The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-24
Mine Troubles There As
sumo a Most Serious
Aspect
FATE OF MEN TRAPPED
IN MINE UNKNOWN
All State Militia Is Called
Out in Colorado Mine
District

J Trinidad, Col, April 24.--Virtual guer.
lila warfare between striking coal min
ers on one side and members of the
state militia on the other, which has
rolled up heavy toll of death and an
enormous property loss in the Trinidad
district of the Colorado coal fields since
last Monday, has brought about a sit:
uation which seemed early yesterday to
| foreshadow further loss of life.
! With the information that the entire
quota OF state troops was on the way to
relieve the beleaguered troopers now
| fighting against more than 1000 deter
mined men who are struggling for what
they declare is principle, came also
the information that reinforcements had
been received by the striking miners.
Trinidad waited with anxiety news
that the troops had arrived safely. Re-
port had it late Wednesday night that
| 900 heavily armed strikers were mobil-
izing near Aguilar--a portion of the
strike district which was terrorized by
them all Wednesday attack the
troop trains upon their arrival. Train
derailers were known to be in the pos
session of the strikers and should they
attempt to throw the troop trains from
Adjutant General Chase was notified
of the reported intention of the strikers,
and it was thought he would use some
strategy in approaching Ludlow.
Concerning the fate of the 30 persons
who were trapped in the Empire mine
late Wednesday night, no encouraging
report had been received here early yes
terday.
H. X. King, one of the owners of the
mine, feared that they had been spffo-
Gated by the smoke from the shoulder
ing tipple which had been fred Wednes-
day and the subsequent blocking of the
mine entrance by the discharge of dyna-
mite buried at the mine.
This message was received at the
Trinidad offices of the Colorado Fuel &
Iron company early yesterday from SUI
perintendent w. G. Deck:
'If you have any help you can send,
rush it to Rouse Immediately. Strikers
have big bunch and are coming this
way"
There were rumors yesterday that all
buildings at Hastings, De Lagua, and
other mine camps in this district were
RACED by fire at the hands of strikers,
but veriications of these reports was
lacking. Trinidad is in constant fear
from violence at the hands of the many
mobs who pass in the streets.
For four days the citizens of Trinidad
have been asking for state troops, and
not until their arrival will the tension
among the townspeople be relieved.
Sheriff Grisham has admitted his in
ability to cope with the situation, and
il is to the state militia that the peo-
pie look for restoration of peace.
Union leaders looked grave when they
heard more troops were being rushed to
the scene. They fear they will be un.
able to restrain their followers. as the
death of many of their women and chill
dren in Mondays battle has made them
bitter toward the militia.
Yesterday it seemed that the present
total death list would run to 40, with
many wounded and missing. 1t was i'm
possible to learn definitely the toll of
Wednesdays battle at Aguilar and it's
adjacent territory. Reports of losses
were SO conflicting that no accurate esti-
mate could be made. The death list of
identified bodies already is 49,
AT other points in the striker zone
Walsenburg, Rouse and Rugby-the
strikers were reported to be in a sullen
mood, heavily armed and only awaiting
a leader to march to the aid of their
fellows at Trinidad.
The bodies of IA of the victims of
Mondays battle and fire atsthe Ludlow
camp were recovered by party sent
from here under an agreement with the
acting governor, and brought to Trinidad
Wednesday night. Huddled in small
cave were found the bodies of two wom-
en- and IL children. The body of Charles
Costa was found on the outskirts of the
colony. The children were all under nine
years of age.
State Labor Commissioner Z. ".
Brake, Rev. Randolph Cook, Rev. j. o.
Ferris, John McLennan, and five women
nurses were members of the party that
searched the ruins for bodies.