On the morning of April 20, 1914, the company goons and national guard troops poured rifle and Gatling gun fire into the camp, then attacked in force, pouring kerosene onto the tents and burning them to the ground. 18 strikers and family members were killed in the attack, including 14 women and children who were burned alive after taking refuge in a hole dug underneath one of the tents. ???The Lud