Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-09-22
ATTACKED TWO MINES.
The Coronado In Ashes, but the
 Emmett Was Saved.
THREE MEN DEAD AND TWO DYING


 Affair Is the outgrowth of Cut In
 Wages-Troops Are on the Scene.
 LEADvILLE, Colo, Sept. 22.-The bloody phase to the great miners strike has come Three men are known to be dead and two others are dying. The Coronado shafthouse and machinery is ill ashes and four innocent householders are homeless as the result of an attack by parties unknown upon the Coronado and Emmett mines i'll the dark hours of the early morning.
 The first attack was made upon the Coronado mine, whi h IS in the city. being only half dozen blocks from the postoffice, and surrounded by residences. The Coronado shafthouse is built on large embankment inclosed by logs and machinery 50 feet above the street level.
 A heavy plank barricade was erected around the machinery and shafth7 use when the mine resumed operations last month, and the house was well stocked with provisions, Winchesters and am munition Beyond assaults on working men, while coming from the mine at divers times, no overt acts of violence have been attempted against this mine until yesterday morning, when T ha men on guard prepared for action.
 Judging from the sounds of the fight ing it came from the east side There was no confusion and no crowd was on the street. The first intimation which those downtown learned of the trouble was number of shots The shots came scattering at first, then faster and faster All the streets west of the Coronado were deserted with the exception of three or four persons, attracted by the shooting
 Suddenly, after 25 minutes firing, sheet of flame burst out, followed by terrible detonation. The attacking party had used dynamite. The firing then seemed to slack up slightly. Occa- sionally bullet went through the air and soon a sheet of flames could be seen from Eighth or Ninth streets. It was evident that an attempt was being made to fire the property
 In the east enginehouse were several tanks of fuel oil and the attack concen- trated on this point. There was sheet of flame and sputtering as though it was blazing powder The engineroom was soon in flames. A few moments later the clang of fire engines were heard coming up When the hose cart reached the corner and as the hose was being unrealed and the marshal and his men getting ready for action, three men ap- peared from around the corner and com pelled the fremen with leyeled rifles to stop work
 Meanwhile tho flames grew f1ercer and fiercer The men in the shafthouse were finally driven from their fort, but fought to the last. As they ran over high trestlework dozen shots were fired, but the men reached the dump ill safety and escaped. By this time q large crowd had gathered, hundreds were ready to assist but were held at bay by the rioters and frebugs, who were con cealed in near building But presently as the sheets of flames rolled over the buildings it was apparent that unless there was timely action all build ings III the vicinity were doomed The firemen then rallied, for by this time hundreds of citizens armed with rifles, appeared and guarded the fire depart ment and volunteers All attention was devoted to saving aouses ill the vicinity, ! but i'll spite of every effort four dwell i ings on East Eighth street were destroy ed, but more terrible even than loss by flames was the loss of life
 Following is the list of the killed and injured
 Wm. O'Keefe, foreman of hose com pany No 2 was turning on water when bullet entered his side. He was mor- tally wounded and is dying in the hos pital.
 An unknown man died. being blown to pieces by dynamite.
 John Mahoney, q miner at the Big Four, who was near the Emmett, was shot in the stomach He died ill the arms of hls companions.
 One man, who brought the report, had his clothes nearly all torn off. but was not seriously hurt.
 At 3 30 a m an attack was made on