The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-22
ENDED IN RIOT
and BLOODSHED.
Colorado Strikers Resort to
Extreme Measures.
ATTACKED TWO MINES.
The Coronado In Ashes, but the
Emmett Was Saved.
ATTACKED TWO MINES.
THREE MEN DEAD AND TWO DYING

Desperate strikers Attack the Coronado
Mlhss Ia Lsadviiie and Pour Shots
Rrom winohestsFs Iato the Buildings
and Thsn Destroy the shAfthouss with
DynAnlto-Ths Guards At the Em-
nett saved the Structure Thsre-Ths
Ahalr IL the Outgrowth Of a Cut In
wagss-Troops Are on The Scene.
LEADynLE, Colo, Sept. 2i.-The
bloody phase 10 the great miners strike
has come. Three men are known TO be
dead and two others are dying. The
Coronado shAfthouse and machinery Is
In ashes and four innocen, householders
are homeless a. the result Of an attack
by parties unknown upon the Coronado
and Emmett mines In the dark hours Of
the early morning
The frat attack was made upon the
Coronado mine. which ~ in the city,
being only half dozen blocks from the
pOstofiice, and surrounded by residences.
The Coronado shAfthcuse is built ON a
large embAnkment inclosed by logs and
machinery 80 feet above the street level.
A heavy plank bArnoade was erected
around the machinery and shafthouse
when the mine resumed operations last
month, and the house was well stocked
with provisions, winohesters and am.
munition. Beyond assaults on working.
men, while coming from the mine AZ
divers times, no overt acts Of violence
have been attempted against this mine
until O'Clock this morning, when a
few bullets struck the barrioAde and the
men on guard prepared for action.
Judging from the sounds Of the fight
ing IL came from the east side. There
was no confusion and no crowd was GA
the street. The FIRST intimA.ion which
those downtown learned Of the trouble
was number Of shots The shots came
scatteringAi 6rst, 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 95 minutes firing. q
theet Of nAme burs, out. followed by 9
terrible detonation. The attacking
party had used dynamite. The firms
then seemed to slack up slightly. oooA
SionAlly = bullet wen, through the ali
and sOon . sheet Of flames could Be seeI
from Eighth OF Ninth streets. It wa
evident that an attempt was beinl
made 10 Gre the property.
In the east snginehouse were sewers
tanks Of fuel oil and the attack ooncen
,rAted on this point There was shee
Of fame and sputtsring ~ though Il va
blazing powder. The enginOroom wa
soon In flames. A few Enomsnts late
che clang Of FIRE engines were hear
coming mp. When the hose cart reAche
the corner and a. the hose was bein
unreAled and the marshal and his me
gOsting ready for action, threO men AZ
poArOd from around the corner and con
PEELED the hremon with leveled rifles |
stop work.
Meanwhile tho flames grew herc'
and hSrcer. The men in the shafthoui
were finally driven from their fort, b
fought 10 the last As they ran over
high trestlswoFk q dozen shots we
fred, but the men reached the dump
safety and escaped. BY this time
large crowd had gathered, hundreI
wegO ready 10 assist bat were held
. bay BY the rioters and frebugs. vi
were oonoealed in near building. b
presently a. the sheets Of flames roll
, over the buildings Il was apparent th
unless there was timely action all bull
ings in the vicinity were doomed, T.
firomen then rallied, for by this tiT
hundreds Of oitiHens armed with rift
appeared and guarded the Gre dcpai
ment and volunteer All attention "
devoted 10 saving houses in the vicinil
hut In spite Of every effort four dws
ings on East Eighth street were destro
cd. but more terrible even than loss
flames was the loss Of life.
Following is the list Of the killed a
injured;
VIM. o'Keefe. foreman Of hose O.
pAny No. was turning ON water wh
bullet entered his side He was m
tally wounded and iS dying in the h
= pitAl
An unknown man died. being bio
70 pieces by dynamite.
N John MAhoney. a miner at the
-Four. who was near the Emmett. '
shot In the stomach. lie died In
~ arms Of has companions.
= One man. who brought the rep
bad HE clothes nearly al torn of,
was nOl serisualy hurt
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