The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-07-27
CALIFORNIA.

pJilCS all tit!ItHs aiE HAass'iS VI sHN
situation there. A FIRE alarm. from the
correr ot Stewart ana Mission proved
unfnunded a. far as can a. presen, be
.scer,sine,l Tie ire near the Nail
dock va. Of ncendiary origin Il is ev-
dent III. inteEilCn WAS to involve The
companies property IN It's spread. On
the arrival Of the first detachment Of
citizens the crowd. consisting OF abou,
10000 persons. had gathered The
whsrves, lumber and coal yards in
which the fire was raging were sur.
rounded on the land side by fence run-
hing near The Bottom Of q steep bill ex-
tending UP TO 81 Mary's Hospital On
The top Of this hill a crowd had a.,en-
bled. while portion of them attempt
ed to ~. fire to fence. The police
and citizens attempted 10 drive them off
and We're me, by shower OF stones
from the bill. The hill was then
s;ormed in the face Of hot fusiIade
Il stones, AM the mob began firing pis
tolls. The force answered with vol!ey
aud getting in close quarters, they used
clubs with telling effect Ii the charge
young man, q teller in the London
and San Francisco bank fell. probably
fatally wounded. Another citizen is
reported shot dead. and a great many
are reported wounded, more or less Sc
riously by stones and pistol shots. 1t
is impossible TO estimate or ascertain
the loss Of the rioters. Several are
reported killed and wounded. but moth.
ing definite is known 1t is stated by
many that a. least a hundred shots
were fired into the mob. About II orc
lying in drug store near the scene of
action more or less severely injured.
This charge broke the courage of the
mob, many Of whom were captured, and
q long chain being stretched across in
front Of the mail dock, they were
marched to it for present safe.keeping.
The mob at no time obtained access to
the mail dock which was closed and
strongly guarded, aud several cannon
were planted commanding its entrance.
Meantime the fire had burned an i'm.
mense qunatity Of lumber, mostly be.
longing to Sampson Bros. Mcdonald
/ Mills Il Co., aud Starbrick 4 Collision;
aud also the wood yards Of O'Connell 4
Higgins and Collins, and u great deaI
of similar property owned by variou.
parties. Ships at the wharf were hur,
riedly towed to place Of safety. The
iiremen after the first outbreak were
well protected and worked with bu,
slight hindrance. The driver of the
hose cart, No. |, is reported shot dead
by the mob, but no other casualties are
known among the members Of the force
After the police and citizens had dis.
persed the mob. = portion Of them, in.
Guiding some who had been raidlng on
Howard and Folsom streets, gathered
in the vicinity Of the Grand and Pal
ace Hotels, on Market street, ssd some
Of them penetrated into Kearney street
where they we're met BY force and
driven back into Market, while another
detachment of citizens and polio.
marched along Montgomery and pun.
ished them severely and scattered them
! At present they seem to be distributed
! in small gangs over the city south
of Market street, closely watched by the
police aud citizens, as it Is expected
they will seize the first opportunity TO
gather again in force. The anti-Coolie
meeting, which had been called q
meet early in tho evening near the
New City Hall. WAS not very largely
attended. perhaps from five to eigh,
hundred people. The speeches from
| the stand and the uttersnces from the
crowd were Of the most incundiary
nature. Threats wefe openly made 10
clean out Cinnamon and attack the
residences Of the railroad authorities,
/ and from what could be learn ed by
| circulstior among the crowd il would
appear that Friday evening had been
fixed upon for demonstration in tina,
( direction. From some understandable
! cause neither police nor yigilants made
/ their appearance at tho meeting. which
after adlonrning formed = nucleus for
band raiding in the southern part OF
the city Daring the evening men were
! detected distributing printed slips
marked warning Fhe slips were a:
follows Pre- Bone Ppji,oo The
attention Of the thousand And one will
he drawn 10 any and all premises
where Chinese are employed or allow
81. Property owners aud insurance
Companies aud employers may make &
note Of this. while there Is time. and
before the avengers Of oppressed lshoI
thunder az year doors
Signed, ore Thousand and one