The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-22

lowed by Q terrible detonation; the at
lacking party were using dynamite. The
firing then seemed to slack up slightly,
only occasionally bullet going through
the air. and then sheet of flame from
Eight to Ninth streets. 1t was evident
that an attempt was being made TO fire
the property. East of the engine house
are several tanks of fuel Oil, and the at
tack was concentrated on this point.
There was a sheet of flame and a sput-
tering as though of blazing powders.
The engine room was In flames.
FTREMEN HELD AT BAY.
A few moments later was heard the
clang Of the fire engines coming up the
street But it was not for them to save
the Coronado. 1t was marked for de-
struction, and armed men held the fire.
men at bay. When the hose cart reach
ed the corner the hose was being unreel-
ed and the marshal and his men were
getting ready for action when three men
appeared from around the corner, and
compelled the firemen, with leveled rifles
to stop work. Mean while the flames
grew fiercer and fiercer. The men in the
shaft house were finally driven from
their fort, but fought to the last. AS
they ran over the high trestle work
dozen shots were fired, but the men
reached the dump in safety and escaped.
By this time a large crowd had gath
cred, hundreds ready to assist, but held
at bay by the rioters and firebugs, who
Were concealed near the building. But
presently, as the sheets of flames rolled
over the buildings, 1T was apparent that
unless there was timely action the build
islgs in the vicinity were doomed.
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hundreds OF citizens, ARMED with rifles,
and guarded the fire depart
ment and volunteers. All attention
was devoted to saving the houses IN
the vicinity, but, in spite of every effort,
four dwellings on East Eighth street
were destroyed.
LIVES LOST.
But more terrible even than the holo-
caust of flames was the loss of life. Jerry
O'Keefe, fremano f hose No. 2, was
turning on the water, when a bullet
entered his side He is mortally wounded
and is dying in a hospital. An unknown
man was taken TO 612 East Eighth street
dead, blown ITO pieces by dynamite. An
other unknown man was MORALLY woun-
ded by dynamite. John Mahoney, a
miner at the Big Four, who was near
He died in the arms of his companions.
One of the men who brought the report
had his clothes nearly all torn off, but
was not seriously hurt.
At $50 o'clock a. m, AN attack was
made on the Emmett. There were over
100 shots fired, but the attack was re-
pulsed and no lives are known 10 have
been lost, and no damage to property |
HISTORY OF THE STRIKE.
The strike began on the 18th of June |
and, therefore, enters upon it's fourth |
month today
1t has already paralyzed business, |
oauSed hunger and suffering in hum
dreds of families and has cut down the |
mineral output of the camp more than |
Last nights bloody battle |
IS believed to be the last desperate one
IF the radical element of the strikers to
force the stoppage of all mines that are
not paying the increased scale of wages
demanded by the union. Many of the
strikers have asserted all along that
hey would ''cfean out the state" and
even government troops, if brought
1ere, rather than see outside labor in
he camp. The mine managers, who at
irst refused to recognize the union, final
y offered a compromise, but this was
rejected, and all efforts by citizens and
others TO terminate the strike since then
have failed.
TROOPS ORDERED OUT.
Denver. Colo, Sept 21.-At 2:30 clock
his morning Sheriff Newman of Lead
lille and Judge Owens of the district
'ourt of Lake county, called upon Gov
nor Mcintyre for troops to quell the
lot The governor at once issued the
all, and before daylight almost the
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