The San Francisco call., 1899-04-11
FATAL RIOTS
IN The STREETS
AND At MINES
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his revolver at his assailants from be-
hind the counter. The tnfuriated eroWo
al the door continued the fire, ana ste,
he remained behind the counter, made. a
desperate dash from his cover to q stair
wav in the rear of the store. he tell
pierced by six bullets oet0Te ne b9 maH s0ne s0ne
through his neck, another through MS
back and the other wounds were OF
minor nature. The hghung stopped N ~.
wounded negro and placed him under ar
rest -,
Stevens is a negro of robust build, big
and brawny. The shock Of his numerous
wounds did not apparently hurt him, Tor
he swore and said TO the deputy,
surrender" and with blood pouring down
his clothing. walked with his captor 70
a physicians office, where he was given
medical attendance. He was then taken
TO jail. l., 49,
street AS soon as the first SHOTS hao I3ta1 pefH
fred the whistle of the electric, nght
plant was blown as signal Tor the citl-
zens, the majority of whom hao lons pe
fore been sworn as deputies to turn out
armed and ready to fight. AT the same
time the miners of the Pana and PenWell
mines which are located about four
blocks distant from the PenWel store;
which is the center or the town. rusllSo
into the tipples and opened fire on the
thronged streets, the news that stevens,
one Of their number, had been shot ana
arrested aIOusing them TO pltcn OF tuIy :
They shot at any living mark IN Signt
and as a result among their victims are
three women. Two OF them are WhILe
women, wounded, and one negro woman
dead. ao,,,-a,,,
bov. He was delivering goods near the
PenWell mine and was wounded IN the
forehead. Carrie Felix, waitress at the
bullet that entered the kitchen window
from the Pana mine. Albert Nlckers was
wounded while standing on the Big Eour 5t,II
station platform. Farmer George KIM
ball was wounded just as he stepped from
a Big Four train. Cyrus Strickler was
struck by a bullet while sitting IN the
house OF neighbor. CasS ffolhtt was
wounded in the street.
the Flatham district, adjacent 10 the Pana
mine. The unknown negro woman was
also killed in this district. Mrs. Henriot
was wounded while in her dooryard near
Frank Colburn, the local agent for a
brewing company, was standing in the
well coal mine. when a bullet from the
Penwell tipple killed him.
The report Is general tonight that sew
erai miners are dead and dying in the
fields near mine No. 2, near the Pana
Company, having been killed by stray
bullets, but owing to darkness it is i'm
possible to ascertain the facts regarding
This Impression is given credence also
by the fact that a dead negro miner was
found after nightfall in the, road near
shaft No. ?. The firing in that vicinity
was general and ii is probable that
search in the morning will result in other
bodies being found.
Coroner Bradley arrived from Taylor
Vile at o'clock tonight and the first
inquest will be held tomorrow over the
body OF Frank Coburn, who is the son Of
eY-Sheriff Ira Coburn. Until the inquest
is instituted 1t seems impossible to secure
the names of the five dead negroes.
The military upon, arrival Immediately
arrested every Deputy Sheriff, including
Chief Deputy Cheney, all Of whom Were
disarmed and then released. Chief of
Police William Kiely was also arrested
by the soldiers. and on being taken be-
fore Colonel Culver was disarmed.