New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-22

ATROCIOUS SHOOTING OF FIREMAN.
The most atrocous crime committed in this
lawless attack was the shooting and mortal
| woundng OF Jerry Okeefe who was doing
his duty fireman in trying to extinguish
the blaze that despite the efforts OF the fire.
| men. consumed four dwelling houses well
| as the Coronado shaft house and outbuildings.
But the bloody work of the strikers not
| con1red alone to the Coronado mine law
less mob gathered around the Emmett little
while after the attack was made on the Coro-
nado, but the men at the Emmett were ready
for the attack, and when the crowd appeared
they fired such volley into them that they
| found II unsafe to go further in their nefarious
work Not one Of the mining PEOPLE was
killed. but Jerry Mahoney. a miner living
near the Resurrection. who happened TO be
coming along the road the time walked
between the strikers and the the in
side and with the first volley was wounded.
At the FL Paso. also. the men were attacked by
strikers. but they left the shafhouse and sought
cover under bushes close by. Here they were
awaiting the attack OF the strikers but the latter
did not come near the property, contenting them
selves with firing about hundred shots into the
| shafthouse. Armed men also prowled around
| the Ram mine at about the same time and fired
several shots into the shafthouse. but did not
! come close enough to throw dynamite bomos and
| fire the buildings. A great quantity Of giant
powder was burned outside the fence of the En-
nett mine. but harm done by It. This
powder was brought % blow up the Emmett
shafthouse. but the resistance made to he al
| tack 10y the men the inside foiled the strikers
| plans and fearing to be caught with the powder
in their possession they burned IT,
CONDITION OF THE WOUNDED.
No one knows either Benson Weir, their
names being known by letters In their pockets
William Higgins who mortally wounded
in the affair has four bullet wounds In his right
arm and one. which Is pronounced dangerous.
Just below the abdomen. This is lodged in his
stomach and Dr. Jeonotte says IT will prevent his
recovery Higgins is not more than twenty years
of age John Mahoney is not dead. but the doc
tors say he cannot live Mahoney is not
striker. although he is a union miner He was
working a lease with two others. and they were
| with him when he was shot. but OF the men
| knew they had walked into a deathtrap until
! Mahoney was pierced by bullet and fell from
! his horse None Of the men killed have families.
O'Keefe and Mahoney single men. and ii is be
| lleyed that Benson and Weir are also single
At 10 o'clock all vas quiet succeeding the
bad work OF the early morning The streets
| were thronged however. but there are no new
! outrages II Is charged that the lawlessness
was due to a mob Of strikers principally from
| Occur d'Alene. who have long been making
/ trouble in Leadvllle. and who. seeing that the
strike nearing end. were determined to
make a final stroke. This assertion is made by
! the peaceabe miners Of the camp. Early last
| night there was every evidence that the strike
| was broken The first attack made on the
/ Coronado which was blown up. The members
!
sors. then went to the Emmett. Here they
were repulsed The arrival Of the militia was
! ar xiously awaited The local companies
sent 10 the hills and armed citizens patrolled
the streets. The City Council met this morn
/ ing and decided to aid the State officers IN
/ arIesting the rioters.
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE
/ The miners were organized recently by the
/ Western Federation Of Miners. and almost every
! mine worker was in the union when their de-
! mands were made The miners ask SO a day for
all classes Of workmen. including surface and
underground men. The employers declared. at
/ the beginning Of the trouble. that they were will
ing to continue paying the wages which had pre-
vailed in I.eadvle to that time. Under that
/ scale surface workers were paid only 50 20. and
/ practically the only change the union proposes
/ is the advance Of the wages Of this class Of men
/ TO 50 The mine owners have refused 10 listen
/ to any proposition from the employees They in
sist the Governor. the courts and the newspapers
are with the miners. and II would be Impossible
/ for them to manage their own property If they
1 made any concessions. The courts say they
toverless unless the Sheriff brings offenders
/ within their Jurisdiction. The mine owners
plain that the Sheriff holds the key 10 the sltua-
ton and is in league with the strikers.
! Denver. Sept 21.--At the request of Sheriff
Newman of Leadvie, Governor McIntire.
go this morning. ordered out the entire militia
force OF the State to quell the riot in Leadville
The troops from this city. two infantry compa-
nies and a battery, left here at $50 a. IN. on a
snocial train The companies Of militia ordered
ont this morning are: Denver City Troop Cap
tain Parkhil; Chafree Light Artillery, Major
Kincaid. Company Il. LIST Infantry Captain
en- COMPANY f. 1st Infantry Captain Look;
| company X LIST Infantry, Captain Heinig. Com
many r. I'd Infantry. Pueblo; Company c. Cap
tain Barnum: Company h, Leadville. Captain
Goddard: Company +. Leadville Captain La
coli. company G, Leadville Captain Sewall. II
necessary six more companies OF infantry
available. ma
militia left here this morning on special train
for Leadville
readvlle IS a city of about ten thousand inhabi-
tanfs according the last census). the
~ Colorado In a valley between two ranges OF the
poclv Mountains II l. the county seat OF Lake
r,,r,,, &c about seventy-eghj miles southwest Of
newer and IL situated 1920 feet above the
level Leadyillc has 4 brief history. having been
nrst settled in 1871. 1t owed us existence 10 the
~ denoslfs OF gold, silver and lead beneath IL.
1he silver and lead mining Is still profitable but
he gold mining has been exhausted
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