The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-05
RIoToUs MINERS.
Further Particulars of the Roc
Spring, w. T., Massacre.
Fifty Cinnamon Supposed to Have
Perished.

CHEYENNE, w. T., Sept A glance over
she battle ground of Wednesday at Rock
Spring reveals the fact that many of the bull
lets fired at the fleeing Cinnamon found their
Wnere Chinatown stood were found ten
charred and shapeless human trunks, while
another, which had evidently been dragged
lrom the ashes by the legs, was found in the
Ssage brush near by, A search resulted in
nlnildIlng the bodies of five more Cinnamon
Killed by rifle shots. All were placed in pine
collins and buried yesterday afternoon.
some SIX or eight others were found serious
~ wounded, and were cared for by the rail-
road officials. A eorOner'S jury has rendered
a verdict to the effect that the dead came to
tnelr death at the hands ofparties unknown.
AdviceS from along the line of the railroad
are that the Cinnamon are arriving at small
stations on the line. They say that a large
Wednesdays attack, and that many have
perlshed in the hills. 1t is feared it will be
found, when all the returns are in, that no
less than so lost their lives.
-, This trouble has been brewing for months
Ihe contractors who run mines have been
importing Cinnamon and discharging white
men until over 600 celestials were in their
employ 1t is said that the mine bosses
have favored the Cinnamon to the detriment
OF me interests OF the white miners, and it
needed only a spark to kindle the flame.
This was furnished by quarrel between
party OF celestialS and whites in mine No.
&, over their right to work in a certain cham
ber A fight ensued and the Cinnamon were
Worsted,, four of them being badly wounded,
one OF whom has since died. The white
miners then came out, armed themselves
with fire arms, and notified the men in the
Inree mines TO come out in the afternoon.
Meantime all was excitement in Chinatown.
a a nag was holsted as q warning, and the
Chinese working in different parts of the
camp fled to their quarters. After dinner
the saloons were closed, and no liquor has
since been sold. The miners gathered on
the front street. About 100 of them armed
themselves with guns, ,revolvers, ,hatchets and
knives, and proceeded to Chinatown. Be-
fore reaching there they sent committee of
three warning the Cinnamon to leave in an
hour. This they agreed to do, and started
to, pack up, but in about half an hour the
white men grew inpatient and advanced up
on the chinese quarters, shouting and firing
their guns into the air. Without offering re-
sStance the Chinese fled with whatever they
could snatch up. They fed to the hills about
mile east Of the town, the miners firing
at them as they fled. The miners then set
tlre to some OF the houses, and soon eight or
ten of the largest houses were in flames.
Half-choked with fire and smoke numbers
of Cinnamon came rushing from the burning
buildings. and, with blankets and bed quilts
over them to protect themselves from stray
balls, followed their retreating brothers into
the hills. A laundry in the town was next
visited and the inOffenSive inmates shot
dead. All employees of the coal department
OF the railroad were ordered to leave town,
which they. did on the evening train During
the night all of the Chinese houses in town,
numbering nearly so, were burned to the
ground. A number of Cinnamon who were
hiding fed from the burning buildings.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-Adjutant General
Drum today sent a telegram to General
Schofeld at Chicago directing him to send
two companies of troops to the scene of the
disturbances in Wyoming. This action of
General Drum was taken in response to a
call from the Governor of Wyoming for
troops
Everything was quiet at Carbon, Rock
Springs and Evanston today. The precau
tionary measures taken by Governor War
ren and the railroad officials will probably
prevent further depredations. The China
men driven out of Rock Springs are gradu-
ally being picked up by trains going west
and taken to Evanston where 1000 Cinnamon
are living. The Chinese residents of Evans
ton are preparing to defend themselves and
purchase all the guns and ammunition in the
market. The people of Wyoming generally
insist that the guilty parties be detected
and punished to the full extent of the law.