The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-06
n CRIPPLE q CREEK. Col, June {

CRIPPLE CREEK, Col, June O.
fully twenty men were killed and over
q score injured at an early hour thls
morning by the dynamiting of train
and.5the depot at Independence, as the
result of a plot against the men, the
2perpetrators of which are unknown
Many of those injured cannot survive.
a great quantity of the explosive had
been placed under the depot and at
2.15a O'Clock it was exploded just as
the miners, who had come from the
shaft Of Stratton's mine at lndepend-
sance. had boarded the train.
The mine was discharged by cleo
tricity. and the man who discharged
it was concealed in the shaft mouse
of the Delmonico mine. The deadly
wire has been traced to this build
ing, and the fend used piece OF chair
leg with which to pull the wire. AS
soon as the news was received here,
Company I, C. N. G., was ordered out
and special train from Cripple Greek
with doctors, nurses, police o1ncers'
mine owners, newspaper
men and others hurried to the scene
of the terrible crime. This train ar
rived at Independence at four o'clock,
and imm ediately began the work OF
removing the dead and injured.
he scene about the depot is horr1-
d Bile in the extreme. Portions OF hui
man bodies are scattered all over the
s ight of way of the railroad, and in
& theStwenty-foot hole made by the ex-
SpIosion are several skulls, arms legs
y1-if11 q A.
X fiius of fifty feet from the hole is be-
spattered with blood.
The building was demolished en-
: tirely, and the train was hurled into
the air. The unfortunate men, en-
trapped In the cars were sent to their
8 d oon without a word of warning
The bodies were blown in all di-
rections, and the mansled remains are
beyond all recognition. Many OF the
wounded are torn in such horrible
fashion that none can utter their
names to soothe them in their dying
moments.
The scene about the shattered build
ing and wrecked train is one OF hor-
ror. Hundreds of persons are flock
ing to the scene, and assistance is
being rushed to the stricken miners
with all possible speed. Before medi-
cal attendance possibly can arrive
many will succumb to their wounds
Many. of the injured were taken to
Florence and Cripple Creek, while
several others were taken to the hos
pita1$ Victor One. man, literally
blown to bits. lies dying in front OF
the debris of the wrecked depot HIS
name can not be learned
@a It's known that two of the injured
are Edward Holland, who has his right
NE leg broken, and whose body is man
gled, and John Poilied, whose right
foot is badly injured.
The dynamiting is Characterized as
& the most fiendish which could have
5 been perpetrated. The demolished
building was small structure, and
81 had stood for several years, and had
been erected on stills upon steep hill
81 side There is plenty of space be-
meath the depot to permit of the dy-
81 namiter's placing a big mine under it.
The depot was so constructed that
34! the work could be carried on without
Il discovery.
The sheriff's office and the entire
police force in the towns of the whole
district have been summoned to aid
Az in searching for the perpetrators OF
the crime.
"a partial list of dead follows:
GUS AUGUSTINE, aged 33 years,
{ lived at American House, Victor.
ARTHUR MUHLEISEN, aged 35
years. Erickson House, Victor.
HENRY j. HAAG.
FLEIcK McLAINs shift boss.
CIAS. E. BARBER.
HERBERT MCCOY.
Mccoy was taken from the ruins
alive, but died at 6: 40 o'clock in the
Victor Hospital. stiz t.',z
Eight men are lying at the Victor
ESD and Red Cross hospitals, fatally IN:
jured. 4. !.
The explosion was no doubt the s.: