The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-04
HUNTING CHINAMEN,
Further Particulars of the Wyoming
Riot.
Houses With Helpless Inmates
Burned to the Ground.
Fifteen Dead Bodies Thus Far
Discovered.

CHEYENNE, Sept. 3.-A special from Rock
Springs, Wy, gives additional particulars of
the anti-Chinese riot yesterday, at the coal
mines there. The largest coal mines in the
entire Union Pacific system are at Rock
Springs, 25O miles west of Cheyenne. The
company recently imported large number
OF Chinese to take the places of the white
men employed. Yesterday afternoon the
entire force of white miners, about $50
strong, organized, and, arming themselves
with shot guns, marched to Chinatown.
After firing a volley into the air, they re-
loaded and ordered the Cinnamon to leave.
The order was obeyed at once, the Cinnamon
fleeing to the hills like drove of sheep,
closely pursued by the miners, who fired
several yolleys at the fugitives with fatal
effect The Chinese quarter was then set on
fire and thirty-two houses owned by the
company were destroyed, together with their
contents.
The miners next visited the various mines
in the camp, unearthed all the Cinnamon at
work therein, and bade them flee for their
lives. OF 400 Cinnamon here yesterday
adjacent hills heading for Green river, IA
miles west of here. Seven were killed out
right by the shots fired by the miners and
many wounded. 1t is said that several who
were feeble and helpless from disease perish
ed in the flames.
Sheriff Young arrived from Green river on
a special train yesterday afternoon, with a
posse of deputies, but they were too late to
prevent the mob from carrying out their
plans The miners quietly dispersed after
having made sure of the departure of the
Celestials, and everything is quiet at this
time.
Adyices received here from Rock Springs,
this forenoon, indicate worse state Of af-
fairs than was reported last night. All the
Chinese over 800 in number, have been driven
out of town. Thus far 10 dead Cinnamon
bnUn hpnn dica0unrpd and tbprn a nrobo hly
as many more dead bodies in the ruins
Fifty houses belonging to the railroad COM
pany, 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. Gov Warren
is now at Rock Springs with General Super
intendent Dickinson and Superintendent
Wurt0l of the western division Union
Pacific railroad and no more disturbance is
anticipated. Food will be sent by the
authorities to the starving Cinnamon in the
hills.
The worst has evidently not been told re-
garding 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 Paci-
fic road is located the outbreak was a pre-
concerted one. 1t had been arranged that
the first attack on the Chinese was to be made
in Carbon, a mining town about $50 miles east
movement in the latter place. Rock Spring
miners, however, took the initiative and the
result there has been announced. Mobs at
that place looted the houses of the Chinese
before setting fire to them. The outrages
were commenced in mine No. 6, where the
Chinese miners were attacked and killed
then the riot commenced all over the town
even the women joining in it with shot guns
and their hands. Superintendent Evans had
| been warned to leave the town and he did so
with alacrity, passing through here today, en-
route for Omaha Nothing can be heard
| from Carbon, as the operator there is evil
| IDENTIFY afraid to send news.
The sheriff of Minta county telegraphed
this evening to Gov. Warren, as follows:
ga large number of citizens, with myself, are
satisfied that the Outrages committed at Rock
Springs will be repeated, and are liable to break
out any time. We need troops to protect the
lives and property of our citzens.'
Troops have been ordered to hold them
selves in readiness to move at a moments
notice.
SAN Francisco, Sept 3-Col Bee, the
| Chinese consul, received the following des-
patch from Evanston, Wyoming, to-day, rel
| atiye to the massacre of Chinese at Rock
| Springs, yesterday:
| "The number Of Chinese killed outright was
| eleven. There are large numbers wounded anC
still in the hills many Of whom will probably die
| The Chinese dare not go out in search of them"
The despatch concludes by stating it was
nothing but massacre of defenceless people