The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-22
BATTLE OF LEADVlLLE.
Deadly Conflict Between Mine
Strikers and Armed Guards.
FIVE OF THE LATTER KILLED.

They Had Succeeded in Causing Confia-
grafton ut tho Coronado Mine, Which
Burned $4,000 Worth Of Property.
The State Militia on Duty.
LEADvILLE, Colo, Sept. 22.-Driven to
desperation by starvation, Leadyille's
locked out miners, who have been threat
ening the peace for two months, attacked
the Colorado mine with dynamite and
guns at l o'clock yesterday morning,
arousng the city and throwing its inhabi.
tants into panic.
The explosions were followed by many
rifle shots from the vicinity Of the barri-
cade surrounding the Anime, which were
fired by the armed defenders of the mine.
The shooting lasted about ton minutes.
Suddenly the oil tanks and boiler house
Of the Coronado were discovered in flames,
and despite the efforts OF the firemen were
almost totally destroyed.
At $3.50 a. m. an attack was made on the
Emmett. There were over hundred
shots fired, but so far as known only one
life was lost and no damage to property
resulted. The attack was repulsed.
Five dead bodies lying at the morgus
and half dozen wounded, with damage
to property to the amount of $4,000, are
the visible effects Of the lawlessness. tits
believed that when all is known the list of
dead and injured will considerably eI-
coed these figures. The death list 30 far
is as follows: Bert Meier, James Benson,
John Muhoney, William O'Keefe and
Michael Daugharty. All were strikers.
The fifth name was added to the list at
6o'clock last evening by the discovery Of
the body Of Michael Daugherty on the
ground near the Emmett mine, where he
fell in the attack Of the miners upon the
Emmett while flushed with their victory
at the Coronado. There were many people
In upper windows and on house roofs,
provided with night glasses who In the
brilliant moonlight saw the attack on the
Emmett and the repulse Of the rioters.
Those watchers say the first volley from
the mine was delivered at short range,
and that the attacking party fell like grain
before the sickle. How many met the fate
of Daugherty 1t may remain for search of
long abandoned shaft in that vicinity to
tell. 1t now seems that the rioters dragged
away their dead and wounded
The story Of the defense Of the Emmett
Ahiho 10 oiO A1ooiiy uSSOooibAv
and surrounded only by a board fence, IL
was wonderful that 1t was not quickly
overwhelmed. But the fifteen buckshot
found in Daugherty's body and the story
Of the fearful effect Of the first volley from
the mine tells how quickly the rioters lost
stomach for the bloody business. Had
this mine been blown up the great pumps
which drain many other mines would
have been destroyed and the ensuing dam
age very heavy.
: largely attended meeting of repre-
sentative citizens was held yesterday after
noon. Their proceedings were secret, but
it is understood stringent measures were
decided on. Two companies Of state
militia from Pueblo and Cripple Creek
arrived yesterday afternoon, and are now
on duty. General Brooks with several
other companies, arrived during the
night.
Despite the presence Of troops and the
unusual quietness of the streets there is
very uneasy feeling prevalent, 1t being as
serted that there are 500 Winchester rifles
in the hands Of the strikers, whose re-
peated threats against the military are
recalled with alarm. 1t is the general be-
lief, however, that there will be no fur
ther trouble unless the managers begin
importing miners.