The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-22

LEADVILLE, Colo, Sept. 21.-Five
men lost their lives fn the ATTACKS
upon the Coronado and the Emmett
mines early this morning. four being
Of the attacking party, and the fifth
city fireman, who was shot down
while in the discharge Of his duty, he
dying today. The dead are as follows:
jerry O'Keefe, foreman hose No. 2.
aged "a, shot through the body
Bert Meier, 80 years, face riddled
with buckshot.
James Benson, aged 40. eight buck
shot in the abdomen.
John Mahoney, bullet in abdomen.
William Higgins. bullet in abdomen.
1t is believed that Z. number, various
" estimated from six to fifteen, were
wounded in the attack upon the bar
! ricaded mines, but they were quickly
taken away and secreted, even the
physicians attending them being care
full to make no report of their pa
tients. OF the besieged men, no one
was injured except one who was slight
! ~ wounded in the foot as he escaped
from the Coronado mine over the tres
tie, where he was
THE TARGET OF A HUNDRED
GUNS.
| Tonight the city of Leadville is quiet.
the saloons are all closed, and the
people who are on the street standing
idly about, talking discreetly low. The
tfull moon shines above Carbonate hin.
where from one or two shaft houses
the steam jets 1azily flow into the clear
air, as the great pumps continue their
| ceaseless effort to beat down the floods
in the great underground workings,
from 500 to 1,200 feet below. The Coro-
nado mine is the only evidence of the
riot and confagration of this morning,
and apparently no innocent person was
injured in the hail of lead. The state
militia, which has for the fourth time
in two years been called out to stop
rioting in mining camps. is arriving
tonight and they will do merely pa
troll duty, for there is absolutely no
evidence of rioting in the entire camp.
The two militia companies Of LeadvilIe,
a large company from Cripple Creek,
and two companies from Pueblo were
on duty here before darkness came on.
one company patrolling the powder
magazines, three at the Emmett mine
and the others on duty at the armory,
who will doubtless assist the deputy
sheriffs and police department in pa
trolling the camp. The First regiment
from Denver, with the Chaffee Light
Artillery, and a troop of cavalry, will
reach LeadVille before midnight. While
no one can predict, with certainty, the
outcome of the night. the miners and
mine operators who talk say that there
WILL BE NO FURTHER TROUBLE
until the militia return home.
THE men who did the worlllast night
are a set of cowards,'' said a mine op-
orator this evening. "'They will do
nothing save in a sneaking manner.
They prefer to overpower some help
less man by numbers and brutally as
sault him. We learned tonight that the
miners had a meeting today and three
men were detailed to shoot down Mr..
r. 3. Estey, the manager of the Coro-
nado, on sight. They will never do il:
they are too cowardly. For weeks he
has walked through the streets, to and
rallied at him they never dared to touch
him. His courage has been wonderful
throughout these whole troubles. He
can never hope for a. settlement of
this trouble until the governor places
the camp under martial law, and thus
overrides the local authorities, courts,
sheriffs and mayor. The camp has
been under a reign of terror and all
officers have been inundated. ND
.et,,, 10 ~
tenders except through a military court
and until this is done we need not hope
for peace"
THE MINERS,
on the other hand, deplore the whole
matter, and seem disposed to lay the
blame upon outside ruffiens who have
f1ocked to the scene Of trouble. The
destruction of the Coronado has finally
aroused the law-abiding citizens to take
steps for a summary treatment Of the
trouble hereafter. This afternoon a
meeting was held in the opera house
and a document received 200 sigma
lures, which is practically an agree
ment to stand together to protect life
and property.
In short, it is a. vigilance committee.
There is a rumor ahoat that Amburn,
president of the Miners union. has left
the city and officers and citizens unite
in saving that many familiar faces
HAVE SUDDENLY DISAPPEARED,
That there was to have been trouble
last night was clearly understood by
the mine owners and many OF the min
ers. The report was that the Emmet
mine, being located farther out of tins
town limits than the Coronado. was &c
be assaulted and the men there warned
to be watchful. At the Coronado two
officers were on duty and they were
warned to be vigilant, while within al
preparations were made for warm re-
| ception of the strikers. Until midnight
| no evidences of trouble were apparent
The streets were deserted and all was
| quiet about the Coronado.
: But midnight was evidently the time
: set by the assailants to make an at
tempt to stop the Coronado mine from