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

Ine Oehns
ED WELSH. Springfield.
FRANK BILYEU, Springfield
ALBERT SMITH, Mount Olive.
JOE KITTERLY, Mount Olive.
ERNEST KEUTNER, Mount Olive.
A. H. BRENEMAN, Girard
D. H. KILEY. Chicago and Alton de-
tectye
The wounded.
Ansk Aukel. Mount Olive.
Gustav Weiseip. Mount Olive.
Ed Upton, Springfield.
Thomas Upton, Springfield.
Thomas Jennings, Springfield
Joe Haines, Grard, shot in leg.
Joe Runk, Glrard. shot in arm.
George Runk, Girard, shot in stomach.
William Herman, Girard, shot in hand
joe Baston, Mount Olive snot In stom-
ach.
Joe sprim, Mount Olive, shot in arm.
Bart Tigar, engineer Chicago and Alton
shot in arm
j. f. Eyster superintendent Climax
Trading Company, shot and beaten.
1t is said that six men were wounded in
side the stockade, but this has not been
verified and those inside the stockade re-
fuse to communicate with outsiders.
For the past two weeks rumors have
reached Virden that a train having ne
a groes from Alabama would reach the city
and the Chicago and Alton depot has been
surrounded day and night by miners
awaiting their arrival.
To-day the Chicago and Alton Limited
due to pass here at 10 o'clock, en- route
TO chicago, was an hour late, displaying
Hags on the rear indicating that a spe-
4 cal Was following. Immediately the word
n was spread and dense crowd of miners
lined the station platform, while another
crowd collected at the entrance of the
4 s'ockade, a half mile north of the sta
ton
u. b. Kiley, a Chicago and Alton de-
Sc''e' stood guard at a switch at the
south end Of the station platform to see
''aL It was not tampered with.
A' lZAo o'clock the special train passed
1e station and signal shots We're fired
i.9"I I me south end of the train announc-
ing - arrival
Immediately shots were fired from the
.H0' Wig lraln and outside and the battle
""S on few moments after the train
u'" passed the switch where Kiley was
sla .oned, and while he was talking with
oo 0llzens, he threw up his arms and
brit'q deld with a bullet through his
'" Tie was the first man killed The
~ ''H'lnued to the stockade, the min
~ "IHs into it an along the route and
Ths 7Io passengers returning the fire.
al "oAleht the train reached the stock
- l3e miners opened a desperate fire
~ "" "luchsters revolVers and fire arms
Il ~. d" descriptions. The negroes on the
n mn aus Wered with a steady fire. The
y I ana the train were enveloped in a
81 III " smoke and the shooting sounded
continuous volrey
ar '"eer Iigar received a bullet in the
m,r ana dropped from his seat. His fire
wiki yea the throttle, pulled it open and
"a rar JERK the train was under speed
''- load of wounded negro pas
Ua' 70 Springfield How many were
al is not known. The train stopped
# nor f,ockade but two minutes It's de-
81 Tba oid not cause the firing to cease
W. over of the stockade
"A ann iHied with sharpshooters
IN with Winchesters and they kept
n r.,l "ady fire into the crowd OF union
N ers rye witnesses say the dead min
e5 we've killed after the train had depart
N t-r.1 rot known how many men are sta
\ bn, .*lind the walls of the stockade
n t9es. estimate places them be-
Cd twenty-five and forty. It is claim
IA vo. SIX within the stockade were
ar, l but those inside refuse to hold
ro, "munication with the outside and
Wa authoritative can be learned
a5s "as' however, sent from the stock
y.a. W, pAysieians in town that their ser
" cb.- ppiy and provision store of the
irden Coat Company is known
her.r,. max Trading Company, with Su-
N oof. Npent j. +. Eyster in charge. AT 2
E ad s' atter the firing at the stockade
b. u.. iaed' an attack without a parallel
history of the trouble was made on
o,. IN his store in Main street. one
os- 'H the depot, which viii probably
.ora l MS lfe. He was sitting in his
gas "Aen his telephone rang and he
v lhys.. lucled from the stockade to secure
| ys.s, 3 ns and hurry them 10 the place.
ecurp 5'lnped into his delivery wagon and
Two doctors, rushed with them