Evening journal., 1914-04-28
[ GUARDS SLAIN
IN latest WAR
IN miners CAMP
200 Armed Strikers Open
Fire on McNally Mine De-
lenders Spreading Death
HOUSES SHELTERINC women
DYNAMITED DURING FIGHT
By The United Press.

BY Inc Dnlted fIeso'
WALSENBURG, Colo, April 2S. -
That seven mine guards are dead, one
woman and one man wounded, was
the statement made today by the
sheriffs office following a long dis
tance survey Of the country about
the McNalIy mine of the Colorado
Fuel & Iron Company, which was
captured by 200 moal mine strikers
late yesterday and last night Fires
blazed in the camp the greater part
Of the night, and observers early to-
day said apparently the boarding
house. bunk-house, tipple and shaft
house had been burned or dynamited.
Immediately after the capture Of
the McNally mine, the guards, who
defended It, retreated towards the
Walsen mine, one of the largest in
Southern Colorado, and strikers kept
up desultory firing upon that place all
night. It was expected by the guards
that general assaults on the Walsen
and Robinson mines would take place
today. So far as known here, nobody
has been killed at the Walsen mine.
Early today came a telephone mes
sage from Forbes, a coal camp near
Trinidad, that mine guards and strik-
crs there had exchanged fifty shots
at $50 a. m. A volley from the strik-
ers ripped into the mine houses
where about sixty women and chil-
dren are sheltered, guarded by is
mine guards. The superintendent
threatened to call for troops.
Troops from the Ludlow camp OF the
niIitis are expected here today under
command of Colonel Verdeckburg.
The McNally mine fight, which began
late yesterday afternoon in many ways
was the most spectacular battle OF th'
manv that have occurred in Southern
Colorado since last fail.
Despite the fading light observers will
FIELD glasses, stationed on honsetops ant
pfher pointa of vantage, were able Il
sec every move Of both sides. Everg
khot fred was plainly heard here. Tel
ninutes after the first volley was tlres
from the hills into the mines, larg
rroups Of men were visible manoeuver
me close to McNally, where they poure'
In terrific fire on the mine guards de
Tending the property. Then an auto
mobile shot out of the camp at racin
speed, the strikers firing repeatedly a
h. In it were Superintendent Thoma
Davis and his family. At the first ply
sician's house, the machine stopped an
K was then seen that Maggie Gregory
rousin of the superintendent, who ha
been visiting him, was wounded. Sh
ryas taken into the doctors house an
her wound in the left arm treated.
AS soon as Davis passed safely,
dozen mine guards ran from th
boarding house to a banked ditch te
ward Walsenburg. Just as they reach
ed it, one man was seen to whirl an
fall, His companions did not stol
but leaped into the ditch and bega
firing. A few minutes later six me
ran from the hills toward severe
mine buildings and the boarding hous
was soon in flames. The fire quick
spread to the bunk house and at dar
most of the camp buildings wer
burning. A horseman Just at tn
time dashed out of the camp maxim
for the shelter of some trees. He hs
nearly reached them when he pitche
from his horse to the ground she
Evidently the man had fed from te
rife explosion which followed almo
Immediately, wrecking the tipple.
II was shortly after this that u
mine guards retreated toward u
walsen mine, firing as they ran.