San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-21
.DYNAMITERS.
Reckless Miners Awful
Work in Leadville, Col.
PROPERTY AND LIVES
Destroyed Women and Chill
dren Burned Out of House
and Home.
DRIVEN INTO THE STREETS.
Firemen Killed at Their Posts
of Duty--The Newspaper
Office is Guarded.
STATE MILITIA IS ORDERED OUT.
More Trouble is Expected to Follow.
The FiendiSh Deed Was Owing
to a Reduction in the
Miners Wages.

Leadville, Col, Sept.21.-At one o'clock
this morning three heavy explosions
aroused sleepers in the eastern part of
the city, for blocks around the Colora-
do mine, which is the one which first
resumed operations and which was
heavily harricaded and we'll stocked
with provisions and arms.
The explosions were followed by a
fusilade of rifle shots apparently from
within the barricade, and rapid but ir-
regular shots from the outside, appar-
rently from a widely scattered at
lacking force, who were on hand to
protect the retreat of the dynamiters.
The shooting lasted ten minutes and
all was silent for five minutes when
desultory fri g was renewed and has
been kept up ever since. At this writ
ing, 80 a. m, another explosion is
heard, sounding like dynamite. Ten
minutes after the first explosions tel
ephone message from the Coronado
stated that nobody inside the barri-
cade had been hurt. Since then it his
been impossible to reach the Coronado
by telephone.
The Herald-Democrat is now being
watched by several bands of men,
and this may mean that they propose
to prevent any communication with
the telegraph Office, the watchers
knowing that the Herald-Democrat has
the Associated Press leased wire and a
long distance telephone.
The city is in panic of fear. County
and city officials are out looking after
the work of the police and sheriff.
Bullets frequently whiz over the Her
ald-Democrat office and altogether the
situation is warlike.
1:55 a. ma bright blaze has just
broken out in the Coronado mine, in
the immediate vicinity, and shots are
still being exchanged. The local mill
tia companies have been called out and
are now at their armories getting
ready for instant action. All the
whistles in the town are blowing.
2. a. m.-The fire is believed to be the
oil tanks inside the barricade, at the
Coronado shafthouses. A telephone
message just received from the mine
says that none of the defenders have
been hurt as yet.
2:05 a. m.-The sights and sounds
are now terrifying. All the whistles
in the city are blowing and two or
three steam scions add discord to the
dark nights alarming chorus. The
sharp crack of rifles punctuate the din
at irregular intervals. Citizens have
gone to the scene with whatever arms
they can gather and a militia company
quartered across the street from the
Associated Press office, has just march
toward the Coronado, under arms.
The whistle which calls out all citi-
zens in a case of emergency has just
sounded and the streets are full of
frantic men and crying women and
children.
2:1S a. m.-Another heavy explosion
has occurred. Five minutes before,
the Coronado telephone bore the mes
sage that the defenders were too busy
to answer questions.
AS soon as the fire broke out the fire
department went to the scene and the
flames are now dying down, indicating
effective work by the firemen.
The shots are growing less fierce and
it seems probable that something defin-
lite from the, battle field may be soon
obtained.
2:45 a. NIT is reported that a
fireman named O'Keefe, when he start
ed to turn on the water at the fire was
shot. Shots are still heard at infre-
quent intervals.
An employee Of the Herald Democrat
Just back from a rather close inspec-
ton of the battle field says he saw the
dead body of striker on the sidewalk
near the mine. He says that most of
the shots fired for the last half hour,
have been from inside the barricade.
2:50 a. m.-Everything is on fire at
the Coronado and the fire department
is now working to save the houses
which are thickly clustered about the
fated shafthouse. Women and chill