Anaconda Road
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The Anaconda Road Massacre is an incident that occurred on April 21, 1920, during a miners' strike in Butte, Montana. 15 strikers were shot and two were killed by agents allegedly hired by the Anaconda Copper Mining Company, though no party was found guilty. Federal troops arrived on the 22nd, and 500 miners returned to work on the 23rd. The mine banned all members of the Industrial Workers of the World placing signs that read "No member of I.W.W. will be employed at this property." [1]
One of the slain miners, Tom Manning, an Irish immigrant just 25 years old, lay in state for two days at 316 N. Idaho, home of Thomas Scanlon, an IWW supporter. After visitation there by thousands of miners, Manning's funeral took place at St. Patrick's Catholic Church on April 28, 1920. He was interred at Holy Cross Cemetery and 3,000 mourners followed his casket down to the grave site.
References
- Butte America When Toil Meant Trouble
- More Montana Campfire Tales, by Dave Walter, Farcountry Press, 2002, p. 218-219.
