Connecticut western news., 1885-09-09
CHINESE KILLED LIKE DOGS.
Driven from a Mining Town by Whites Five Hundred MOngOlians Starving in the HiIls-Scenes of Outrage.

The largest coal mines in the Union Pacific system are at Rock Springs, 250 miles west of Cheyenne The company recently imported large number of Chinese to take the places of the white men employed The entire force of white miners, about 50 strong, organized and, arming themselves with shotguns, marched to
 Chinatown. After firing volley into the air they reloaded and ordered the Chinamen to leave the place. The order was obeyed
 at once, the Chinamen fleeing to the hills like drove of sheep, closely pursued by the miners, who fired several volleys at the fugl- tives with fatal effect. The Chinese quarter was then set on fire.
 The miners next visited the various mines in the camp, unearthed all the Chinamen at work therein, and bade them flee for their lives. Of the 800 Chinamen here not one re- mains. Seven were killed outrigt by the shots fired by the miners, and many were wounded.
 It is said tbat several who were feeble and helpless from disease perished in the flames. Sheriff Young arrived from Green River with
 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
 Fifteen dead Chinamen have been discovered and there are as many more dead bodies Tn
 the ruins. Fifty houses belonging to the rail- road company and fifty more owned by China men were burned.
 According to advices from Evanston, where l the second largest coal mining camp Of the
 Union Pacific is situated, the outbreak was & | preconcerted one.
 1 A glance over the battle ground reveals the l fact that many of the bullets fired at the flee | ing Chinamen found their mark. Lying ln | the ashes where Chinatown stood were found 10
 cllarred human trunks, while another was found | in the sage-bush near by. A search resulted In | the finding of the bodies of five more China men, killed by rife shots while fleeing from | their pursuers. All were placed in pine collins l and buried. Some six or eight others were | found seriously wounded and were cared for | by the railroad officials.
 | The coroner's jury has rendered verdict | to the effect that the Chinamcn came to their ! death at the hands of parties unknown. Re- | ports from along the line of the railroad are to | the effect that Chinamen have been arriving at l small stations east and west of here, and they l say that large number of the fugitives were l wounded by Wednesdays attack, and that many have perished in the hills. 1t is feared
 that it will be found that less than fifty lost | their lives when all the returns are in. l Another report says: The miners gathered | on the front streets, about one hundred of
 them, armed with guns, reyolyers, hatchets,
 and knives, and proceeded toward Chinatown, I Before reaching there they sent a committee
 of three warning the Chinamen 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 impatient and advanced upon the Chinese quarters, shouting, and firing their
 guns into the air. Without offering resistance, the Chinese fled with whatever they could
 snatch up. They fled to the hills about mile
 east of town, the miners firing at them l as they fled. The miners then set
 fire to some of the houses, and soon
 eight or ten of the largest houses were i in flames. Half choked with fire and smoke,
 numbers of Chinamen came rushing from the
 burning buildings, and with blankets and bed | quilts over their heads followed their retreat ing brothers into the hills. laundry in town
 was next visited, and the inoffensive inmates
 were shot dead. All the employees of the coal department of the ilroad were ordered to
 leave town, which they did on the evening
 train. During the night all of the Chinese
 houses in town numbering nearly fifty, were
 burned to the ground. number of China
 men who were hiding fled from the burning
 buildings, .t--