New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-13
MANY SHOT IN COAL RIOTS.
STRIKERS AND TRAIN GUARDS KILLED
AND WOUNDED AT VIRDEN.
IMPORTATION OF NEGRO LABoRERs BRINGS ON
AN orTBREAK-TRooPs ORDERED TO THE

riot and bloodshed, the result Of the expected
clash between the upion miners and imported
negroes. At 12;40 o'clock this afternoon Chi
cago and Alton special train, bearing two hun
dred negro miners from the South. arrived ar
the stockade around the Chcago-Virden Coal
Companys mines and Immediately the f1rins
began The list at 10 o'clock tonight stands
seven dead and eighteen wounded The dead
are
BTLYEU. Frank. of Springfield.
BRENEMAN. A H., of Girard
KEUTNER. Ernest Of Mount Olive.
KTIEY D. H, Chicago and Alton detective
kITTERIY Joe. Of Mount Olive
SMITH Albert. of Mount Olive
WELSH. Edward. OF Springfield
The wounded are:
ANKLE Ans Of Mount Olive
-BAsToN Joe. Of Noun, Olive. shot in stomach
EYsTER. J F. superintendent Climax Trading Company;
HAINEs Joseph o, Glrafd; shot in leg
HERMAN. william. Of Gi-art: shot in hand
JENNINGS Thomas. Of Springfield.
RUNK. George Of Girard. shot in stomach
RUNK. Joseph. O, Girard shot in
sPRIM Joseph Of Mount Olive. shot in arm.
TIGAR Bart engineer Chicago and Alton Railroad shot
in
UPTON Edward OF Springfield
WEVslEP. Gustav Of Mount Olive.
II is said that six men were wounded inside
the stockade. but this has not been verified and
those inside the stockade refuse to communicate
with outsiders
For the last two weeks rumors have reached
Virden daily that train having negroes from
Alabama would reach the city and the Chi
cago and Alton depot has been surrounded day
and night by vigilant miners awaiting their
arrival
To-day the Chicago and Alton limited due to
pass here at 10 o'clock shot through to Chi
cago an hour late, displaying flags on the rear.
indicating that special was following. 1mme-
dately the word was spread and dense crowd
Of miners lined the station platform. while an
other crowd collected at the entrance Of the
stockade. a half mile north Of the station D.
b. Kiey. Chicago and Alton detective, stood
guard at switch at the south end Of the sta
tion platform TO see it was not tampered with.
HOW THE SHOOTING BEGAN.
At 1910 the special train passed the station
and signal shots were fired from the south end OF
the train announcing the specials arrival. I'm
/ mediately shots were fired from the moving
train and outside. and the fight was on. few
moments after the train had passed the switch
where Kiley stationed, and while he was
talking with two citizens he threw up his arms
and dropped dead with a bullet through his
brain. II the first man killed The train
continued to the stockade. the miners firing into
It all along the route, and the negro passengers
returning the fire The moment the train
reached the stockade the miners opened des-
perate fire with rifles and revolvers.
The negroes on the train answered with p
steady fire The miners and the train were en-
veloped in a cloud Of smoke, and the shooting
sounded like continuous voley. Engineer
Burt Tigar received a bulle. in the arm and
dropped from his seat His fireman seized the
With ierl ar Ia
train was under speed. carrying a load Of
wounded negro passengers to Springfield. How
many were wounded is not known. The train
stopped at the stockade only two minutes. It's
departure did not cause the firing TO cease. The
tower Of the stockade was filled with sharp
shooters armed with Winchesters. and they
kent I'D n steady fire into the crowd Of union
miners.
Eye-wtnesses say the dead miners were killed
after the train had departed It Is not known
how many men are stationed behind the walls
Of the stockade. but estimate Is placed ar
between twenty-five and forty. II is claimed
that six within the stockade we're wounded. but
those inside refuse to hold any communication
with the outside and nothing authentic can he
learned Word however. was sent from the
stockade to physicians in town that their ser
vices were needed
The town Is in the greatest excitement, and
men are securing whatever arms they can get
hold o. expecting to use them for their own
protection II the trouble spreads Women and
children are fleeing 20 their homes and barricad-
ing themselves behind their doors Some OF
the widows Of the dead miners however. de-
cline To go To their homes. and arc almost in
sane with grief and anger. II is said that the
miners were fired on from the stockades after
the train had gone through
Shortly before 30 o'clock Manager Lukens
tried to make his escape from the shaft. The
attempt was signal for another fuslade from
n body Of men. said to be miners The manager
and small force Of detectives ran into the alley
behind the postofice The attacking party. how
ever. continued 10 fire away. II is not known
yet whether any Of the shots took effect
Sheriff Davenport sent a telegram 10 Gov
ernor Tanner. asking that troops be forwarded
Immediately The Sheriff thinks possibly one
hundred men have been killed and wounded.
but others deem this estimate entirely too large.
There is the greatest indignation felt here
against Operator Luksns who IS held RESPONSE
bic for the tragedy
PROMPT ACTION AT SPRINGFIELD