The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-02

fever part Of the time since, and 10 not sure OF
recovering. Her husband telegrsphed 70 Black
Diamond, for his old physician. DR.. stone, to
attend her, and be has promised TO come at any
time Mrs ThoTburn talks of moving TO Roslyn
when she Is in fit condition for the journey
Her son has arrived from Portland to see her.
Miss Wilson, the young woman who was
wounded in the leg last night. walked across
the bridge 70 the top of the Fat on the left bank
OF the river, intending to go 70 Palmer. but was
not able to 60 any further. She remained al
night at house near by and went this morning
to the clay mine. About twenty-five Of the
strikers were busy this afternoon
carrying supply Of provisions which
had been received from Seattle
70 the eommissary store in their hall, whence
they were distributed among the fugitives
across the river. There are about one hundred
persons to supply from this source. The only
family that still remains on the fats on the
right bank of the river in that Of w. j.
AcAlpin, who moved down O week
or two ago from the east end OF town where his
family were the only whites among the negro
population His daughter, Jennie, aged IL years,
has been Frustrated since the fusiIade, and 10 in
high fever aud unfit to be removed. He said
today:
i received q note from gentleman who lives
leaving, that the negroes contemplated an al
tack proposed to move and carried my little
girl down 70 the river, but then MADE up my
mind 10 take no risks with her and came up 70
investigate the rumor. found that, as near as
could learn, the attack was not 70 take place,
and concluded 20 remain. The girl is not at TO
be removed and am going to stay with my lam
lily even If there is no other white man around.
The militiahave done good service and have
proven themselves excellent soldiers in regular
m IL 4ha aat etr
there were eight officers and forty-nine men.
On Monday Lieutenant Booth was in charge and
established the lines on the school playground,
the schoolhouse being used as headquarters.
The tents were pitched in q good strategic POI
sition. from which any point of the upper town
could be reached in twinkiing in case of
trouble. On Monday evening Adjutant Esplin
and sergeant-Msjor Younkin arrived. and i'm
mediately entered upon their duties in good
style. The details for twelve hours were made
out for the two companies Immediately on
their arrival. Captain Joseph Green was ap-
pointed officer OF the day, to serve twenty-four
hours. and Lieutenant w. II. Gorham, OF Com
pany B, as officer of the guard On Monday
night they had good rest, after being without
sleep since Saturday night, and posts were es-
tablished
The removal of Company D made reorganiz-
alton OF the force necessary Captain and Lieu
and Sergeant Bryan was put in charge OF the
guard at the bridge, and his force reduced to
four men. Sergeant Park Henderson commands
the night guard. The detail came in at o'clock
this morning and reported that all but two or
three of the strikers and their families were on
the other side OF the bridge, on the county road
which crosses Green river, and that about
twenty OF the men remained under arms all
night, in fear OF an attack from the negroes.
Two of the militia guard were on the Franklin
side. and the others across the river.
Captain Green said today:
All remains quiet, but both parties are afraid
OF an attack from one another The presence of
the militia has relieved the minds of the whites,
the women. They welcomed US with
from the bridge during the daytime. A number
of the white boys are constantly down at the
river while of duty and they serve to protect the
people, as they would act instantly in case of
need to prevent trouble. The miners appre-
hended trouble on the return from the funeral
as they were passing through the camp, but
none occurred.
Colonel Haines said, before leaving: ST am
well pleased with the way the boys have be-
hayed. They were taken from their business
without any notice, and turned out promptly.
soldiers. They showed their military training
this evening. When they received orders to
move, the men of Company had their tents
res ana 70 mav. ,Sn packed and
Several of our men have served in the regular
army. This is the eighth time within eight
years that have seen active service, and seven
Of those occasions were within five years. With
The exception OF the fire, all this service was in
with labor troubles. 1t is more ac-
live service than many regular army officer
sees."
The soldier boys-they have proved their
claim to the title OF soldiers by their conduct
here-are faring well, tbs AXIS 10 the care of Com
missary Hatfield and the culinary skill of James
Orr, who has charge of the cook house. They
are disappointed at being deprived OF the op-
portunity of taking part in the competitive
drill, for which they were preparing when
called out, but they are drilling regularly, and
are having good training in military duty,
which is bound to prove of value TO them. They
are all well-grown, stalwart fellows and feel
Iully able to cope with any rioters, black or
white. They have settled down to camp life
readily, and indulge in no foolishness. The
only amusements they have INDUCED in away
from camp have been fishing and q concert in
the schoolhouse last night. The colored quar-
tette. Lew White, Charles Griffin, Presley Adams
and Ben Williams, sang several negro melodies,
20 the delight of the audience, and Sergeant
Charles Kinnear, J. T. Mitchell, Frank Atkins,
w. @. Dickinson, who played the organ. and
Walter Younkin. furnished military harmony.
The late train last night brought up J. G. Chill
berg, J. I. Mitchell, Frank Atkins, CORPORAL
Frank Henry, Frank Lawton and E. G. Chaffey
as additional to the company.
Henry Watson, a colored guard, came down
the hill yesterday, bringing carbine which had
been found In the brush. The magazine had
been thrown away, and thus 1t was useless. 1t
is believed TO be one of four or 1--WE which had
been sold to the strikers by negroes who left the
camp by their persuasion. Richard Diamond,
negro guard. says he saw a party OF twelve
strikers Ave days ago, among whom were seven
nearly all new, and one carbine.
The several statements from the strikers side
of the case In regard TO the manner in which
Sundays shooting began are directly contro-
verified by other testimony. Captain Foley SAYS
in reply 10 them:
Eddy tells lie when he says that anybody
was under the influence of liquor on the train.
/ was In the company OF NJ. c. sullivan for three
hours before lett Seattle, and all had 10 drink
was half q bottle of wine with him and two
drinks besides, one In Seattle and one at Renton
After we left Black Diamond and were near the
Y, two men in the brush fred at the baggage
car, and Captain Williams, the colored guard.
returned the shot and said: They re shooting
on the train" l rushed out on the
platform. Then more shots were fred and
fred in the direction of the brush They kent
on shooting from the rear end. We were all in
the baggage car. Near the switchback a man
Jumped on the platform aud Huston hit him
He would have fallen of, and was afraid he
would have fallen under the wheels, so I held
him by the shoulders and made him get off AS
10 Edmunds' story, 1t is not true. The facts as
TO the beginning of the shooting are as / have
told you. Edmunds lies when he saws he smoke
TO me. don't know the man, and no stranger
came 20 me on the train and spoke TO me- When
we got 10 the depot found a crowd of negroas
Just ready TO rush down on the flats, and m was
with the greatest difficulty that I wiz
Others prevented them. The strikers had heen
preparing for fight They drilled every morn
ing and hred fifty or sixty shots every time.
causing excitement among the negroes They
would come around the store with their guns
and we frequently had to order them away
They posted notice on a post in front of Fire
Boss Jim MOTHS house, announcing the drill
Of the home guards every day that the weather