The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-04
prLLETs AND DYNAMITE USED AT
TELLURIDE, COL.
posToFFlcE BLOWN UP.
ELEVEN REPORTED To HAVE BEEN
KILLED.

Denver, Col, July 3.-News reached
hare iate this afternoon of an outbreak
d The striking miners Of the Smugger
mine near Telluride, in the extreme south
western part of the state. The informa-
lion was to the effect that the postottice
had been blown up with dynamite and
{ ffteen killed in the riot. AL wires lead
ng to Telluride have been cut by the
miners. The news came from Ouray.
4 COL, across the mountains from Tellu-
ride, and was telephoned into Ouray from
/ the Camp Bend mine, which is between
nuay and Telluride. The Camp Bend
IS the property of Thomas Walsh, res
jdent of Washington. 1t is said that min
ers from the Liberty Bell Tomboy, Reve-
nue. and Camp Bird mines have joined
with the Smuggler strikers and that 500
men now surround the Smuggler mine.
The dispatch from Ouray stated the
shooting was stin going on when the dis
match was sent. The strike at the Snug
gler mine has been on for some time, and
only recently a citizens committee was
appointed at Telluride to try to effect
settlement of the differences between the
miners and the owners of the property.
A Call for Troops.
Il The sheriff of the county in which Tell
Uride is located wired Gov. Orman for
troops to assist in suppressing the riot
ers A can for the militia to assemble at
their armories at s O'Clock tonight was
issted from the adjutant generals depart
nent and directed to the companies at
Denver and Pueblo.
The Trouble Subsiding.
Denver, Col, July "A special from
Telluride, Col. says:
n The excitement which has been prevail
fg all day over the riot in Smuggler
linton Mine is rapidly subsid-
ing this evening. The contro-
4 yersy has been satisfactorily adjusted
for the present and everything is quiet
i In Marshall and Savage basins. Early
this morning word was received in town
that there was considerable shooting go
ing on at Smuggier at 8 o'clock and many
rumors were afioat. The trouble is only
part of the strike trouble, which has
j feen brewing for some time The first
umor to reach town was that eight or
ten persons had been killed, but this prov
ID not to be true. However, 1t Is posi-
tive that Will Jordan was shot in the
light hip; Charles Becker. superinten
dent of the mine. had his right arm bro
ken and badly shattered by a bullet; Shift
Boss Nicholson was shot in the head and
J. Lujan, Mexican trimmer, was killed.
Jordan was brought to town this after
noon by five of the men who were work.
Ing for him on Sheridan dump.
Dr. Sheldon was called TO the bullion
tunnel to dress the wounds of the in
iured men and sent a message about
noon, saying that Becker had a bad arm
and that Nicholson, VINO was shot in the
had, has bare chance to live. At that
tine those were the only men on either
SIDE whose wounds he had attended to.
Shots Exchanged and Dynamite Used
Shots were exchanged most of the morn
Ing between the miners, deputies and
guards. but at ! O'Clock all was quiet,
With the exception of scattering shots.
some time to-day one of the cabins
hear the office building was blown up,
but it is impossible to learn what dam
age, if any, was done.
The Liberty Bell and Tomboy miners
have practically all gone out in sympathy
snd those properties are nearly idle, in
NE way of active operations. Miners
we're seen coming over the range this
tdes and 1t is reported that the Camp
Sird and Revenue mines are also out in
Sympathy. but as to these properties the
report cannot be verified.
The mayor has ordered all saloons to
N closed from p. m. to a. m. until
Slherwise notified. Telephone wires have
Fen cut and there has been no COM
nunication between the town and Snug
ger Hill all day.
Union Miner Killed.
About 6 o'clock this afternoon the
eorpse Of a man was brought to town
,om the basin. and it was found to be
sohn Barthem, a Swede miner, who was
hled by the frst shot fired. Barthem
was lighting with the union miners. The
1.led are as far as known:
Sohn Barthem, union miner.
j. L. Lujan. Mexican, employed as
trimmer in the mines.
Wounded
Charles II. Becker, mine superntend-
.hti right hip broken and badly shattered
BY bullet.
w. Jordan. shift boss and deputy sher-
q. shot through hips. no bones broken.
'ohn Nicholson, shot through head, will
nooaDiy die.
hgs
All Of the wounded except the last were
'orking in the mines.
The Miners Take Possession.
Denver Col. July AT 1915 o'clock
@-hsht Gov. Orman received q message
aom Sheriff Dowtain Of Telluride saying
WA the strikers had taken forcible pos
'ss'on Of the Smuggler Union Mine and
10 .aa run all the employees over the range.
ne message said that the latter made
10 resistance.
An Account of the Fight.
AS nearly as can be learned the fight
va precipitated at the Sheridan tunnel,
u'eh Is about three-quarters Of mile
'Fe the bullion tunnel. through which
"e mines ore worked aud where the
ahepal boarding and bunk houses and
4 '1er buildings and upper terminal OF
"e Tamway are located.
Durlng last night number Of union
r,.h'fs went up 70 a point near these
'1,es and az o'clock this morning. Il
said, sent man with message 10
~ working with William Jordan
,A' eftect that n they would stop work
4 come down the Hill there would be
trouble. In response 10 this message
fAld the union men were nred on,
hel
'o'dan and his crew then sought refuge
Ah old tunnel and n was while run
,- Tor ~ mouth that Jordan was shot
psh the hips. A. about n o'clock
''p'ftunity Has offered 70 bring J"f'