The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-09-25
LEADVIILE'S RIOT
Results in the Death of Five
Men So Far as Known.
HALF A DOZEN OTHERS WOUNDED,

And a Possibility of More Dead Being
Found as the Result of the Attack on the
Emmett, Where 1t Is Said the Mob Was
Repulsed with Great Slaughter-Prop-
erty Loss Less Than $50, 0OO-Town Now
Full of Troops.
Leadville, Colo, Sept. 22.-Five dead
bodies lying at the morgue, and half
dozen wounded. with damage to
property to the amount of $4,000, are
the visible effects of Sunday nights
lawlessness. 1t is believed that when
all is known the list of dead and in
Jured will considerably exceed these
figures. Everything is quiet now, the
camp being practically under military
rule. The fifth name was added to the
death list at o'clock last evening by
the discovery of the body Of Michael
Daugherty on the ground near the EN-
NETT mine, where he fell in the attack
Of the rioters upon the Emmett while
flushed with their victoroy at the Cor
onado. There were many people in up
per windows and on house roofs pro-
vided with night glasses, who in the
brilliant moonlight saw the attack on
the Emmett and the repulse Of the
rioters.
Moved Down Like Grain.
These watchers say the first volley
from the mine was delivered at close
range, and that the1 attacking party
fell like grain before the sickle. How
many met the fate of Daugheretyit may
remain for a search of a long aban-
doned shaft in that vicinity to tell.
1t now seems that the rioters dragged
away their dead and wounded. The
story of the defense of the Emmett
mine is a thrilling one. Easily ac-
cessible and surrounded only by
light board fence, it seems Wonderful
that it was not quickly overwhelmed,
its men slain and the buildings demol-
ished. But the fifteen buckshot found
in Daugherty's body and the story
of the fearful effect of the first vol
ley from the mine tells how quickly
the rioters lost stomach for the bloody
business. Had this mine been blown
up the great pumps which drain many
other mines would have been destroyed,
and the ensuing damage frightful to
contemplate.
Citizens Hold a Secret Meeting.
Yesterday mornings riot, and partic-
ularly the attack upon the fire depart
ment, has destroyed much of public
sympathy for the strikers, and this fact
was evinced at a largely attended meet
ing of representative citizens yesterday
afternoon. Their proceedings were Sc
cret, but it is undertood that stringent
measures were decided upon. Two COM
panies Of state militia from Pueblo and
Cripple Creek arrived at 4:50 yesterday
afternoon, and are now on duty. Cen
eral Brooks, with several other COM
panies, arrived during the night. The
damage at the Coronado by the burn
ing of the oil tanks, boiler houses and
machinery is now estimated at $4,000,
on which is $12,500 insurance. The
houses burned were valued at $4,000,
with no insurance.
Uneasy Feeling in the Camp.
Despite the presence of troops and
the unusual quietness of the streets
there is a very uneasy feeling pre-
valent, it being asserted that there are
500 Winchester rifles in the hands of
the strikers, whose repeated threats
against the military are recalled with
alarm. 1t is the general belief, how
ever, that there will be no further
trouble unless the managers begin i'm