The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-09-24
BLEW UP THE MINE
DfNAMIrERS OPERATE ON THE
CORONADO AT LEADvILLE.
Ehtire oity In IL stnte of Upronr and
Confusion, While Explosions
Continue.

i1eauNiile IOl., sept. A.-At o clock
this morning three heavy explosions
aroused sleeners in the eastern ,,art of
the citv for hlocl,s aro,,,,s - ,..,,,
"u''' ',ie Soi''"'o
''''e' "n'o" Is 'ne one "hich hrst le-
sumeu operations, ana which was heavily
barricaded and well stocked with proyi-
sions and arms The explosions were fol-
lowed nv a fusilade Of r,ae shots an
parentlv from within The harricada ana
rand bur irregular shots from, outside
apparently from a widely scattered at
tacSing force who We're ~, hand to nro-
tect the retreat of the dvnamiters rhe
shooting lasted for 10 minutes and all
was silent for five minutes when desuI-
tory firing was renewed and has been
kent nm ever since
Ar this writing az m another ,x
nIosion was heard sourd,ng lilxe done
rnite Ten minutes after the FIRST axnlo-
sion a telenhone message from the Cor
onado stated that nohodv inside The bnr-
,icade had been hurt since then II has
been imnossibla TO reach the Coronado
NV telenhone. This office Is now being
watched Inv several hands of men prouned
T., darI oornars ana alIevs and tbis nav
mean that thev nronose TO prevent ;.nv
comm,,nication with the telegram ofiees
the watchers not knowing that we have
the leased wire and long distance tele-
nhone.
rha oit, &c IN n manic of fear countv
ond o;t,, oaicials are out loolSins after
tbe work of the nolice and sherifrs Bul-
late FREQUENTLY whistle over the office
ana altopether the situation is warlilc.
1.5o ma bright blaze has last
h,o,an o,,t at the Coronado or i'm the i'm
,,,eatata ,,,ciritv and shots are sin heing
avchanged The local militia companies
ha,a hean called ont and are now at
tI'o,r a,,,orias getting ready for instant
aatia, Al the Whistles in town are blow
;ne
% -, Tho fire is believed TO be the
! o,1 tanls inside the harricade al the Cor
", on,do shaft house
onauo snsas .,,ossa,,a ,,,s+ rece,.ed from
the mine saws that none of the defenders
t,n,.a luz '',ae I,aen hurt as vet
aN,o naNo 80 M sand sounda hey,r,r
| aescrintion All the whistles in the city
arc h,owinp and two or three steam ST
rens add discord to the dark night $
alarming chorus. The sharp cracks ci
tervals. Citizens have gone to the scene
with whatever arms they can gather. and
n militia company quartered across the
street has just marched toward the Cor
onado under arms. The whistle which
calls out all citizens IN case oil ,iner-
gency has Just sounded anu 'he slre@es
are full of rushing men, crying woine"
and children .... ....,,..,,,, ,,s
2;lo a. m'-Aiio'rv ne neaNs as, ~.
Just Occur t',.,,aae hn,a Tho ness, ye
CORONADO telepiio"e 80 ~, h,,s,, 20 IN.
that the uelenueiS M, W. i,ors ~ ,fo,,t tbis
swer questionn' ls,,od ae siinl,ino o1va ,
once nav ~ 10 oro,,,ds heran T.
mo tne H. aa,,as frono the orAat
sathe.' o. cororado ligbtaa the street.
ile ,.e,Iod a.. their evil faces.
'''au Zoo As soon as the fire broke out
the FIRE department went to the scene
and the flames are now dying down, in
dicating effective work by the fire
men, The shots are growing less 1reqnen
and If seems probable that something
do6nite from the battlefield may soon BE-
obtoined
Eiremnn Was Shot.
9.oA Il NIT is reported that fire
,,an named O'Keefe. when he starte'
i''i 49, t,,rn ON the water at the fire. wa
- Shots are still heard at nfrequen
,.to.,,als
ny ,,,1ove of the Herald-Democrat
AN ~, r., :. ,other close inspectio.
Jus. o"Sn .tia0cld saws he saw the dea,
VI ',1 :, striker on the sidewalk nea
uooN to W ue saws that most of tn
'ie -, Co.. tbe lasf half hour hay
shot7 -, H. ins,de the barricade.
teer l'oi" C,.n
Coronado o" ~
2:45 a. m.-hNeiy 'n',.e - s,.,,,,,+
Coronado anu 'no :" a., ,,s,,..as hit.
now worFins 10 saw ',,1 tha fate
are thiokly elus.ereu a. 49, .,i'.o,, ar
shaft house Won's" iai,,,,, III Co.. rell
iusiihs ~ s.,,,,o ~ ,,ith hose who Ar
tives. and mnshhs WI, VIII ,'sa snOse Nv h,, IN
being driven from .neii a.,,o-
n flames, create .,,,S.,o,, sosn ~, NJ, fron,,,
\ which is beyond descriplioii' nc -, -. -
hope tc save the houses ana are neiP
by a heavy ram Whleh pes"" i"i'i"S
few minutes ago
Governor sending Troops: T.,
Denver, Sept. A-At 10Y .nis llioi La ,ai,
Sheriff Newman OIL Leaus'i,e eau, Of lake coul
! Owars OF the ols'r,c. , oOul. McIntvre {,
l ty. called upon 1ose.no. aadyiile TT
troops TO queli ene ,ls,,ed ,lue orders and b