The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-04-30
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not handle the situation and are not
able to protect the people.
Il do not care for myself. but l do
care for the boys under ne who will
have to go out among ths cit zens az
ter while and hear remarks to the
effect that they could not handle the
strike situation. 1t is sh. me. say.
but we m-st obey orders
Eli Bettis. with a car driven by
John Shaw. arrived at the top of the
Ninth street hill Just as General
Chase got there. lie invited the gen
era TO ride In the car to Chandle-.
and We arrived in the stricken city
in about twenty minutes.
Lieutenant Chase wi h his detach-
ment had arrived about ten minutes
before us and had taken possession
OF the town. He reported to the gen.
eral that he had proceeded from
Canon City across the hills in an ex-
tended line with an advance squad.
but had seen no one nor had he had
any trouble in getting into the town.
1t was a desolate looking sight tn Il
met our gaze as We drove past the
pretty school house and into the
streets OF the town. There was not n
human being anywhere in sight ex-
cept the soldiers who had preer.
us by few minutes. accom-. anied by
Merle Wilson. Frank l.. Bunten and
Claude Campbell OF Canon City.
Houses Battle Scared
The houses were battled-searred
and nearly all the windows panes
were broken The doors of every
house were flung wide open and some
had been knocked from the hinges.
On the inside only disorder reigned.
What were once pretty and well-or-
dered home had become ramshackle 5
with furniture torn to bits like kind.
ling wood.
One little tousied faced dog ran out
from a dooryard to bid US welcome
A few pigs grunted their approval
OF our coming. They were the on Nv
ing things that were In Chandler n
the time of the last attack by the
strikers which were there this MON
ing TO greet US.
The mine store was open and
while the stock was In n disorderly =
state. 1t was plain that not n great
deal had been taken away. Investiga-
tion of the turmoil in the various
houses brought out the fact that th5se
who entered were looking mostly
for plunder in the way OF vsiuabIes
and while they tore things into
shreds. IT was more for devilment
than out OF a spirit OF revenge.
Machinery Intact
The mine machinery was intact. az
was also the buildings. The hoist had
been battered some as II with a heavy
implement. but dynamite had not
been used In any case. The mine Of
flee. where MinS Clerk Smith hves.
was in a dreadful state OF upheavai.
The floor was Uttered wi h valuable
mine reeords and all tie con ents OF
n strong box which carried papers
valued at thousands Of doi'a-s. was
broken open and the contents spread
on the floor and to the four winds.
The part OF the office building CIV
en- over to living apartments was in
the same condition rs the rest OF the
town. The remains OF n rather sump-
tuous Sunday dinner were still on
the dining room table. A half OF n
cherry pie and a half Of an apple
pie were about all that were left.
The chiffonier and dresser drawers
In the bedroom were left afap with
the contents spread over n pretty
dark rug whose real beauty was OBJ
liberated by the imprint Of big and
muddy feet.