The Detroit times., 1914-04-28

! tAht Beuefdl ASSAULTS upon the Nalsen
and Robinson mines would take place
today. So far as known here. nobody
haS been killed at the Waisen mine.
| Early today came telephone mes
sage from Forbes. coal camp near
! TIN dad, that mine guards and strik-
ers there had exchanged so shots az
2:20 a. m. A volley from the strikers
ripped into the mine houses where
| about so women and children are shell
teIeG guarded by rs mine guards.
The superintendent threatens TO call
/ for troops,
Troops from the Ludlow camp OF
The militia are expected here during
the morning, under command OF
! Colonel Verdeckburg.
The McNally mine fight. which be.
| gan late yesterday afternoon. in
many ways was the most spectacular
battle of the many that have occurred
In southern Colorado since last fall
Despite the fading light observers
with field glasses. stationed on
house tops and other points OF van
taec. were able To see every move OF
both sides. Every shot fired was
plainly heard here.
Ten minutes after the first volley
was fred from the hills into the
mines, large groups OF men were Wis
! ible maneuyring closer 10 McNally,
| where they poured In terrific fire on
| the mine guards defending the prop
| erty Then an automobile shot ont
| OF the camp at racing speed, the
strikers firing repeatedly at II. In II
weIH Supt. Thomas Davis and his
! family Al the first physicians house,
] the machine stopped and IL was then
seen that Maggie Gregor, cousin OF
the superintendent who had been
visiting him, had been wounded. She
ves taken into the Doctors house and
| her wound. in the left arm, treated.
AZ soon as Davis passed safely. a
dozen mine guards ran from the
| boarding house towards banked
ditch towards Walsenburg Just as
they reached II, one man was seen to
| whirl and fall His companions did
not stop, but leaped into the ditch
| and began Airing
| A few minutes later six men ran
! from the hills towards several mine
Ibuildings and the boarding house was
soon in flames The fire quickly
! spread 10 the bunkhouse and at dark
most OF the camp buildings were
J.
| time dashed out OF the camp, making
fop the shelter q some trees He-had
: -, We 49,.
froia his horse to- the ground, shot.
| Evidently the man had fled from a
terrific explosion which followed al
most Immediately, "wrecking the tip
! pie
| II was shortly after this that the
/ fY,a do rH a
Walsen mine. firing as they ran.
DENVER. Col. April 2S-Early to-
day firing between nine guards and
strikers at the Hecla mine of the
| Rocky Mountain Fuel company con-
! tihued according TO the telephone
advices from Boulder The Hecla
mine is in the northern Colorado coal
! fields, several hundred miles from
! Trinidad and Walsenburg II was
! there the original Colorado coal strike
was ordered in 1910.
! Two hundred armed strikers are re-
! ported attacking guards behind the
stockade OF the mine. The guards
are reported TO have turned ma.
! Chiae gun on Hecla Heights and the
Of Louisville and TO have swept
reefs of that town. The Vulcan
Ii o. the same company at Lafay-
| cite, vas also attacked during the
night and shots were fired on the
mine guards at the Marshall and Cor
! ham camps.
PITTSBURGH. Pa, April 2S.-Two
! large shipments OF ammunition from
| Charleston w. Va, for the Colorado
strike zone have been made within
the last four days, according TO re-
ports here today. One machine gun
was sent on Monday. II was said.
Tie first shipment was made on
Saturday by the Cabin Creek Con-
solldated Coal company. 1t was said.
TO II, r at Trinidad and con-
SISTED asses OF cartridges for
use IN Win, lester rifles, or about 49,.
600 rounds. That was followed on
! Monday, according to the report, by a
shipment Of one machine gun and 15.-
900 rounds consigned to III. w.
! KIeCs."
The machine gun is understood TO
be the property OF the Baldwin-Felts
! Detective Agency and to have-AeeH
used against West Virginia miners
Oh the death special which swept
Holly Grove.