Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-04

Fifteen Charred Bodies Taken frw0
the Ruins at Rock Sprtag~, WySo-
tng-Maay wounded Eugtstves Sstd -
Have Died In the Htlts.

Have Died tn che Htits.
Rock SPRINGS wYo.. Sept. A gfance over
the battle ground % "Wednesday reveals tho
fact thai many OF the bullets nred nj the nee-
ing Cinnamon found their mark. Lying Ian the
smouldering embers where Chinatown stood
were found ten charrod and shapeless human
trunks sending up a noisome stencil, while
another, which had evidently been dragged
from the ashes by hogs. was found in the sage
vi ush near by. search resulted In nnding
tns bodies of i've more Cinnamon. killed by
All were placed In pine collins and buried yes
teruay afternoon. Some six or eight Others
LOT oy the railroad officials. The coroners
jury has rendered a verdict TO the effect that
ths dead met their fate AT the hands of parties
unhnowh. reports nom along the line of the
railroad are 10 the effect that the Cinnamon
nave Oeen arriving at small stations east and
west of here, and they saw that a large number
of the fugitives were Wounded nv Wednesdny's
attack, ana that many have persisted in the
Nils III Is feared that IL viii he found that no
turns are In. This trouble has been brewing
for months. The contractors who run the mines
beers and disCSharring white men until over six
hundred Celeetials were I'm their employ
IL Is said tiIl.t mine bosses have favored the
Cinnamon To the detriment NJ white miners.
and IL needed enly spark To kindle the flames.
This was furnished 10y aquarrel between a party
OF Celestials ami whites I'm mine No. q. over
their right 10 Work in certain chamber. A
fight ensNed and the Cinnamon were worsted,
four OF them Aeing badly wounded. one %
came out. armed themselves with firearms, aud
notified the nl>S In other three mines to come
out in the afternoon. Meantime all en-
element I'm Chinatown. The nag was hoisted
as a warning. and the Chinese working I'm diff
ferent parts OF the camp fed 10 their
quarters. After dinner the saloons
closed aud no liquor has since been sold. The
miners gathered on the front streets. About
one hundred OF them, armed with guns,
revolvers, hatchets and knives. proceedsd
toward Chinatown. Before reaching there they
sent a committee Of three warning the china
men To leave I'm an hour. This they agreed tn
do, and started Ia pack mp, but I'm about haitian
hour the white men grew impatient aud adj
Nanced upon the Chinese quarters. shouting
and firing their guns into the air. Without
offering resistance the Chinese fled with what
ever they could snatch up. They fed 90 the
hills about a mile east of town, the miners
nring at them as they ran. The miners then
soon eight or ten OF the largest houses
were soon I'm flames. Half choked with IRE
and smoke numbers Of Cinnamon came rush.
ing from the burning buildings. and with
blankets and bed-quilts over their heads to
protect themselves from stray rifie-shots they
followed their brothers into the hills at the top
of their speed. laundry in town was eNt
visited and the inofiensfve inmates shot dead.
All the employees Of tue coal department of the
railroad were ordered To leave town which thew
did on the evening train. During the night all
of the Chinese houses i'm town, numbering near
ly fifty, were burned To the ground. A number
of Cinnamon who were hiding fed from the
burning buildings.
1t is rumored that the Mormon miners In the
camp are TO be ordered out, but no action I'm
this direction has yet been taken. The miners
here are entirely unorganiZed I'm the crusade,
and although a large number OF them ars
Knights OF Labor, the move was not made
under their direction. The miners have nos
been working since the riot. business R almost
entirely suspended and every thing Is quiet.
A CALL FOR TROOPS REFERRED TO THE PREsI-
DENT.
CHICAGO, Sept. A dispatch was received
from Gov. Warren at the military headq uarterx
in this city, yesterday, mentioning the attack
upon the Cinnamon at Rock springs, stating
his inability to suppress the riot and calling for
troops. The telegram came through Gen.
Towards headquarters. Gen. Scofield for
warded the call 10 Washington for the action
of the President and telegaphed To Gov. War
rem that he must ask the President for
assistance, the law prohibited the use of
United States troops for such a purpose with
out his order. At the same time Gen. Scofield
directed the soldiers at Fort Steele and Fort
Bridger, the two posts nearest Rock Springs. To
be i'm readiness TO move the moment the order
came from Washington.