Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-14
Riot this MorninE Among Irishmsn and
4 CHI samen.

d tnmens
Messrs. Weed L Anderson are con-
tractors for grading on Townsend street,
between Second and Third streets. A
few days since they discharged q num-
Der Of white laborers who had been re-
ceiving 81 Is per day, and employed in
their stead about thirty Cinnamon who,
it is stated, were to receive ST. l2l cents
per day. This fact seems to have been
the cause which led to the riot. The
Cinnamon had q house built neal the
Citizens Gas Works and the Third
street railroad terminus. The contrac-
tors learned several days since that the
men whom they had discharged and
their friends, intended to makea de-
scent upon their works and drive the
Cinnamon away, and they gave infor-
nation Of the threats to the Police au-
thorities, and requested that couple of
officers might be detailed to protect
their workmen, but it seems more were
sent down. This morning a gang of
fifteen Cinnamon, in charge of Mr.. d. &.
Marshall, foreman of Messrs. Weed 4
Anderson, proceeded to the work on
Townsend street, near Second, while
the remainder of the force staid at the
house. Persons, mostly lrishmen, be-
gan to assemble on the brow of the hill,
above the laborers and the Chinese
house. 'Er9'N ,.'"f Ha.t.h
No attention was paid to them at first,
nor till they commenced throwing stones
and brickbats down among the China
men who were at work, and, as if by a
preconcerted plan, upon the roof OF the
house. At the same instant the num-
bers Of the rioters were greatly incrSas-
ed till they reached to about four/hun-
bred men. A crowd ran down the EN-,
bankment on Townsend street, and cut
off all retreats IN that direction, while
another party secured the passage way
| between the Gas Works and Third street,
| so that none could escape in that direc-
| ton. This done, the attack upon the
Cinnamon became more direct and vio-
lent. Stones and bricks were hurled
upon them thick as hail. The gang
which had been at work dispersed, and
| left the Foreman, Mr.. Marshall, alone.
The rioters commenced hurting stones
at him, and hit him in many places.
| One stone struck him in the breast, in
| hicting severe injuries; another bruised
his cheek badly, and still another cut
his upper lip open. The Cinnamon were
severely beaten about their heads, but
none of them were killed. The crowd
at about the same instant attacked those
in the house; they tore off one side Of
the building and a portion Of the roof.
| The Cinnamon could offer no eflectual
resistance, and their assailants beat and
kicked them at their leisure. Their
cooking utensils were destroyed, and
large quantities of provisions, rice, ETC.,
were strewn about on the ground. The
riot continued till information was tele-
graphed to the Police Office and several
policemen reached the ground. The
crowd then started across Long Bridge
to the deep cut at the further end Of it,
to dispense IL party Of Cinnamon there.
But word had been sent to them by their
countrymen, and when the rioters arriv.
ed they could find no one to attack.
They then returned, threatening that
the next attack would be made on the
Cinnamon in the Mission Wooden Mills.
During the fight eight or ton Cinnamon
were more or less injured. One, the
rioters said, was beaten and kicked so
that he lay insensible for some time.
By noon the disturbance had ceased,
though a great crowd still remained
about the place where it occurred.-S.
F. Timer Of Tuesday. ID