The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-29
mine GUARD KILLED
IN STRIKE t |.| BATTLE.
lie Hot Fights During Day Mark
Advent Of Martial Law
in District.
CHILDREN AMONG INJURED
Militiamen From Trinidad Late
in Afternoon Take Charge
of Situation.
CHILDREN AMONG INJURED

Bcrwind. Col, October 2s.-Thrce
battles. the hottest fought since tho
strike of coal miners In Southern Col
orndo began. to-day marked the adj
vent Of martial law In this district
Ono mine guard killed four union mon
wounded. two seriously: two children
or nonunlon men shot: ono minc guard
missing and county marshal wound
cd were the casualties of three lights
one here, one at Tabasco and the other
at Hastings
The most serious lighting took place
at Hastings. where tho mine guard was
killed and the strikers wounded. Tho
lnino camp had been hemmed in on
two Sides by the strikers. who climbed
the steep hills OF either side OF tho
canyon during the night and ut day
break began shooting into the camp.
Mine officials ,.hsd been notified that
Marshal Robinson. with deputies. was
on his way TO the mine camps and
when the fighting started they made a
rush out of the stockade In an attempt
TO locate the marshars party. Not
more than twenty-five guards were de-
fending Hastings when the miners at
tackled them. and for almost an hour
the battle waged in the hills surround
ing the mine Then the strikers who
numbered approximately 400 men. sue
cecded In driving the guards slowly
back to tho mine.
Guard Is Killed.
While lighting outside tho stookade
Guard Alexander was killed Alex
ander had shot Greek striker
through tho leg and another Greek
fired n bullet through Alexanders
head.
At Tabasco. tho two children were
the only injured, but ii was from this
light that the guard was reported miss
ing. About 100 strikers were engaged
by an equal number OF the mine guards.
While the battle 1T It's height.
strikers dropped tin bucket fun OF
black powder with lighted fuse at
tached into the canyon 1T n place calcu-
lated 10 land IL against one OF tho
frame buildings OF the camp. Water
from falling snow had gathered at the
Point where the bucket landed, and the
fuse was cStinguished
About this time tho mine guards
reached the top OF the opposite en-
bankinent and began 10 operate their
machine gun. guided by searchlight
beams Guards from Ber"ind hurried
10 the aid Of those at Tabasco. and the
strikers deDloyed along the hin to this
camp after hring from the machine
gun began.
Hero the battle was renewed and
continued until o'clock. Late this
afternoon miiitiarncn from Trinidad
reached the camps in this territory
and by virtue OF martha! government
closed every saloon In the three camps
No attempt was made 10 dsarm the
guards.
Strikers late TO day could be seen in
the hills within rife range of the
three camps, and all were heavily
armed.
All Day hattie In Coal Fields.
Trinidad. Col. October 2s.-With a
state of insurrection declared and
y state troops on the way TO the scene
sof hostilities To L.,force martial law
@thc nineteenth battle between mine
guards and striking miners OF the
southern Colorado coal fields was
waged from daylight until sac O'Clock
tonight. in Berwind and Hastings
canyons and the hills adjacent
Angus Alexander, = Hastings guard
was killed and seven were wounded
including two children at Tabasca
Marshall Clinton Robinson OF Hast
ings. was shot in tho foot, and four
strikers were wounded. two seriously,
but their namcs are not available.
The town OF Hastings Is terrorized
Women and children are congrcgated
In the power-house and bedding and
food have been taken there by mine
guards. The camp is said to be rid
died with bullets, as result of to-
days nom pardment, and similar re
ports arc received from the camps OF
Delagun and Tabasca.
Telephone communication with tho
camps In the Ludlow district late to-
day was restored.