The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-07-26
Miners FIGHTING
GUARDS WITH SHOT
AND DYNAMITE
Number Of Men Believed Killed
In Desperate Strike Clash
in West Virginia.

CHARLESTON, w. Va. July "A
state Of guerilla warfare between strik-
ing miners and armed guards In which .
number Of men are believed to have
been killed and wounded by shot and
dynamite extended for twelve miles back
from the mouth OF Paint Creek to-day.
Two Baldwin Detectives were fatally
shot last night from ambush while rid.
ing on Q hand car. One report reached
here At noon to-day that seven Of the
Bald vim men and three miners had been
killed by an attacking force which
svooped down on Baidwin's men oper-
ating . machine gun and exploded . dy.
Mantle bomb.
The state authorities were poweriess,
not even being able TO get msasre de-
tails Of the killing, which they are GER
tain resulted from the numerous pitched
battles along the creek.
GOV. Tries TO GET TROOPS
TO SCENE.
Gov 0iasscock and his subordinates
exhausted every means In an effort to
get. troops TO the scene. The Governor
tsisgraphsd to Mount Gretna. Pa.
whore the West Virginia militia 10 IN
camp. ordering MAJ. James T. Pratt
10 hasten 10 Paint Creek with an entire
battalion. In the mean time Adjt. Gen.
c. d. Elliott divided his company Of
sixsy-four men at Peytonia. whore ne
wsnt, following the shooting OF . deputy
sheriff Tuesday night. and sent . de-
taehmsnt to the mouth Of the creek by
way Of st. Adams and Charleston.
All communication With the Paint
cresk district from its mouth for miles
back was cut on. except a. some cour.
Yer broke through the brush With .
frS6h story Of the fighting.
1hs trains which are usually operated
up sad down the valley we're annullei.
The telephone and telegraph wires were
cuk
Detective william Phaup. chief Of
The Baldwin men IN this section. died
Tie morning at the Shsitering Arms
Hespatai at Hanford. He was taken
thess after the shooting In which his
consade. Detective william Springer.
was Instantly killed.
Among the men believed to have been
killed when the dynamite was exploded
at Nucklow was e. w. 0aujot. noted
Baldwin detective. An unoficiai but
rsiiabis report said that 0sujot had
bs6a struck down with nine others
When the bomb exploded but that he
wao net instantly killed. II 10 said
that he beggsd to be taken 10 . hos.
DeeAa but that no mercy was shown.
CONTINUOUS RiFle FSAG HGARc
80, ALL DAY.
\ continuous rife IRE ratified from the
hiiis on either side OF the creek all day
Al Of the women and children have
Nd. The valley 10 imprcgnable. II Il
practically out Of the question to Gel
into the narrow gulley except from III
mouth and that way IL barred.
sheriff Q. r. Smith OF Kanawhi
Ceunty tried to make his way UP IN,
valley to-day to investigate the shoot
ing Of Springer and Phaup. but had 4
tara back. Despite the assurances o
~ authorities. the uprising at Pain
Creek had been. expo oted Ance shortl,
After the strike began there April n
The bitterness has increased daily. du
= ereQuent CLASHES between the arme,
guards and the striking miners.
u . petition asking the court 70 On
~ the milne operators along the creel
NON maintaining armed guards. depior
aheo conditions were recited. The cour
refussd 70 grant . temporary restrain
~ order.