The chronicle=news., 1914-06-09
1lUf STORY OF LUDLOW BATTLE AND
FIRE TOLD BY LIEUT.. n. c. BleEloNl

The following h the story Of LGd-
low - told by Lieutenant Biselow:
1T = ~ PURPOSE 10 des.ribs ia
you . true picture OF the Ludlow at
tack. not - gtvea by the Denvsr
papsrh bst - IN actual psstieiusnt.
u will give you . little tisA VI the
eountsy surrounding Ludlow. start
lag With Ludlow propsr. There srs
ssvsral houses grouped around the
Ludlow dspot. which u on the c. 4
Q. railroad. Risht across and . little
1estr vsr9. ftvs tsats which were oe-
S9pled n Wall astsrhmsnts of con.
Daay b. Second intsatry. the naia
be1y hsiss sestioas1 At Cedar hill.
TAis 6etsehnea Z consisted Of twelve
Dsa. aad there were three offir~ss
also seaiieesa here - Il vas Major
Hsmroek's hsaaquastsn- North Of
Ludlow. . lilils south Of The tsnt col
osy. b road Eoisk west TO Hsstiuea
Risht sossh oe this road We hsse
what wss kaova ~ tcnt eoieny.
Thsre vsse ~ this iimc stoas soc
nsa lett In the seas colony. Hovta Of
the Ladiev tsat colony b al arroyo
ruaaisg . little ~sss. This sSseyo.
hnova - cssos d Asus. vsriss trom
- to 80 fsst u Width and from 100
70 - ssst IL Sspsh. Aloss the <ossh-
80 si1s a the arroyo ai . point
ahoat zee yarAs isoa, tho c. & y.
tracks there srs eight old rife piss-
T1ass wss~ there before the lFoops
cane II - the sssh DAY os or,oier.
"7hses are slss i've sifls pits asas
shs G. & q tracks. % the southern
SIZE os this arroyo. sad svo In toe
yallreoA smhaskosat. Th~sv srs ssS.
eral scattered ov~e the fiat hslures
Jahs aSsoyo aad The eolosy proper.
Thsss lass nssslosed pits arc all
asv. hssias tses eoasssSeisd sssss
April ~. vhss The sroops less Tor
their hoas ssastosas fhsss sifie pits
vssy h s.ss aaa shsps. bot shey ~.
sssS> shsss three ssss II Aepsh. I'm
shs soslhssa si1e of she seas eoaoas
aAsss srs ssvsa s.tls pits very slai.
lar 70 the piia jsss Srsrsibed. fh~ss
piss sss aise aSs asa we're eo~sssast.
- 1sssss ihe sishs ot Aps,, -.
'cssssias The c. . q issrks from
Shs ssslhvsss cossss q The ssss eaa.
0oy. = Q voise saak. crossisg fru0
shs sosthvssa eosaes = . psnp hosss
0ssss ssse Srs0 l.sAiow y . nh a.
she G. 4 q ssisseaA ~hseh vsssss
Ssso tvs 10 twelve sesS 10 hsashs.
Jusa sase q shia sIli v . es' shssh
vssSss fss0 tve - ftflssa ssst "
AsSah. A. bssA sa1s q this cot there
vsss anAll saSSe piss shas hsA ssss
shsss ~ Q vssk pssvsoss 10 Aresi
-. 1Asss rese aiss snail hesss
SsssA siaas sAis est whsrs the s'sik.
- hsA bssssA shsss s1fIsa
"TAsss stssss ksA sesa Ass ~ sss
AsSses h iAs seat eoaesy ihrvs o.
sosr days pssssoss 10 the t.sase~ at
ssek. A tsssie farther esss ot thu
cot The G. 4 q railroad sruss the
Ty,sjAsA.Wslssabssx Rod. sosse
Sruo Aassss vhseh y % The y 4 r.
q. roo1.
sl1saviag shis pesss. we will sov
esos boek 70 What h kse~s - wat
sr Task htii vhish - tirsesiy sosis
u i.sAlev. TAh hiii - The ksy 20
the slsuaijoa q 1.a1jow. aaA hsa
,.ssvsoss,y tess sossissea BY five n.
NJ pits ass By The sssiksss hseosv
The sSsh asv II Orioasvr. Ths sssik-
sss psaisssA that this hiii vss :fe
Asy 10 the sitssisos at i.sdtov IN
s,ne q sroaets. TITS vosiA ~ the
shs nrps po,si the sssitsss would cap
,urs ssd sire then poiat u savss.
ta&e
AT The sosth side ~ the Water
Tsak hin the G. q .. e esoasss -
svssAsssiss ssrsa briAss o. the c. Z
a sosd. rheec = ehaia of htlss
sssAustly sscDaiss ht0Ass the fur.
shsr wssl they p FROM this pssas.
eoushvssa srum Water Tssk hiil In
R,r~isd eaaoa the svss Of the DE-.
tsshuest Of troops which wss o.
duty the nosaise os April -. werv
sssssoaeA st . place kaown - Cedar
hj,l. aad sisteea 1ea ond oifseefs
uasaSesed II Ludlow On the morning.
of April 20.
.'Ahost S:ao O'Clock Moaaay noss-
lag. April 20. wc received = 'pho1c
uSssass ai Cedar Aiil from military
heasquasters st 1.a1iow asAias 40 10
rone 1owa . little earlier that mora.
Ssg for Cur ussal dsiil. Soea after
this another message was received
orAesias 10 10 beiae the nsrhsae
sua With
"rpoa ,e2vias Cedar iiiii we seat