The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-22

rifles punotua,e the din at irregular In.
tervals.
Citizens have gone to the scene with
whatever arms they can gather, and =
militia company, quartered across the
street from the Associated Press Office.
has Just marched toward the Coronado
under arms.
The whistle which calls out all eiti.
zens in case Of emergency has Just
sounded, and the streets are full Of
frantic men and crying women and
children.
2;lSa. m.-Another heavy explosion
occurred. Five minutes before, tho
Coronado telephone bore the message
that the defenders were too busy to
answer questions.
As soon a. the fire broke out the FIRE
department went TO the scene and the
flames are now dying down, indicating
effective work by the fremen.
The shots are growing lees fierce. and
It seems probable that something def.
mite from the battlefield may be soon
obtained.
2;40a. MT Is reported that a fire.
man named O'Keefe. when he started 10
turn on water at the FIRE, was shot.
Shots are still heard at infrequent inter-
walls.
An employe Of Tho Herald.Demo-
crat, lust back from a rather close In
spoction Of the battlefield, says he saw
the dead body Of a striker on the side.
walk near the mine He says that most
Of tine shots fired for the last half hour
have been from inside the barricade
2;5Oa m.-Everything is on fire at
the Coronado and the fire department il
now working 10 save the houses which
are thiokly clustered about the fated
shafthouse Women and children are
rushing 10 the spot, looking for relatives
and mingling with those who are beinl
driven from their houses by the fame
Tho firemen hope TO save the houses ant
are helped by heavy rain, which begaI
falling few minutes ago.
When the firemen went 10 turn OF
the water they were ordered TO desist
which they did at one hydrant
but got others to working
1865 a m.-Another heavy o1plosio.
has just occurred. Forty or fifty shot
have just been heard in the direction o
the Emmett aud Marian mines. 10
Gated about a mile and half from Oh
city. These mines were recently fence
D and work resumed by a small force Q
} men. which was being augmented ever
1 day. Il would seem from this that the
J. had finished their work at the Coronad
where the buildings are now a mass {
A smoking embers. the dynAmiter hAy
gone 10 wipe out the Emmett aud Mar
an.
b The first Herald. Democrat reporter I
J. return from the Ere stated tha, Fircma
: o'Kcefe and two unknown men AZ
q dead. He was unable to tell how man
< bad been injured and was rot sure ths
there was not more dead.
II 3:lOa. NIT il now reported thi
,, John Mahr 1ey. who WORKS At the Bi
-Four. Will, ON his way from tho min
and near the Emmett mine. was shot
the stomach and Is believed 20 be deal
" Another man had all his clothing tol
D. from his body, but escaped with b
si life.
n The number Of killed and wound,
d will no, be definitely known before da
light
a 3;45 a. m.-DesultOry firing is st
~ heard In the direction Of the Emms
and Marian mines The loss by d
burning Of the Coronsdo shAfthouse a
" machinery may reach $4,000. Fo
T. houses IN that vicinity were burned, q
AT loss being about 5000
ed One Of the dead victims was blown
n. pieces by dynamite, His name is u
-e. known A fourth man viii die
,e 4a. m.-The firing has ceased and
n, seems evident that the attack on Z
an Emmett and Marian has been repuls'
!. 4 tclephon' message Just from the E
met states that a body Of armed m
~ had appeared there and tried to res
40 the shafthouse. Lively firing onsu
m and the attacking party fell back soi
le' 90 minutes ago without wounding q
Of the men or doing any damage 10
ng property The message concluded W
en. the statement that the party is belie'
ra to be close by and tina, another attach
exneetpd AZ anV moment