The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-09
CHINESE KILLED LIKE DOGS.
Driven from Mining Town by whites

Driven from n Mining Town by whites
CHEYENNE, WYo., Sept. 3.-The
J Leader has the following dispatch
from Rock Springs: The largest
coal rnines in the entire Union Pa
cifc system are at Rock Springs, $50
miles west of Cheyenne. The COM
pany recently imported a large
number of Chinese to take the plac-
es of the white men employed. Yes
terday the entire force of white min
ers, about 80 strong, organized and,
arrling themselves with shotguns,
marched to Chinatown. After firing
volley into the air they reloaded
and ordered the Cinnamon to leave
the place. The order was obeyed at
once, the Cinnamon fleeing to the
hills like drove of sheep, closely
pursued by the miners, who fired
several volleys at the fugitives with
fatal effect. The Chinese quarter
was then set on fire and thirty-nine
houses owned by the company were
destroyed, together with their con-
tents.
The miners next visited the var
ious mines in the camp. unearthed
all the cinnamon at work therein
and bade them flee for their lives.
iOf 500 Cinnamon here yesterday
morning not one remains. All are
in the adjacent hills. They wanted
to 90 to Green River, fourteen miles
west of here. Seven were killed out
right by the shots fired by the min
ers and many were wounded. 1t is
said that several who were feeble
and helpless from disease persisted
in the flames. Sheriff Young arriv-
ed from Green River yesterday af-
ternoon 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.
Thus far fifteen dead Cinnamon
have been discovered and there are
probably as many more dead bodies
in the ruins. Fifty horses belonging
to the railroad company and fifty
more belonging to Cinnamon were
burned. The Cinnamon are yet in
yfhe hills west of 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 Superintend-
ents Dickinson and Wurtele. of the
Western Division of the Union Pa
cific Railroad. No more disturbance
is anticipated. Food will be sent by
the authorities to the starving Chi
namen in the hills.
SAN Francisco, Sept. 3.-Colonel
Bee, the Chinese Consul, received
the following dispatch from Evans
ton, Wyoming, to-day, relative to
the massacre of the Chinese at Rock
Springs yesterday: THE number
of Chinese killed outright was elev-
en-. There are a large number of
wounded still in the hills, many of
whom will probably die. The Chi
nese dare not 90 out in search OF
them"
The dispatch concludes by stating
that it was nothing but a massacre
Of defenceless people.
ONLY oNE-TH1RD OF THE DEAD IN THE
MINES RECOVERED.
Rock SPRINGS, Sept. 5.--All is
quiet to-day and the miners have re-
turned to work. Al a meeting held
last night measures were taken to
put stop to the drunken carousals
of few of their number who had
been celebrating the removal of the
Chinese. Two more dead Celestials
were found to-day, one in the ruins
of Chinatown and theother beneath q
railroad bridge about mile east of
this place. The latter had been
wounded and had managed to walk
as far as that.
Miners who took an active part in
the attack upon Chinatown say that
less than one-third of the dead Chi
nese in the ruins of the houses have
been found thus far. They declare
that no less than twenty-five were
shot down inside the burned build
ings. These dwellings had roofs OF
dirt, which covered up the dead
Cinnamon when the roof succumbed
to the flames, and as no actual
search has been made in the ruins
it is quite probable that the miners
statements are true. Cinnamon are
still arriving at stations east and west
almost dead from fright and weak
from fatigue and loss of food. All
are shipped to Evanston by the
company. They reiterate the state
ment that many have died in the
hills from wounds received in the
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