The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-10-15
The Killed Number Ten, and the
List of Wounded Reaches
IS or More.
The Mob Attacks a Merchant and Nearly
Kills Him-His Desperate
Fight for Life.
Gov. Tanner Sends Troops 10 the Scene
Manager Lukens and the Cow
ernor Blame Each other.

ernor Blame Each other.
Virden, H., Oct. 13.-The little town
of Virden Is comparatively quiet after
n day of riot and bloodshed. the long
expected clash occurring between the
union miners and imported negroes.
At 12:40 o'clock Wednesday afternoon
a Chicago g. Alton special train bearing
200 negro miners from the south ar
rived at the stockade around the Chi
cago- Virden Coal company's mines, and
Immediately terrific fire began from
the union miners. The list at midnight
stands ten dead and 25 or more
wounded. The victims outside Of the
stockade are as follows:
The victims.
DEAD-Ed welsh. Springfield: Frank
Bnyeu. Springfield; Albert Smith. Mount
olive; Joe Kitterly. Mount Olive; Ernest
Keutner. Mount Olive: A. III. Breneman,
Girard ID. III. Kelly. G. g. A. detctive Tom
Preston. Chicago; Ed Green. Mount Olive
WOUNDED-Ansk Ankel. Mount Olive;
Gustav Wevsiep, Mount olive; Ed Upton,
Springfield: Thomas Jennings. Springfield;
Joe Halnes. Girard. shot In leg; Joe Runk,
Girard. shot In arm: George Runk. Gtrard
shot in stomach; William Herman. Glrard,
shot In hand; Joe Baston. Mount olive,
shot In stomach; Joe Sprim, Mount Olive,
shot in arm: Bart Tigar. engineer c. Il A..
3 shot In arm; J. l.. Eyster, superintendent
Climax Trading company. shot and beaten.
1T 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.
The dead miners were removed
from the vicinity of the stockade TO
hotels and livery stables, and the
wounded miners were taken on Filters
10 the station and then 10 Spring
field.
killed by Militia.
The militia arrived at I0:50 p. IN.
They killed ex-Leut. Police Tom Pres
ton, OF Chicago, at the stockade. lie
was sitting outside the stockade as
guard The militia gave the bystand-
ing miners the command 10 halt. and
Preston stepped back to the gate. The
militia fired, and he was shot in the
stomach. lie was carried into the Office
In the stockade, where he expired.
Battery ID, OF Galesburg ILL.,, under
Capt. Craig, numbering 100 men, has
arrived from Pana.
Denie. That militia Fired.
Gen. j. y. Reece came from
Springfield with the militia. He said
that ex-Iieut. Preston was not killed
by the militia at the stockade. He
said that when the guard az the stock
nde had dodged into the entrance al
the militia order OF Hands up!" re-
yolver shot was fired from the dark
ness and Preston fell mortally wound
ed. Gen. Reece said the militia did not
fire shot. and Preston was killed
with revolver by some one unknown
victims In the stocisnde.
A press representative secured nd.
mittance TO the stockade late al night
The list OF dead and wounded insid,
the stockade is as follows
DEAD-A w Morgan, Chicago.
wOUNDED-H Grtgesell, wounded II
shoulder: o. j Snyder, shot I'm face an,
legs: James Slckles. Chicago. shot in leg
frank Wilder. Chicago. shot In arm
Thomas McEntee. Chicago, shot In leg
J. W Moonan st. Louis slightly injured
p j. Hanan. slightly Injured J. III. Smith
Chicago. slightly Injured.
The Train Arrives
For the past two weeks rumors nav
reached Nirden daily that a train haN
ing negroes from Alabama woul
reach the city, and the G. a. A. depo
has been surrounded day and right b
vigilan; miners determincdly awaitin
their arrival. Wednesday the G.. g. !
limited, due 60 pass here at ten o'clocl
shot through en- route 10 Chicago a
hour late, displaying flags on Oh
rear, indicating that a special was 70
lowing. Immediately the word wa
spread and dense crowd ofminers line
the station platform, while anotht
crowd collected at the entrance OF III
stockade. half mile north OF the ST.
ticn. ID. b. kiley. G. a. A. detectiv
stood guard at a switch at the sout
end of the station platform TO see
was not tempered with. At i2:40 N
special train passed the station an
sigral shots were fired from the sout
end OF the train announcing the sp
ciai's arrival.
The Battle Begins.
Immediately shots were fired fro
the moving train and outside, and q
battle was on. A few moments aft,
the train had passed the switch whe
Kilcy was stationed, while he w
talking with two citizens. he threw f,
his arms and dropped dead with br
let through his brain, lie was the fir
man killed. The train continued
the stockade, the miners firing into
ali along the route and the negro pa
scngers returning the fire. The m
ment the train reached the stocka
the miners opened desperate n
with Winchesters. revolyers and a.