The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-09-11
A TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER.
Attack on Cinnamon in Wyoming
by Enraged Miners.
Many Mongolians Killed and 100
Houses Burned


given in the following dispatch from Chey-
enne:
The largest coal mines in the entire Union
Pacific system are at Rock Springs, 2jJ miles
west of Cheyenne. The company recently
imported a large number of Chinese to take
the places of the white men employed
Yesterday afternoon the entire force of
white miners, about one hundred and fifty
strong, organized, and, arning them
selves with she, guns, marched to China
town After firing voliey into the air they
reloaded and ordered the Cinnamon to leave.
The order was obeyed at once, the Cinnamon
fleeing to the hills like a drove of sheep,
closely pursued by the miners, who fired sew
cral vOlleys at the fuSitives with ia al effect.
The Chinese quarter was then set on fire and
thirty nine houses owned by the company
were destroyed with their contents. Tie miners
next visited the varloIs mines III the
camp unearthed all the Cinnamon at work
therein and ordered them to flee for their lives.
OF 400 Cinnamon here yesterday morning not
one remains All are in tine adjacent hills head
ing for Green river fourteen miles west of
here. Fifteen were killed right by the
shots fired by the miners and many
were wounded 1t is said that several
who were feeble and helpless from disease
persisted in the flames. Sheriff Young ar
rived from Green River on a special train
yeste day afternoon with poss5 of deputies,
but they were too late to prevent tho mob
quietly dispersed after having made sure of
the departure of the Celestials, and every
thing Is quiet at this time
A later dispatch from Rock Springs, Wy
oming, says: A much worse state OF affairs
exist than was reported last night More
than five hundred Cinnamon have been
driven out of the town. Thus far only fiji
teen dead Cinnamon have btan discovered,
but there are probably as many more bodies
in the ruins. Fifty houses belonging TO
the railroad company and fifty more
owned by Cinnamon were burned.
The Cinnamon are yet in the
hills west of the town. They are without
food and are AFRAID to go to Green River
City, about ten miles distant Governor
Warren is now at Rock Springs with Gen
eral superintendent Dickinson and Superin-
tnndent Wurtele, of the Western division
of the Union Pacific railroad No more dis.
turbanCe is anticipated. Food will be sent
by the authorities to the starving Cinnamon
in the hills.
Another dispatch states that the worst has
evidently not been told regarding the anti
Chinese outbreak in the western portion of
Wyoming. According to advices from
Evanston, where the second largest coal
mining camp of the Union racift road is
located, the outbreak was a preconcerted
one. 1t had boen arranged that the
first attack upon the Chinese was to be made
in Carbon, mining town about 80 miles
east of Rock Springs, to ce followed by a
Reinforcement i'll the latter place and Evans.
ton The Rock Springs miners, however,
took the initiative and the result there has
been announced. The mob at that place
looted the houses of the Chinese be-
fore setting them on fire. The out
break commenced IN Mine No. e, where three
Chinese miners were attacked and killed
Then the riot commenced all over the town,
even women joining in it with loaded shot
guns in their hands. Superint endent Evans,
of the coal mines. had been warned to leave
town, and he did SO with alacrity. The
sheriff of Uinta county telegraphed to Cover
nor Warren a0 follows:
"a large number of citizens, with myself
are satisfied that the ourages committed at
Rock Springs will be repeal ed and are liable
to break out at any time. We need troops
to protect the lives and property of our citi-
zens.n
Governor Warren telegraphed to the COM
maniing officers at Fort Steele and to d. A
Russell and the troops have been ordered to
hold themselves in readiness to move at a
moments notice.
Later Particulars.
The following additional details Of the
fearful affair are gwen in n later dispatch
from Rock Sprn IS: This trouble has been
brewing for months The contractors who
/ run the mines have been importing Chnamer
| in large numbers and dis 'harGlng white men
until over 800 Celestials We're in their employ
1t is said that mine bosses have favored the
/ Cinnamon to the detriment of white mi
ners, ami it needed only spark to klndlt
the flames. This was furnished
/ by n quarrel between a party Of Cee,tal
and whites i'll nine No. e, over their right Il
work in certain chamber. A fight ensueC
! AMI the Cinnamon were worsted four o
the IN being TIA liy wounded, one OF whom ha
/ since died. The white miners then came out
armed themselves with firearms and notified
! the mon in the other three mines to come out
Meantime all was excitement i'll China
/ town. The flag was hoisted as warning
and the Chinese working in different part
of the camp iel to their quarters. The
! miners gathered on the front streets, abou
! 100 of them armed with guns, revolvers
. hatchets AMI knives, and proceeded TOWARD
| Chinatown. Before reaching there they sen
a committee of three to warn the Chinamel
to leave in an hour. This the.
agreed to do, and started to pack up. but IL
about half an hour the white mon becam
impatient and advanced upon the Chimes
! quarters, shouting and firing their guns int
the air Without offering resistance, til
I Chinese fed with whatever they could snatcl
up to the h lis about a nile east of the town
the miners firing at them as they ran III
miners then set fire to sJme o
the houses, and soon eight or tel
of the largest houses were in flames. Hal
choked with fire and smoke, numbers o
Cinnamon came rushing from the burnn
buildings, AMI with bianke ) and bed quilt
over their heals, to protect Themselves iron
stray rIil9 SHOES, they followed I'll 'lr retreat
iug brot ierS into the hill at the top of thei
speed. A Laundry in town was next visited
and thu ino'feusive inmates were shot dead
All the employers of the coal department G
ths railroad We're ordered to leave town
which tn y did on the evening train Durn
tn n ght all the Chinese houses IN town, nun
bring nearly fl ty, were burned to tn
grouni a number of Cinnamon who wer
hiding fled from the burning buildings
Governor Warren, OF Wyoming Territory
having telegraphed to Washington request
ing the assistance of Federal troops in SUI
pressing the disturbance at Rock Spring
the war department directed NJ ,jor-Gener'
Schotield. at Chicago to order two companic
to pro eel Immediately to the scene {