The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-09-16
A TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER,
Attack on Chinamen in Wyoming
by Enraged Miners.
Many Mongolians Killed and 100
houses Burned.

Details of the attack made by enraged
miners in Wyoming on a Chinese camp are
given in the following dispatch from Chey-
enne:
The largest coal mines in the entire Union
Pacific system are at Rock Springs, go miles
west of Cheyenne. The company recently
imported large number Of Chinese to take
the places of the wnte men employed.
Yesterday afternoon the entire force Of
white miners, about one hundred and fifty
strong, organized, and, arming them.
selves with shotguns, marched to China
town. After firing volley into the air they
reloaded and ordered the Cinnamon to leave.
The order was obeyed Mt once, the Cinnamon
fleeing to the hills like drove of sheep,
closely pursued by the miners who fired sew.
oral volleys at the fuSitives with fatal effect.
The Chinese quarter was then set on fire and
thirty-ninc houses owned by the company
weredeStroyed with their contents. The miners
next visited the various mines i'll tho
camp, unearthed all the Cinnamon at work
therein and ordered them to flee for their lives.
Of i0J Cinnamon here yesterday morning not
one remains. All are in the djacent hills head
ing for Green river, fourteen miles west OF
here. Fifteen we're killed outright by the
shots fired by the miners and many
were wounded It is said that several
NHD "eTc teeDle uHl uclpleSS IlUll
perishe in the flames. Sheriff Young ar
rived from Green River on special train
yesterday afternoon 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, and every
thing is quiet at this time.
A later dispatch from Rock Springs, Wy
oming says: A much worse state or affairs
tbo,, ronorfn1 oct rirht Mora
than five hundred Cinnamon have been
driven out of the town. Thus far only fif-
teen dead Cinnamon have been discovered,
but there are probably rs many more bodies
in the ruins. Fifty houses belonging to
the railroad company 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 60 to Green River
Warren is now at Rock Springs with Gen.
eral Superintendent Dickinson and Superin-
trndent Wurtee, of the Western division
of the Union Pacific railroad. No more dis
turbance is anticipated Food will be sent
by the authorities to the starving Cinnamon
in the hills
Another dispatch states that the worst has
evidently not been told regarding the anti.
Chinese outbreak in the western portion Of
W yOnlnG. According TO aQVlceS from
Evanston, where the second largest coal
mining camp of the Union Pacific road is
located, the outbreak was preconcerted
one It had boen arranged that the
first attack upon the Chinese was to be made
in Carbon, mining town about $50 miles
east Of Rock Springs, to be followed by n
like movement in the latter place and Evans
ton The Rock Springs miners, however,
took the initiative, and the result there has
been announced The mob at that place
looted the houses Of the Chinese be-
fore setting them on fire. The out
break commenced in Mine No. 6, where three
Chinese miners were attacked and killed.
Then the riot commenced all over the town,
even women joining in it with loaded shot
guns in their hands. Superintendent Evans,
Of the coal mines, had been warned to leave
town, and he did so with alacrity. The
sheriff Of Uinta county telegraphed to Cover
nor Warren as follows:
"a large number Of citizens, with myself,
are satisfied that the outrages committed at
Rock Springs will be repealed and are liable
to break out at any time. We need troops
to protect the lives and property Of our citi-
ZenS."
Governor Warren telegraphed to the COM
manding officers at Fort Steele and to D. A.
Russell, and the troops have been ordered to
hold themselves in readiness to move ut
moments notice.