The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-22
UNDER PRACTICAL MARTIAL LAW
QUIET IN THE CAMP Is RE-
STORED.
LEADERS OF THE mon SUFFERED.
Most of the. Men KILLED Said 70
Have Been Engaged i'm the
Attack.

laWleSSneSS. 1t is believed that when
all is known, the list of dead and in
jured will considerably exceed these
figures. Following is list of the dead
and injured. Dead:
JOHN MAHONEY.
BERT MEIER.
JAMES LENSON.
MICHAEL DAUGHERTY.
WILLIAM O'KEEFE.
j. Higgings. miner employed at Coronado.
was shot eight times in arms and stomach
and is dying. The injured are Frank Telle
and Martin Scott. Both Coronado miners.
Their wounds are not believed to be fatal
Everything is quiet now, the camp
being practically under military rule.
The fifth name was added to the death
list at o'clock this evening by the
discovery Of the body of Michael
Daugherty on the ground near the
Emmett mine, where he fell in the at
tack Of the rioters upon that mine
while flushed with their victory at the
Coronado.
1t now appears that the men killed
were leaders of the attacking party
who were shot by the Coronado guard.
They were found in cabin near the
mine where is was first supposed they
had been taken by the Coronado min
ers.
There were many people in upper
windows and on house roofs provided
with night glasses, who, in the brilliant
moonlight, saw the attack on the En-
NETT and the repulse of the rioters.
These watchers say 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 1t may
remain for search of long abandoned
shaft in that vicinity to tell. It now
seems that the rioters dragged away
their dead and wounded.
The story of the defense Of the EN-
NETT mine is a thrilling one. Easily
accessible and surrounded only by
light board fence, it seems wonderful
that it was not quickly overwhelmed,
it's men slain and buildings demolished.
But the fifteen buckshot found in
Daugherty's 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.
Had this mine been blown up, the great
pumps which drain many other mines
would have been destroyed. and the
ensuing damage frightfu1 to contem-
plate.
This mornings riot, and particularly
the attack upon the fire department,
has destroyed much Of public sympathy
for the strikers, and this fact was evil
denced at largely attended meeting
of representative citizens this after
noon. Their proceedings were secret,
but 1t is understood stringent meas
ures were decided upon.
Two companies of state militia from
Pueblo and Cripple Creek arrived at
1850 this afternoon and are now on
duty. Gen. Brooks, with several other
companies. will arrive during the
night. The damage at the Coronado by
the burning Of the oil tanks, boiler
house and machinery Is now estimated
at ZOO, on which is s12 500 insurance.
The houses burned were valued at
$4,000, with no insurance.
Despite the presence of troops and
the unusual quietness of the streets,
there is q very uneasy feeling prevail
ent, 1t being asserted that there are
5000 Winchester rifles in the hands OF
the strikers, whose repeated threats
against the soldiers are recalled with
alarm. 1t is the general belief, how
ever, that there will be no further
trouble unless the managers begin Inn
porting miners.
1t is charged that the lawlessness Of
last night was due to a mob of strik-
ers, principally from the Coeur d'Alene
country, who have long been breed
ing trouble in Leadville, and who, see
ing that the strike was nearing an end
were determined to make a. final stroke
This assertion Is largely made by the
peaceful miners of the camp. Early
last night there was every evidence that
the strike was broken. Many miners
had announced their intention of going
to work this morning.
After being repulsed at the Emmet
mine, the mob which numbered not
over so persons, fled the town and are
hiding In the hills. Today hundreds Of
miners say they will go to work at once
They bitterly denounce the extremists
and say their action has lost the min
ers the strike.
The Coronado people heard of the
coming Of trouble last night but the
supposition was that the attack was
to be made at the Emmett. Soon after
the destruction commenced, many Of
the citizens responded quickly, armed
with~rifies and shot guns, but they could
do little in fighting the fire and dyna-
mite. Foreman O'Keefe was shot from
behind, just after he turned stream
on the fire at the Coronado.
The first attack was made upon the
Coronado, which Is in the city, being
only half a dozen blocks from the
post Office and surrounded by resi-
dences. The Coronado shaft house
was built on large embankment en-
closed by logs and the machinery is
fifty feet above the street level A
heavy plank barricade was erected
around the machinery and shaft house
when the mine resumed operations
last month and the house was well
stocked with provisions. Winchesters
and ammunition. Beyond assaults on
working men seen coming from the
mine at divers times. no overt act of
violence had been attempted against
this mine, until at / o'clock this MORN
ing few bullets struck the harricade
and the men on guard prepared for
action.
1t was a night attack upon the
property. Judging from the sounds Of
the Eight, it came from the east.
There was no confuson, no crowd on
the street. The first intimat;on Whicj,
those down town received Of the trou
BILE was a number of Shots The shots
came scattered at first, thtn faster
and faster. ALI the streets west OF
the Coronado were deserted, with the
exception of three or four persons at
tracted by the shooting.
TERRIBLE DEToNATIoN.
Suddenly, after % minutes of firing.
a sheet of flame burst out, followed
by terrible detonation, the attacking
party using dynamite. The firing then
seemed to slack up slightly. Occasion
ally a bullet went through the air.
and then sheet of fame from eighth
or ninth streets. It was evident that
an attempt was being made to fire
the property.
East Of the engine house are several