The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-06-07
FR|GHTFUL AFFAIR
At INDEPENDENCE
Ddstardly Methods Used to
Prevent "SCab>" WORKING
in the Mines
FIFTEEN MEN KIlIfDOUTRlGHT
MANY Others Will Die Serious
Tro.bie Looked for in
Cripple Gre k

cripnle. Greek, Colo, June 6.-Thret
hui eds pounds of dynamite placed
by an unknown assassins at the inde-
pendence Station of the Florence anc
ctipple Creek abroad was exploded
AT 2:g6 O'Clock this morning while TWEEN
tv-fye non-un on mine employed al
the F'ndley nine located on Bull Ii IL
were standnge upon the platform. In
SANITY killing fifteen of them and fat
ally injuring eight or ten others.
The mine was discharged by mar
concealed in the shaft house of Tho
Delmonice mine.
Sheriff Robertson and a detective
force nave found the machine VIII ch SCI
off the dynamite 1t cons sts of
revolver and three hundred feet oi
steel wire The revolver was placed
underneath the platform close to the
powder. one erd OF the wire was
fastened to a chaii leg. which was used
as a lever ON the Delmonica prop
erty.
The nen employed on the night shift
al the Findlay mine. who had just nm
ished work had gathered on the depo'
platform 10 boa,d q a train and retui =
20 their homes when the explosion
occurred beneath their feet. hurl ne
them in every direction. destroying
the depot and rending a eat holt
In the earth.
A special train carrying physician
ND
other pe. sons was spatehed from thF
city as soon as poss BILE after news
OF the explosion was received and ar
rived at Independence. SIX miles eis-
tant at o'clock.
She iff Robe. tson and other ofiicers
inn ediately began a ca efui searcs
for clues TO the perpetrators of the
outrage
Although the strike Of union miner
IN the cripple cVreek district. VIII ci
began August 10th. and which led te
tie declaration Of martial law In Colo
rado. is still In effect. good ode ha
been maintained In Teller county fo
the past six months and military Iul
has teen suspei ded and all troops w tn
drawn The nune owners. win the eN-
ccption of the Portland : ompany CLAIM
to have as many mer working as the
require and they cosnpel all miners 10
renounce allegiance to the Weste.r
Fede. alton before & wing them employ
ment.
A committee appointed by the West
EN- Fede ation now IN session al Den
yer. to invest gate the situation II.
this dist let. visited the camp last week
CHARLES II. Moye president of the
Federal on. is i'm Jail al Telluride. wh.ci
iS under martial law, beng he'd as
nil Ia prisoner by Governor Peabods
who cs.a.,ges him with melting insur
rection and rebellion.
Telluride is i'm southwestern Colo adj
al Is about sour hund. cd m les from
Cripple creek. The strikes in tn.
metall ferrous mines OF Colorado wer,
opposed by the executive Commute.
OF the Western Federation of Mines
Tor the purpose of cutting off the o.
supplies of mills ard smeite. at whici
an eight-hou4 day was refused to tn.
employees. The findley mill is con
trolled by A. T.. Ca lton. y. es dent u.
the Fist National Bank. man prom.
inent in the counc. Is OF the crippl,
Greek Mine Oowne. s. Associations
When the news of the disaster haG
reached Victor. Mayor Franklin ordered
out Company l.. Colorado Nationa
Gua. d. and the soldie. aie now OIL
qua. d at independence.
The scene about the depot Is sick.
ening. Po / ons OF human bodies are
seattle. ed over the right-of way of the
erailroad and IN the twenty-foot hole
made by the explosion are severed
skulls, aims and legs and hands
Eve.y object within radius of fifty
feet .om the hole is bespattered wit.
blood.
The injured we removed as quick
ly as possible to the Victor and Rec
Cross Hospitals ard the manged ,e
mans of the dead. most of whom were
un. eeognizable. Wee gathered.
The mufderers ev IDENTITY did not wisl.
TO II or injure any of the crew IN
charge of the tain which the Inflated
mine. intended q. axe tor lhei. homes
In Victor and Ciipple Z eek When
within 70 feet Of the depot at Inde-
pendenoe. the eng ne whistle sounded
as signal for the men al the depot
to get ready to board and to warn any
lagge.s 10 make haste r they wished
10 catch the train. This whistle was