The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-13

10 the mines. He returned to his store
Ohmbed out of his wagon and was inst
entering the door when the crv was raised
mat Manager Fred Louck, of the mines
% %"@S win MN. With a rush the throng of
lnluflated miners pressed toward tn. store
Eyster ran behind a counter viii a 70
NolVer IN each hand. The miners pressed
Ealu aIter him and as Eyster sprang M
STAIRS ne and the miners began shooting
Slinuitaneously. He ran to the top of his
nuitdlng and jumped behind a chimney
WhAe the miners ran into the street and
opened lfe on him again. Chips flew from
1he brick chimney, and Eyster ran from
the cover across the roof of another store
Irlhs INTO the street below as he ran.
from there he crossed to the roof of the
Bank OF Nirden, where he reloaded his re-
VoiVers. Blood was flowing from a wound
IN ms SIDE, but with dogged determinat ton
against terrible odds. he continued
~ ms a. Heht' Jumping to the roof
OF the Rae and Gisch drug store. he halt
ea behind projection from the roof or
the building he had just left and emptied
poth OF his siX-chambered revolvers, Then
SprlhglnS from cover, Eyster dashed
ahead amid the rain of bullets. to the
rooI OF the Steed building, the upper story
OF which is known as Miners Hall He
either fell or jumped through the skyligh,
Auo lanued in the arms of a crowd OF
miners, VINO seized him and carried him
Gown stairs to the street. other hands
selzed the almost unconscious man, and
re was dragged into the middle of the
street. Local policemen drove back the
crowd and carried Eyster to the city
square, across the street. Eyster
was motloniess and supposedly dead
The police left him lying and
attempted to disperse the crowd. In a
few minutes Eyster was seen to raise his
hand and wipe the blood from his face.
Two men sprang at him, and with the fe-
rocity of tigers, began jumping on his
body and striking him on the head with
stones. With a yell the angry crowd
charged into the square to Kill Eyster The
police charged in body and fought their
way to the center of the mob where they
TOOK stand over the PROSTATE man. A
carrier was produced and Eyster was
taken to the Buckles Hotel. He had been
shot through the groin and is terribly bat
tered about the head. The physicians
state that he has barely a chance for re-
covery. The dead miners were removed
from the vicinity of the stockade
to hotels and livery stables. and the
wounded miners were taken on litters to
the station and taken to Springfield to-
night.
An Associated Press representative Sc
cured admittance TO the stockade lave to-
niGiht. The list of dead and wounded in
side the stockade follows:
The Dead.
A w. Morgan, Chicago.
The Wounded.
II. Gritsell, shot in shoulder
Q. ]. Snyder, shot in face and legs.
James Sickes, Chicago. shot in leg.
Frank Wilder, Chicago, shot in arm
Thomas McEntee, Chicago, shot in leg.
]. w. Moonan, ST. Louis, slightly in
jured.
p. j. Hama, slightly injured.
]. Fl. Smild, Chicago, slightly injured.
There are obout thrty-five strong men
stationed inside the stockade tonight,
each keeping watch through a loophole.
Manager Louck remained at his office
all night, issuing orders to his men.
Manager Louck said tonight: THE
blood of every man shed here is on the
Governors head. He is absolutely outside
of the law. and has no justification in re-
fusing to send troops"