The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-09

! Each ringleader brought his particular
| friends, and Brown promised them $50
a day and good bonus if they pushed
| him through. When this regiment or
| toughs made it's fist appearance in the
| little town of Klerksdcrp the citizens
| fed for their lives. When this company
reached the camp many firms lmmeu-
| lately made overtures to the men ana
| tried to win them over with drink ana
| money. A number of Americans started
for John Hays Hammond's camp. but
/ Alec Love stood in front with a drawn
revolver and threatened to shoot the
| first man who left
Brown found that the only way to
hold his men was 30 keep them drunk,
so for five days previous to the opening
whiskey flowed like water and the ring
leaders boosted up heir cohorts with
bad liquor. On the day of the rush,
however. no man was so drunk as to
forget about the flying wedge, which
had been thoroughly explained and IL
Illustrated. At the very peep of dawn
the great mass began to push, though
the Gale was net until O'Clock. Lines
were formed, and the entire gathering
was seen engaged in vicious free
fight Men emerged with ears bitten
off. eyes blackencd, noses broken ana
teeth loosened. -, soon as a company
! got its man 10 tie window he was
ulags ID away ana either passed back
! back overhead CIR rearly tTampled to
| death. Many succeeded in reaching the
| spot, tut it was irlpoG-ihle to hold a
| man .hare long. fer he was soon borne
down by force OF numbers.
Brown ard his Eanchmen. in the
meantime reld their position on the
! outskirts. 1t was not until half an hour
/ before the time appointed to open the
window that he began to fern his
| wedge Probably 5000 mcn were
inassed between him and the seal at
/ that moment, but tins never leased the
| indomitable Yankee. With thongs OF
/ rawhide he lashed himself TO Gin Ma
| lcney, and. with his feet barely touch
ing the earth. gave tae signal 10 move.
At the first impact with tho human
wall there was a terrific howl Of Pain,
followed by imprccations, and man
staggered on. OF the crowd with tEe
blood squirting from his leg. Maloney
had run his knife into him several
inches. In a few minutes these cries
echoed on all sides and the attention
of the mob became divided, some turn
ing 10 face the wedge, which hung to-
gether without a break and seemed to
gain velocity as it neared the goal. Ma
loney and Love, with heads down, dar-
ted INTO every opening, and where there
was none. made it with a jab Ct a knife.
Brown was now within a dozen rods
Of the window.
! Here several Cornielmen, great hulk
/ ing fellows, with plenty of strength and
grit, made a stand that babe lair to
| spoil the rush. The smashed the apex
/ and were moving down the pugiiists
i when the rest OF the wedge broke
| through and cleared the way. Brown,
! though badly bruised, continued to
shout out promise of reward to his men
| if they pushed him up on time. There
/ was but a few minutes left then. and
| the office was rocking to and fro with
| the tide of humanity.
Pounded and beaten on every side.
the great flying wedge made one last
effort, and with zigzag movement and
and many knife thrusts finally broke
| through and fairly hurled Brown
! against the Office. With a good right
| hand blow a pugilist smashed in the
| window and Brown clutched the frail
partition with a death grip. At the
| came moment gun was fred an
nouncing 9 O'Clock and the whole mass
as one man, heaved UP against the lit
tie galvanized iron booth, crushing
| Brown almost fiat.
Surrounded by a remnant of his fly
! ing wedge, however, he continued to