The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-06-10
DYNAMITE OUTRAGE
IN COLORADO
Twelve Are Killed and Many
Injured by the Blowing
UP OF a Depot,
MILITIA is ORDERED OUT
Independence, in the cripplo Greek Dis
trict. Scene of Worst Horror in
the Progress of the Labor
Controversy.

trict. Scene of Worst Horror in
the Progress of the Labor
Controversy.
Colorado Springs, Csolo., June S---An
explosion at the Independence station
of the Florence n Cripple Creek rail-
read at $50 his morning killed twelve
miners II badly injured eight or ten
others. The explosion undoubtedly was
caused by dynamite which had been
laid under the center of the depot plat
form and which was set off by an in
coming train. Officials of the company
and special detectives are now work
ing on the case. The Victor militia has
been ordered out n trouble is eN-
pected. The miners killed or injured
were all employed on the Findley prop
ertN. and We're waiting 10 take the
train home. 1t was their customary
hour for taking the train, and il is
supposed the alleged plot was laid TO
catch these men.
y special train with physicians was
sent for from Cripple Creek as soon
as the explosion was reported. The
killed and injured We're taken to Victor
on a special train.
Platform Was Crowded.
. The train had not arrived at the de-
pot but VAS within a short distance
of ii, when the explosion occurred.
None of the trainmen We're hurt. About
forty or fifty miners had gathered on
the platform. They We're blown into
the air in every direction.
The work of rescue began Immediate
ly. One mans body was cut in two
and found 100 yards from the scene. on
account of the terrible nature of their
wounds identitications of the killed was
difficult.
The explosion shook buildings in the
town. The depot platform and sur
rounding objects We're rent into splin-
tiers. 1t is supposed at least 200
pounds of dynamite must have been
used to produce such y terrible explos-
ion.
The ground OF which the depot stood
shows n great. yawning cavity. The
theory of accident is secuted by every
one.
Later detectives found a machine
which set off the dynamite under the
platform. 1t consisted of n revolver
and 500 feet of steel wire. The revolver
was placed underneath the platform,
close to the powder. and the other end
of the wire was fastened to y chair
leg which was used as q lever from the
cribbings of the Delmonieo property.
The whole district is up in aims over
the catastrophe, and danger OF further
niou"'S - ASdieu. y i'HlIlbet VI IISt
fights have already occurred.
The Death List.
The dead:
GUS AUGUSTINE.
ARTHUR MUHLESON.
HENRY j. HEAG.
ELECTA M'LAIN.
CHARLES e. BARBER.
HERBERT MCCOY.
l.. SHINKLIN.
+ -- HARTSELI.
- BERKELEY.
j. II. HARTSELL.
WILLIAM DELANO.
f. j. JOHNSON.
EDWARD ROSS.
e. kELSO.
The injured:
Phil Chandler.
]. A. Bodice.
Clarence Allen.
John Garvey.
Edward Holland.
Johr 81. Slalr.
y. ~. BeGhef.
Soiil toi!ica'
Most Oh lhe k.lled injured We're
Hon5uii!on miners emploFea on the
. ~ :, . mt. Mnisu 10 coltIolied pS
c;ls ofstha 80; ptot rnan n .he coun-
a associ.tinn iipPie N'eeN MINE owners
THO nonsni y, o,. o,a.,. -,
visb 10 lii ~ ini,,ra nr, ulu not
crew, wI1an u.itbi, 80 e. I'm
az the denot the enrine wbis,1a so,,nI
| ed as a signal for the men NJ Tia 49,,
to get ready to board. and tn var az.
laggers to make haste. This whisfIa
was the death signal. for no sooner md
the shrill blast sounded than a n3ufnad
roar was heard and the
trembled as if rocked by an ~arthnuake
The train, which was running vary
slowly. was brought to a sudden stop.
The members of the train crew ran
hastily forward. They we're horror
stricken at the sight that greeted their
eyes. Portions of human bodies We're
scattered owe the right of way, and
IN a twenty-foot hole made by the eX-
plosion were found several skulls, arms,
legs and hands. Every object within
a radius OF fifty feet from the hole is
pespattered with blood.
Soldiers at Once Sent
When news of the disaster reached
Victor, Major Franklin ordered out
soldier now on guard at the scena