The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-06-11
KILL NOM UNION MINERS
Dastardly Crime Committed Six Miles
From Cripple Creek
Dynamite Exploded Under Depot at
independence and 10 Men Are
Hurled to Death in an In
stant-Others Will Die.


Shareholders Will Die.
Cripple Greek, COL. June 6.-Three
hundred pounds of dynamite placed by
unknown assassins under the platform
at the depot of the Florence & Cripple
Greek Railroad at independents station,
six miles from Cripple Greek. were ex-
ploded at 2:26 o'clock this morning. in
stantly killing Is men and fatally in
juring 8 or 10 others. About 80 nom
Union miners employed at the Findlay
mine, located on Bull Hill, had just
come of night shift and were on their
way to the depot to board a train and re-
turn to their homes at Cripple Greek
and Victor. A number had not reached
the station when the train whistled in
the distance and were running toward
it when the explosion occurred beneath
the feet Of the 25 men standing on the
platform. hurting them in every direc-
ton, destroying the depot and rending a
great hole in the earth. Most of the
men who were killed and wounded have
families, and excitement prevails to
such an extent over the crime that there
will be no interference with summary
justice II the assassins are caught.
AH Trace of the Infernal Machine Defroyed
Sheriff Robertson and other officers
Immediately began a careful search for
clues to the perpetrators of the outrage.
They found the machine which set off
the dynamite. 1t consists of a revolver
and 800 feet of steel wire. The revolver
was placed underneath the platform
close to the powder. One end of the
wire was fastened to a chair leg in the
Delmonica shaft house, and the mine
was discharged from there. A guard
was placed over the pile of debris
in the hope of finding some definite
clue of the nature of the internal ma
chine. Nothing has been found.
Labor Troubles Haze Esisted for Months.
Although the strike of the Union
miners in the Cripple Greek district,
which began August 10. 1908, which
led to the declaration of martial law in
Colorado, is still in effect. good order has
been maintained in Teller County for
the past six months and military rule
has been suspended and all troops with
drawn. The mine owners, with
the exception of the Portland Company,
claim to have as many men working as
they require and compel all miners to
renounce allegiance to the Western
Federation before giving them employ
ment.
Death Was Planned Only for the Miners.
The murderers evidently did not wish
to kill or injure any of the crew in charge
Of the train which the Inflated miners
awaited. When rs feet from the depot
the engine whistled as a signal for the
men at the depot to get ready to board
the train. This whistle was the deatf
signal, for no sooner had it sounded
than q muf1ed roar was heard and thu
mountain trembled as if rocked by al
earthquake. The train, which was run
ming slowly, was brought to a sudder
stop by the engin aer, and members O
the train crew ran hastily forward t.
investigate. They were horror stricken
at the sight which greeted their eyes
and messengers were rushed off for as
sistance. The injured were removed a
quickly as possible to the hospitals, ant
the mangled remains of the dead. mos
OF whom were unrecognizable. were
gathered.
The diabolical crime was carefully
Matched and deliberately perpetrated.
The whole district is up in arm.
over it and further trouble is feared. 4
meeting of the Mine Owners Associa
ton has been called. Rewards aggre
eating many thousand dollars will b.
offered for the apprehension of the crimi
nails and Governor Peabody will be petit
toned to send troops to the district.
Western Federation of Miners Take action
Denver Col, June 6.-The Western
Federation of Miners will investigate
the dynamite outrage at Cripple Greek
AT the session of the Frederation's Con
vention to-day a committee was a ap
pointed to go to Cripple Creek distric
and make a thorough investigation OF
the whole affair and to spare no one il
its report.
Suit to FOreclOSe Lien.
{. E. Clough has brought suit in Reno
to foreclose a contractors lien on what
is known MS the Thoma.B igelow block