The Portland daily press., 1898-10-13

The dead:
Ed Welch, Springfield.
Frank Bilyeu, Springfield.
Albert Smith,. Mount Olive.
George Kittrily, Mount Olive.
Ernest Keutner, Mount Olive.
A. n. Breneman, Girard.
D. Il. Riley, Chicago and Alton detec-
tive.
The wounded:
A. Ankle, Mount Olive.
Gustave Wevsiep, Mount Olive.
Ed Upton, Springfield.
Thomas Jennings, Springfield.
joe Hsine, Girard, shot in leg.
Joe Runk, Girard, shot in leg.
George Rynk, Girard, shot In stomach.
William herman, Girard, shot in hand.
ice Kaston, Mount Olive, shot in stom.
ach.
Joe Sprim, Mount Olive, shot in arm.
Bert Tiger, engineer @. and A., shot
in arm.
j. L. Eystsr. 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 stookade re-
fuse to communicate with outsiders.
For the past two weeks rumors have
reached Virden daily that train having
negroes from Alabama would reach the
city and the Chicago and Alton depot has
been surrounded day and night by vigil
liant miners determinedly awaiting their
arrival. Today the Chicago and Alton
limited, due to pass here at 10 O'Clock,
displaying flags ON the rear, indicating
that special was following.
Immediately the word was spread and
dense crowd of miners lined the station
platform, while another crowd collected
at the entrance of the stockade half
mile north of the station. u. X. Riley;
Chicago and Alton detective, stood
guard at a switch at the south end OF the
station platform to see that 1t was not
tampered with.
At 1910 the special train passed the
station and signal shots were tired from
the south end of the station announcing
the specials arrival. Immediately snots
were tired from the moving train and out
side and the battle was on. A few mo-
ments after the train had passed, the
switch where Riley was stationed, and
while he was talking with two citizens,
he threw up his arms and dropped dead
with bullet through his brain. he was
the first man killed. The train continued
to the stockade, the miners firing into 1t
all along the route and the negro passen-
gers returning the fire. The moment tno
train reached the stockade the miners
opened desperate fire with Winchesters,
revolvers and firearms of all kinds Inc
negroes on the train answered with
steady fire. The miners and the train
were enveloped in cloud OF smoke ana
the shooting sounded like continuous
volley. Engineer Bert Tiger Ieoslved a
bullet in the arm and dropped from MS
seat. His fireman seized the Jnrottie,
pulled it open with jerk and the tIaln =
was under speed, carrying Ioaa Oh
wounded negro passengers to Sprlhgnelu'
How many were wounded is not khomn.
The train stopped at the stooKaue puo
two minutes. Its departure did not cause US
the firing to cease. The tower ol tne
stockade was filled with sharpshooters
armed with Winchesters and they Kepo up
steady fire into the crowd OF union LII.
ners. Eye witnesses say the dead ninsis GS
were killed after the train had deparoeu.
1t is not known how many men as1 s,Sa eS.s-
toned behind the walls of the s1ocAaue;
but they are estimated at between ~ Ita +ha
40. 1t is claimed that six wlehin ;,'s;d' Ile
stockude were wounded, but those insits s,;4s
refuse to hold any communication w mipa ha
the outside and nothing authentlc esam sao ne 70
earned. Word, however, was senv itHm tbnt
the stockade to physicians in s go"n snnnIw univ
their services We're needed. Inc 1iado 1Ipp,y
and provision store of the Chicago C,i,s,e,i
coal company is known as the endanz o,,ih"H
Trading company, with Superl.n,seecnIa af0
J. T. Eyster in charge. AT q 0 oio0->