The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-21
THIRTEEN DIE IN
MINERS BATTLE
Strikers Surrounded by
Militia and Big Fight
Expected To-day.
TENT COLONY BURNED
Women and Children Home.
less After Machine Guns
Wreck Homes.
FORTY PERSONS WOUNDED
Coal Diggers Driven to Hills
General" Tikas. Strike
Leader, Killed.
FORTY PERSONS WOUNDED

TRINIDAD, Col. April 2o.--Thirteen men
are dead. more than two score are wounded
the result of a fourteen hour battle waged
to-day between soldiers and striking
miners.
Firing ceased at 10 o'clock except for
desultory shooting.
At that hour the militia had sur
rounded a great body of miners in
ravne near Savings canyon. strikers
were rushed tonight from Trinidad.
Walsenburg and other neighboring camps
to aid their fellows. and 1t is predicted
that by daylight the fiercest labor battle
in the history Of the State will be begun.
Additional militiamen are being hur-
ried to the scene. The dead include one
soldier, eleven strikers and one non-com-
blatant.
The big tent colony was destroyed by
fire. The hundreds OF women and chill
dren are being cared for by citizens.
among the dead.
There have been no opportunities to 20
over the days battle-ground. which in
cludes a district bound by Berwind and
Hastings on the west, Ludlow tent colony
on the north. Barnes Station on the east
and Raneyville on the south. an area OF
about three square miles.
About 100 militiamen directed the fire
OF three machine guns and their rifles
tonight upon the Ludl' tent colony
Private A. Martin OF Company a. First
Regiment. OF Denver. was shot and killed
near Cedar HILL Private Lewis Purcell
OF Iolo Springs was shot through the
breast during the fighting around the
live Another soldier was shot through
the shoulder.
Soldiers Are Cut on.
Firing began early to-day in the hills
above Cedarhill, about mile from Lud-
low and mile and a half from the tent
colony. Lieut.. Linderfelt and his detach-
ment OF sixteen men went out to investi-
gate and were cut off from the main body
of militamen, commanded by Lieut.
Lawrence Linderfelt finally took up a
position south OF the Colorado and East
ern tracks on what is known as Water
Tank Hill.
Tho strikers entrcnchfd themselves
along the track and the fighting ragged
around this point during the early part
OF the day. A call was sent to Trini-
dad by the militia for reenforcements and
fifty members OF the newly organized
Troop a were hurriedy called together
and placed aboard a special train. When
the train was ready TO leave Trinidad
the train crew refused to serve.
After nearly an hours delay Supt.
]. II. Abrams Of the Colorado and South
ern took charge of the train with Master
Mechanic Roach as engineer and Des-
patcher Willis as fireman.
1t was o'clock when the reinforce
ments detrained u short distance below
the Colorado and Southeastern crossing,
formed a skirmsh line and began ad-
vancing upon Ludlow. Under heavy fire
from the hills and from the railroad en-
bankment they finally managed to reach
Ludlow station. where they entrenched
themselves in steel freight cars.
Bullets Riddle Building.
strong body of strikers was en-
trenched In the pumphouso short dis
lance north OF the Ludlow station, This
building Was literally riddled by fire from
rifles.
Under cover OF darkness the strikers
retreated to an arroyo al the rear Of the
tent colony. where late tonight they re-
sisted the approach OF the militiamen, vino
gradually closed In upon them. strikers
who entrenched on the north side of Hast
ings Canyon fought a small detachment
OF militia from Cedarhih.
Ill feeling has existed since the be-
ginning Of the strike between the strikers
and the militia Yesterday during "A ball
game between Trinidad and Ludlow
strikers i've miiitiamen who were watch
ing the game were set upon by a crowd
OF strikers wives Leaders at the tent
colony succeeded In getting the soldiers
away without injury
The entire district Is in fever Of ex-
element. Even In Trinidad, ffteen miles
away, citizens are taking steps to protect
themselves At Sopris. Segundo and Nor
ley special precautions have been taken
in anticipation Of an attack by strikers
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