying We were
not IN want, AMI seat 10 20 Helena. he
three bosses signed IT, as did Allen, Boyer
and Mayer, who did not understand what
u was when they put their names 90 Il, A.
they knew better - the time. hey wanted
70 rnu der me In bed because / wouldn't
sign it too. ] told them al9nt propose
20 sign any such lies. The other six men
may be living yet. hut there was signs
Of a big kick up when lsti.
"Yhomas and Win Howard had n big
row when Richardson told them there we're
some supplies az Ioston. Howard said
they didn't need any help. Howard and
the other two bosses understood the game,
and sent in their go Of stock TO Chicago
aud cot the cash for ~. Tho rest Of Us
didn't. When We tried il We were told
there was no noney in she treasury" Rob
inGon says there has not been a stroke OF
work done on the mine aincs the men got
there. They put up a blacksmith shop and
we're building ''hotel" OF loys until two
weeks ago VIXEN they quit that. Since
thsn they have boon keeping close 10 the
fire to prevent freezing. Had Will Howard
aud his two 6ub-bosses noi been well armed
with rsvoivors, Robinson thinks Il quite
likely an attack would hlve been made be-
fore this on the better stocked larcer
Robinson and i've others gave up good
places IN Chicago 20 come 20 Montana.
Robinson wins firing 90 hotel. Kirk r &c
had good place as janiior. Taylor. May
oIs in a hotel.
Robinson Is a whoever and has little
boy living with his slater IN Alabama. lay
ior is a single man.