The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-09-22
BATTLE OF LEADVILLE.
Deadly Conflict Between Mine
Strikers and Armed Guards,
FIVE OF THE LATTER KILLED,
They Had Succeeded in Causing a Confla-
grafton at the Coronado Mine, which
burned $4,000 Worth of Property.
The state Militia on Duty.

LEADvILLE, Colo, Sept 22.-Drlven to
desperation by starvation, Leadvilles
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,
arousing the city and throwing It's inhabi.
tants into panic
The explosions were followed by many
rifle shots from the vicinity of the barri-
cade surrounding the mine which were
fired by the armed defenders of the mine.
The shooting lasted about ten minutes.
suddenly the oil tanks and boiler house
Of the Coronado were discovered in flames,
and despite the efforts of the fremen were
almost totally destroyed.
At $3.50 n. IN. an attack was made on the
Emmett There were over a 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 morgue
and half dozen wounded, with damage
to property to the amount of S25 600, are
the visible effects of the lawlessness. Itis
believed that when all Is known the list Of
dead and injured will considerably ox.
ceed these figures The death list so far
is as follows Bert Meier, james Benson,
John Mahoney, William O'Keefe and
Michael Daugherty. All were strikers
The fifth name was added to the list at
e o'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 tho 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 it may remain for search of
a 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
mine is a thrilling one. Easily accessible
and surrounded only by board fence It
was wonderful that it 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
A largely attended meeting of repre-.
sentative citizens was held yesterday after.
noon Their proceedings We're secret, but
1t is understood stringent measures were
decided on. Two companies of state
militia from Pueblo and Cripple Greek
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 d
very uneasy feeling prevalent, It being as
serted that there are 500 Winchester rifles
in the hands of the strikers, whose re
poated threats against the military aIr
recalled with alarm. 1t is the general be
lief, however, that there will be no fur
ther trouble unless the managers begin
importing miners.