Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-09-25

IHSH 10 save the coronado. 1t was
marked for destruction, and armed men
held the firemen at bay. When the hose
cart reached the corner the hose was
being unreeled and the marshal and his
men were getting ready for action,
when three men leaped from around
the corner of the fence.
"Drop that hose" was the command,
as three rifles glittering in the glare of
the flames were leveled on the men.
There was no other course but to drop
the hose, and the fremen fell back.
Meanwhile the flames grew fercer
and fercer. The men in the shafthouse
were finally driven from their fort, but
fought to the last. AS they ran oyer
the high trestle work dozen shots were
fired, but they all reached the dump in
safety and made their escape.
By this time a great crowd had gath
cred, hundreds ready to assist, but held
at bay by the assassins and frebugs, who
seemed concealed near the building.
But presently, as the great sheets of
flame rolled over the buildings, it was
apparent that unless there was timely
action the buildings in the vicinity were
doomed. The fremen rallied, for by
this time hundreds of citizens, armed
with rifles, appeared and guarded the
fire department and volunteers. All at
tention was devoted to saving the houses
in the vicinity, but in spite of every eff
fort at least four dwellings on East
Eighth street were destroyed. One was
occupied by James Gregory, COS East
Eighth, and another by Charles
Hodges,
Dead:
Bert Meir.
James Benson.
Both were miners employed at the
Coronado, killed by the explosion. They
were identified by papers found on their
bodies.
Wounded:
William O'Keefe, foreman hose com
pany No. ?, shot through the stomach.
J. Higgins, miner, employed at the
Coronado, shot eight times in the arms
and stomach.
John Mahoney, shot through the
stomach.
Frank Tele and Martin Scott, Coro-
nado miners, injuries not fatal.
Mahoney, shot near the Emmett mine,
claims he was there merely as spec
tator.
Atleast three of the attacking party
at the >Emmet were hit with bullets, but
were carried away by their comrades.
The Coronado people heard of the
coming trouble last night, but supposed
the attack would be made at the Emmett.
Soon after the firing commenced many
citizens responded quickly, armed with
rifles and shotguns, but they could do
little fighting fire and dynamite.
Foreman O'Keefe was shot from be-
hind just after he had turned on
stream at the Coronado.
Today hundreds of miners say they
will go to work at once, They bitterly
lenounce the extremists, and say their
ction has lost the miners strike.
The arrival of the militia is anxiously
waited, despite the apparent calm. Lo-
al companies have been sent to the
ills, and armed citizens are patroling
he streets. The city council today de-
ided to aid the state officers in appre-
ending the rioters.
There is much reason to believe the
cts of lawlessness last night were the
esult of crisis in the strike which
,ould have resulted in settlement of
ne wage trouble in this camp. This
eek a number of mines were to have
.arted up, and the list of applicants was
lpidly filling. Some of the witnesses
the Coronado ARRAY declare the num-
er of men making the attack did not =
sceed seventy. AT the Emmett there {
ere possibly 200. T
Many strikers have been and are well
med, and they have quantities of
mantle and powder at their command.
startling story in circulation today is
at almost the entire city was threat
led with destruction last night, and
it for the promptness of county depu- u
IS and armed citizens in arriving, the 0
structiJn would have been more wide Il
read. Il