Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-09-04
NO. 2Ol.
BOUNCED BY A MOB.
Four-iiundred Chinese Workmen Leave
Town y" Font "f $50 Enraxed Miners
A Rapid Trip to the Mountains, with
Loss OF >eveo Killed, was the Result.
CHEYNNR, sept. 3.

CHEYNNE, sept. 5.
A special from Rock Ssrings Wyoming,
gives ada toasi particulars IF the ant-Chi-
nese riot. ednesday NJ the coal mines there.
The larg st coal mines in The entr, Union
Pacific system are at Rock Springs, $50
miles west of Cheyenne. The company re.
Gently imported number Of Chinese TO take
the places of white men emptoved.
Wednes sdav afternoon the entire force of
white miners, about $50 strong, organized
ard aiming themselves with shot guns march
ed 10 Chinatown. Alter firing a vuliev into
the air, they reloaded and ordered the China
men 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 voiieys at the tugitives with fatal
results. The Chinese quarter WAS then set
on fire and 80 uses owned by the company
were destroyed with their contents. The
miners next visited various mines in the
camp, unearthed all the Cinnamon at work
therein and babe them flee for their lives.
OF 400 Cinnamon here Wednesday morn
ing, not one remains. All are Ia the ada
cent hills, h.adins Cor Greene river, fourteen
miles west of here. Seven were killed out
riaht by the shot fired by the miners. and
many were wounded. Ii is said that several
who were feeble and helpless from disease
perished in the flames. Sheriff Young ar
rived from Greene river on a special train
Wednesday afternoon, with posse of depu-
ties, 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
ever, thing is quiet at this time
Advices received here from Rock Sprngs
tins forenoon. indicate a worse stat of affairs
than reported last night. All the Ch,usmen,
Alu in nj m huv ha. ar,x
Thus far fifteen dead Cinnamon have been
discovered, and there are probably as many
more dead bodies in the ruins. Fifty houses
belonging to the railroad company and ifty
more owned by the Cinnamon, were burned.
The Cinnamon are yet in the hills west of The
town. They are without TODD and are afraid
10 go to Green River City, about 10 miles
distant.
Gov. Warren is now at Rock Springs, with
Gen Superintendent Dickinson aud Superiu-
tendent Wrrtl OF the western division of the
Union Pacific Railroad
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
regarding the anti Chinese outbreak in the
western part of Wyoming. According to
sdvices from Evanston, where the second
largest coal mining camp of the Union Pa
citc road is located the outbreak was a pre-
concerted one
1t had been arranged that the first attack
upon the Chinese WAS TO he mad in Carbon,
mining town, about 100 miles east OF Rock
Sprinps, to be followed up bya like move
ment in the latter place and Evanston Rock
Spring miners. however, took the initiative
and the result there had been announced.
The mob at that place looted the houses Of
the Chinese before setting them on fire. The
outrsges commenced in a mine hole, where
three Chinese miners were attacked and
killed.
Then a riot commenced all over the town,
even women joining in it with lo,de shot
guns IN their hands. Superintendent Evans
of the mines had been warned to leave 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 evidently afraid to send the news.
The sheriff of Minta county teegraphed this
evening to Gov Warren IA follows:
"A largt number of citizens, with myself,
are satisfied that the outrage committed at
Rock Springs will be repeated and are liable
to break out at any time. We need troops to
protect the lives and property of our citi-
zens"
The troops have bean ordered to hold
themselves in readiness at n moments notice.