The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-09-26
FIVE MEN ARE SLAIN
HORRIBLE RESULT OF THE LEAD
WILLIE STRIKERS.
State Militin Pouring Into the Ter
ror-Stricken City and Quiet
Now Prevails.

Leadvlle, Colo. Sept. 2l.-The work of
dynamite and huckshot is in evidence at
the city morgue. where are Ave bodies.
yesterday full OF the vigorous life of the
mountains-one shot full of bullets while
doing his duty two horribly mangled by
the dynamite they were using to destroy
life, and the others full of leaden pellets,
received while they were fighting in the
shadows to destroy the lives of the men
who were earning bread by honest toll.
An addition to the death list was made
at o'clock this evening by the discovery
of the body of Michael Daugherty on the
ground near the Emmett mine, where he
'1ell during the attack upon the Emmett
mine by the rioters, flushed with their
victory at the Coronado.
There were many people in upper win
dows and on house roofs provided with
night glasses, who, in the brilliant moon
light, saw the savage attack on the EN-
NETT and the more than gallant repulse
of the murderous rioters. These watch
ers say that the first volley from the
mine was delivered at close range, and
that the attacking party fell like grain
before the sickle. How many met the
fate of Daugherty ii may remain for time
and a search of long abandoned shafts
in that vicinity to tell. 1t now seems
that the rioters dragged away their lead
and wounded, Indian fashion, for a great
many people have been about the EN-
cry of that kind.
The story of the defense of the EN-
NETT is a thrilling one. Easily accessible
and surrounded only by a light board
fence, 1t seems wonderful that IL was not
quickly overwhelmed, its men slain and
the buildings demolished But the Is
buckshot found in Daughertys body, and
the story of the fearful effect of the first
Volley from the mine, tells how quickly
the rioters lost stomach for the bloody
business. The strikers work at the Maid
of Erin was happily done for naught.
Had this mine been blown up. the great
pumps which drain il and many other
kRlnes would have been destroyed, and
the ensuing damage frightful to contem-
plate.
This mornings work particularly with
the fire department, has destroyed the
last vestige of sympathy for the strikers
and this fact was evidenced at a largely
attended meeting of representative citi-
zenS this afternoon. Their proceedings
were secret, but entirely harmonious, and
the measures decided upon, if stringent
will be beneficial in the highest degree
Two companies of state militia from Pu-
eblo and Cripple Creek, all under com
mand of Colonel Mccoy. arrived at f:5l
this morning and are now on DUTY. Gen
eral Brooks, with several other com
panies, will arrive during the night
The damage at the Coronado by the
burning of the oil tanks, boiler house aut
machinery is now stated TO be $4,000 OF
which there is $l2 500 insurance. Tn,
houses burned belonged TO j. Mccall. NJ
Gregory, ID. Burns. and one empty house
the owner unknown, and were valued al
S3000 with no insurance.
Despite the presence of troops and th'
unusual quietness of the streets, there /.
very uneasy feeling prevalent among
the more timorous classes. who asser
that there are 500 Winchester rifles in th'
hands of the strikers, whose repeated
boastings as to the way they would do vi
the militia are recalled with fresh alarm
The majority of citizens, however. thinl
that there will be no further trouble un
less the managers begin importing min
crs.