The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-09-10
THE RIOT IN WYOMING.
Further Particulars of the Fearful Riot at
Rock springs. WYO. Ter.

Thursday, for the first time in many wears,
there was not Chinaman in Rock Springs,
except the dead and wounded. Five or six
hundred who were at work in the mines
here have been driven out and nothing but
heaps of smoking ruins mark the spot
where Chinatown stood. The feeling
against the Chinese had been growing
stronger all summer. The fact that white
men had been turned off the sections and
that hundreds of white men were seeking
work while the Chinese were being shipped
in by the car load and given work. strength
ened the feeling against them. 1t needed
but little to excite this feeling into an active
crusade against the Chinese and precipitate
the battle of Wednesday. At No. mine,
about a mile north of town, through some
misunderstanding, two Cinnamon took a
room in the mine belonging to two white
men. When the white men came they or
dered them out. The CeleStalS would not
go and fight ensued, which was partici-
pated in by nearly all the whites and China
men in the mines. The Cinnamon
WERE BEATEN IN THE FIGHT
and four of them were badly wounded. one
so that he died. The white miners then
left the mine, armed themselves and noti-
fed the men in the other three mines 10
come out in the afternoon. In the mean
time all was excitement in Chinatown. a
flag was hoisted as warning, and the Chi
neSe working in different parts of tine camp
fled to their quarters. After dinner the
saloons were closed, and no liquor has been
sold since then. The miners gathered on
Front street. about one hundred strong
armed with guns, revOlverS, hatchetS and
knives, and proceeded toward Chinatown.
Before reaching there they sent commit
tee warning the Cinnamon to leave in an
hour. This they agreed to do, and started
to pack up. In about half an hour the
white men grew impatient and adj
vanced upon the Chinese quarters,
shouting and firing their guns in the
air. Without Offering any resistance the
Chinese fled, with whatever they could
snatch up, to the hills about mile east of
town, the miners firing at them as they
Went. Soon black smoke was seen pushing
from the peak of one house in Hong Kong
then from another and very soon eight or
ten of the largest of the houses were in
flames. Half chOked with fire and smoke
numbers of Cinnamon came rushing from
among the buildings with blankets and bed
quilts over their heads to protect them from
stray rife shots. They followed their re-
their speed. \ laundry in town was next
visited, and the inmates shot dead. All the
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,
nearly fifty, were
BURNED TO THE GROUND.
4 number of Cinnamon who were
within fled from the burning buildings.
The light of Thursday morning re
vealed some terrible sights. In the
smoking cellars of two Chinese houses
the blackened bodies of six China
men were seen. Three others were in a
cellar of another, and four more bodies were
found near by. From the position it would
seem as though they had begun to dig
hole in the cellar to hide themselves but
that the fire overlook them, burning their
to crisp, and leaving the up
per portions of their bodies untouched. At
the end of Chinatown another body
was found, charred by flames
and mutilated by hogs. The smell
that arose from the smoking
ruins was horribly suggestive of burning
flesh. Further east were the bodies of four
more Cinnamon shot down in their flight
The cOrOners jury was summoned, which,
after examining the bodies, returned the
verdict that eleven Chinese had been
burned to death and five shot by parties
unknown TO the jury. A number were
found seriously wounded, and how many
more may still be wounded out in the hills
is unknown. Large numbers of Chinese
have been picked up by trains going west,
and quantity of provisions has been sent
out for them. 1t is rumored that the Nor
mon miners in camp are to be ordered out.
but no action in this direction has yet been
taken. The miners here are entirely I'M
although a large number of them
are Knights of Labor. The move was not,
however, made under their direction. The
mines have not been worked since Wednes-
day and business is
ALMOST ENTIRELY SUSPENDED.
Everything IS quiet, however. Everything
is quiet at Carbon, Rock Springs and Evans
ton to-day. The precautionary measures
taken by Governor Warren and the railroad
authorities seem likely to prevent further
The Cinnamon driven out
Of Rock Springs are gradually being picked
up by trains going west and taken to Evans
ton, where there are a thousand Cinnamon
living. The latter are preparing to defend
themselves and purchasing all the guns
and ammunition in the market.
TROOPS ORDERED OUT.
WASHINGTON, September Ex-Governor |
Warren Of Wyoming Territory to-day tele- /
-raphed to the President and Secretary of /
WAY at Washington, requesting the assist /
lnce of Federal troops in suppressing the /
at Rock Springs, w. T., caused |
Dy the massacre of Chinese laborerS by the !
miners. \ copy of the telegram was for /
Harded to Secretary Endicott at his home /
N Massachusetts,. Adjutant General Drum /
had a conference with Secretary Bayard as
20 the best course to pursue in the matter
md decided in view of the infOrmality of |
he call for troops, not to disturb the PreSi
lent with the question, but instead to issue
orders for United States troops to proceed
% the scene of the disturbance for the
purpose of protecting the United States
nails. The soldiers are to keep
,pen the roads over which the mails are
,arried, and prevent any interference with
hem. Adjutant General Drum therefore
General SchOfield at Chicago to
,rder two companies to proceed immedi-
ttely to the scene of the disturbance for the
purposes indicated. 1t is expected that the
presence of the troops will tend to prevent
urther trouble. Under the law the Presi-
lent can only recognize appeals for Federal
when made by the Governor and
legislature of the State or Territory. or
when made by the Governor alone when the
legislature is not in session and can not be
convened in time to meet the emergency.
N the present case Governor Warren alone
made the appeal, but neglected to give the
Iesired Information about ne Legislature
"A singular discovery has been made
" some laborers near Sttingbourne.
n Kent. England. who. in digging out
he foundations of some new houses. I'M
,arthed IN immense quantity of human