The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-23

Thirty-fve persons. Including Ave
women and three children, reported
trapped In the blazing shaft house "
the Empire Coal Mining Company's
mine at Empire. " not already dead
are In grave dangcrsof death, accord
iny 10 telephone advices frsm here at
an early hour to-day. Twenty-Five
persons n the shaft Of .he South
western mine at Aguilar are also said
to he In imminent peril Of losing their
lives.
Matthew waddcll. son Of the super
valid his wife and baby, and three
other women and Two children whose
names are not available are said to
be In the mine nj Empire.
: Concerning the fate of those trapped
In the Empire mine no encouraging
report had been received here to-day.
n. X. King, ono OF the owners OF the
mine. feared that they had been suf-
located by the smoke from the smoul-
dering tipple which had been fired
yesterday and the subsequent block
ing OF tho mine entrance by the dis
charge OF dynamite hurled ut the
mine.
There were rumors to-day that all
!. b6iidinRs at Hastings, DE Lagua and
other mine camps In this district were
rased by are at ths hands OF strik-
srs. Trinidad is In constant fear from
violence at the hands OF tho many
mobs who pass In the streets.
The burning OF the Empire mine
followed a clash early Wednesday
between mine guards and South
western Colorado coal strikers. OPP
orators representatives here accuse
tho strikers Of throwing dynamite
bombs and sealing the mouth Of the
mine against escape by the thirty
I'VE persons Imprisoned within. King.
In telephonins OF the possible fate Of
the imprisoned ones. asserted that 500
armed strikers ysurround the blazing
PIT. ffring into II. and that the I'm
prisoned persons include President
sippls Of the mining company. living
In Denver. He charges Cat strikers
have warned him to remember how
low, and have threatened 10 shoot
any one who goes to the rescue"
Operators early to-day said they
had reports that six coal properties
arc burning. including the Victor
American Fuel Company's Hastings
and DelaRua mines; and the Green
Canyon mine OF the National Fuel
Company.
Scores are homeless and missing
and many Are reported hurt while In
the hills,
Tho entire strike district, from
Rouse, twelve miles south of walsen.
burg. TO Delagus, four miles north
west OF Ludlow station. II In the DOS
are gathering about tho coal camps
at Rugby. Primero and Black Dia-
mond, and attacks on these are
momentariiy expected. Three battles
were fought yesterday At Dela8ua, the
Black Hills and the Empire mine.
Three guards were slain at
Deiagua and two are missing.
Meanwhile three hundred armed mon
are reported marching TO Ludlow
| to make An attack on the militia com
paniss stationed There under Major p.
J. Hammock. Hammock telephones
that ne has 100 Wroops and two ma.
chine guns 70 oppose them. On &C.
count OF this fact, Hammock has been
unable 20 send soldiers to Empire "a
check the flames or defend the lives
| Of persons Imprisoned in the mine,
Mayor Dunleavy and other o6lcials
IN this section have tslegrapbsd Pres
ident Wilson to send Federal troops.
asserting that only In that way Will
civil war b averted In Colorado.
Meantime the search Of the ruins
Of the burned Ludlow tent colony
continues. Rod Cross agents las,
night removed the bodies Of eleven