Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-06
Visit of Federation Committee.


now in session at Denver, to investigate
the situation in the district visited the camp
last week. Charles H. Meyer. president OF
the federation, Is in Jail at Telluride, which
Is under martial law, being held as mill
tary prisoner by Gov. Peabody, who charges
him with melting 4isurrection and rebel
lion. Telluride Is in southwestern Colorado
and is about 400 miles from Cripple Creek.
The strikes in the metalliferous mines OF
Colorado were ordered by the executive
board of the Western Federation Of Miners
for the purpose OF cutting Off the ore sup
ply of mills and shelters at which an
cight-hour day was refused to the en,-
ployes.
The train was in charge of Engineer w.
w. Rush and Fireman James Gardner, who
escaped ,lnhurt. The train consisted OF
two large passenger coaches and was with
out Passengers, as this was the first trip OF
the morning and Independence was TIE
first station where passengers were expect
ed 1t is supposed that at least 300 pounds
OF dynamite must have been used to pro-
duce such an explosion.
The depot was destroyed. On the ground
where ii stood there is great hole as IL
made by an earthquake. The shock OF the
explosion was felt In every direction. The
miners who stood on the platform were
literally shot high In the air. The theory
A special train unloaded the remains of
the killed at the depot In Victor. Three
wagons and railroad truck were required
to transport them to the morgue.
The identified dead are:
Alex. McLain, shift boss.
J. Harfsock. 81 s'. s-s, 4
M ShaEclain. "a -
Joseph Sinclair. s-re
Gus Augustine. aged thirty-three,
Arthur Muhleson, ,thirty-f1ve.
Henry ]. Haag. 10
Charles E.tBarbeR.
Herbert McGoy.sf ~
t.vnc fok From he r..f~,u oil
bu. died In Hs Victor Hospital.
Eight men, are. lying at the Victor and
Red Cross hospitals fatally injured.
Mostly Non.Union Miners.
Most of the kiIled and injured were nom
union miners employed on the F1ndlay
mine, which II controlled by A. e. Carleton.
president of the First National Bank. a
man prominent inothe councils of the Grip
pie Creek Nine Owners, Association.
The conspira tors evidently did not wish to
kill or injure, any Of the crew In charge Of
the train which the Inflated miners in
tended to take fcf their homes in Victor
and Cripple Creek
When Within sevsnty-ffye feet of the de-
pot at Independence tine engine whistle
sounded as signal Tor the men at the de-
pot to get ready to board and to warn any
iaggards to make haste IL they wished to
catch the train. -.
Whistle Was Death Signal.
The whistle was the death signal, for no
sooner had the shrill blast sounded than
muffied roar was heard and the mountain
trembled as IL rocked by an earthquake
The train. which was cunning very slowly.
was brought to q sudden stop by the engi-
neer and members Of the trafn crew ran
hastily forward to investigate
They were horrorestriclxen at the sight
that greeted their eyes. a. spectacle that
was made all the more sgrewsome by the
sickly. fitckering lights from the. lanterns
and burning tprclles carried by the railroad
men. 1t took. only few seconds for the
trainmen to appEectafAskhes terrible situa-